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Moving Evernote Notes to Google Drive: One Place for My Sewing Notes

I moved all my Evernote notes to Google Drive and now have a single, searchable spot. I share how I did it so you can too.

By Carmen Grantham, 8 monthsDecember 5, 2025 ago
Carmen Grantham - grey haired lady wearing floral jacket with green bushes in the background.

Hi, I'm Carmen

I help sewists make time for sewing, enjoy the creative process, build confidence, and make space for a creative life.

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"Art is a personal act of courage, something one h "Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another." - Seth Godin.

What effect does your sewing have on others?
Surprised to get a message that my personal profil Surprised to get a message that my personal profile made the front page of PatternReview.com (@patternreview) today.

I use Pattern Review a lot when considering a sewing pattern to use, just to know if others have had success, or more importantly, haven't. I also recommend it to others.

I don't actually post my own reviews, though, and I've recently been thinking that I should. 

So last night, I shared my second-ever review for a Vogue navy and white knit top that I finished recently. That must be why I got picked up. 

Certainly unexpected. 

So this is my recommendation to you: check out PatternReview.com - and if you go over the next 22 hours, you may see me on the home page.

#patternreview #sewingpatternreviews
My quilt is finished 🎉🎉🎉 It’s been a long slog to My quilt is finished 🎉🎉🎉

It’s been a long slog to finish. 

Started it 382 days ago, and it’s been put away a few times.

Originally I was going to make it reversible so one side would have navy flowers, and the other side light blue flowers. But cutting out and sewing all those curves takes ages and I wanted it finished.

Now that it’s done I’m so glad I gave sewing curves a go. I may not go back to them for a while though.

All the details:
🧵 Fortune pattern from Sewing with Curves book by Daisy Aschehoug (@warmfolk)
🪡 Chambray and Navy Prima Homespun
🧵 Grape Kaleidoscope Blender
🪡 60% Cotton / 40% Poly Batting (2 layers)

Extra Tools used:
🔨 Walking foot
🔨 Stripology XL Ruler by @creativegrids to cut out fabric strips 
🔨 Circle Savvy Ruler by @creativegrids to cut out quarter circles and arcs 
🔨 Curve Master presser foot to sew quarter circles together without pins or glue

#quilting #quiltingcircles #fortunequilt #sewingcurves
Sew alongside others this August. 🪡 Join me insid Sew alongside others this August. 🪡

Join me inside the Sewing Days community for an online co-sewing session. Bring your project, a cuppa, and spend a few hours sewing from home with a friendly, welcoming group of sewists.

📅Sunday 9th August 10am - 12pm
South Australian Time

Join Sewing Days, if not already a member, via the link in bio.

I can't wait to see you make progress on your sewing project.
Do you overthink what you could sew? That’s where Do you overthink what you could sew?

That’s where I was this morning on my chilly 4 degree celsius walk with Spot, the sniffing loving beagle mix.

I must have very short thumbs because I have about 1.5cm extra length which means that the little pads on the finger tips on my gloves that allow me to use the touchscreen on my phone weren’t lining up so I had to take my gloves off.

How annoying. 

I should make my own gloves. How do you make gloves? I’m sure I remember someone showing me gloves they’ve made. I can figure it out.

And then….what is this special fabric that they use so the touchscreen works? I wonder if I can get in Australia? Hopefully it’s not too costly I only need a few square centimetres.

And on it goes. 

Until I have a thought 💭 I could just pinch out the extra fabric in the thumb, do a quick running stitch and voila! Gloves that fit.

Sometimes we need to tell our wonderful problem solving brain to look for a simpler solution.

Simplify Simplify Simplify!
"You've got to start, to go anywhere." - Ryan Holi "You've got to start, to go anywhere." - Ryan Holiday

How's your sewing going? 

This is a little push to get back to it. You'll be so glad you did.
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