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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Avoiding the Christmas Sewing Time Stress
There is never enough time in the best of circumstances. The holidays just take that “too much to do, too little time” mantra to the extreme. I try to not have too much last minute stress around the holidays. As … Continue reading
Where to Buy What
I have determined what I will need to buy for my Christmas sewing. Now I need to figure out where to get it. I am a huge advocate of the 3/50 project. If you don’t know what that is, please … Continue reading
Taking Stash Inventory
A quick, or not so quick, search through my stash of fabrics with my Christmas gift list in hand, allows me to inventory what I will be using that I already have, versus what I will have to buy. The … Continue reading
How Much Fabric is Necessary for My Christmas Sewing?
When I know how many of each item I am sewing, I work on the materials lists. I am currently about half way through figuring out what each piece is going to take in reference to fabric, time and other … Continue reading
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Determining My To Do List
Accumulating the supplies I need to begin my Christmas sewing requires a bit of planning. The first part of the plan is to figure out my To Do List. Since I have already made up the people who will be … Continue reading
No (or little) Thought Sewing Machine Maintenance
In giving this new plan of attack some extra thought, I have come to the conclusion that having my machine serviced just before Christmas sewing will work out really well. Remembering when I am supposed to schedule things is not … Continue reading
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Proactive Rather Than Reactive Sewing
This year is new and different for me. I decided, preemptively, to take my machines in to be serviced at a time when I didn’t have hard deadlines staring me in the face. I hope this new found scheduling idea … Continue reading
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Making Christmas Sewing So Much Less Stressful
Having the machines serviced before the Christmas crush is vital to me. I have a sad history of needing to finish 15 pairs of pajama pants the week before Christmas just as my machine throws a fit over what I … Continue reading
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Getting the Machines Serviced
In keeping with the theme of Christmas sewing, the next thing on my checklist is getting my machines serviced. I have several sewing machines, but two are used regularly. I have an embroidery machine that is used almost exclusively for … Continue reading
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