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Monday, February 3, 2025

Bringing Sanity to Sewing

Please join me on this journey and hope you find joy and inspiration in my blogs! I hope to inspire one's imagination by providing the creative sewer with sewing notions, books, fabric, innovative ideas, and a bit of adventurous travel.

To reintroduce myself. I am Sandra Susann Newman: grew up in the charming northern Maine town of Island Falls. After graduating from the University of Maine in Orono, my wanderlust continued:

  •  Traveling to Switzerland during my sophomore/junior summer in college
  •  Exploring the United States after graduating

I temporarily paused my travels when I moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where I became a professor of Fashion Art. During my teaching stint, I had a couture bridal shop in Beverly, Massachusetts, designing bridal gowns, Mother-of-the-Bride dresses, Flower Girl dresses, and Christening gowns. 

From 1986 to 1994, I invented these sewing notions:

  • The Hump Jumper®
  • The Puts-It™
  • The Buttonhole Buster™

After going through a divorce, which was a life-changing decision, I relocated to Taos, New Mexico, where I taught skiing to little skiers for the Taos Ski Area. It was while in Taos, I rediscovered my passion for photography and began writing children's picture books, and the story of "The Pond" where I spent my summers living in Island Falls, Maine

After surviving a serious ski accident, I faced another significant life choice and turned to aviation, bringing me back to my love for travel. Working as a Contract Flight Attendant lead to teaching cabin safety and aircraft Avionics. My life has come full circle, becoming a flight attendant ~ always been my dream!

Now I am retired and looking toward my next adventures.

  • Sewing inspiration
  • Travel tidbits
  • Photographs of the amazing places I have the incredible opportunity to visit


Happy Sewing ~ Happy Travels

Sandy 

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