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  I'm Samantha, an engineering student, seamstress, crafter, & entrepreneur. Enjoy perusing photos of my sewing and craft-related adventures. I hope my blog brings inspiration and happiness to your day!

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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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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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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. I think most of them are just …

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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 half, stitching up the lining and the …

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lots of flat whales

even with eyeballs,
flat whales don’t do much swimming.
they’re really just… flat.

pile of flat whales

A quite daunting pile of flat whales. They’ve all got eyeballs now, so they’re ready to be stuffed and stitched up. While installing one of over 30 …

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i’m whaling away

nothing beats watching
shapeless fabric transform by
work of one’s own hands.

sewing through one of many whales

Today I’ve been sewing away at little whales, chugging along at the machine and watching them turn from flat pieces of cloth to cute whale shapes. I’ve got …

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