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Learning to sew can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Take things one step at a time with these lessons and tips.

Throw pillows are not just a place for your head when you're relaxing. They are great way to add color, texture and contrast to a room.
They are heading north and my yard is still covered with snow, which makes it tricky for the birds to find nesting materials. I have oodles of feeders and I know the birds are true scavengers to build their nests because of the number of nest I have found with tarp strings and other "trash" the birds made use of to build their nests. I am making an addition this spring.... from my serger and cutting table... see more and make even your tiny scraps useful.
When I wrote about Easter bonnets last week, I received emails asking about making real hats that men wear. It's not something I've ever tried so I started looking in to how difficult it would be. What I found was a whole new fascinating project idea. Maybe I can gather all the materials to create a Fedora hat for father's day... If I didn't have so many things on my plate right now I would attempt it for Easter. Many of the hat ideas are just an extension of felting skills but it's a different handling process to mold the fabric into a hat shape verses shaping the fibers with barbed needles.
Thanks to the email questions, I also got into the history of hats and hat making... very fascinating information.
How often do you change your sewing machine needle? If you're like me I bet it's not often enough. I never keep track and just keep sewing... and then when I have machine problems, remembering to change the needle is the last thing I get around to doing.... not the way it should be done...
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