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Month: June 2018

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Craft Hour: Tab-Top Towels

28 June, 2018by Janine Sews4 Comments on Craft Hour: Tab-Top Towels
Craft Hour: Tab-Top Towels

Sometimes it's supremely satisfying to sit down at the sewing machine for an hour or two and walk away with a finished project. This is a fun little project - it ain't couture! Until very recently I had (and used) a crochet tab-top hand towel that someone made for me many moons ago. My towel [...]

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Tunic with Princess Seams – Simplicity 1461

16 June, 20186 May, 2019by Janine Sews13 Comments on Tunic with Princess Seams – Simplicity 1461
Tunic with Princess Seams – Simplicity 1461

Lately, when I've looked through my wardrobe I've been bored with everything I own. There are a couple of things I like, but most of my clothes are either very simple and basic, or they don't fit. The 'don't fit' piece can eventually be remedied, but it's faster to make something new. So for the next [...]

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Binding an edge on a knit garment

2 June, 2018by Janine Sews6 Comments on Binding an edge on a knit garment

I originally posted this on a different blog so some of the info and references may appear odd but I don't want to lose this info when that blog goes poof ... so here is a little tutorial (mostly for me) on how to bind an edge on knit fabrics. BTW - this pattern has [...]

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