Lately, I’ve been working to finish two denim skirts for my girls. All was going well until my Kenmore of 6 years decided to give out on me the other day. There’s something going on with the bobbin “thingy”. (Forgive my amateur verbage, but I really don’t know what it’s called.) The under threading is [...]
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September 23, 2009
The “Ugly” Hedgehog Post
Okay. So, this post has nothing to do with sewing or creativity, but it’s pretty funny, so I thought I’d share.
We live in a very lively household. With six kids, two parents, and a dog, there’s always something interesting going on. The other evening, our girls came running downstairs exclaiming that their was something !DISGUSTING! [...]
September 7, 2009
A New Hat for Mom!!!
I’ve been trying my hand at hat drafting lately, but was having a hard time figuring out how to add lining. I purchased McCall’s 5541 some months back and pulled the beret pattern out yesterday to give it a try. I made this little beret for my lovely mother, and even convinced her to model it [...]
September 1, 2009
Whew! Finished
I’m still wiping the sweat from my brow after submitting my design for PR’s Advanced Beginner’s Contest. I keep asking myself, “What was I thinking?”This was one tough assignmemt! But, isn’t that how we grow? By stretching ourselves beyond that which we’re comfortable? I heard someone comment recently that “if we don’t know that something is [...]
August 27, 2009
The Little Brown Dress Update
Just wanted to upload some pictures up of my dress progress. I’ve almost completed the front of the dress, but I still have a LOT of work to do. I’ve had a difficult time with setting the left dart on the bodic because the fabric on that side of the dress falls on the bias, [...]
August 25, 2009
Senior Prom Flashback!
So, my high school class is celebrating it’s 20 year reunion this year and I’m having some serious 80’s flashbacks! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend this time because I’m 3 states away with lots of little responsibilities to attend to. But, that hasn’t kept me from reminiscing.
I ran across my senior prom picture [...]
June 1, 2009
Darts!Darts!Darts!
Uugggghhhh! Darts are not my friend…at all. Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a little, but still. Putting in a few darts wasn’t supposed to be so challenging, right?
I’ll be the first to admit that I am technically challenged when it comes to sewing terms and describing exactly what I’m doing. I’m more of an organic person [...]
May 27, 2009
My Pattern Contest
Well, I took the plunge! After a 6 month hiatus, I finally have a little extra time to sew. I’m so excited! I entered the My Pattern contest to practice the draping method. I like draping because of the instant gratification factor. I can design as I go, and since I’m a visual person – [...]
January 9, 2009
6 Garments and a scarf!
I recently completed 6 garments and a scarf for the PR Endless Combinations Contest, and I’m very pleased with the outcome. I enter these wonderful contests because I need the practice and the motivation of a deadline. This contest was great in that regard. The idea of the contest was to start with one garment and build upon [...]
