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Using Photos to Speed Fitting Progress

Readers, After stalling for weeks on a couple of sewing projects I am back on…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJuly 24, 2020
ProcessSewing Projects

The Project Management Daily Challenge–140 Days Later

Readers, One of two cartoons on my sewing room bulletin board. Imagine that every cat…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJuly 3, 2020
FitSewing Projects

What Works, What Doesn’t: T-Shirt Edition

Readers, Just a few weeks ago I had a sudden realization. Over many years I…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJune 27, 2020
Sewing spaceSewing supplies

Three Easy Sewing Room Upgrades

Readers, About a month and a half ago I had another of those moments when…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJune 19, 2020
Classes

Developing My Knit Wits

Readers, Recently I've been spending a little time every day taking PatternReview.com's online class Understanding…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJune 12, 2020
MeThe Big Picture

Thank You, Barbara Sher

Readers, Barbara Sher, the author of the single most influential book I've ever read, died…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJune 5, 2020
Process

Sneaky Old Sunk-Cost Thinking

Readers, Isn't it uplifting to read a post where a knotty question is presented in…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 29, 2020
Process

Write It Down!

Readers, It's been almost four months since a fateful day in late January when I…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 22, 2020
The Big Picture

The Five Knowledge Bases It Takes to Get Things Sewn

Readers, Quick--What image comes to mind when you think of a sewer? Don't think long--just…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 15, 2020
Sewing Projects

Smart Pants

Readers, I recently reached a sewing milestone: pants I like in every way. The impossible…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 8, 2020
Process

The Least Popular Piece of Sewing Advice Ever

Readers, If someone asked you what advice sewers least like hearing, what would you say? …
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandApril 24, 2020
The Big Picture

Quarantine Quandaries and Questions

Readers, Yesterday my sewing machine had a conniption fit, and I didn't know why. I…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandApril 17, 2020
Process

Hope Is Not a Plan

Readers, This morning I was recalling an experience I had a few years ago that…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandApril 10, 2020
ProcessSewing Projects

Spinning Plates Instead of Spinning My Wheels

Readers, To you, this may look only like a bulletin board covered with pattern envelopes…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandApril 3, 2020
Sewing ProjectsSewing techniques

A Flamingo Shirt for Jack

Readers, Nobody needs a flamingo shirt.  But almost everybody could use something flamingo shirt-ish.  What I…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMarch 28, 2020
Sewing ProjectsSewing techniques

Zipper-Dee-Doo-Dah

Readers, That merry tune you heard someone whistling Sunday afternoon was just me celebrating a…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 30, 2019
Me

Shedding Light on My Beautiful French Sign

Readers, About 25 years ago, when I was living in Minneapolis,  I happened upon an…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 21, 2019
ProcessWardrobe

Free, Fast, and Easy; Fun, Reversible–and Inspiring

Readers, For the last month or so I have been opening my closet door to…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMay 18, 2019
ProcessWardrobe

The Four Types of Discards

Readers, The Kondo effect has reached me even though I haven't watched any of the…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandMarch 4, 2019
ProcessThe Big Picture

Has Anybody Seen My Vision Around Here?

Readers, On the bulletin board just above my computer is tacked my favorite cartoon, by…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandFebruary 19, 2019
Sewing supplies

Why Am I Subscribing to Swatch Services?

Readers, Do you subscribe to swatching services from fabric vendors? If you do, do you…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJanuary 28, 2019
DesignMe

The Getting Things Sewn 2019 Calendar

Readers, On New Year's Day 2018 I wrote about the wonderful calendar my sister Cynthia,…
Paula DeGrand
Paula DeGrandJanuary 17, 2019
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