We are so excited to announce our 2014 Skirting the Issue Sewing Night and YOU are ALL invited!!! Here are all the details: Who: You and me and Elizabeth What: A evening of sewing skirts for girls in foster care, hanging out, eating treats, and winning door prizes. ... View the Post
Days to Celebrate: July Holidays
Tomorrow is the first day of July. (I can't believe that June is over!) And so that means we need to list the days to celebrate for the upcoming month. There is always something to celebrate...everyday is special and the month of July is no exception. Dates I plan to observe this month (aside from the 4th) are the 9th, 13th, 20th, and the 24th...and maybe a few others! :) ... View the Post
Sewing Saturdays at Simple Simon and Company #9
Hello! Welcome to our 9th week of Sewing Saturdays! Hooray! Now...before we get to it we have a few announcements to make. Next week we will begin our month long Skirting the Issue Event here at Simple Simon and Company. We love this event and are so very excited for these next few weeks. As part of Skirting the Issue this year we will be hosting a sewing night for all of you locals where we will get together, snack, visit, and sew up some skirts for foster care girls! Date, time, and ... View the Post
Understanding Differential Feed (For Sergers)
I have never really used a serger until recently...I didn't think I would actually use one very much (even if I could figure out how to use it). But boy was I wrong! ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask
(photo source) "In case of a loss of cabin pressure oxygen masks will automatically appear. Place your OWN mask over your OWN nose and mouth FIRST. Then help others who require assistance." Sooooo...what you're saying here is, " EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!!!" ? What a selfish, self serving, lousy set of instructions. ... View the Post
Why I Sew
A little while ago RaeAnna invited us to take part in a series that poses the question "Why do you sew?". What a great question! What a fun series! But I'm not sure I have a fun answer.... You've all heard my story about crying the Christmas my mom gave my first sewing machine (how could she give me something so blatantly domestic?!?)....and the time I got kicked out of my junior high Home Ec. class for messing with peoples foot pedals (hilarious!)....and that time I got a cat stuck on my ... View the Post
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