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I am a SUCKER for sewing-space tours! I have no idea why I find them so compelling, but there is something very soothing about them.

I wanted to Do My Part by sharing my own sewing space. I do not have a dedicated sewing room — ha! imagine! — so I have had to be very creative in wedging my space into our living room. It’s moved around a bit, but the main pieces sit against the sliding-glass door to our patio — which means that wall storage, like pegboards or shelving, isn’t really an option for me. So I’ve found other ways to stash things in a compact space.

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It’s been cold and rainy here in L.A. (OK, cold-ish, this isn’t exactly Canada) and things have been similarly bleak here on the homefront. We’ve all been sick with colds, and the beginning of the new academic quarter sent everyone into a tailspin, as it always does. For awhile the best I could do, sewing-wise, was a seam or two a night. Still, I’ve gotten a few projects finished.

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