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  I'm Sam, a college student, seamstress, crafter, & entrepreneur. Enjoy perusing photos of my sewing and craft-related adventures. I hope my blog can bring some inspiration and happiness to your day!

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December · 16 · 2009

first day back

stitching narwhals by
tree-light, accompanied by
mannheim steamroller.

pre-tusked narwhals... poor little guys

narwhal plush horde

lots and lots of stuffed narwhals!

almost done with the billion narwhals i’ve had to make in the last week! phew!

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November · 14 · 2009

on my way back

recluse hides away
with camera, sewing machine;
waits for sanity.

perles

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September · 18 · 2009

euphoria

“i made something cute
today!” those five words contain
a surplus of joy.

fireworks

It’s just a little zipper pouch, nothing too exciting.. but I love this art.

Too dark for pictures, come back tomorrow.

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July · 26 · 2009

big kid shoes

to master an art
is one thing; to teach it well
takes much greater skill.

rick rack display (paris shop - montmartre)

Tomorrow I am teaching my first official sewing lesson! A cousin of the kids I’ve been watching this…

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July · 10 · 2009

day 1: cologne

four hours after
landing, fabric is purchased.
that is skill, my friends.

view of germany from a plane window

button display at a german fabric store

little carousel

chocolate museum in cologne

You read that right. Less than four hours and I had fabric in hand. While driving from Frankfurt…

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July · 8 · 2009

the floodgates open

fabric-buying bans
do not apply while shopping
in foreign countries.

window full of trims in valencia, spain

Tomorrow my family and I are flying off to Frankfurt and driving from there to Cologne and then Paris. I’m getting excited, and…

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June · 21 · 2009

seam ripper ≠ my friend

sew through frustration
ripping, re-ripping, striving
for perfection…. no.

lots of redos today. tomorrow’s forecast: partly cloudy with a chance of grumbles.

stop sign at night

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June · 18 · 2009

escape

sew until eyes blur,
back aches, wrists clench, thought dissolves,
and problems vanish.

a sneak peek at some upcoming wrist wallets!

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June · 16 · 2009

by royal decree

i hereby resolve
better utilization
of my button stash.

buttons

I may not have tons and tons of buttons, but I do have enough to be considered a stash, and it’s a lovely one.…

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June · 10 · 2009

invincible

i’ve deftly conquered
the evil sweatshirt of doom;
victory is mine.

plaza de toros … bull ring … madrid.

At least two years ago, I cut out a sweatshirt. It was to be a lined, zippered hoodie. I put together each…

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