Hi fellow stitchers, I know this question has been asked in the past but stores come and go so I'd like up-to-date info. I'm going to NYC the week after Easter and would like to browse/shop at some quality fabric stores. Designer off-cuts and ends of line, plus choice of fabrics similar to...

Here is a scarf I made today from some fabric I have on hand and am using for a series of quilts for wounded Veterans. I power pieced the cut strips into the needed combinations for a 9 patch pattern and then assembled the whole thing using some Harriet Hargrave 100% wool batting cutoffs that I...

The new Crafter's Center, an extension to Crafter's Corner, found at http://judysbookshop.com/center/ is intended strictly for crafter's of all media to build their own online blogging shops. It includes 'eShop' a program to help you with your sales. There is also a help file at...

Anyone have one of these machines (and have the instruction manual for it) or know where I can get one at a reasonable price. The machine is similar to a Brother, in fact there might be a Brother manual which will be suitable. There is an Empisal one obtainable online but they want US $42 for it...

Hello everyone! I have searched this forum for leather related threads, but didn't find anything...if anyone knows where I might find it here, please let me know. I am searching any info about leather, tools and accessories here. I have worked with all kinds of fabrics before, but now want to try...

I bought a used Babylock sewing machine (not a serger) at a yard sale for $40. The yard sale was at a storage unit that had been abandoned and the property owner was selling off the contents. It looked okay, the owner let me plug it in and use it long enough to determine that it was working. I took...

A women brings eight-year-old ****-skinned Mohammed home to his cave and tells his mom that he were caught playing doctors and nurses with Mary, her pure white, eight-year-old daugter. Mohammeds mom says, '''Lets not be too harsh on them.... they are bound to be curious about sex at that...

are there any sewing classes for 11-12 yr. olds in Miami-Dade in Florida? and if there is then tell me where it is?

"Richard" wrote in message ... I'm relatively new to sewing so bare with me. I have a Juki DU-141NH industrial machine that I have been learning with. I purchased the machine used and ...

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Hello all: We are holding an estate auction and there is a Singer Futura Quartet that will be on the block. This is live in house and is open for Internet bidding now and Live Real Time Bidding on Sat April 9th if anyone has a need for one. Here is the link http://bayareaauctionservices.com It...

In a seemingly never ending list of things to do, your intrepid compatriot hereby declares another honey-do as finished. Awhile ago, my Wife asked me to make a collapsable lectern for her to use in her capacity as an officer in various organizations that she belongs to. She would use it for...

I have a Hus Designer1 embroidery machine and to access the software I need a parrarell port on my laptop which I do not have,I have tried usb adaptors but the software does not recognize them.I have been told by the company that all I can do is upgrade and+ $, which I am trying to avoid if I...

Hey all, What would you do in my situation? I am working on a childrens item that will need to stand up to alot of wear and tear. I am applique'ing 100% cotton onto minky (100% poleyster) the minky cannot be ironed. Do you think quilting spray is fine or do you still recommend some sort of...

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i purchased a brother PE 700 it included a manual, however i feel it is very complicated to understand. Can i purchase a video class online to help? -- +----------------------------------+ | Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com | | Web, Facebook, Twitter and RSS interface to |

Hi Everyone, I\'m new to sewing.. well new to sewing clothes.. This will be my first time making a dress and I picked a simple pattern.. I though it was simple anyway.. I bought a pattern that can be made in sizes 12, 14, 16, and 18 but I\'m scared to cut the fabric because it looks like the skirt...

Hello! I am having difficulty with a home-decorating project that I started. I purchased 100% cotton drapes from IKEA. Because they are too casual for my needs, I thought that it would be fairly simple to turn these inexpensive tab-top curtains into custom window treatments by adding a lining and...

I am the owner of a small business where I sell mostly hand made items made by myself or my family. I sew using only my own designs. What I seek at this time is ideas on how to enlarge my business contacts using Internet. I have a web sight, just not sure how to use it. I am used to doing...

In Syria, Reports of Arrests Proliferate Syrian security forces have escalated one arrest campaign in the countrys maximum rebellious regions, restraining hundreds over the past few days in the besieged metropolis of Daraa and towns aboard the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, activists said on...