Category Archives: City of Raleigh

And God Speaks in Light

Have you ever been dazzled? I was granted the view of a fantastic swarm of lights in one of the neighbor’s darkened pine trees as I passed by a window on the way to bed the other night— I will … Continue reading

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Do I need a cape?

Happy to announce Earth Fabric is now SERGING into the future!!! After agreeing to stop adding to my studio (stained glass, beading, painting, and sewing) I ran across a FB ad for a serger, and my sense of ‘personal entitlement*’ … Continue reading

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Made a goal and succeeded!

… here i am standing between my sweet , kind, generous , helpful , organizing , cheering and smiling sister, Nora, and “Mz Thang” the wire dress-form and prop “extraordinaire”- all baggy and all. I sold  $65 (at least 1/2 to … Continue reading

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As I say, having raucous fun at an industrial sewing machine should be illegal.

starting a zipper bag for my mother inlaw…shhhh!

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Geometry and Calculus = Templates for cutting sewing patterns

warm-ups do not have to be done in gym socks

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Cinch bag for your helmet, lunch, a couple of puppies…?

I decided to avail myself of some time at the Centenial campus to help celebrate HQ Raleigh’s newest space: go.ncsu.edu/garage Woah — love it! Well priced, too! I ran into one hurdle I must overcome: “All members must be currently … Continue reading

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Preparing more Up-cycling

Up-cycling a IBMA City of Raleigh event banner for a Noodle Floaty to use in Lake Wylie next weekend!! (I have a hole in my left ear drum and need to get it checked out before I can dive in … Continue reading

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Thank your City for the #Banner donations

Sand releasing beach bags for your next beach trip! Small Medium and Large. The small one can be really any size –I’m thinking kids size, beach-combing size, your size!

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Pocketing -NCAC Yoga Bag!

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