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Welcome to the DravonWorks sewing blog! Here you’ll find lots of sewing information. I’m one of the “technical” people, who likes to know the why’s of things. In my mind, once a Why is understood then the information can be applied in a myriad of different ways! You won’t find a whole lot of “make this item” tutorials, but you will find answers to questions like “why should I thread my machine like that versus like this?” or “do I REALLY have to do it this way?” Most of these posts are coming from questions asked by students in my classes, but if YOU have a question you’d like answered then please feel free to comment.
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My First quilt done!
Finished the quilt I made for my nephew Nathan. While I didn’t do the actually quilting part (I didn’t want to ruin the gift!), I did do the piecing and chose the design. I scoured everywhere looking for baby dragons, but with no luck. The cute baby dinosaurs is close enough though. In addition, my brother called and asked if I wanted to be Nathan’s godmother. yay! I have a Godson. heh. And this is the back. It’s a cozy fleece, in case my brother and his wife really hate the red-orange on the front. I remember when I...
read morePeriod Quote On the 1890’s Fit
YAY!!! I was very happy to run across this quote regarding the extreme fashions of the 1890s, with the uber corsetting. “Except for the most small-waisted, naturally dumb-bell shaped females, the ladies never seemed at ease, or even if they were wearing their own clothes. For their dresses were always made too tight, and the bodices wrinkled laterally from the strain; and their stays showed in a sharp ledge across the middle of their backs. And in spite of whalebone they were apt to bulge below the waist in front; for, poor dears, they...
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