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Affiliate marketing is a way to sell other peoples products on your website. Since this site is only two weeks old, I am in the process of finding products and companies that have affiliate programs.  Searching for just the  right product, something I believe in, made by a company I trust, a product that I [...]

Yesterday I stopped by a  Barnes & Nobles bookstore. I love bookstores!  Any kind will do, large with lots of light and great big chairs to sit in, small and cozy with comfy seats, or even old musty stores with small aisles and no place to sit but on the floor. I’ve been reading since [...]

Today I went to an American Sewing Guild meeting. This was a neighborhood meeting, since our chapter covers a large area. The chapter headquarters is in Ocala, Florida. Although I live half way between Gainesville and Ocala, I feel like Gainesville is my home base. The meeting was attended by about 10 women of various [...]

Planning a sewing getaway can seem like a daunting task, but if you start small you’ll find it can be very rewarding. Start with a small number of people that share  common sewing interests, whether it be quilting, sewing fashion clothing, children’s clothing, or any other type of crafts. Depending on the length of time [...]

Often when we watch such tv shows as HGTV’s Room by Room or TLC’s Trading Spaces, we see decorators pin fabric over a thrift shop chair and in less than 30 minutes it becomes a brand new chair. What they don’t show are the steps in between. Making a slipcover isn’t as difficult as it [...]

Determining the right interfacing for a garment can be the deciding factor in it’s appearance.  The facings, collar, neckline and cuffs are stabilized by interfacing.  At one time, only certain fabrics such as organza were used, but now with the advent of fusibles, sew-in interfacings are rare. Interfacings are made in one of five ways: [...]

Hi, it’s me! Today I have uploaded some pictures of my own quilts and some purses and totes I have made. Every day is an adventure when it comes to building a website. As I said last week when I was in class in Miami at ETR’s 5 Days in July, we were learning as [...]

Hello Fellow Seamstresses! I am at Early to Rise 5 Days in July in Miami Florida. We are at The Fairmont Hotel Turnberry Isle. This is a conference to learn how to set up a website and run it. It has been a very productive week so far. As you can see, I have this [...]

Hello! This is a new site about sewing and quilting. If you read “about me” you’ll see that I have tried most every craft pertaining to fabrics and textiles. It’s been a long road full of detours, twists and turns, ending back at sewing. I’m hoping to have links to other sites pertaining to sewing [...]