Sergers are useful but also expensive. Shanti and I have come up with ideas to borrow them for free. The key is knowing where to look.

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Yesterday I gave my extended family one big Christmas gift. This is our 5th Christmas without my Dada (grandfather), who died from complications of senile dementia in 2002. In his honor, I started working on a project for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative.
The AAQI does a lot of things, including auctioning off mini art quilts [...]

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…otherwise it’ll feel like a Saturday.
Maybe a suit and tie squash your individuality. That cool, you don’t have to wear them. But one thing I’ve learned about myself even before I started freelancing is that I’m much more focused when I’m wearing clothes (not in pajamas or underwear). Back in college, if I wanted to [...]

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photo: vintagevogue.com
The winning commenter, E.C. asked me to write a bit more about my alternative income. So I want to talk about my ideas for a patchwork full-time job.
If you’re not quite familiar with my reasoning for job decisions, you should probably check out these two posts for some specifics. Or just know that I’m [...]

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Today’s been pretty crazy, I’m not even sure what to say.
I’m currently working on two commissions and had to go to the store to get the fabric, also bought a coat (which I’d been planning for a while–$83, but it should last for years). Bought groceries, and applied for the other job I’ve been wanting [...]

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