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Valerie Sews
http://valeriesews.blogspot.com
Valerie Sews tries to show how I get along sewing on a budget. It also shows my sewing endeavors, current projects and the interesting items I pick up in thrift stores relating to sewing.
Recent Posts
Sewing Hiatus
I am going into an involuntary sewing hiatus. Involuntary because I don't want to be in it! But, alas, I have had not fun and painful back surgery and am recovering. That means long long days of being in bed and you certainly can't sew in bed with a ...
Books!
A Christmas present from a good friend were 2 sewing books. One was 201 Quilt Blocks: Motifs, Projects, and Ideas by Louise Bell and another was Making Your House a Home by Lynette Jensen.These came right in time for my almost MIL to teach me a simpl...
A Splurge!
I know I have pictures due, but right now I've caught a cold after a long week of flying to and from Oregon to pick up my MIL (she sews too). She and I went shopping yesterday, with Ed in tow and split the 26 pack of Gutermann thread. In addition it ...
Everything I Touch Turns To Garbage - A Rant
I have had two duds in a row recently! I first made Simplicity 3990 for Halloween. It was the one with the pleats in the front and it turned out pretty well, so I thought that I would make another in a different version. I went for the plain button d...
Handbags
I was recently sent a link to this CraftBits project that uses old silk ties to make a handbag. Since we have ties coming out of our ears from buying them by bag at the thrift store (which they don't always have, you have to be there at the right tim...
