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My MakeNine for 2019 before 2019 is over…

It's nearly the end of February and I haven't yet declared my #makenine for this year. I've been really busy since I went back to work last September, so sewing time has been drastically reduced. I've also been trying to cut down my social media addiction by not being on IG and FB so much.… Continue reading My MakeNine for 2019 before 2019 is over…

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It’s not all pink and shiny – Diversity, where art thou?

A week or so ago, I caught sight of a post under the Sewcialists banner on diversity, which really got me thinking,  the post written by @sewnbrooklyn tackled the subject of the lack of diversity in sewing publications. I was still mulling it over when @thelittlepomegranate upped the ante when she shared her post and… Continue reading It’s not all pink and shiny – Diversity, where art thou?