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I’ve neglected my blog for far too long so I’m going to write two posts in quick succession, and even combine two patterns in this post.  835 more words

Greenstyle is far and away one of the best pattern designers when it comes to active wear and trendy “athleisure” style.   I love testing Greenstyle patterns – the testing group is always fun and interactive and Angelyn has an intense drive to produce patterns that are impeccable.   368 more words

It’s always been a dream of mine to test a pattern.

And last spring Leimomi of The Dreamstress offered the chance for my dream to come true. 102 more words

For the love of all things sewing. I love Raglan sleeves. Don’t ask why. I just do. Maybe it has something to with the fact that softball was my whole life until half way through college. 460 more words

Some time ago, I signed up to become a product tester for MinervaCrafts, which is one of the largest online stores in the UK. Ever so often they send me a new product that they sell on their website to test and give them my impressions in an attempt to make sure all the products they offer to their customer are of a good quality. 144 more words

Wovens…  Yep – its pretty much a dirty ‘W’ word for me.  Knits are my peanut butter and JAM, but when I am faced with changing out my stretch needles for universals, and have to add interfacing and darts and proper hems to garments – it’s enough to make me want to grab my nearest knit and make a simple tee shirt!   1,428 more words