Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

#150: Momentum and Motivation with Meg Grandstaff


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Do you want to hang with me and regular guest Meg Grandstaff as we grill each other about sewing plans and goals, and cackle over basically everything? This episode is a chatty conversation in which we have a catch up about our current creative obsessions, projects and plans. 

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You can follow Meg’s sewing and knitting endeavours, as well as learn more about #scrapbustingseptember via Instagram (@the_grand_stash).

Previous episodes with Meg Grandstaff include:

  • Ep #22: Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community Glue
  • Ep #37: Pledges and Participants #1 with Rebecca & Meg
  • Ep. #103: Swimming in a Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff
  • Meg has been working on:

    • The Ginger Jeans pattern by Closet Core Patterns
  • The Gable Top pattern by Jennifer Lauren Handmade 
  • The Granville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic 
  • Meg tried the Seasonal Stash organisation system I came up with. You can hear about it and check out the FREE downloadable PDF version

    Meg took an alterations class at Sew On Central in Evanston, IL, USA

    Check out Meg’s incredible, reversible fabric:

    …and her Gingham with lobsters fabric!:

    Meg’s thinking of using pattern McCalls 6696 to make her shirtdress. 

    During Scrap Busting September last year, Meg pieced together scraps of black jersey to make a Lago Tank:

    My downloadable resource, How to Sew Clothes with Fabric Scraps, can help get creative and resourceful with scraps. 

    I highly recommend making a meditation cushion using this tutorial by The Daily Sew

    I made a yoga bolster with removable cover for my friend:

    My failed vest/gilet knitting project:

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