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Written by Melanie Richards on 2024-12-31 at 19:41

✍️ Had a lot of fun putting together my Year in Review post for 2024! Sooo much has happened this year—of varying vibes—and it was nice to highlight many of the experiences that gave me joy.

https://melanie-richards.com/blog/2024-highlights/

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Written by Rachel Andrew on 2024-12-31 at 20:11

@melanie I've just got back into sewing. Over 30 years ago I was a reasonable dressmaker, I earned money making dance costumes as a teenager, but I'm super rusty. I'm really enjoying making bags to get myself back up to speed.

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Written by Melanie Richards on 2024-12-31 at 20:14

@rachelandrew dance costumes sound really challenging! So many tricky materials. What kinds of bags are you making these days?

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Written by Rachel Andrew on 2024-12-31 at 20:18

@melanie I've made a couple of patterns from here https://sotakco.nl/ (she has some really nice ones, and the instructions are excellent). I did this organizer bag to practice with zips on my new machine.

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Written by Melanie Richards on 2024-12-31 at 21:23

@rachelandrew your project turned out so nicely! 🤩 Thanks for the link too, I might need to sew up a project bag for my knitting…

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Written by David Thomson on 2024-12-31 at 22:54

@melanie very inspirational, thanks for sharing! I want to read Meditations for Mortals, but need to get my reading mojo back (I made no progress in your readathon this week due to illness). I also love the “it’s just paper” mantra, which I need to apply to pick up painting again! See you in 2025 to do some good and have some fun!

(I had a short write up of my 2024 here: https://dwlt.net/blog/2024/12/31/stuff-i-loved-in-2024/)

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Written by Melanie Richards on 2025-01-01 at 02:25

@dwlt thank you David! Hope you’re feeling a bit better now, and have an excellent 2025! 🎆

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