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Butterick 6372 Pattern Review - Baby Pants

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  Butterick 6372 Pattern Review - Infants' Cape, Vest, Buntings and Pull-On Pants Pattern Description:  Cape has hood with contrast band, snap closing and pre-gathered lace trim. Vest has front zipper closing and purchased bias binding on armholes. Bunting has front zipper closing.  C, D:  Hood with ears. Pants are pull-on with elasticized waist. I made view F, the pants. Pattern Sizing:  Newborn to XL.  I used size Newborn Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?  Somewhat.  Were the instructions easy to follow?   Yes, very simple.  What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? It was very easy. Fabric Used:   French terry  (64% Polyester Filament, 33% Rayon, 3% Spandex Filament).  Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I resized it to fit a 22" soft sculpture cabbage Patch kid.  I took off 1" from the sides of the legs and 2" from the top of the waist.  I also took off 1" from the

Butterick 6970 Pattern Review - Baby -TShirt with Envelope Neck

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Butterick 6970 Pattern Review - Infants' Jacket, Tops, Dress, Rompers, Diaper Cover and Hat Pattern Description: Loose-fitting jacket, pullover tops, dress and rompers have narrow hems. Jacket has long sleeves and button closure. Rompers have snap crotch. View G romper has button closure. Diaper cover has hook and loop tape closure. I made view B, the tshirt.  Pattern Sizing: XXSm to large. Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Somewhat.  Were the instructions easy to follow?   Yes, very simple.  What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? It was very easy and I didn't need to resize or make any sizing alterations. I did, however make an alteration to use two different fabrics.  Fabric Used: French terry (64% Polyester Filament, 33% Rayon, 3% Spandex Filament) for the purple, sweater knit (100% polyester) for the white.  Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I drew a line across the

Sulky Thread Organizer

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 I was tired of my thread spilling out all over the floor because the lid would pop open when I picked it up. So I bought these Sulky Universal thread organizer boxes. I LOVE them!! There’s 4 rows on each side, instead of 3 like the other organizers by “Creative Options.”  The spools don’t fall out, even if the box is opened. They fit many sizes. I have gutermann, coats and clark, and sulky, as well as a bunch of off brands. The shortest coats and clark spools unfortunately only fit one in each space. I was hoping I could fit two.  But most spools (as long as they’re 1 3/4” tall and less) have extra space for adding a bobbin so I can keep the colors together and not have an extra case for my bobbins.  Each rod has a tab you pull back to lift the rod to put on and take off the spool.   It holds 64 spools. It even fits the wide embroidery thread. And they fit perfectly inside my cube storage bookcase, which holds 15” bins. I bought mine at https://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/sulky-886.php

Why Won't Paypal Work on My Phone?

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I wanted to share something I learned today.  I searched everywhere online and couldn't find the answer.  I searched, "why won't paypal work on mobile?" "Why won't paypal work on my phone?" "Why won't paypal work on other apps?"  Every time I tried to use PayPal as a method of payment, I would get the never ending spinning circle and nothing would happen.   This didn't happen on the PayPal app, it happened while I was in Chrome or some other app, trying to buy something with PayPal.  Yet it worked fine when I was on my computer.  Other websites said to uninstall the paypal app and then reinstall it, but it wasn't the app that wasn't working.   It finally dawned on me to turn off 2-step factor verification.  So that's what I did and then I could finally use PayPal in other apps.  I mean, it wasn't even allowing me to get money out from ibotta to transfer to PayPal.  So finally it works.  Here's how PayPal says to do i

Roller Bag for Singer Quantum Stylist 9960

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 Found at Joann Fabrics store, with a 40% off coupon, I got this baby for $77.99.  I had searched online and ya, there's lots of options, but I didn't want to wait for shipping because I really needed to take my Singer in for a tune-up.  This is the Hudson (Everything Mary) Rolling Sewing Tote (Sew Print) .  Funny that online it says "Everything Mary" but on the tag in the store, it says "Hudson."  Anyway, it fit my Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 with the hard case perfectly.  There are different ones that are similar that are not the same size.  The one at Walmart was 17x10x16.  The one I bought is 21x13x18.  With the hard case over the Singer, you'd need one 19x12x9 for the inside dimensions.  Without the hard case, the Singer is 17x12x8.  So the one at Walmart would fit without the hard case.  I wanted one to fit with the hard case.  Just a matter of preference.   I like how it has sturdy side handles to lift it.  The pockets inside the cover look like t

Singer Husqvarna Pfaff Universal Roller Bag Small Carrying Case Fits Singer Futura Perfectly!

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  Universal Roller Bag I'm sorry to say that I do NOT have one of these for sale, and the internet has very few. I'm just sharing what I found that fits my Singer Futura XL-580 perfectly. I found it at a local sew shop that was going out of business. It was marked $299.99 and the guy said he could sell it to me for 40% off, which was $179.99. I hesitated. I told him I really didn't want to spend that much. So he said, "What about $150?" I thought about it for a while. I really needed one that fit the Futura. I had searched online and so many of them wouldn't fit the Futura because they were too small. The Futura is pretty big compared to other sewing machines (22x10x14"). It is an embroidery machine, after all. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and get it because I imagined my Futura just sitting on the floor, getting kicked and dirty. I don't have room for both machines to be up on a desk, so I have to switch them out each time I use one or

Callanetics Exercises

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  47:20 NOW PLAYING CALLANETICS 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours - classic from the 80s - by Callan Pinckney Sleepless Crafter 27:21 NOW PLAYING Classic Callanetics Maintenance Sleepless Crafter 21:52 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Quick Classic Abs Sleepless Crafter 23:40 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Quick Classics Hips and Behind Sleepless Crafter 23:58 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Quick Classics Legs Sleepless Crafter 1:06:31 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Super Classic Sleepless Crafter 26:17 NOW PLAYING Callanetics All Out Core 1 Sleepless Crafter 26:34 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Legs Rear Core 2 Sleepless Crafter 39:59 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Total Body 3 Sleepless Crafter 11:13 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Upper Body Sculpt Core 4 Sleepless Crafter 21:26 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Wake Up AM/PM 1 Sleepless Crafter 16:47 NOW PLAYING callanetics cool down AM/PM 2 Sleepless Crafter 25:07 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Countdown - Level 1 - Days 1-5 Sleepless Crafter 39:43 NOW PLAYING Callanetics Countdown - Level 2 - Days 6-15

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