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    Monkey face assembly. One down, three to go! 🐵🐵🐵🤓

    Monkey face assembly. One down, three to go! 🐵🐵🐵🤓


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    RT @kcassowary: Brisbane web developers: we’re looking for someone to join our team! I strongly encourage any women who are interested to a…


    Tea time!! Thanks @jpofoz for the surprise Portuguese tart delivery. ❤️ https://t.co/qy0NypxcuJ https://t.co/v92q0kXAzk


    Virtual Stitch and Bitch in progress! 🍷🧶 https://t.co/S3VWdIHOVq https://t.co/N01a8Z2KjC


    “This is a crazy amount of cake.”

    What is… things my husband says in the kitchen that are AWESOME, Alex.

    ❤️


    @randomknits https://t.co/fn5nhBuqGM


    Uh, yes. That is a lot of cake. https://t.co/K49jZFTqQV https://t.co/8yPV9KvWux


    RT @EmojiMashupBot: 😣 persevering + 😷 med-mask = https://t.co/x9tgPN8vWw


    RT @ThePoke: BREAKING: Panic in White House as scientists confirm loss of taste could be symptom of COVID-19 https://t.co/h5y6PFTOmv


    I need to read more optimistic things like this. Thanks @mrmoneymustache… https://t.co/UrcfWXPYuJ



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    Tea time!! Thanks @jpofoz for the surprise Portuguese tart delivery. ❤️


    Virtual Stitch and Bitch in progress! 🍷🧶



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    Uh, yes. That is a lot of cake.

    Uh, yes. That is a lot of cake.


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    Virtual Stitch and Bitch in progress! 🍷🧶

    Virtual Stitch and Bitch in progress! 🍷🧶


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    Tea time!! Thanks @jpofoz for the surprise Portuguese tart delivery. ❤️

    Tea time!! Thanks @jpofoz for the surprise Portuguese tart delivery. ❤️


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    HOLY CRAP – CONGRATS TO THE IRISH WOMEN! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! ☘️😍🏆


    The Snook spent Easter brewing and ended up with a large bag of spent grain. I took it over to… https://t.co/drFYMojueZ


    RT @IanColdwater: My teenage daughter posted this today and I’m having so many women in tech feels.

    Representation matters. https://t.co/s…


    RT @espn: ARIKE OGUNBOWALE JUST WON NOTRE DAME THE 2018 NATIONAL TITLE! https://t.co/ZCNhyF1uIf


    @TheRealBnut @espn She barely had time to even look at the basket before she was shooting it. It’s amazing.


    @TheRealBnut @espn And that’s actually the second game in a row where she’s won it at the last second. The previous one was in overtime too!


    RT @emd3737: Congratulations to my alma mater @NotreDame for winning the women’s basketball NCAA championship!


    Back to it! Step 10 – sew back darts. https://t.co/mCOa4q4Aob


    Step 11 – prep button and buttonhole plackets. Mine are grown on and seamless. (Less work!) https://t.co/mXsZLcKbLo


    Step 12 – time for a yoke burrito! Such a cool technique to hide all the yoke and shoulder seams. https://t.co/h3Tj0LIeXR


    Step 13 – starting the sleeves! Cuff guard attached. https://t.co/JKHi55HIRz


    Step 14 – folding and attaching the sleeve placket! https://t.co/NqKmIgROdd


    RT @JodiMcA: S3 is CLEARLY the best. Like, how there opinions other than this. #PaceysCreek https://t.co/Vm594I9Urd


    @tesshilsob I don’t love this particular technique as it results in a small bit of raw edge on the inside. I know Colette does a single piece one – I might go back to the for the next one. https://t.co/Q8opaFLh8m


    Step 15 – setting in the sleeves! https://t.co/mpaRmq7O8R


    Step 16 – flat-felling the armhole seam. This means encasing the seam allowance so it’s totally clean on the inside! https://t.co/A8lTAwWhK0


    @j__st Heya! I’m trying the slashed hem on this Simon, and the docs don’t cover that. Anything special I should know?


    @j__st Will do. I’m reading this: https://t.co/DmgmCZJYIB. Seems like having a small raw bit at the top of the vent is unavoidable with a French seam.


    @j__st Ooh, that’s fun. Maybe I’ll do that. 🙂


    @j__st I’ve got a doc bug report for you too! The captions on the images on Simon Step 8 are incorrect. They refer to yokes instead of darts.


    @emd3737 You guys have been away foreverrrrrrrr!


    RT @GLITCHAUS: mach_kernel @ 2bpp – #JeffDonaldson 2017: ~10mb of data woven pixel to stitch in 4 colors 5’ 10”x11’ 6” – on view now at Eas…


    @j__st I was tempted to submit a PR but I wasn’t sure where. 😂 By the way – is there a change log for patterns anywhere? I notice this Simon is a much later version than my earlier and I’m curious to know what changed.


    @j__st ON IT!


    If you are wondering why I don’t take sewing commissions, this thread is why. I’ve got about 15 hours invested so far in this project, and I’m still not done. At my hourly rate, it makes for a very expensive garment. 🤑 https://t.co/45mDKo4DcO


    Step 17 – sewing side seams. https://t.co/fyXyrbwxen


    Step 18 – fit check. YAY! Getting there. 😁 https://t.co/Nzh55LzzSY


    You might think I am embarrassed by my office nerdery displayed in this photo. You would be wrong. I’m only annoyed that Rodd’s head blocks my autographed Captain Typho to complete the Star Wars trifecta! https://t.co/TCKtdsuWWI


    @Thriobologist Not in the slightest! 😂


    @minxdragon Check out https://t.co/tUHQZmPPdK. It’s really clever. I also love that none of the patterns are gendered – the software just takes into account whether breasts are involved or not. (I gotta say – it’s so much nicer sewing for someone without boobs.)


    Step 19 – flat-felling the side/sleeve seams. This includes the tricky (but secretly enjoyable) bit where you sew down *inside* the sleeve, inch by inch. Best armpit finish I’ve ever done! 😍 https://t.co/4ld7whWHek


    @minxdragon Yup. You just upload the measurements, fork the pattern, and it generates a draft exactly to your specs. I’m about to submit some PRs to Github for it too. 😍 Sewing + nerdery LOVE.


    @j__st I *think* I just submitted a PR. (This will be my second ever open source contribution!)


    TFW you finish a day of sewing by submitting a PR for the docs to help others. 😇 https://t.co/J2mL9xOq9E (Thanks @j__st!)


    @Mandy_Kerr @hj_chen I want to attend this party!


    @gilmae I think so. I remember a quote about it being weird to have the power to basically boot somebody from the Internet.


    For once feeling some Hoosier Pride (in all senses of the word). 🏳️‍🌈❤️ (Can I, like, donate some money to this??) https://t.co/BeEef3dlgT


    I need to read this every time I underrate myself or feel like I don’t belong. https://t.co/6THrxNqlKd


    @shanselman Very cool. We visited in 2007 and got to see them prepping for one of the last launches!


    @hj_chen I’ve been using @TheOldReader for a few years now and I’m happy!



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    Listening to the NCAA Championship game. NAILBITER. Thinking of Amy Crawford and my other friends in the audience. It must be going off! GO IRISH! ☘️


    The Snook spent Easter brewing and ended up with a large bag of spent grain. I took it over to my friend Michael’s house for his chickens. One happy homebrewer with a beer in the fermenter, and a couple very happy chooks having a special breakfast! @ Chippendale


    I used to say my secret dream job was being a TV talk show host. In the past six months I’ve started to think it’s being a staff writer and podcaster for the Ringer.



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    Confirmed my first talk on the Gold Coast coming up on April 19th! https://t.co/miiq2QUuLC Thanks @gtechspace!


    Hey, https://t.co/6XKEFdPzbU is back! So far Sydney’s pretty sparse – just me, @halans, and @ErikMHummel in there. https://t.co/AXJrYR59fx


    Salad with Sugar Snap Peas, Asparagus, Sprouts, and Poached Eggs. (Good, but used so. many. pots!) https://t.co/vUkzhh7i46 https://t.co/dnStSqooKT


    @ssachdev @yow_conf Hi Sandeep – it is indeed! Which conf in particular were you looking for?




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