Alexandra Smith started sewing when she was about 11 or 12. She remembers making costumes for herself and a friend on her mother’s Bernina 830, which she still owns. She made her first quilt in the 7th grade and fondly remembers taking sewing classes in junior high. She sewed off and on for years, then […]
Archives for August 2009
Enter the Make It With Wool Competition
Be a winner with wool – enter the annual Make It With Wool contest. Sponsored by the American Sheep Industry Association, the competition is intended to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns. Anyone can enter to win awards and prizes on both the state and national level, including fabrics, equipment, sewing […]
National Clean Out Your Closet Week
I’m wondering if there is such a thing as “national clean out your closet week” — if there isn’t my next question is how do I go about starting one???? I’ve been working for a couple of months on cleaning out all my closets —- not the “junk” closets, just the ones that I have […]
Our Anywhere T Pattern in the August Clotilde Catalog
One of my favorite things to do is to design new patterns and I especially love to be able create designs that are comfortable enough to live in. My ‘Anywhere T’ pattern is one of those designs – the cowl neck dresses it up so it looks great with skirts and under jackets, but the simple […]
Forums As A Marketing Tool
There are many ways you can get your name / blog / website out to the public — you can do article writing about certain aspects of your business or product. You can do posts on other blogs. However, I believe the method that is the most fun, as well as getting your name out […]
Perfect Door Stop
This will be a short, and timely post, with instructions / tutorial on how to make a great doorstop.My son, daugher in law and their 2 children (Sarah, age 8 and Mark, age 5) who live in Korea will be coming here for a visit in less than a week, and it seems that I still […]