{"id":3851,"date":"2017-03-21T21:29:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T02:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2024-04-14T00:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T00:49:00","slug":"favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucyssewinglab.com\/?p=3851","title":{"rendered":"A few of my favorite things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a list of my favorite websites for sewing.  It originated in 2015.  Keep an eye out for 2022 updates.<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":4803,\"width\":380,\"height\":381,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lucyssewinglab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lucyssewinglabprofile-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" width=\"380\" height=\"381\"\/><figcaption>The laboratory of sewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/divi:image -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m updating this site after a few years of stagnation.  the list below is being updated and verified by me.  I can&#8217;t wait to share my discoveries with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>I love Sound of Music, and a few of my favorite things is one of my all-time favorite songs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes<br>Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes<br>Silver white winters that melt into springs<br>These are a few of my<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/my-favorite-things-maria-lyrics-the-sound-of-music.html#ixzz4c0EUH9oW\"> favorite thing<\/a>s&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of information out there for new sewists. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Even the seasoned sewist can learn a great deal from some of the sewing websites.<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>I&#8217;ve updated this list more than once as I find new favorite websites. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>This list originated in 2015. Lucy&#8217;s list looks something like this:<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:list -->\n<ul><li><b>Buy Fabric online&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/buy-fabric-online\/\"><b>March 19, 2015<\/b><\/a><b>&nbsp;also,&nbsp;<\/b><\/li><li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/fashion-2\/\">BOOMERINA<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/fashion-2\/\"><b>September 4, 2015<\/b><\/a><b>&nbsp;and,<\/b><\/li><li><b>Current opinion of the Best Sewing Blogs&nbsp;<\/b><b>&nbsp;<\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/best-sewing-blogs\/\">October 19, 2015<\/a>,<\/b><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/li><li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/best-beginner-sewing-blogs\/\">Beginner Sewing Blogs<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/best-beginner-sewing-blogs\/\"><b>April 29, 2015<\/b><\/a><b>&nbsp;and finally,<\/b><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/tutorials-review\/\"><b>Sewing Tutorial Review<\/b><\/a><b>&nbsp;<\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyssewinglab.com\/tutorials-review\/\">June 30, 2016<\/a>.<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/divi:list -->\n\n<!-- divi:heading {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">A few of my Favorite Things on the Internet<\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/divi:heading -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>It&#8217;s the&nbsp;worldwide&nbsp;web&#8230;.obviously there are more resources out there than anyone can use. 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Keep an eye out for 2022 updates.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":4803,\"width\":380,\"height\":381,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lucyssewinglab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lucyssewinglabprofile-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" width=\"380\" height=\"381\"\/><figcaption>The laboratory of sewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>I'm updating this site after a few years of stagnation.  the list below is being updated and verified by me.  I can't wait to share my discoveries with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I love Sound of Music, and a few of my favorite things is one of my all-time favorite songs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\"Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes<br>Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes<br>Silver white winters that melt into springs<br>These are a few of my<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/my-favorite-things-maria-lyrics-the-sound-of-music.html#ixzz4c0EUH9oW\"> favorite thing<\/a>s\"<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There's a lot of information out there for new sewists. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even the seasoned sewist can learn a great deal from some of the sewing websites.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I've updated this list more than once as I find new favorite websites. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This list originated in 2015. 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