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The great thing about sewing patterns is that you can print them out in 2013 and then find them again in 2016 and they are just as fantastic. The kids you made them for might be ALMOST IN COLLEGE, but if you're lucky you've made another small human that needs some kick-ass shorts. This is The Best Kids Shorts Sewing Pattern! I call these the Ziggy Stardust Shorts - made this pair in 2016 Back in 2013 I was asked to hold a small kids sewing camp at a client's house for their two kids and some...

Totally chewed up needle plate-- it happens Has your thread been snapping in the middle of a seam? You've checked the tension, the bobbin, the top thread and you're using a new needle. What gives?? After long wear and tear (especially as a beginner, or if you get a used machine) the hole the needle goes through can get dinged up and form metal burrs, ragged spots that can easily snag your thread. It's easy to fix the needle plate, if you have a few inexpensive tools. First, you'll need to...

Tomorrow is the 2nd annual Stuffed Animal Hospital at the Jumbo JIbbles Studio. Why? Because I want to! Did you know you can just do things? If you don't worry about them being successful or viral, you can do just about anything. Divorcing your ideas from the idea of productivity does wonders for the weird things you can just do without permission. How many people showed up last year? Less than 10! But I am gonna do it again even if there's just one! I got a little spot on the radio today on...