tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90549043929899724232024-03-05T13:54:53.771+00:00Pincushion TreatsCreating treats, one thread at a time.Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-51255339733545668992011-05-26T19:21:00.003+01:002011-05-26T19:24:09.427+01:00Moving...<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I started out blogging years ago on Blogger and left it for Wordpress. When I decided to start a sewing blog I decided to try things out with Blogger again because many of the sewists use it and because the templates offered here are so much prettier. With that said, Blogger and I started on the wrong foot.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the first day I posted Blogger had a HUGE melt down and lost my first post. Luckily for me I subscribe to myself so I had a copy. Sadly I lost my first comment. Anyhow, I am not a fan of the dashboard, and the photo uploading process, and I have to admit, I am quite fond and partial to Wordpress. With that said I'm heading back there...again.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope you'll join me <a href="http://pincushiontreats.wordpress.com/">there</a> as I continue my sewing adventures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://pincushiontreats.wordpress.com/">http://pincushiontreats.wordpress.com/</a></span></div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-74949148982805052352011-05-22T19:03:00.001+01:002011-05-22T20:27:12.000+01:00Amy Butler 028<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made a skirt! I have to say, I've made this skirt before. I took a one-off class at The Make Lounge (craft cafe in Islington) and was helped throughout the process. Taking on this process on my own was a bit nerve-wracking. I took the class ages ago and really couldn't remember much from it except that we never once looked at the directions. The instructor told us what to do each step of the way. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I went through a few hiccups, mainly the concealed zipper. The first time around I attached that bad boy in one go and it looked perfect. But I think that had to do with luck. Today I attempted to attached the zip at least TEN times. I could not get it right (uneven sides or the needle refused to line up correctly, and more woes). And finally, finally I got it even with a smooth seam in the back. Unfortunately I attached it at the very top of the skirt before I finished the raw edges. Oy. But I made it work. The zip won't close all the way up but I can attach a little hook and hopefully that will sort out the problem. Hopefully.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made the skirt for a friend. Here's hoping she likes it. And it fits!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am just really happy to have this project behind me. I really went through a lot of self-doubt and wondered why I was torturing myself with trying to make the skirt perfect. It's not perfect (don't look at the lining, oy!) but I am okay with that. I'm still learning and hopefully the next project won't be too terribly frustrating.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One good habit I practiced today: when frustrated walk away from the fabric when all you really want to do is burn the mother up!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">PS-I totally forgot to line up the pattern pieces in the back. D'oh!</div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-57581198415139493742011-05-20T10:49:00.001+01:002011-05-20T13:00:42.266+01:00More fabric?!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes. Yes I did buy more fabric. Why? I cannot resist a great deal. I was in the neighborhood (if that means me getting on a bus to get there, sure, I was in the 'hood) so I stopped in at <a href="http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/rolls-and-rems-london">Rolls and Rems</a> just to see if they had anything in their sales bin. Last time I was there it was a bit scarce. But the last time before that it wasn't and I came home with some great stuff.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday I went in and found too many choices in the bin. So rather than decide between one or two, I bought all the ones I liked. Naughty, I know. But I got some great linens that I am hoping to make into some blouses and cute skirts. The fabrics in the sales bin doesn't have a measurement along with the price. You just have to measure it there or wait to be surprised once you get home.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I rushed home and it turns out I bought 15.75 yards, or 14.40 metres, of fabric for only £29! For the quality I got I feel as though I hit the jackpot. That only comes out to £2.07 a metre. Not too shabby (Right? Please tell me I did good. I'm so new to this). Here's what I scored.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have another fabric that I forgot to take a picture of but now it's all wrinkled after going through the washing machine.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So here I sit, readers, with metres upon metres of freshly laundered fabrics scared to cut into them! I knew that one day I would venture into clothes-making and that sometime is now and I'm scared! What if my wobbly bits look awful in everything I make?! What if I end up with the wrong pattern on my butt?! What if, what if, what if...that's what I am feeling these days. I think I have to go fondle my fabrics to feel better. That always calms me down.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So what makes you just jump in and cut away? </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-33126319211121872662011-05-19T09:00:00.002+01:002011-05-19T09:00:00.183+01:00Show me your space!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got really inspired to tidy my space after reading this <a href="http://thebluegardenia.typepad.com/the_diary_of_the_blue_gar/sewing-spaces/">post</a> about sewists and their sewing space. Prepare to get a bit jel (any <a href="http://www.itv.com/channels/itv2/itv2shows/theonlywayisessex/">TOWIE</a> fans out there?) before reading it. The bright light, great organization and neat stacks of luscious fabric. I love when everything has a home and maybe one day I can have my very own craft room. There is so much inspiration out there! Just look <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sewing+room&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=mC5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsl&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=I_TTTayMCoSVOu-x3IQL&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=614">here</a>!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well that post got me thinking...I'll show you mine if you show me yours? Yes? Well, I'm going for it. Here's my space...but do note that it's very much still a work in progress. And it was a dark day in London (surprised?) so a dark day inside.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6QbmyzOw5RTcG_ZrJab4ZNOWmmWkzkxq2iVf_ULCSahiT_ErXb71DLVynVqLwU1ltuGYPAXI3qhtcQjrWFBMR1hu9RJlo-uNRWE-oxm5pVhf6s6jxaWAksy1tKvZ-LtSAKn35QJ_oJ0/s1600/Sewing+Space.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6QbmyzOw5RTcG_ZrJab4ZNOWmmWkzkxq2iVf_ULCSahiT_ErXb71DLVynVqLwU1ltuGYPAXI3qhtcQjrWFBMR1hu9RJlo-uNRWE-oxm5pVhf6s6jxaWAksy1tKvZ-LtSAKn35QJ_oJ0/s640/Sewing+Space.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I work in the dining room/living room. I wish I had a room dedicated just for crafting but in London space is precious and hard to come by. So I do what I can with the help of the glass table that came with the flat. Here's just a small list of the things I use every time I sew.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. My 'vintage' three tier sewing box. Is it really vintage? I don't really know. It definitely looks it. I bought this precious little thing off of ebay. I know I could have settled for a tackle box for £5 but it wouldn't have been as cute. And cute things matter. I think, anyway. Sadly, I am already growing out of my box. Will need some more storage in the next coming months. For now, living in the box are my 30+ thread spools, seam ripper, tape measure, pinking shears, bias binding, etc.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. My iron. It's not the best but it's hot and that's all that matters for now.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. My dress patterns (although few) provide me inspiration. The one on top is my 'goal' pattern. It's the dress I would love to make and wear for the Royal Ascot next month. *Sigh* I can dream.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. My bag of strips. I keep all my strips, for now anyway. Hoping to make one of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRXpZuiRQNAj2N8BjJm2My6AdHvegiEQwhuByApd2qMWuXX71ykMw6G1uwbW-FPch6BeGKCexMFeo1UlpOkyYz16ef2UQxXcMxgd0gRcHn-cw7Q6N1d4lkRTCnHnvniRPHpdLNgw-Nrw/s1600-h/fabricpomanders.jpg">these</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. A sewing calendar. Experiencing sewing block? This calendar with daily projects can help.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Sewing machine. Or Dorothy, as I like to call her. <a href="http://images.wikia.com/goldengirls/images/4/4e/Beaarthur_%281%29.jpg">Mrs. Zbornak</a> if you're nasty.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Sewing books and sewing machine handbook. I often look something up so I can make sure I am doing things correctly. Or not as bad.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Self-healing cutting mat. Can't go and ruin the landlord's pretty glass table, can I?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Craptastic ruler. One day I will get a nice big one. But for now this one will have to do.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. A knitting needle. Got a set at a charity shops for 50p. Bargain. Helpful to turn things inside out, especially corners.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">11. My pincushion. Or pin cushion? Pincushion for me because I LOVE compound words. We need to bring them back, use more of them, I say.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">12. Scissors. Okay scissors. Wouldn't call them shears. Definitely wouldn't cut paper with them. That would be a big no-no. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">13. Water soluble pen. I am partial to these more than tailor's chalk. I like to really see the marks I make.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">14. Rotary cutter. Great for cutting up your fabric fast and in straight lines (when using a ruler).</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-ups of things:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So there's my space. If you've blogged about yours please comment and leave a link. I'd love to check it out...I'm nosy. If you haven't blogged about it yet...well, get on with it. Show me what you got!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TA7zLLHR_5k" width="425"></iframe></span></div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-89351565648295825092011-05-18T11:17:00.000+01:002011-05-18T11:17:05.194+01:00Wipe 'Yo Face!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The need to learn to sew came from my failure to find amazing napkins. Yes, napkins. Last November was my first Thanksgiving abroad and I offered to host the event. Ever heard of the saying, "Hostess with the Mostest?" Yeah, that's me. Nothing gets me more pumped than preparing a menu, cocktails and 'Blasts From the Past' playlists to take the guests back in the day. Officially a grownup now (not sure when this happened) I decided that our table could not be set without proper cloth napkins. Paper napkins were not allowed. I searched and searched and never found anything that screamed 'bringing the fun to the dinner table and leaving your dignity intact.' Get me? Everything was either plain or gaudy and a bit...um...cheap looking. Unfortunately, with no sewing machine (yet!) and time running out I ended up buying craptastic* cream ones. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But this year I am prepared. I am totally giving my guests pretty, soft and fun napkins to wipe their delicate faces and fingers with. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I made these for my bestie (Hi Lindsay!) and experimented with two fabrics and mitered corners. Whoa.</span></td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm looking forward to getting a bit more flamboyant by adding trims: pom poms, ruffles, ric rac...So many choices. I think that's why I love working with fabric and trims: all the possible combinations. And the sizes: picnic/lunch napkins, dinner napkins, cocktail napkins!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do love me some napkins. I will have to conqueror the table runner next.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*They looked good from far but upon investigation...yeah...it was another story.</span></div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-14885462178012138982011-05-17T17:36:00.002+01:002011-05-17T17:51:35.105+01:00Fabric Fandango: Goldhawk Road<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Luck was on my side the day that I came across a blogger's post about a fabric shop hop! Karen from <a href="http://didyoumakethat.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/fabulous-fabric-fandango/">Did You Make That? </a> organized a brilliant get-together, Fabric Fandango: Goldhawk Road. She provided a map of the sewing shops in the area and prizes for the first ten people who showed up! Amazing. And always the eager beaver guess who got a bag? Me...correct. About 40 women showed up for the event. Coincidentally another sewing group was having an outing to the shops as well. We all split up into small groups and on we went.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think I got a bit overzealous, along with some other of the sewists. Only a handful managed to stay on track and not buy much. My group leader, <a href="http://www.missdibs.com/">Dibs</a>, or as I call her, The Haggling Queen, managed not to pay full price for any of her fabric. I learned a few tricks from her. Here's hoping I can haggle next time I go fabric shopping for my birthday. I will call on the haggling spirit of Dibs on that day.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had such a really great with my group: Dibs, <a href="http://allstyleandallsubstance.blogspot.com/">Adrienne</a>, Justine and <a href="http://asewingodyssey.blogspot.com/">Marie</a>. Time flew and we still didn't get to go into all the textile stores. Just another reason to re-visit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I cannot wait to see what I can make with the fabrics I purchased. This was the first time that I went out to buy fabrics I would use strictly for clothes. I often only buy quilting weight fabric for my crafts. I am afraid I don't know what I will produce from my clothes sewing skills but here's hoping they're wearable!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I met such wonderful, inspiring women. I am very glad to be part of such a supportive community. Hoping to cross paths with y'all in the interwebs and in real life again.<br />
</span></div>Melizza Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054904392989972423.post-1916206281469790552011-05-11T21:07:00.005+01:002011-05-14T21:05:34.079+01:00Let me introduce you...<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">...to my first sewing project. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cowboys! Reminded me of where we lived before: Austin, Texas</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">My first sewing project</span></td><td style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"> I would love to be able to tell you that I as a child I learned to sew alongside my grandmother as she baked us cookies. But unfortunately my grandmother spent most of her time running illegal numbers and running from the cops (that's a whole <i>other</i> story). So I took it upon myself at the ripe old age of 30 to learn to sew.<br />
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I love to create things with my hands: meals, breads, crafts. So it made sense that sewing and I would *click*. I never would have considered it had my friend <a href="http://afielddiary.typepad.com/my-blog/sewing-projects/" target="_blank">Sara</a> not sparked my interest. She sewed me the most adorable vintage apron for Christmas and I was left in awe after seeing it.<br />
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Flash forward a few months and I am an expat in London and in heavy need of a creative outlet. Enter <a href="http://www.themakelounge.com/" target="_blank">The Make Lounge</a> and after a few classes I was loving the projects I was creating.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">My first apron, and second project</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">I conquered straight stitches. Hurrah!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;">Soon began the loyal partnership between me and my new sewing machine, Dorothy. I am looking forward to writing about our late nights, long hours and sometimes fiery meetings. Hope you will stop by and see what's going on and feel free to share your thoughts! </span><br />
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