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McCalls 6696 – Navy Linen Shirt Dress
Hello all, It has been a while since I last posted. My sewing pace slowed down quite a bit as I worked on McCalls 6696. Here is the picture from the pattern envelope:
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McCalls 6996 – Fuscia Cardigan
Hello all, Spurred on by the talented Julie Starr and several others on Pattern Review that I have seen, I spent a few quite contented hours in my sewing room yesterday working on McCalls 6996.
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I’m Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse
A few years ago I bought a Pfaff Hobbylock. I brought it home and promptly named it Fraulein Schweiger (name that movie). It wasn’t a big investment and has served me well through garments, costumes, drapes and so on. In its short time with me, it has pumped out miles of lovely finished seams. I wasn’t always diligent at keeping it as lint free as one should, however I did give it an overhaul every month or two; removing debris and oiling the moving parts. But lately it seemed that I fought with it more often than not. So, while out running errands today, I took it in for servicing. The lovely gentleman there truly made me an offer I couldn’t…