Morning.
Hope my peeps in the east coast are staying warm + safe from the snow. Don’t mean to brag so much, but it’s a beautiful day in southern california today!
Enough weather talk, let me continue with what this post is about.
Sugarplum!!!!!
I have been walking around with the postcard I got from them [...]

HI!
NO WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY TODAY, BUT HERE IS AN UPDATED DONATIONS LIST.
I KNIT AND I SEW SO I WANTED TO ADD HALOS FOR HOPE FOR AUGUST. IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY MONTH FOR ME, BUT I WILL KNIT AND SEW EVERY MINUTE I GET SO I CAN DONATE A BUNCH OF HAT’S TO [...]

TODAY’S TIP IS A PRETTY EASY ONE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT USE FUSIBLE INTERFACING AND FUSIBLE FLEECE.
WHEN USING FUSIBLE INTERFACING OR FUSIBLE FLEECE MAKE SURE YOU TRIP IT ON THE INSIDE OF THE FABRIC LINE. NOT ONLY DOES IT AVOID BULK, BUT IT ALSO PREVENTS YOU IRONING IT TO THE IRONING BOARD.
I’VE IRONED FUSIBLE [...]

PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS. NOT JUST TODAY BUT ALWAYS.
Gary Rovinski, 44, Naval Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class, Jun 05, 2006 Roseville, Illinois
Andy D. Anderson, 24, Army Corporal, Jun 06, 2006 Falls Church, Virginia
Daniel Gionet, 23, Army Sergeant, Jun 06, 2006 Pelham, New Hampshire
Carlos E. Pernell, 25, [...]

HI!!!
I FOUND THIS TIP ONLINE, BUT ONE OF MY SEWING TEACHERS HAD TOLD ME THIS SAME THING WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEWING.
“WHEN CUTTING FABRIC, TAKE LONG BITES OF THE FABRIC AND DON’T LET THE SCISSORS SHUT COMPLETELY. STOP ABOUT ONE INCH FROM THE TIP. RE-OPEN THE SCISSORS, SLIDE THEM ALONG THE FABRIC THEN CONTINUE [...]

Happy 75th birthday elvis!!!!!

As you can see there is going to be no tip of the week today.
The angels family lost another member. It’s been 3 in less than a year. I don’t know about you but I love my team and this kind of stuff is as hard on me as it is on the players, [...]

Today’s tip is a mistake that I used to make all the time, up until I found this tip online a few weeks ago.
“When threading a needle, don’t moisten the end of the thread as this will cause it to swell up and make the job more difficult.”
I used to do that all the [...]

today’s tip is a very easy but so very important.
Be sure to cover your machine when you’ve finished using it. Dust and lint building up in and on your machine is the biggest cause of machine break-downs.
HERE IS MINE!!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND.
LIKE EVERY MONDAY ON TOPSTITCH, I ASK THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS. HAVING LOST MY COUSIN I KNOW HOW THESE FAMILIES FEEL ESPECIALLY SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS. IT’S NOT AN EASY TIME FOR US.
Lance M. Chase, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, [...]