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 | May 29, 2020 | Process
Readers, Isn’t it uplifting to read a post where a knotty question is presented in the beginning, followed by a few colorful missteps in the middle, leading to a predictable, satisfying conclusion? Whatever prompted me recently to yearning for Getting Things...
by Paula DeGrand | May 22, 2020 | Process
Readers, It’s been almost four months since a fateful day in late January when I began an experiment to dramatically improve my sewing productivity. I gave this experiment a grandiose name: the Getting Things Sewn Project Management Improvement Daily...
by Paula DeGrand | Apr 24, 2020 | Process
Readers, If someone asked you what advice sewers least like hearing, what would you say? My answer would be, in the words of Kenneth King, author of Smart Fitting Solutions, “Make muslins, make muslins, make muslins!” Imagine: A newly released pattern...
by Paula DeGrand | Apr 10, 2020 | Process
Readers, This morning I was recalling an experience I had a few years ago that I’ve been pondering ever since. I was visiting New York to take part in a Saturday afternoon browsing and shopping tour of the Garment District with other avid sewers. Before the...
by Paula DeGrand | Apr 3, 2020 | Process, Sewing Projects
Readers, To you, this may look only like a bulletin board covered with pattern envelopes and swatches. But to me? It’s been a radically effective tool in an experiment I’ve named The Getting Things Sewn Project Management Improvement Daily Challenge I...
