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    What I Made

    Sew Cool, Part 2

    January 16, 2019 /

    A week ago, I learned how to use a sewing machine.  (If you are interested, check out the previous post discussing that adventure.)  I had the chance to return to the library for a class to put my new knowledge to use.  I would create a COFFEE CUP COZY!! I am perfectly happy with starting small and practical.  I arrived excited and a bit nervous. Sure, I was just going to be making something for fun for myself, but, honestly, no one likes feeling like a fool (even when no one else is watching.)  Did I remember anything? It had only been a week. I had looked at Pinterest in…

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    Sew Cool!

    January 9, 2019 /

    I learned how to use a sewing machine today (1/9/2019)!  For some of you, this is no big deal and seems completely underwhelming.  For me, this was very exciting! Knowing how to use a sewing machine is just one of those “things” I felt I should know.  In junior high, my classmates and I took home economics (focused on food prep) and typing (I am proud of the fact that I am a very good typist due to my 7th and 8th grade typing classes), but we did not have sewing as part of the curriculum. Libraries aren’t just for books anymore.  A library can be a place where one…

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