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Sewing to make me happy since 1996.

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Matters of the Stash Project Reports
December 2020 – Advent of Sewing!

December 2020 – Advent of Sewing!

I’m doing a sort of “sewing advent calendar”… sewing something different every day of December. Right

05 Dec
Project Reports
Closeup of the piping and collar detail on the pyjamas

And she’s back!

I ran out of blogging and video-making steam this spring and just stopped doing everything. But I’ve actually been

30 Nov
Design
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Design aesthetic – black and white

I wrote previously about wanting to develop a better sense of my design aesthetic, so now I am beginning the exploration

14 Jun
Project Reports
Front view

Elevate Crop Top – Wearable Muslin

I’m really enjoying these wearable muslins that turn out so well! The Elevate Crop Top was my choice of pattern to make

29 May
Project Reports
The side contrast panel looks a little bit odd, come to think of it. I mean to use black for that part in the next version.

Jalie Loulouxe Skort – A Wearable Muslin

This started out as something to keep me busy until I can go out tomorrow and get some stretch mesh for another project (to

29 May
Design
All Looks Composite

Working on my Design Aesthetic

Over the last few years, I’ve been getting more interested in going beyond just sewing construction and learning about

28 May
Project Reports
It is DONE! Front view, no hair or makeup of course. POCKETS.

Blues Capsule Project #4 – The Wood Tweed Dress. IT IS DONE.

I’m not even sure I’m ready to write this blog post, but I want to get a placeholder here and maybe I’ll

28 May
Project Reports
Happy raincoat wearer! Now if it would just rain just a LITTLE bit so I can go walking in this!

Raincoat Complete!

It is done! The Jalie 2680 is completed… it’s been waiting since about May 20 for the zipper to arrive from

26 May
Matters of the Stash
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Sewing Tools List

I am a total notions fiend. I love having every sewing gadget ever envisioned or invented, but that doesn’t mean I use

13 May
Project Reports
The self-fabric tie is a bit on the short side, I think.

I was going to make a raincoat but a bathrobe happened instead.

It’s May. Why was I planning to make a raincoat? Well, because I had the fabric and I wanted it to move from the stash

11 May

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I’m Susan Low (get it? S.Low?). Sewing has been my hobby since 1996. This is my blog for sharing projects. I talk a lot about my sewing process – successes and failures.

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