Well....the pandemic is over, but the nursing need is still great....so
I have decided to take a clinical nurse practitioner position. (Picture below is from my first nursing graduation many moons ago!) Since...
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Terry
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
What to do with an old sail?
A neighbor brought a cushion requesting that it be covered in an old sail. I am a sailor with an old sail lying around. They placed it on...
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Terry
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
Chair Cushion - knife edge w/self welting
COVID testing spiked, so I have had little time for sewing. But, I did just complete 6 chair cushions in a lovely cotton canvas fabric...
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Terry
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
A Sugar Skull Sink Skirt?!
This was not my choice of fabric, but it fits the space and I learned a little about the popular "sugar skulls" patterns. It was fun to...
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Terry
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Boat Curtains!
I have been very busy with my nurse practitioner job that involves COVID testing. Sadly, this job that was to be contractual will...
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Terry
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
The LINX & BLUE ANGELS all in one harbor in May 2021, how lucky can a girl get!
A friend, Scott, at Ulman Sails asked me to help him out with an "emergency" sail repair. The LINX tall ship foresail had pretty...
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Terry
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
"Eventually everything looks like a boat" says Kevin Costner in the Message in a Bottle movie
I really enjoyed the cinematography in this movie and how the coastal home was nautical without any obvious "nautical decor". I find joy...
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Terry
- May 8, 2021
- 7 min
The Art of Sewing (A response to my only 1 star review)
I visited a friend yesterday at Ulman Sails that is a canvas seamster. I want to say canvas "artist". I was watching him as he very...
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Terry
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Sunbrella cover for propane tank - no rust rings now!
Thank you to Tammy from Sailtime. She needed a solution for the rust rings that the little propane tanks were leaving on their beautiful...
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Terry
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Cushions, curtains, and such....
I was recruited out of retirement to help with COVID testing. It is a contractual position that was to last 3 months. But, many months...
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Terry
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Lace and satin scraps from wedding dress made into keepsakes.
I had little width to work with, but managed to fashion a "kerchief" for the father of the bride and a small purse for the grandmother of...
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Terry
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
A true compliment, sent by a formally trained seamstress... about my masks.
"Good morning Terry, I just purchased one of your masks from Michelle at Leeward Market (pattern of nautical buoys), and your stitching...
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Terry
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Paris Retro Jacket Renovated...
A friend and neighbor brought to me this 1950's corduroy jacket with a Paris label. Honestly, it looked and felt like a shapeless and...
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Terry
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Adding a "frill" to a flannel shirt, just because...
This story started with a neighbor that wanted the bottom of this flannel shirt attached to her favorite Bruce Springsteen Tshirt in...
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Terry
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Sail Making for the model Endeavor
A lovely couple brought their old sails, which were shredded, to me to make new sails for this model that they had carefully restored. It...
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Terry
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
A "bra" for Bessie (a Nordic tug)....
Apparently, the water slaps the bow so hard that Bessie's owners can't sleep. So, I was asked to make a contraption that they found on...
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Terry
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Fabric art by neighbor, JEN, makes a uniquely modern mask.
Jen paints modern art and had some of her prints fashioned into a cotton fabric. I made a few masks for the gallery where she displays...
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Terry
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Now REVERSIBLE....
I noticed that there was make up and sunscreen on the white Kona fabric lining and that people were asking for colors and designs to...
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Terry
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
New and improved...
I started out with a kind of 3 D pattern, then tried the "Olson" pattern, and eventually found my way to the "Jesse" pattern designed by...
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Terry
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
Candy Corn
The nights are cooling off, sunsets are so orange, and the daylight hours are shrinking slowly. So, I started making a Fall/Halloween...
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