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Quilting, Sewing

Star Fruit Cushion Finished and Progress on Other Projects

Earlier this week, I tackled re-stuffing the Star Fruit Cushion. This tool, called a locking clamp (<-affiliate link) made the process a little easier than the first time I tried stuffing it. Even so, it took three hours and a few unladylike words before I decided that done was better than perfect and started to sew the opening closed. It’s by…

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Embroidery, Gift Ideas, Quilting, Sewing

Progress on the Bird Panels and Other Sewing Projects

I haven’t made as much progress as I would have liked in the machine sewing department this past week, due to some issues with “Stitch.” “Stitch” is the name we’ve given to the Vintage Singer 201 that we gave our middle daughter for Christmas because it’s serial number starts with AH626. For those of you who might have missed the…

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