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Plastic Bag Dispenser Tutorial

Plastic grocery bags (aka checkout bags, shopping bags) can be re-used and sometimes they accumulate at home faster than they wear out. Plastic bag dispensers make storing and using these bag easier. There are a variety of storage options for these bags, including diy ones. This is a plastic bag dispenser tutorial. Introduction Single-use plastic …

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Square Bottomed Shopping Bag

Shopping bags often have rectangular bottoms and a prismatic shape. This is great if the items you want to place inside the bag also have a rectangular bottom or are smaller than the bottom of the bag. I discovered a limitation of my rectangular bottomed shopping bags; larger square items don’t sit flat inside them. …

Sewing tips

Adjustable Guide Presser Foot

Since becoming serious about my sewing, I have purchased a number of specialty presser feet. One of them is an adjustable guide foot. In this post I review what an adjustable guide presser foot looks like and what it can be used for. What does it look like If you’re familiar with a universal presser …

Project reviews

Vignette Phone Crossbody Review

On laundry day, I need to carry my keys, smartphone and laundry coins in addition to my laundry basket. I prefer wearable hands-free options like small cross body bags. My March 1 & 15, 2023 blogs post featured two options for cross body smartphone bags. I’ve kept my eye out for other options and this …

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Zippered Smartphone Bag Project Review

On laundry day, I need to carry my keys, smartphone and laundry coins in addition to my laundry basket. I prefer wearable hands-free options like small cross body bags. My March 1, 2023 blog post featured one option for a cross body smartphone bag. I’ve kept my eye out for other options and this post …

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Smartphone Bag Project Review

On laundry day, I carry my keys, smartphone and laundry coins in addition to my laundry basket. I prefer wearable hands-free options like small crossbody bags. In 2018 I sewed a So-Sew-Easy Small Cross Body Wallet for use on laundry day. I purchased a larger smartphone in 2022 and it’s too big for my SSE …

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2022 Year End Review

2022 has been an eventful year. The covid-19 pandemic continues. The Freedom Convoy (Canada) and Trucker Protest (USA) inconvenienced many people. The ongoing war in Ukraine has been truly devastating. NASA’s Artemis 1 launch, unmanned mission and recovery were successful. Environmental catastrophes have been widespread. This is my 2022 year end review. I’ll review the …

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Mobile Workstation Pocket Organizer Tutorial

When I purchased a mobile workstation I immediately thought of two things that would make it better: a desk mat and a pocket organizer. This is a mobile workstation pocket organizer tutorial. You may wish to read my desk mat tutorial. Introduction A common type of mobile workstation is a laptop desk with castors. Some …