Miscellaneous

December 21st, 2012

Here’s my dress for this years gala. Every year friends throw a big gala to raise money, this year they were helping raise money for the help fill a dream foundation. I started out with big plans to sew Gertie’s Butterick 5814 dress, but sadly time and skill did not allow for it. Instead I [...]

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October 6th, 2011

    I came across an estate sale on the weekend and decided to have a look around.  I was super excited to find this antique Singer sewing machine.  After bringing it home, I did some looking around in the internet and from what I can tell it is a Singer Model 128 from around [...]

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This is a question that I have asked Justin on more than one occasion. Yesterday, he found these fantastic albeit a little outdated videos on sewing machines and how they work. The Secret Life Of Machines is a British TV series from the late 80s and early 90s.

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August 9th, 2011

We’ve just returned from a beautiful week on the boat over on the Sunshine Coast. We went up Princess Louisa Inlet to Chatterbox falls and spent a few days at the cabin in Roberts Creek. Photo album is here

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February 23rd, 2011

redwood

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