Here at ABQ Sewing Studio There's a rare moment of calm here this morning giving me an opportunity to chat with you. It's mid-May, 2020, and we are a couple of months into this new way of living and hopefully, you are at least starting to get your head around the idea that this is going to last a …
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Make a Face Shield With Detachable Visor
Sew your own PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community from COVID-19. Series of free tutorials to make PPE I've been making a series of video tutorials that show home sewists how to make PPE such as face masks, scrub caps, and now …
Make a Scrub Cap and Attach Your Mask
Is your mask getting uncomfortable around the ears because of rubbing elastic? There’s a solution for that. Attach your mask to a scrub hat. This video tutorial shows you how to sew a scrub cap. Download a pdf template Kits with written instructions, including template, are available at …
Sew a Face Mask With Added Protection
Home sewers help make masks In this age of COVID-19, with the availability of medical face masks dwindling, many seamstresses and sewers have been taking to their sewing machines to help by making home-sewn masks. Unfortunately, if you don't use it correctly, a sewn face mask can often be …
Sewing, Baking, and Gramma-ing
What I did on my January holiday I spent the last week in Ottawa helping out with the grandkids and I got a surprising amount of sewing and baking done. Twins - double the work! The kids just started daycare in January so while Mom and Dad are working they are confined to what I call …
Goodbye, 2019
I'm on the other side of a very busy Christmas that had a number of challenges. Moving before Christmas not recommended Along with getting ill with Cold-zilla 2019 Rob and I had a very busy week before Christmas getting my in-laws moved into a nearby retirement home. It's just around …