UPS WAS HERE!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHO HAD THESE MADE FOR ME. THEY PROBABLY LOOK SMALL BUT THEY ARE 2X5 OR SO WHO EVER IT WAS I LOVE THEM. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! WAITING UNTIL TOMORROW TO POST DETAILS ABOUT MY EARTH DAY GIVE AWAY SO MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK FOR THAT!! [...]
HI AGAIN!! I USUALLY LEAVE MONDAY’S FOR THE TIP OF THE WEEK BUT I WANTED TO COME SHOW YOU MY NEW LABELS. I KNOW SOME OF YOU LIKED THE ONE’S WITH THE SEWING MACHINE. I STILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE, BUT I WANTED TO GET SOME OF THESE TOO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. [...]
HI. TO CONTINUE WITH SEWING TERMS FROM LAST WEEK, HERE ARE TERMS D-G Directional Print: A fabric with a printed pattern that has a definite “up” and “down”, or grain. Care must be taken to match the direction when piecing. Drapability: Ability of a fiber to bend easily. A flexible fiber such as acetate can [...]
I HOPE YOU ALL PARTICIPATED IN EARTH HOUR! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE OF YOU THAT DID, I AM PROUD OF YOU. IF YOU VISITED TOPSTITCH YESTERDAY THEN YOU KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE OFF HERE TOO, JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO [...]
FYI: IN HONOR OF EARTH HOUR TOPSTITCH IS GOING TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT. ONLY THING IS, IT WON’T BE JUST FOR AN HOUR, IT WILL BE THE ENTIRE DAY. VISIT TOMORROW AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TURN YOUR LIGHTS OUT TOO. IT’S JUST FOR ONE [...]
HOLA!! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FANTASTIC WEEKEND. FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE TIP OF THE WEEK ARE GOING TO BE SEWING TERMS THAT I CAME ACROSS. I HOPE THEY HELP YOU. FOR SOME OF THEM I WILL INCLUDE PICTURES, IF I HAVE SOME AVAILABLE SEWING TERMS A-C Absorbency: Ability of a fabric to [...]
PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MARILLA’S BLOG. SHE POSTED PICTURES OF INDY WITH A BLANKET I MADE HIM!!! YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL HE IS! I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 4 TOTE BAG’S THAT I AM GIVING AWAY FOR EARTH DAY. I DIDN’T MAKE THE TOTE’S. I BOUGHT THEM. I WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM [...]
GOT MY POSTCARD FOR THE SUGAR PLUM ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL IF YOU ARE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND YOU LIKE ARTS AND CRAFTS MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT OCE FAIR AND EVENT CENTER 88 FAIR DR. COSTA MESA BUILDING 10 ENTER OFF ARLINGTON DR. AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS 2009 SHOW DATES APRIL 2-4 JUNE [...]
HI. ISN’T THIS THE CUTEST THING EVER!! A LITTLE MUSICAL SEWING MACHINE. ONE OF THE GIRL’S AT WORK GAVE IT TO ME TO BRIGHTEN UP MY DAY IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON AND I LOVE IT! WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING THE NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE A REAL SEWING MACHINE. THE PATTERN [...]
I DECIDED TO SHARE SOME FUN THIMBLE FACTS INSTEAD OF THE TIP OF THE WEEK. I WILL DO THAT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN! The thimble has its origin in early civilization. Roughly carved of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, the thimble aided the sewer in pushing crude needles through animal skins to make clothing. [...]