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12 August, 2012

• 09:13 PM

  notoes commented on the technique foam filled dressmaker's dummy

  Yes it will, I’ve got places that I’ve used that stuff in years ago and it still holds the shape…

  

22 February, 2012

• 05:29 PM

  notoes added the technique called foam filled dressmaker's dummy

  

  I had seen some of the things that others had used to stuff their duct tape dummies and I decided to do something similar. I chose to use the Large Gap type of Great Stuff the expanding foam insula…

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20 December, 2011

• 03:40 PM

  notoes commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 19 - Win $100 Gift Certificate from BritexFabrics.com!

  First is the custom cloth dolls I make to sell (with a few for myself). Each one starts out with …

  

17 December, 2011

• 02:54 PM

  notoes commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 16 - Win a Thread Case from Amann Group Mettler!

  I learned on my own with lots of trial and many more errors before I found an old sewing book of …

  

12 December, 2011

• 04:55 PM

  notoes commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 11 - Win 2 Seam Allowance Guides and a $200 Tessuti Fabric Voucher from SeamAllowanceGuide.com!

  Turning tiny tubes of fabric. I make custom cloth dolls so most of their clothes are six inches (…

  

11 December, 2011

• 01:58 PM

  notoes commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 10 - Win Two Thread Collections from Coats & Clark!

  I love my Singer model 5050, it’s 11 years old been used and abused and still runs like a dream. …

  

6 December, 2011

• 11:16 PM

  notoes commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 5 - Win The Colette Sewing Handbook, Three Patterns, and a $25 Gift Certificate from Colette Patterns!

  This would be a great gift for my cousin who’s so new to sewing that I recently sent her a sewing…

  

30 November, 2011

• 02:44 PM

  notoes commented on the technique Easy and uniform frogs

  You’re welcome. I have a perfectionist streak in me and was always put off because I couldn’t get…

  

28 November, 2011

• 08:07 PM

  notoes added the technique called Easy and uniform frogs

  

  Frogs are easy to make but it’s not easy to make unifromly sized ones every time.

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• 06:47 PM

  notoes added the technique called Easy fabric loops

  

  Ever wonder how they make those cute little fabric loops on front closure tops? Well I accidently came across this idea when I wanted to copy them and it’s very easy to do.

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26 November, 2011

• 09:24 PM

  notoes commented on the technique step The project I used these for...

  Another idea is to layer the scraps if you have larger pieces and just sew around the edges. Or u…

  

22 August, 2011

• 10:20 PM

  notoes commented on the article SINGER® Celebrates 160 Years with MySINGERStory.com!

  My Mom had an old, cabinet Singer that I have now since she passed and she never had to even grea…