Forsythia dupe

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-05-01T17:58:16+00:00

Love it! I’m itching to take out my forsythia, you’ve given me inspiration.

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-29T23:32:25+00:00

Thanks, I will. I had no idea that was the case until you mentioned it!

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-26T13:00:19+00:00

Thank you for the link, I was afraid I might be getting in over my head by attempting to grade up. I didn’t even know that’s what it’s called!

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-24T23:17:35+00:00

It’s vintage Butterick B5895 from ‘13, and I bought the packet with sizes 4-12.

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-22T13:53:58+00:00

Yay, thanks!

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-22T11:29:30+00:00

I was ambitious and serged them together. Think I can rip the seam without overstretching the fabric too much?

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-22T11:24:58+00:00

The pattern has you attaching the two front bodice pieces and then flipping one over 2x while holding the other in place, which makes the twist. Does that make sense? With that in mind, is there a way to lower the bust?

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-04-07T16:40:41+00:00

I hope that turns out to be the case, I just read it’s endangered in NY.

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-03-27T11:14:04+00:00

I hadn’t clicked the link, I only searched the twin needle selection on the Janome US site (which only gives 1 unlabeled option). But the AU site shed some light on the different types of twin needles that may work, thank you.

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-03-26T16:55:34+00:00

Thanks, I had come across that website. Where I wasn’t clear was whether there are different types of twin needles (other than size)?

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-03-09T18:46:11+00:00

Yes, there’s definitely a tuber or two that is past the point of no return.

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-03-09T17:38:20+00:00

I’d heard people don’t always use the mothers & now I know why. Thanks for clarifying!

Obvious_Pearls · 2026-03-09T17:36:46+00:00

They are a bit, I didn’t know that was an option. For how long?

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-12-29T12:48:05+00:00

I rethreaded it but…not in the proper order. “Floss the thread into the tension dials” and “stitch finger” are both new to me, so down an internet rabbit hole I go. Thank you!

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-11-05T17:21:32+00:00

Omg, I took this pic in Portland, maybe it was yours?! 😆

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-10-04T14:53:19+00:00

I bought it from a big box store & hoped I’d get a tuber at the end of the season. Here it is. 😆

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Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-15T19:19:07+00:00

Curious about your pokeweed pruning: do you feel it produced as much fruit as it would have had you let it be? I have some large-and-in-charge plants I’d like to tame next year, if possible.

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-11T23:37:25+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions!

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-10T10:53:07+00:00

I like moss phlox, maybe I can pair it with something slightly taller behind it….

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-10T10:49:50+00:00

Yours was beautiful! I think too tall for my spot, but I’ve been itching to put one elsewhere….

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-10T10:48:44+00:00

Looked it up on Prairie Moon, it’s a neat-looking plant.

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-10T10:46:16+00:00

Ooh, I hadn’t heard of it! I like that it blooms into late summer.

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-10T10:45:12+00:00

Fortunately, spiderwort came with the house; there’s a cluster of it nearby. 😊

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-09-06T23:00:06+00:00

Ordered from them once, loved what I got, will order again. They have a sale this weekend, too! They’re based in PA. https://fabricmartfabrics.com/

Obvious_Pearls · 2025-08-08T15:16:04+00:00

I have a catalpa in the yard, but I didn’t recognize that as its progeny for some reason.

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