by Paula DeGrand | Jul 3, 2020 | Process, Sewing Projects
Readers, I got such a thoughtful comment recently, on my post Spinning Plates Instead of Spinning My Wheels. Somehow I deleted the comment by mistake from the website but thankfully it was still in my e-mail. M-C wrote, Congratulations on improving the project...
by Paula DeGrand | Jun 27, 2020 | fit, Sewing Projects
Readers, Just a few weeks ago I had a sudden realization. Over many years I had sewn Jack many shirts–maybe 30?–but had never sewn him a t-shirt! It had never even crossed my mind to sew him a t-shirt. I suppose the reason was a combination of being...
by Paula DeGrand | Jun 19, 2020 | Sewing space, Sewing supplies
Readers, About a month and a half ago I had another of those moments when I looked at the sewing room and did not like what I saw. Clutter. Disorder. Half-finished projects. How can a person get work done in here? Who’s responsible for this mess? (Oh,...
by Paula DeGrand | Jun 12, 2020 | Classes
Readers, Recently I’ve been spending a little time every day taking PatternReview.com’s online class Understanding Knit Fabrics, taught by Sarah Veblen. I’ve sewn acres of woven fabrics but only about a patio-sized amount of knits. I am a knits...
by Paula DeGrand | Jun 5, 2020 | Me, The Big Picture
Readers, Barbara Sher, the author of the single most influential book I’ve ever read, died last month. She wrote Refuse to Choose! A Revolutionary Program for Doing Everything That You Love. My copy is heavily underlined, flagged, and dog-eared. It has also...
