We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unseeded territories of the Coast

Salish and Quoquoquoquoquoquoque peoples, including Slewath, Squamish, Musquiem, and Comox First Nations.

Dada da da da da da da da da da da da da. Hello and

Caroline the owner of Blackbird fabrics and B. F. patterns.

And I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's closet patterns and Cedar Quilt Co.

We're two sewing buds who love to sew, and it's all we ever talk about.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into two fabrics, Corduroy and velvet. Both of these fabrics have a fluffy, fuzzy pile, but they're not exactly the same. We chat about their history, how they're made, and how to sew with them. Plus we share pattern recommendations and answer your corduroy and velvet

questions. If you love to sew, this is your show.

Hi Helen. Hi Caroline, how are you? Oh she's drinking tea. I'm good. I know I just I

it's actually coffee but probably not the best time to take a big gulp.

You need your fuel, I understand.

I need my fuel, yeah, we're recording a lot these days.

How is it going?

How's your morning going? It's going great. Yeah, good morning so far. I think this

episode is very aptly timed because I have fall and winter sewing on the brain. So I'm definitely

thinking about these kind of fabrics for cozy fall

weather and also holiday sewing is it too soon I don't think so by the time this

episode comes out I will be super on board. Currently still clinging to the last

rays of summer I understand. Yes exactly exactly but I do have some like

corduroy velvety dreams for winter so we'll see what happens.

Ooh, okay, well maybe we'll chat about that in this episode.

That would be fun.

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