It’s been nearly six months in the making. At least… on the current journey. You see, recently I moved back to my hometown after “traveling the world” (i.e. living in various places around the country) for 30 years. It’s been an adventure indeed! My husband and I had talked about moving (again) since early 2021. Read More...
Tag: Sewing Room
Packing for a Weekend Event (like Costume College)
Are you one that scrambles as you pack for a costume event? Stress levels go up. And that gnawing feeling that you’ll forget something important. Many years ago I discovered a handy way to keep track of all my costume ensembles for Costume College in both the prep and packing, as well as the wearing Read More...
Podcast 013: Sewing Threads
Aside from fabric and needle, thread is the other absolute necessary component for sewing. lol But is there thread that’s better than others? Join Jennifer in this episode to find out her favorite threads to use for general sewing by machine and hand. Take notes for tips on colors, conditioners, and available quality products. Show Read More...
Podcast 011: Tidying Your Sewing Space with the KonMari Method
Feeling overwhelmed with piles of patterns, fabrics, trims, books and more in your sewing room? Ready to dump it all and start fresh? Or at least find a way to manage all the things? We’ll take a look at the popular KonMari Method of tidying and how it applies to sewing and crafting items to Read More...
Using KonMari to Declutter the Sewing Room
So, in case you haven’t heard, there’s the classic New Year’s trend of cleaning out your house going around, and currently it’s using the KonMari Method (thanks Netflix!). KonMari was created by Marie Kondo from her book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Her follow-up book, Spark Joy, addresses all those hanging questions that Read More...
Sewing Room Tasks NOT To Do When Angry
We all have those – I’ll call them moments – when our blood boils and we escape to the sewing room to blow off some steam. (That, or we have a pressing deadline so move to the sewing room because we have to.) When this happens it’s a good idea to know what you shouldn’t Read More...