I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Hello and welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative

process so you can sew with intention and joy. And today we're talking about how to get the most

from your favorite sewing patterns.

So we're going to cover some creative ideas for reimagining your tried and true patterns

so that you can have more sewing wins in your life. All right. So we're going to start with our

icebreaker for today. And this one comes from Kathy. And Kathy says, describe your typical sewing session.

When, where, how long, soundtrack, snacks, slash drinks, beginning or ending rituals or anything else.

Or alternatively, describe your dream sewing session.

Oh, that's a great question, Kathy.

What about you, Haley? Do you have any rituals or what's your sewing session. Oh, that's a great question, Kathy. What about you, Haley?

Do you have any rituals or what's your sewing session like, typically?

Okay.

I actually had like a pretty good sewing session last night, and I think it kind of encapsulates my typical.

And that is sneak upstairs after dinner to get away from my toddler

and let my husband deal with the dishes. I cook. He does the dishes. And I like to put on like a show,

like a YouTube show or something to like drown out any

distracting things going on in my household.

So I put on some YouTube that I can kind of like half-mindedly watch.

And then I just sew.

I'm really like lately into short sewing sessions like nothing over two hours because I feel like

it's just enough time for me to feel like I've accomplished something but also not so much time that I'm like,

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