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August 09, 2013

Setting up the Tech

August 09, 2013/ Margaret A. Martin

Three days before I head to O'Hare, I'm setting up this blog for friends and family to follow my adventures.

So, nothing exciting to report except that I'm off to do some last-minute shopping and tomorrow I begin to pack in earnest. Without suitcases, of course, in an attempt to keep Ike's anxiety low!

Ike is fond of the boxes, though. Here he is being stealthy.

Ike is fond of the boxes, though. Here he is being stealthy.

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I was upset when I cut a hole in the front of my t-shirt while removing basting stitches. But heck, it’s wearable! Sewing realness. #notwhatitseams (Images of a steel grey t-shirt bodice and sleeve with a small puckered repair near the seam li
Finally organized and labeled my threads, but I’m afraid I need more boxes. #sewistsofinstagram #quilting #organized (Image labels say: quilting colors, Masterpiece & others, garment, quilting, and piecing)
First time using "leaders and enders" — and not by choice. The thread tails kept springing out of my new presser foot, so it was actually faster to sew 2x as many pieces together. (Image: black Singer Featherweight with a stack of 2.5
Got interrupted changing the bed & came back to find these 3 staging a takeover. #norespect #catsofinstagram #catsinbed (Image: one grey longhair cat in the foreground and two brown tabbies behind are sleepily looking at the camera as they nestl
I finally conquered appliqué — just so I could make this quilt pattern. (Image of a blue geometric cat head wearing purple nerd glasses on a black background) #elizabethhartman #catsinglasses #quilting #applique
It's stunning how few patterns feature people over 50 in their marketing! This challenge by @SewOver50 really opened my eyes to age discrimination in the sewing community. I struggled to find a pattern that: 1-met the #So50Visible challenge 2-had a
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Started the next towel. Very ‘70s orange cottonlin. #handweaving #handwoven #handweaversofinstagram

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