We celebrate five years of Love to Sew with a chatty catch-up, a bit of reflection, and a bunch of sewing-themed games! Thank you for five wonderful years!
The transcript for this episode is on this page at the end of the show notes.
Photos and video:
- Helen and Caroline five years ago, in the first “photoshoot” for Love to Sew!
- Caroline’s Victory Patterns Sofia Dress
- Caroline and Helen both had fun in the water this summer!
- Helen tried waterskiing for the first time!
Sewing Patterns:
- Sofia Dress and Top by Victory Patterns – size band 1, size band 2
- STUDIO Collection by Helen’s Closet Patterns
Other Mentions:
Transcript:
Caroline: We are recording today on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Musqueam, and K’ómoks first nations.
Hello, and welcome to Love to Sew. I’m Caroline, the owner of Blackbird Fabrics.
Helen: And I’m Helen, the designer behind Helen’s Closet Patterns.
Caroline: We’re two sewing buds who love to sew our own clothes and want to encourage you on your sewing journey, too.
Helen: Join us for today’s very special episode. It’s our fifth anniversary special.
Caroline: Woo.
Helen: Woohoo.
Caroline: And we’re back.
Helen: We’re back, baby. Hi, Caroline.
Caroline: Hello, Helen.
Helen: How are you?
Caroline: I am so good. And so happy to be back behind this mic recording our newest season.
Helen: Me, too. I always feel a little rusty when we come back from these breaks, but also rested.
Caroline: Oh.
Helen: Rusty and rested.
Caroline: Rusty and rested. Should put that on a t-shirt. I like that.
Helen: We hope you all had a really great summer or winter, depending on where you are in the world. We had a fabulous summer. We’re gonna tell you all about it before we get into all of our fun things we have planned for today. But first we wanted to talk about how this season is gonna be a little different from other seasons.
Caroline: Yes! We are going back to basics this season. It’s just us two. We’re chatting. We’re gonna be sharing information about sewing techniques, diving deep into fabrics, and exploring patterns. The only difference is that we’re not gonna have any guests on this season, but we do have some exciting episodes planned featuring advice and stories from listeners. And, of course, we’ve loved interviewing guests, and we have no plans to stop having them on the podcast. We’re just taking a season-long break.
Helen: Yes, because this fall, both of us are working on some new and exciting projects at our respective businesses. And we’re so excited to share more about that with you, but that’s why we’re paring back on the show a little bit. The guest interviews just take that extra bit of coordination. So we are just gonna be the two of us for this season, but if you wanna follow along with us and hear more about what we’re up to and get in on all of these secret projects, you can join us over on Patreon. We catch up in our monthly bonus episode over there and share more details about our personal lives and businesses. So you can go to patreon.com/LoveToSew for more info.
Caroline: And we might give you some little tidbits on the regular show, too, about what we have…
Helen: Oh…
Caroline: …coming up, right?
Helen: I can’t wait.
Caroline: We’re so excited to share with you guys. And we have so many fun topics planned for this season. We hope you’re gonna love listening to these episodes as much as we’ve loved prepping for them and making them. So I think it’s time to get to our fifth anniversary special, Helen.
Helen: Yay. Let the games begin.
Caroline: Yes! Okay. First off, let’s just talk about the fact that Love To Sew has been airing for five years, I guess, plus a little bit, because our anniversary was actually last month, but in those five years, we’ve made over 200 episodes, we’ve interviewed 106 guests, and gained thousands of listeners. We’re so grateful to all of our listeners, whether you’ve started listening recently or you’ve been there since day one. You always brighten our lives with your stories, and you share the best tips with us. We love you guys so much.
Helen: Oh, we really do. And in this episode, we’re gonna do a little bit of reflection on our podcast journey. We’re gonna catch up about what we were up to this summer, and then we’re gonna play a bunch of sewing themed games. But before the raucous fun, let’s take a moment to reflect on making the show for the past five years.
Caroline: Yeah, let’s do it. Helen, I wanna know what your thoughts are on making Love To Sew for five years. I cannot believe it’s been five years.
Helen: I know. That’s the first thing that comes to mind. I’m like, really five years?
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: It’s hard to believe. And I, honestly, I do love thinking back on our journey because there’s so many things about it that, like, fill me with pride and joy and just general good feelings and optimism. I mean, first and foremost, our friendship, which never would’ve happened without sewing and sew-cialising online. We met through Instagram, just a random chance that we decided to get together and here we are, and it just goes to show that you never know what can happen, and it does pay to put yourself out there. So if that’s something that you’ve been thinking of doing, highly encourage it. Go try to make a new friend. You never know where it might take you.
And the other thing I think about when I think about the podcast in five years is the commitment that we made to each other and to the show. I mean, five years of consistent, quality podcasting. Like, that is a big accomplishment, and it definitely, wasn’t always easy to pull off, but we have both made sure that the show is a priority in our lives. And I think that shows because we’ve been so consistent with the show, and I know our listeners appreciate it because they’re always telling us, emailing us, messaging us, letting us know. So thank you so much for listening and for letting us know that you love the show.
And I think it’s also thanks to our listeners and our commitment to the show that we’ve managed to grow our businesses in the ways that we have. And that has been an incredible part of this as well, is being able to share that journey with the sewing community and share that journey with each other and document that journey. I mean, can you imagine, like, 25 years from now, I really wanna listen back, maybe not to every episode, but I think it’s gonna be such a cool time capsule of our lives.
Caroline: Oh, yeah.
Helen: And I think that’s something just so special.
Caroline: It really is. Yeah. I echo so much of what you just said, Helen. I mean, everything really. It’s, I’m proud of us, too. And definitely have all the feelings about this, all the good feelings.
Helen: Yes. Tell me. Tell me your feelings.
Caroline: Well, I’m so proud of us, too. I, I also definitely cherish the friendship that we’ve built over the years, both on and off the air. It’s so fun that we get to, like, catch up, you know, on the podcast, through Patreon, and on the regular show, but we’ve also formed a friendship outside of that, and that has been so special. And I think it’s thanks to, like, the consistency of podcasting that we’ve been able to keep in touch after you’ve moved away from Vancouver and just, like, be able to always be able to touch base all the time.
But I, I think back to those first few months. And I remember them so clearly and how excited we were about making the show and putting it out there. And I think that, for me, I had no idea at the time how much the podcast would shape my journey over the next five years. It’s been such a constant in my life, and we’ve met so many amazing, inspiring people throughout our time podcasting. And I’m so grateful that we can hold space for these great conversations with guests and our listeners, too. Those community episodes and all the emails that we get from listeners mean so much to us. And I’ve just learned so much from making the show and connecting with folks.
So I just feel like this podcast has enriched my life so much. So I get a little bit emotional when I really think about it because it’s just been an important part of my life over the last five years. And, you know, you’ve been there along the way. So I, I just feel like our friendship and this show has been so special to me. But, yeah, it’s also just wild to think back about where we were in our lives and businesses back when we started and where we are now, like, so much has changed, but I think what stayed the same is just our passion for sewing and connecting with this amazing community.
So I just wanna send out, like, a really heartfelt thank you to our listeners for being our cheerleaders and our biggest supporters, not just through the podcast, but also our businesses. Like, I see you leaving those notes when you place orders at Blackbird saying that you love the show, and I read those notes, and that means so much to me that you take the time to go and support our businesses outside of also just listening to the show.
Helen: Yeah. Oh my gosh. It’s so true. I get those emails too, from people who say they love this show and they’re following up about patterns and questions and things, and it just makes my day. I love the idea that people are listening and then supporting us, buying fabric and patterns, making their little Love To Sew babies.
Caroline: Yes.
Helen: It makes me so happy. And I couldn’t agree more about having this, like, connection with you. I mean, it’s an interesting one because we work together so frequently.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: And we have a Slack channel that’s always open, so it’s like having another partner in your life. Like, you’re always there. Like, you are always just, like, one little finger click away.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And, and I know you’ll answer me right away, and it’s, like, that support is so valuable.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And working on the show has been, like, such a joy. I couldn’t have done it with anybody else.
Caroline: Aw, Helen. Okay, let me wipe my tears. No, it’s, it’s been so fun and, and, and, yeah, I’m just, I’m happy to be here and happy to keep making this show with you. And we have a really fun season planned, so I’m excited to get into that, too.
Helen: Yes, I’m so excited. And one little final thank you. I think we have to say thanks to everyone who’s worked with us on the show, as well, like…
Caroline: Oh, yes.
Helen: I mean, first of all, Sam, my partner who helped us edit the show back in the early days.
Caroline: Yes.
Helen: And then we had Melanie, our assistant, who did an amazing job, helping us with the show. Now we have Lisa who does all of our prep and admin, and she’s incredible. We have Jordan who edits the show. We have Margaret who transcribes the show.
Caroline: Yes.
Helen: And, of course, we have all the listeners. So thank you to everyone who’s helped make the show possible.
Caroline: Takes a village.
Helen: It sure does. Alright. let’s talk a little bit about our summer and how our break was because I love hearing what you’ve been up to, um, and that’s what we do over on Patreon, so if this is what you’re here for…
Caroline: Yes!
Helen: …please head over there.
Caroline: Yeah, let’s talk about it. I mean, okay, my summer has been really good. I’ve loved having a little bit of a break to have a bit more balance. I’ve had a lot of late time paddle boarding and swimming, lots of family time. My family’s come to visit a couple times this summer, and we’ve had the pleasure of hosting them. Um, that was lots of fun and lots of sewing.
I feel like I’ve had some sewjo this summer, and I’ve added some great pieces to my wardrobe. So I’m very excited about that, too. And Shea and I have been planning our wedding which is so exciting. We’ve been engaged since December, 2020, but we haven’t really been in a huge hurry to plan our wedding during a pandemic. Plus, we’ve been together for 11 years, so let’s be real, what’s the rush?
But we finally have set a date for September 2023. And, yes, I am making my dress, although, I reserve the right to change my mind. But right now I’m planning on making my dress, and I can’t wait to share that journey with you all. Um, so I promise I won’t be making it a week before the wedding. It will be a long process. And I’ll share it with you definitely over on Patreon, but probably also talk about a little bit on the main show, but I can’t wait to get into that. Um, and yeah, I’m not gonna do it last minute. Helen, hold me to that please.
Helen: I, I will. We need to do a wedding dress sewing episode or wedding outfit sewing episode.
Caroline: Oh, that would be so fun.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Also, I’ve been going to so many weddings, and I’ve made a lot of, like, wedding guest outfits. Um, so we should totally do an episode about, like, making…
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: …wedding attire.
Helen: Yeah. I’m curious. Do you have a favourite thing that you made this summer? Since you said you’ve added some great pieces, I wanna know.
Caroline: Oh, okay. Well, most worn, probably, would be my Orchard Dress which I just finished. So that’s saying a lot. I finished it, like, two weeks ago. Haven’t taken it off. I wear it all the time. Um, but I think my favourite piece, because it’s special to me is this, I made a Victory Pattern Sophia Dress with, like, a shirred bodice and these puff sleeves out of this really beautiful block printed cotton. And it’s just, like, so cute and special and fun. And I love it so much. Um, and I haven’t actually had the opportunity to wear it much, but I just, it makes me smile every time I see it.
Helen: Ooh.
Caroline: And it was, kind of, a challenging project with all the shirring. It was my first time shirring. So anyways, maybe we’ll post a picture…
Helen: Yes.
Caroline: …on, maybe, on Instagram, on the main feed or something so that you guys can see.
Helen: Yeah, we should.
Caroline: It’s so cute.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Um, so I wanna hear all about your sewing, too, but first I’ll tell everybody a little bit of an update on Blackbird. So it’s definitely been an interesting year at Blackbird. Like a lot of businesses, I think we’ve faced some challenges with our supply chain and inflation and just overall, our business has had to adjust a little bit to whatever this new normal is right now.
But through that, we’ve had some really amazing moments. And we’ve been able to get creative and try new things. And we are making some big plans for new and exciting projects in the future. Um, so hold tight for that cause we have some fun things that are happening in the next six months.
And I’ve also been working with a leadership coach for about a year now. I think we’re just coming up on our one year anniversary of working together, and I can’t tell you how much it has helped me to feel just more confident and able to take on all of the highs and lows that go along with running a business. And, yeah, I’m just thankful that I’ve given myself the space to work on that.
And switching to seasons has given me a lot of that time back and giving me that time to focus on, on the business and having more balance in my life and, yeah, coming, I’m probably feeling this way cause I’m just coming right off of a break, but…
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: …breaks are good for the soul, and I’m, I’m really happy that we, like, did that and made that decision for the podcast cause it’s given us time to do some really fun things with our businesses and also just, like, give ourselves a break personally. So yeah, it’s been a good summer.
Helen: Definitely. It has been a good summer. I do feel like this year I managed to achieve my goal of actually making summer a break and not planning a bunch of projects to do during summer. Especially, the last month here in August has just been, like, very chill and relaxing. And we’ve been doing a ton of swimming and paddle boarding. This is our third summer in our new home and our new city.
So we’ve really felt like we’ve settled in and we’re just, we have all of our favourite swimming spots and favourite places to go and friends and things like that. So it’s been a really, really great summer so far. And lots of times met with my family and Sam’s family and friends, and that’s been amazing. I actually got to try water skiing for the first time and I had an absolute blast. That’s still, like, the highlight of my summer.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. As it should be, Helen. I just, I think about that video all the time.
Helen: It was so fun. I can’t believe I was able to get up on those skis and hang on for as long as I did. And it was just, like, yeah, such a, a cool experience, but yeah, great summer so far, honestly, just very relaxing, which has been great.
And on the business front, I released our first collection at the start of the summer, our STUDIO Collection, which has lots of great year round wardrobe staples in it. It was a little, maybe, poorly timed at the beginning of summer because I think the patterns are actually better for fall. So I’m very excited that fall is around the corner now, and I get to, kind of, remarket these patterns. It’s gonna be so fun.
And we also released a free pattern. You already mentioned it, Caroline, the Orchard Top and Dress that came out in August. Um, and this one has been a real hit with the community. So happy that everybody loves it. It’s been so fun to see people whipping it up. It’s such a quick sew, and it’s a perfect thing if you’re, like, too hot to wear clothes.
Caroline: Mhm. Yeah. Like, perfect timing on that one, Helen.
Helen: I thought it was too late, but I think I just hit that sweet spot of everyone’s, like, sweating.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: …at home being like, I wanna sew something, but I don’t want it to be, like, hard, and it, again.
Caroline: Exactly, it, like, helps that it’s such a quick sew. And it doesn’t take a lot of fabric, and…
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: It’s just, like, all I wanna wear.
Helen: Oh, and I managed, I was so proud of myself, like, squeezing it all into one copy shop page.
Caroline: Yes. Amazing.
Helen: Oh, my gosh. That was really fun. And then coming up next, we’re doing our jeans pattern. We’re finally doing it. I’m so sorry it’s taken so long.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. Don’t apologise.
Helen: We get questions about it on the daily now. It is coming. That’s gonna be our next pattern. I’m fully focused on that right now, so it is coming this fall. So stoked.
Caroline: Helen, perfection takes time.
Helen: Yes, this is true.
Caroline: I can’t wait to try out that pattern. And I also have to know, do you have a favourite sewing project that you did this summer?
Helen: Ooh. Oh my gosh. Good question. I mean, I’ve been making a lot of Sandpiper Swimsuits because, again, all of the swimming.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And I feel like I, personally, love just wearing a different swimsuit every day. I love variety is the spice of life. So, yeah, I just have so many in my collection now, and it’s, like, a two piece, so you can mix and match. So I think I sewed three more of them this summer, and that’s also a pretty quick sew, so that’s been really fun.
Caroline: Awesome.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Oh, okay. Helen. I’m, like, really excited to get into these games. So I feel like we should get into it. What do you think? Are you ready?
Helen: Yes! This was all of our assistant Lisa’s idea. She had so many great ideas for this episode and wanted us to play a bunch of fun games, and she’s arranged these all for us. So, the first one is called, “Who said it?” And in this game, we’re gonna read a quote that one of us has said in the past five years of the podcast, and then we have to guess which one of us said it. And I have to tell you, I have no memory of what I said on this show, so we’ll see how well I do on this one. And the answers are actually hidden here in our prep, so we actually, we do not know. It’s a true game, guys.
Caroline: Yeah. It’s a true game. We’re gonna reveal the answers after we’ve both guessed, right?
Helen: Yes.
Caroline: We’re each gonna guess. Oh, we’re gonna have to read back things that we said. My gosh. Okay, Helen, do you wanna take this first one?
Helen: Okay. “I’ll never forget that feeling. Like, just like, like, you know, when the world just, sort of, stops, and everything’s like, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop. What did I do?” I do know the answer to this one.
Caroline: That was really good. Okay. Well, I wanna say you said that because your reenactment was so good. So that’s my guess.
Helen: Yeah, I’m pretty sure I said this. This was about when I, I was in high school home-ec, and we had gotten this fashion designer’s, like, load of offcuts and, like, old projects and things. And there was, like, this 99% finished gown in the bag.
Caroline: Oh, yes.
Helen: And I got it because I was the, you know, teacher’s pet, and it just needed to be, like, finished up along the edges. And I took it to the serger, and I, like, serged, I was trying to serge one of the seams and got, like, a piece of the dress caught underneath, and I cut a big hole in it.
Caroline: Yes! Oh, my gosh.
Helen: And literally, like, the world stopped because not only did I mess up, but it was also on this, like, really, like, important project that I felt like I just ruined this opportunity of a lifetime to own this designer dress. It was awful.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. Anyways. It happens. I’m really glad you read that one cause I would’ve been like, “Everything’s, like, whoop, whoop, whoop,” which I don’t think has the dramatic effect of, like, what actually happened in the moment.
Helen: No, it was not whoop, whoop. It was not. It was whoop, whoop.
Caroline: Yeah, like a fan, like, in slow motion.
Helen: It’s, like, your heartbeat in your ears.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Okay, so, Helen. Yeah. You.
Helen: Yeah, the explanation’s there and everything.
Caroline: I love it. Okay. Our second quote is a simple one. “Isn’t it octopi, not octopuses?”
Helen: That was you.
Caroline: Was it?
Helen: Yeah, because I said that octo- that, uh, octopus was my favourite animal.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And then I was like, I love octopuses. And you were like, “Isn’t it octopi?”
Caroline: Okay. I believe that.
Helen: Oh, yeah.
Caroline: Caroline, talking to Helen about My Octopus Teacher. Love it.
Helen: Yeah. Great Netflix show.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. Okay. “Let your fabrics talk to you.” Mm, I’d like to think that I said that, but I don’t know.
Helen: I’m gonna guess you, too, cause it’s fabric-themed.
Caroline: Okay. Let’s see who said it? Oh, yeah. Caroline on organising your fabric stash. It’s very on brand.
Helen: Amazing.
Caroline: Okay. The next one is, “I call it the rumpled realness.”
Helen: Oh, that’s you for sure, talking about linen.
Caroline: Oh, yeah? I would’ve guessed you. I feel like you say realness more than I do.
Helen: Oh, maybe. Okay. Maybe it was me talking about linen.
Caroline: Let’s see. Let’s see. Oh, it was! I was right.
Helen: I mean, you agree though about the rumpled realness? I absolutely agree that that is a term that we probably have both used.
Caroline: And I’m into the rumpled realness. Um, I love it.
Helen: Quote: “Now, when someone points out a stain, I’m going to be like, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m a stain positive person.”
Caroline: This is you. This is totally you.
Helen: Is it?
Caroline: Yeah. This is you.
Helen: I don’t know. I’m gonna guess you because I don’t remember saying this.
Caroline: Oh, it was me.
Helen: Caroline talking about zero waste sewing.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. Okay, cool.
Helen: I don’t know what stains have to do with that, but…
Caroline: I am a stain-positive person, so that’s true. Alright, the next one is, “The pattern is only the roadmap, but you can take detours. You can stop to get gas. You can even change your mind halfway there and decide to go somewhere completely different.”
Helen: I really want this to be me because it’s so good.
Caroline: It’s you. It, I’m sure it’s you cause I remember being like, Ooh, Helen. I love that.
Helen: Yes. My pep talk.
Caroline: Yes!
Helen: Sweet. Okay.
Caroline: Um, this next one is just, “Picked a pupple peppers.”
Helen: I’m gonna say that’s you, and no shade, but you stumble over your words more often than I do.
Caroline: Is it? Oh, it was you!
Helen: Oh, no!
Caroline: But it’s cause you were making fun of me for saying “pup” instead of “couple.”
Helen: Oh, there you go.
“Little rules like this bother me a little bit because it’s, like, if you get there in the end, does it really matter? Whether you press beyond the dart point or not?”
Caroline: I don’t know. I feel like either of us could have said this, right? What do you think? I feel like it was maybe you. Cause you get hung up on these rules sometimes.
Helen: I’m like, what are all these rules for?
Caroline: You get personally offended by the rules at times.
Helen: I do. Okay, I’m gonna guess me also.
Caroline: Yeah, I’m gonna guess you.
Helen: Oh, it was Caroline.
Caroline: Okay. It was me. Our second to last quote is, “How many nudists do you think listen to the show?”
Helen: I think that was you because it was in response to me talking about how much I like going to nude beaches.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Which is kind of funny for, as a sewist who loves swimsuits, as I mentioned previously, but whenever I get the opportunity, I love a nude beach. So I think that might have been you in response.
Caroline: Oh!
Helen: Oh, that was me. Oh, in response to my own story no doubt.
Caroline: Yeah. Alright. You wanna read the last one?
Helen: “Definitely didn’t see that one coming. The butt.”
Caroline: What?
Helen: This is you, I think when we were talking about the different parts of, uh, sewing machine needle.
Caroline: Okay.
Helen: There’s, like, the scarf and the shank and the point and the butt.
Caroline: Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Was it me? Was it me? Oh yeah, it was. That was fun. Oh, my gosh. The things we say on the show, Helen. Why do we have a podcast?
Helen: I mean, I think Lisa only picked good ones, too, so…
Caroline: Mm. I’m really pumped about the second game. It is going to be Two Truths and a Lie! And this is just what it sounds like. If you’ve never heard of this game before, this is how it goes. One of us will say three statements. Two are true, and one is a lie, and the other person has to guess which one is the lie
Helen: Ah! I’m excited. Okay. Should I go first?
Caroline: Yes. Yes.
Helen: My first one is more sewing-related. One: when it comes to sewing hems, I don’t measure them. I just eyeball it. Two: I’ve never changed the needles in my serger. Three: when I’m designing patterns, I don’t sketch by hand. I go right to illustrating on the computer.
Caroline: Okay. I think I’m gonna say number one is a lie.
Helen: Nope. Number three is a lie.
Caroline: Oh, gosh. No. It was between those two. Cause I definitely know you’ve never changed the needles on your serger and I, for sure, shamed you for it. I’m sorry.
Helen: Look, it’s fine.
Caroline: It is fine.
Helen: The serger makes beautiful serging edges, so…
Caroline: Um, okay. Alright. Alright. Alright. Okay. Um, okay. So my first three. One: I only wore black and grey in college. Two: I still take some of the photos for our social media and website at Blackbird. Three: I clean and tidy my sewing room after every project.
Helen: Oh, I think three is a lie.
Caroline: No, it’s two.
Helen: You don’t take any photos for social or website anymore?
Caroline: No.
Helen: Oh, my gosh. Tell me your secrets.
Caroline: I have a whole team for that.
Helen: I know, I just thought maybe sometimes you’re, like, sneaking up on people, like…
Caroline: No.
Helen: …taking videos. No, you’re, like, never.
Caroline: I don’t even know how to use our cam-, we have, like, a new camera that we got, like, a year and a half ago, and I have no idea how to use it.
Helen: Well, that’s amazing. You really clean and tidy your swing room after every project? Like, every project?
Caroline: Yeah, you know I’m a procrasti-cleaner.
Helen: I know, but I thought that was more of a pre-sewing thing, you know? And you’re like, I wanna sew something, but first I’ll reorganise everything.
Caroline: No, pretty much, like, in between every project, I need to have a blank slate.
Helen: Oh, well, that’s a good habit to have.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And this only black and grey in college thing, I mean, you were missing out.
Caroline: I know, I know! And I think I’ve talked about that on the show, too. Like, I don’t know, I, just, me and all my friends, we only pretty much wore black and grey. It was a vibe.
Helen: Very cool. Yeah. Okay. Number one: I used to work for a skydiving company. Number two: the only food that I dislike is cantaloupe. Number three: after graduating from high school, I went on a month-long trip to Indonesia by myself.
Caroline: Okay. This is really hard, Helen, because I know you went on a trip after high school, but I thought that it was Thailand and not Indonesia. I’m gonna go with number three.
Helen: No, that one’s true.
Caroline: Ahhh!!! I’m so bad at this.
Helen: That would be sneaky if I just changed the location.
Caroline: I know. Okay. Wait, so what is it? What’s the lie?
Helen: Oh no, I like cantaloupe. Cantaloupe’s great.
Caroline: Oh, Helen. Okay. Okay, my next three. One: I really dislike stone fruit, especially peaches. Two: I learned to drive on a stick shift. Three: I used to be a synchronised swimmer.
Helen: Ooh. I know about the synchronised swimming. That one’s true. You’re allergic to stone fruit, but I don’t know if that means you dislike it, but, like, I guess so if you’re allergic. I’m gonna go with two, the stick shift.
Caroline: Wrong.
Helen: Which one is it?
Caroline: : I actually love peaches so much.
Helen: Oh, it’s so sad.
Caroline: It’s the saddest thing ever cause I’m allergic, and I just, like, sometimes, I just smell them. I just, like, take a peach and just, like, put it to my nose cause I love them so much, but I can’t eat them.
Helen: The smell, like, sticking your nose in the butt of a peach is, like…
Caroline: Oh, yes.
Helen: …heaven.
Caroline: I, I can only eat, like, cooked stone fruit, so I can still bake with them and stuff.
Helen: Aw.
Caroline: But anyway.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Well, that was fun. We failed at every turn.
Helen: We know each other so well.
Caroline: It’s a hard game.
Helen: It is a hard game. It’s true. Okay. For the next game, we recommend getting a beverage and playing along with us. It’s called Never Have I Ever. We’ll say “Never have I ever…” and then read a statement. And if we have ever done what the statement says, we will take a drink! Do you have your beverage ready, Caroline. I’ve got my ice coffee ready.
Caroline: Yeah, it’s the morning.
Helen: We’ll just heavily caffeinate more and more.
Caroline: How do we, like, tell people that we’re drinking? We’re just gonna have to say I’ve done it or not, right?
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Okay. I might have some clarifying questions, too.
Helen: We’re gonna have to take really aggressive gulps.
Caroline: Okay.
Helen: Put your throat next to the mic.
Caroline: Oh, perfect. People are gonna love that.
Helen: Mm, slurp it, slurp it.
Caroline: Okay. Okay. The first one is never have I ever finished sewing a garment on the way to an event. But I do have a clarifying question about this. My, my question is, like, what qualifies on the way to an event? Like, in the car on the way to an event? Or, like, I’ve travelled to the place where the event is, and it’s the night before, and I’m, like, sewing the hem of the dress.
Helen: Mm. I think that either could count. Up for interpretation.
Caroline: Okay. I’ve done it. Gulp.
Helen: You finished one, like, in a hotel room or something?
Caroline: Yeah, the dress I wore in my sister’s wedding, I, like, finished hand sewing the hem, like, like, in the days leading up to the wedding after I had arrived in Montreal.
Helen: Oh, my gosh. Yeah, that totally counts. I have not done this.
Caroline: No?!
Helen: I’ve done, like, night before, but not, like, on the way to, like, I was definitely picturing, like, in the taxi, like, hand stitching the zipper.
Caroline: Oh, man. That’s next level.
Helen: Okay. Okay. Never have I ever made a garment, hated it, and told nobody.
Caroline: Ooh.
Helen: I mean, I don’t think I can resist telling people whether I’ve succeeded or failed at sewing. As soon as I finish something, I immediately go tell somebody.
Caroline: Yeah, I wanna say I’m the same, like, I don’t think I’ve ever, like, hidden, like, a failed project, especially since we have a podcast.
Helen: Yeah, exactly. This maybe isn’t the right one for. But I’m sure there are folks out there drinking.
Caroline: Okay. Never have I ever talked to my fabric stash like it was a person. I’m gonna drink to that one.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Definitely done that.
Helen: I’m gonna need more coffee. I’m gonna have to drink a lot.
Caroline: Every time I walk into my sewing room, I’m like, hello, my pretties.
Helen: We’re supposed to say hello, my gorgeous beast, right?
Caroline: Oh, right. Like, beast of a stash.
Helen: Oh, okay. Never have I ever skipped pressing. I mean, come on.
Caroline: Okay. Everyone has, right? I’m gonna drink to that.
Helen: I mean, at the very least, you, like, skip it temporarily, and you’re like, I’ll press that, I’ll press that dart later.
Caroline: Yeah. I was gonna say, I don’t know that I’ve ever sewn an entire project without pressing, but I’ve definitely skipped pressing steps.
Helen: Oh, yeah.
Caroline: And if it’s a knit garment, then maybe I have, like, swimsuits and that kind of thing, but they don’t really need pressing.
Helen: Yeah, exactly.
Caroline: Okay. Never have I ever made a whole garment without looking at the instructions.
Helen: Oh, I have done that.
Caroline: Yeah. I’m gonna drink to that.
Helen: I don’t think it counts as much for me though cause, like, with my own patterns, I don’t pull out the instructions.
Caroline: You, kind of, don’t have to do that.
Helen: Yeah. Well, I just made them so many times, too, that I don’t need it anymore, but I don’t, if it’s a new project, I, I’m a pretty thorough instruction booklet reader.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Never have I ever permanently stained a precious me-made garment.
Caroline: Aw. I’ll drink to that.
Helen: I’m gonna drink to that.
Caroline: You don’t you remember I’m a stain-positive person which mean[s] I will positively stain every garment that I own.
Helen: Oh, my gosh. I stain things constantly. What gets me the most is, like, salad…
Caroline: Oh, yeah.
Helen: …greens. Like, I’m, I don’t know. I can’t, like, eat salad without dropping lettuce on myself.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And it’s all covered in olive oil, and it’s just, like…
Caroline: Yeah, you need a bib.
Helen: I need a bib.
Caroline: It’s a bib moment. Yeah, you need a bib.
Helen: Yeah, Sam and I have started wearing our Sam Aprons at the, at the table when we eat dinner. We, like, cook in them, and then we’re, like, leave ’em on. It’s, it’s perfect.
Caroline: Yeah, leave ‘em on. Yeah, I get that.
Okay. The next one is never have I ever injured myself while sewing.
Helen: Oh, yeah. I mean, it happens.
Caroline: Yeah, I have.
Helen: Thankfully, nothing too serious, but I’m, like, I am still, like, scared of my rotary cutter. Like, I’m, like, one day…
Caroline: Oh, yeah.
Helen: …I’m gonna forget to move my finger out of the way.
Caroline: I’ve had really bad burns from my iron.
Helen: Oh, yeah.
Caroline: Yeah. Mhm.
Helen: Yeah. Ugh.
Caroline: Okay.
Helen: Alright, our next game is called Sewing Superlatives! This is kind of like the superlatives from the high school yearbook, like best dressed and most likely to become a doctor, except with sewing stuff so we can all play. Okay. What is the most versatile fabric queen?
Caroline: What do you think, Helen? I’m sorry, I didn’t see your answer.
Helen: Maybe you should read it.
Caroline: Linen! I think we’re on the same page about this one. Linen life forever.
Helen: Yes. Linen is so versatile. I love it. I love it for pants, skirt[s], dresses, tops, hats, bags.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: You name it.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: You can make anything from linen.
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah. Okay. What fabric is most likely to cause a tantrum, Helen?
Helen: Mine is rayon crepe because I cannot cut it without it looking like a wobbly mess.
Caroline: Yeah. Mine is, sort of, like, a similar problem, but it’s gonna have to be silk satin.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: So slippery.
Caroline: So slippery. Hard to cut and hard to sew.
Helen: Alright, prettiest fabric in your stash?
Caroline: Ooh. Okay. Mine is, I have three cuts of our eco satin at Blackbird, which is a blend of EcoVero and recycled viscose, I believe. It has these really gorgeous, like, saturated prints. And I have three different ones in my stash, and I’m using them for upcoming projects, I’m obsessed.
Helen: It is so gorgeous. I just got a cut of it last week.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And I’ve been eyeing it in the shop for a while, but I wasn’t sure cause I hadn’t felt it.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: But it is like feeling a waterfall or something.
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah.
Helen: It is so beautiful. I cannot wait. I’m gonna make a pyjama set.
Caroline: Ooh, it’s gonna be so nice.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Okay. What’s your Prettiest Fabric in your Stash?
Helen: I have a cotton silk blend voile from your shop from about four years ago. I believe it’s a mustard yellow base with a white and blue floral. And I don’t know if you remember it, but it is so beautiful, and I cannot cut into it because I like it so much.
Caroline: Aw.
Helen: I need to find the perfect project. Like, it will find its moment.
Caroline: Yeah, you’ll know, you’ll know the right challenge.
Helen: I’ll know. Exactly. And it’s see-through which makes it extra challenging to, like, pick something.
Caroline: Yeah, totally. Okay. Tool most likely to injure you, sewing tool that is.
Helen: Yes, I said pins because I, I stab myself with a pin every time I sew.
Caroline: Yeah, I do, too. I put iron because I pretty much burn myself, like, a little bit every time I sew. Like, my hands are just covered in burns, and it’s just hard to sew and iron with steam without burning your hands.
Helen: Yeah, the steam gets me for sure.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: You’re supposed to turn that off when your hands are gonna be really close to it.
Caroline: Yeah, but then you don’t get that nice crisp press.
Helen: It’s worth it, right?
Caroline: It’s worth the burns.
Helen: I’m gonna leave the steam on cause it’ll be worth it.
Caroline: Live on the edge.
Helen: Too bad for you, fingers. Okay. Most Handiest Tool.
Caroline: Okay. I put seam gauge cause I always have it on my ironing board when I’m sewing, and I always use it when I’m doing any, kind of, like, hem pressing or measuring of things. Like, I just find it super handy.
Helen: That’s, like, my least handiest tool.
Caroline: Is it really?
Helen: No, I do have one, and I use it sometimes, but as evidenced by our Two Truths and a Lie, I never measure my hems. I just eyeball them. I’m like, I know what an inchl looks like.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Um, I put seam ripper because it’s super handy, and there’s just nothing to replace it. Like, you can kind of get in there with a pair of scissors, but it’s not gonna do the job.
Caroline: Mm. Yeah, that’s true. I see that. Okay. Most Sewn Pattern, Helen.
Helen: Uh, right now it’s our Jackson Tee and Pullover. I think I have about 10 Jackson Tees in my closet, and I wear them all, especially in the fall and winter. I just wear Jackson, like, every day.
Caroline: Nice.
Helen: How about you?
Caroline: Mine is gonna have to be the Wiksten Top and Dress. I think I have, like, five or six that I currently have in my closet.
Helen: Nice.
Caroline: And yeah, it’s just a really great TnT and really hackable, too. So, yeah.
Helen: That’s the, like, shift one, right? The, kind of, boxy?
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah. Simple, simple boxy, but it works so well with linen and cotton and yeah, it’s really easy to add, like, a little flounce, a little gathered panel, little length and shortened situation.
Helen: Yeah. Nice. Okay. Last one: Pattern Most Likely to Level Up your Sewing.
Caroline: Okay. I was trying to think of, like, something I want to sew in the next six months that’s gonna level up my sewing.
Helen: Smart.
Caroline: And I really wanna sew a coat for this winter, and I wanna make the Poppy Coat, and I wanna take my time with it. The Poppy Coat is a Fabric Store pattern. Um, it has this really beautiful oversized collar, and it’s long, and I have some beautiful coatings in my stash, and I really want to take my time and practice some tailoring techniques and really make it beautifully structured and beautifully finished. So I think that’s gonna level up my sewing game cause I haven’t done, like, a really tailored project, uh, in a very long time.
Helen: Ooh, I love this idea. This is gonna be gorgeous.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: I’m gonna check in with you monthly on how this is going.
Caroline: Yeah, I think we’re gonna have to schedule some sewing days.
Helen: Right? It’s good to start now on those bigger fall projects, so you actually get to wear them.
Caroline: Yeah, I know, in theory, that makes a lot of sense, but it’s, like, very hot outside today, so I’m like coats? No.
Helen: No.
Caroline: What about you? What’s your Pattern Most Likely to Level Up your Sewing?
Helen: I was thinking that this more generally, like, for sewists out there in the world and doing a shameless plug for our upcoming jeans pattern.
Caroline: Love it. Yes!
Helen: Yes! Which you can totally sew. Our instructions are going to be so detailed, so if you are looking to sew a pair of jeans in the next year, this one’s for you. Give it a try.
Caroline: I can’t wait. So excited for this one. Okay. Our next game we’re calling “Kiss, Marry, Kill!”
Helen: Nice.
Caroline: So, in this game, we’ll be given three choices. And for each set, we have to decide which one we would kiss (meaning we like it but it’s not like, true love); which one we would marry (meaning this one’s a keeper); and which one we would kill (meaning it just doesn’t meet the standard). I think we’re gonna rotate on this one, so…
Helen: Yes. Okay, Caroline, Kiss, Marry, Kill: seam ripper, rotary cutter, pin cushion.
Caroline: Okay, I’m going to kiss my rotary cutter. I’m gonna marry my seam ripper. And I’m gonna kill my pin cushion. I don’t even use a pin cushion.
Helen: You can put pins in anything.
Caroline: Yeah. You can put pins in anything. I love the little magnetic pin…
Helen: Yes!
Caroline: …thing, contraption thing.
Helen: I think they’re called, like, Gra-, well, the brand I know is called “Grab It.”
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: If anyone’s looking for it.
Caroline: Yeah. So I don’t need a pink cushion. Kill it.
Helen: I totally agree.
Caroline: Okay, Helen, I’m dying to know. Kiss, Marry, Kill: jeans, a boxy top, or elastic waist pants.
Helen: Oh, this one is hard.
Caroline: It is.
Helen: I just talked about how much I love our, our jeans pattern, but, but…
Caroline: Oh, no!
Helen: I’m gonna have to marry elastic waist pants. I mean, come on. Let’s be real.
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Helen: Doesn’t get better than that. Marry the elastic waist pants. I will kiss the jeans, and I’m gonna have to kill that boxy top. I, I love boxy tops, but I, personally, I’m enjoying more fitted silhouettes these days. I li-, or more, like, you know, set in-sleeve.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: A more structured shirt, maybe something with, like, a voluminous sleeve. I mean, just a simple box top, I have actually, haven’t been wearing them that often, so…
Caroline: Mm, okay.
Helen: There you go. Okay. I can see that. I can see that. What would you do? Would you kill the jeans, Caroline?
Caroline: I think I would kill, I think I would kill the jeans. Not because I don’t love jeans. Just that they’re, they are decidedly the least comfortable of the three.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: So, I think I would, yeah, I would also marry elastic waist pants. I would kiss the boxy top. And I would kill the jeans. But I do love jeans, so this is a hard one.
Helen: What do you wear in the Pacific Northwest winter if you’re not wearing jeans?
Caroline: Elastic waist pants.
Helen: Fair. Okay. Kiss, Marry, Kill: thread nests, wiggly top stitching, or slippery fabric.
Caroline: This is tricky because I would kill them all, but… Okay, I’m going to, hm, okay, I’m gonna, I’m gonna kiss the slippery fabric. I have to make the kiss noise every time. Kiss the slippery fabric cause I love fabric, and I can handle it. I’m going to marry the wiggly top stitching because we’re gonna embrace our imperfections, and I’m gonna kill the thread nests because, like, they’re so annoying.
Helen: They’re so annoying.
Caroline: They’re so annoying.
Helen: Right when you get started, too.
Caroline: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Helen: Let’s get rid of those.
Caroline: Okay, Helen, Kiss, Marry, Kill: colourful printed wovens. This is a fabric theme. Muted, solid wovens or soft and comfy knits.
Helen: Ooh, I will marry colourful printed wovens.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: No surprises there.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: I will, oh, that’s hard.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: That’s too hard. I will, I will kiss the soft and comfy knits because I can’t live without them, and I’ll have to kill the muted solid wovens and just be dressing like a circus clown cause whatever.
Caroline: I support that. I think I would’ve made the same choice. Awesome.
Helen: Alright, Caroline, online fabric shopping. This is a tough one for you.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: In-person fabric shopping or shopping your stash.
Caroline: Ooh. Okay. Yeah. This is a hard one cause I think they’re all great. But I’m going to say I’m gonna kiss shopping your stash. I’m gonna marry online fabric shopping cause I am married to online fabric shopping.
Helen: Shocker.
Caroline: And I’m gonna kill the in-person fabric shopping. No offence to all of the amazing brick and mortar fabric stores out there. I just had to make a tough choice there.
Helen: Yeah, it is a super tough one. I think I would’ve had to go, go in the same direction. Maybe marry shopping your stash cause I love looking at my stash.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: But I still do buy fabric constantly, so…
Caroline: Yeah, totally. Okay, Helen: unexpectedly sheer fabric, fabric that frays easily, and fabric that shrinks a lot.
Helen: I mean, I will marry fabric that shrinks a lot. I don’t know that doesn’t seem like a bad thing to me, like, cause I always pre-wash, so…
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: …I feel like I nip that in the bud, get the shrinking over with.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: And then I will kiss unexpectedly sheer fabric.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: Because it’s often gorgeous.
Caroline: Mhm.
Helen: And I will kill fabric that frays easily cause that is just so annoying.
Caroline: Yeah, it’s so annoying.
Helen: So annoying.
Caroline: it’s a nightmare.
Helen: When I am working with a fabric like that, I will just serge every edge of every piece because I do not wanna deal with it.
Caroline: Yeah, totally.
Helen: Okay. Cutting patterns, tracing patterns, self-drafting patterns.
Caroline: Okay. This is pretty easy. I’m going to, I’m definitely killing tracing patterns. I don’t trace patterns. I think I’m gonna marry cutting patterns. And I’m gonna kiss self-drafting patterns cause I do like, like, a self drafted hack or, like, a rubbing off a pattern situation, and yeah, it’s fun to do once in a while.
Helen: Yeah, totally.
Caroline: What would you do for this one? I’m curious.
Helen: Yeah, I think I would do the same.
Caroline: Cool. Okay. Last one, Helen. Kiss, Marry, Kill: podcasts while sewing, snacks while sewing, and drinks while sewing.
Helen: This one is easy. I would marry podcasts while sewing. I would kiss snacks while sewing, and I would get rid of drinks while sewing. I mean there’s risk of spilling, and also, I, I feel like I’m bad about staying hydrated when I’m sewing already.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: I forget to drink water. I don’t usually have, like, drinks in my sewing room. Occasionally, I’ll have, like, a beer or something, but snacks are way more important.
Caroline: Oh, yeah, totally. You need the sustenance.
Helen: Absolutely.
Caroline: Alright. We’re onto our final game. Do you wanna introduce it to everyone, Helen?
Helen: Yes, our final game is called Fortune Teller. In this game, we’ll choose a number between 4 and 356, based on the number of pages in this vintage sewing book that Caroline has. It’s called Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book (published in 1961). We’re also gonna choose a number between 1 and 40, based on the number of lines on each page. And then the sentence on that line of the book will be our fortune!
So our fortune telling question for today is: how will our sixth year of Love To Sew go?
Caroline: Doot doo doo. Doot doo doo.
Helen: Okay. We have to choose a number.
Caroline: Okay. Um, What do you think? Do you wanna choose the first number?
Helen: No, you’re choosing the first number.
Caroline: Oh, I’m choosing. Oh, ok. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Okay. Uh, 225.
Helen: Okay. Okay. I’m gonna choose 17, my lucky number.
Caroline: Alright. Let’s see. 17. Okay. Hold on. I have to count the lines. Okay. Pale, pastel, iris sequins have a lovely iridescence and blend well.
Helen: Ooh, what does it mean?
Caroline: I mean, I think that means we’re gonna have an exciting, sparkly season
Helen: And a well-blended one.
Caroline: Yeah. It’s gonna be really great. It’s gonna have a good flow.
Helen: Yes! It’s gonna have a good flow, but it’s gonna be unique.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Pale. What was it? Pale, pastel iris.
Caroline: Yeah. Iris finish. It’s talking about different types of sequins. So an iris finish is an opalescent finish in many colours.
Helen: Ooh.
Caroline: Pale, pastel, iris sequins have a lovely iridescence and blend well.
Helen: Oh, we do have a lovely iridescence, and we do blend well.
Caroline: We do. It’s right.
Helen: Okay. Should we do a couple more questions?
Caroline: Yes.
Helen: Yeah. I love this. Okay. Okay. What about, um, tell us something about Caroline’s wedding day.
Caroline: Ooh. Okay. You have to pick the number for this one.
Helen: Okay. Um, 162, 162.
Caroline: Okay. And I’m gonna pick 30 as the line.
Helen: Uh-oh.
Caroline: Okay. It has a soft hand and drapes well.
Helen: Ooh, it has a soft hand. Maybe it’s talking about your dress fabric.
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah. I think, like, I’m gonna approach my wedding planning with a soft hand as in, it’s not gonna be stressful.
Helen: Right? Yeah. Gentleness.
Caroline: Gentleness. Yeah.
Helen: Calm.
Caroline: Drapes well. Actually, this is about my wedding day though. So, maybe, yeah, maybe it’s gonna be, my dress is gonna drape well.
Helen: Yeah.
Caroline: Yeah. I kinda like that.
Helen: Soft hand. Yeah. I do love a soft hand.
Caroline: I definitely think I’m gonna wear a soft fabric. Like, I don’t wanna be itchy.
Helen: Like, a cotton jersey.
Caroline: Yeah. Perfect. Great.
Helen: This is a cotton modal blend in ecru.
Caroline: TBD. TBD. Okay. Uh, alright, let’s do one more. Uh, I think it should be Emma’s fortune.
Helen: Okay. What is my dog Emma’s fortune?
Caroline: Yes. Okay, so I’m gonna go with page 48.
Helen: Okay. And I’m gonna go with line six.
Caroline: What is in store for Emma this year? Okay. Uh, the direction of a stripe is determined by the varying widths or colours which are used in it and by the sequence in which these stripes are arranged on the fabric.
Helen: I’m struggling on this. Does Emma like stripes? I don’t know.
Caroline: Maybe you need to make Emma, like, a stripey bandana.
Helen: Oh, that would be cute.
Caroline: Yeah.
Helen: Or it could be implying that she, that she would enjoy, like, some kind of agility game or something.
Caroline: Mhm, mhm.
Helen: Like, depends on the, the sequence and the variance. And she could be, like, dodging between them. She does like playing games.
Caroline: Yeah. Yeah. She’s great at jumping.
Helen: That’s true.
Caroline: And she’s very well-behaved. She’ll probably follow your directions if you play.
Helen: That’s true. Or I could just make her the stripey bandana. She does wear a bandana, so it’s a perfect opportunity. I have some fabric scraps. Just a few.
Caroline: Oh, my gosh. Okay. Well, these were, like, a bit of a reach, but I thought that was funny.
Helen: It was amazing. I can’t wait for the soft hand and drape of your wedding day.
Caroline: Yes, I’ll update everyone on how that goes.
Helen: I mean, cheers to an iridescent, blended season.
Caroline: Oh, I love that actually. Iridescent and well-blended.
Helen: Yes. Yes. We are so ready to move into the future. Um, thank you so much for five great years of Love To Sew. I mean, thank you, Caroline.
Caroline: Oh, thank you, Helen. It’s been such a blast.
Helen: Yes, and thank you to our listeners. Thank you so much for listening to this fun, goofy episode of Love To Sew. We’ll be back next week with our usual scheduled programming, and we can’t wait.
Caroline: Yes!
That’s it for today’s episode of Love To Sew. You can find me Caroline at BlackbirdFabrics.com and Helen at HelensClosetPatterns.com. And we’re recording today in beautiful sunny, British Columbia, Canada.
Helen: Go to LoveToSewPodcast.com to find our show notes. They’re filled with pictures and links from this episode. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can send us an email at hello@LoveToSewPodcast.com.
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Helen: Thanks again to our amazing podcast team. Lisa Ruiz is our creative assistant. Jordan Moore is our editor. And Margaret Wakelee is our transcriber. And thank you for listening. We will talk to you next week.
Caroline: Bye.
Helen: Buh-bye.
Okay. Talk to you next week.
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I have been listening for 5 years. I thought long and hard before I wrote this, I think you both are wonderful in what you do and the podcast is terrific. I listened to your latest episode yesterday, commemorating your 5th anniversary. I didn’t make it to the end for the first time, because of the many times you both say “like”. Not so many, but equally annoying “totally”. You aren’t kids anymore, you are responsible business owners and your content is worth listening to. You might think I don’t have a life, but today I read the transcript because I don’t want to write something that isn’t true, and I counted how many times each of you said “like”. I didn’t count the times it was used properly. Helen=42 and Caroline 24. Helen used it 5 times in one sentence.(about stitching a zipper in the car) I will not stop listening, there is always something to learn. My reason for writing is to be helpful, perhaps I’m not the only listener who is bothered by this. It’s something for you to think about, maybe you aren’t aware. Take care, thanks for all you do.
Hi Cindy! Thank you for listening to Love to Sew for five years. You will probably enjoy our more scripted episodes this season (the ones that are more focused on technique – the bulk of our episodes) and avoid our chattier ones. We think we can be grown women and business owners and still speak in a casual style. We don’t plan to change the way we talk. I hope you have a good day and Happy Sewing!