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Adventures in Dressmaking With a Retro Pattern

Wrap around dress snap front

Making the dress You'll recall that I made a cute wrap-around style dress using a retro pattern by Butterick #B4790 and one of our pretty new quilting cottons called Kindred Sketches. This dress has an interesting design - the front sides button around to centre back and the back wraps …

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Why We Sew

Sewing backpacks

A conversation with sewing class participants I was talking to the girls in Irene's Tamarack Jacket class about why they sew. Most agreed that it didn’t have anything to do with cost savings, as was the case when I started sewing in the late 1970’s. Our garment teacher, Irene, frequently …

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ABQ Patterns Are Easy To Follow

Woolly, Woolly bag from three angles

Sometimes it's nice to have a video tutorial to follow when you're making a project, especially if you're new to sewing bags. After all, that's why our sister site, Make Bags With Brenda, exists. But not all patterns come with videos, and that shouldn't stop you from attempting them. For …

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ABQ Sewing Studio Celebrates a New Home

ABQ has been open at our new location at 15 Centre St. West in Strathroy since late April, but on Thursday, June 2, 2022, we celebrated the move to this much larger space with a grand re-opening. Ribbon-cutting ceremony Guess the Block contest We had a contest to "guess the block" seen …

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Sewed Shirt and Shorts Set for a Little Boy

Pattern for short set

Making Clothes for the Kiddos You'll recall that my two grand kiddos put in a request for garments, each made from one oftheir favorite ABQ Sewing Studio fabrics. Ada chose a Princess Anna print and Wesley wantedsomething made from Spider-man fabric. Ada's dress With Ada's dress finished …

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Come For a Sewing Class and Enjoy the Farmer’s Market Too

Post updated May 30, 2022. Photos are from 2018. Farmer's market in Strathroy There’s a Farmer’s Market day each sunny Saturday morning, May - October, in Strathroy's downtown.  On rainy days the market moves to the Middlesex Arena.  Sunny market days are very busy, so if you …

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