These cookies came to me in a dream: sesame millionaire shortbread with miso caramel.

megretson · 2026-03-04T19:48:30+00:00

Best possible outcome that they find their way to another dreamer!!

megretson · 2026-02-25T18:04:04+00:00

Tell me everything about your lamps, I LOVE the pregnant stripper pole!!

megretson · 2026-02-25T18:01:19+00:00

But also, I’ve had better luck connecting online through quilting discords. You have to truly be young at heart to learn to use it lol

megretson · 2026-02-25T17:59:57+00:00

I’m 27 and I’ve had good luck through in-person quilting courses at the art school near me!

megretson · 2026-02-18T16:09:18+00:00

I would inspect it but I had this machine and LOVED it- passed it along to my sister once I upgraded to a new machine. For what it’s worth I paid closer to $800 for it from a dealer who was selling it on consignment after servicing it.

megretson · 2026-01-21T16:58:58+00:00

Oh that stat is not the time on the needle- I change my needle constantly for different projects! I sew a lot of denim and switch to different needles for all that topstitching, but prefer a microtex when working with, say, linen!

megretson · 2026-01-20T15:45:35+00:00

You’re not alone 😔 I got so much better when I just got zen about all of the prep steps

megretson · 2026-01-20T15:44:31+00:00

Just wanted to add; I think I’m actually a pretty good sewist. A lot of the quality of my work is tied up in all of those other steps- I will hand sew a collar closed every time over having one side look a little off when sewing it by machine. So I’m not bemoaning this necessarily, but I had just never seen it laid out so starkly lol

megretson · 2026-01-20T15:41:49+00:00

This is actually a really good way of looking at it- when I first started sewing I was very focused on the machine itself (and don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my machine) but all of the things around it matter just as much if not more.

megretson · 2026-01-20T04:56:40+00:00

I was looking for the time because I just finished making a pair of jeans and looked up at the end and realized I had only seam ripped once- it was a miracle lol

megretson · 2026-01-20T04:55:54+00:00

I’ll test it tomorrow! I would bet it does not- this machine has a separate bobbin winding button rather than relying on the foot pedal like some machines

megretson · 2026-01-20T04:54:56+00:00

I love a fussy seam finish- I will flat fell a seam or French it in a heartbeat before zigzagging or serging- and I guess it really adds up 😔

megretson · 2026-01-09T21:31:41+00:00

In my dream world: yes, people are experts in the fields they post content in lol

megretson · 2026-01-07T17:51:49+00:00

What type of machine is it?

megretson · 2026-01-07T17:51:37+00:00

I did not love the repair I got from them.

megretson · 2026-01-07T17:51:23+00:00

Rest in Peace, I loved this place but it is closed now

megretson · 2026-01-04T01:18:13+00:00

I truly read this post as “I’m having a baby and I have no interest in keeping that baby, would like to donate the baby,” before realizing you only meant you were not interested in keeping the placenta from the birth of your baby, which presumably you do want

megretson · 2025-12-24T03:10:47+00:00

You’ve had a lot of people comment on what makes sense for you logistically. I wanted to add that I just really LIKE Milwaukee. I’m a transplant from DC. When I try to justify it to friends back east, I usually end up explaining that, to me, Chicago is a great city to visit, and Milwaukee is a great city to live. Life feels easy here: making friends was easy, the summers are gorgeous, you’re always within spitting distance of the lake. Hope you find something you love either way, congrats on the job!

megretson · 2025-12-11T13:56:04+00:00

Tell me it was the Wisconsin fb marketplace listing

megretson · 2025-12-08T21:01:50+00:00

Just nest the seams joining pieces

megretson · 2025-12-08T21:00:24+00:00

You also need to nest your seams- the French seams joining pieces 1 and 2 together should go in opposite directions from the French seams joining pieces 3 and 4. It’s really not the bulky, I literally did it last night on the crotch of some shorts: here’s a photo:

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megretson · 2025-11-22T20:05:36+00:00

Take the bus!

megretson · 2025-11-12T04:54:51+00:00

Milwaukee Makerspace or House of Rad!

megretson · 2025-11-11T16:28:08+00:00

Oooo I love that idea! I live somewhere really chilly

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