In this relatively shorter episode, Amie and Natalie talk about safety in the sewing room when handling rotary cutters, pins, irons, lighters and the like.  Favorite take-out (aka To-Go-zees) options in and around Madison are also discussed.  Due to unforseen circumstnaces, there is not the customary amount of nonsense.  You decide if this is better or worse and let us know via email or on IG.  Sew and make while you listen!

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"Give good advice, but don't follow it." makes its second appearance on the show.  This may become merch and should be treated as trademarked.

In this episode, Amie and Natalie talk about proper snacks whilst sewing and reply to a listener's email and her question about pricing your handmade confections.  In addition, there are plenty of tangents and more than the customary amount of nonsenses.

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Babybel Cheese:

The cheese in the red wax is the ORIGINAL flavor.  It is also available in Mozzarella, Gouda, Light, White Cheddar, and Sharp Original.  Sorry Natalie, theey do not have Havarti flavor.  You can see the colored waxes here.

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French Translations:

Ce soir - tonight

S'il vous plait - if you please

Mercie - thanks

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Fluid ounce vs. ounce via differencebetween.net

In its simplest possible explanation, a fluid ounce (abbreviated as fl. oz.) is used to measure fluids while an ounce (abbreviated as oz.) is for dry measurements. ... One pound (abbreviated as lb.) is equal to 16 ounces. It is hard to overlap or connect the measurements of a fluid ounce (volume) to an ounce (weight).

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Soak and Flatter via soak.com

Their ironing spray is divine!!  I (Amie) use the lundry soap to block my knitting, not the Flatter ironing spray.  I have used the ironing spray in the past as well.  10/10 would recommend!!

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Season of Love from RENT:

The correct lyric in the opening song for the musical Rent is: 525,600 minutes.  This refers to the number of minutes in a year (60x24x365)

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In this episode, Amie and Natalie talk about sewing and alterations requests and how to say no to them.  Also, there is a lengthy discussion about whether to pre-wash fabric or not depending on where you bought it and what you will be making.  In addition, there are plenty of tangents and the customary nonsense.

SHOW NOTES:

The song Comfortably Numb is by: Pink Floyd, not Nirvana as Natalie led you to believe.

Amie has made between 10-15 quilts and Natalie has made 450 or so.  She wanted this ammended but I refuse.

The word that Amie was searching for for nearly 45 minutes was SIZING, which is not the same as starch.  Thanks Mom for reminding me!!  See info below via americandrycleaner.com

Q: What?s the difference between starch and sizing? Can spray starch be used in place of sizing?
A: Starch is used to stiffen fabrics such as shirt collars and cuffs, while sizing is used to add body, ?crispness? and ?hand? to garments. Starch is vegetable-based (it?s formulated from wheat, corn or rice), while sizing is a resinous solution that can be either vegetable- or plastic-based.
Because starch doesn?t satisfactorily adhere to thermoplastic fibers such as polyester, manufacturers often blend a plastic-based sizing agent and vegetable-based starch to impart stiffness to the synthetic fibers.
Starch and sizing alike can be added during the wetcleaning or drycleaning process, or they can be sprayed onto garments during the finishing process.
When starch is applied in place of sizing, the garment can become overly stiff, crease easily and wrinkle before and during wear. Because sizing adds body to fabric, it makes garments easier to finish, reduces wrinkling during wear, and keeps pleats and creases sharp.

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In this episode, Amie and Natalie talk about a plan to drink a gallon of water each day after buying matching water barrels online.  Also, listen to their new obesessions, like pin cushions and chocolate chips.  They've saved the best for last and discuss a very pressing matter: ironing vs. pressing and all that it entails.

SHOW NOTES:

The machine that Snoop Dogg hawks for making carbonated water at home is called the SodaStream.

The stick that we keep refering to as the "half hump" is actually called a Strip Stick.  Our apologies for that.

The movie This Is Spinal Tap is available for streaming on many services at this time.

Spinning seams will be discussed on a later episode, but can be googled for more information.

In this episode, Amie and Natalie talk about indoor beanie hat wearing.  Also, listen to them discuss what they listen to while sewing and Amie's list of favorite podcasts.  The last topic entails listing the steps of putting a quilt together and what the best part is, but don't even think about this being a straight-forward list of steps.  It's riddled with tangents and sidenotes.

SHOW NOTES:

Perpetuity and perpetuality are discussed.  The correct term is most likely perpetually, so they were both wrong.

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Amie's Top 5 Podcasts:

1. Seams Funny - by Amie and Natalie You're already here!  Go listen!

2. My Favorite Murder by Exactly Right Media

3. Smartless by Wondery

4. Heavyweight by Gimlet Media

5. Reply All by Gimlet Media

6. Dr. Death by Wondery

7. No Joke by Headgum

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Sweet Treat Quilt (Ice Cream Truck or Taco Truck) Quilt Pattern by: Lindsey of Pen + Paper Patterns 

Plaid Stars Quilt Pattern by: Oon of Grape Soda Studio

You Can't Catch Me Quilt Pattern (Gingerbread Man Quilt) by: Wendy Sheppard 

Treelotta Fabric + Craft Studio shop link

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CCV stand for - Credit Card Verification or Card Code Verification

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'To thine own self be true' is a line from act 1 scene 3 of Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. It is spoken by King Claudius' chief minister, Polonius as part of a speech where he is giving his son, Laertes, his blessing and advice on how to behave whilst at university.     - via nosweatshakespeare.com 

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

In our second episode, Amie and Natalie try to stay on topic and discuss ways of managing your list of handmade gifts.  They also suggest a few easy gift ideas.  In addition, for your listening pleasure, they explore A LOT of other things like the differences between geography terms from middle school, See's candy consumption and most notably overusing the word "wherewithal".

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Zen Blocks Pattern - rice pattern weights - is available at www.tansydesigns.com

Easy Zipper Cases Pattern is available at www.sewhungryhippie.com

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Starbucks Size Drinks

Short (8 Oz.)

Tall (12 Oz.)

Grande (16 Oz.)

Venti (Hot ? 20 Oz., Cold ? 24 Oz.)

Trenta (30 Oz.)

In this, our first episode, Natalie and Amie discuss seam allowances as well as bitterness and negativativity in social media and how to side-step the drama.  Hint: Just scroll past.  We also discuss our fall obsession: Chait Tea Lattes.

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Lose (the opposite of win or present tense of lost) and loose (the opposite of tight) spelled differently

Breathe (verb) and breath (noun) are spelled differently

To (where something is going) two (the number) and too (also or as well as) are all spelled differently

There (a place) their (something that belongs to them) and they're (a contraction meaning they are) all spelled differently

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16mm = approximately 5/8 inch  BUT WHY??????

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Tazo Chai tea Latte is our favorite SPICY Chai Tea mix

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