tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53423383592235508172011-09-13T23:18:40.226-04:00Edrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09043920678182337639noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342338359223550817.post-12319890666463866502010-06-05T12:35:00.006-04:002010-06-05T13:10:36.471-04:00

What is going on in your world? I've been pretty silent over here but busy none the less. School is out and that means kids 24/7. Since they are pretty young we don't do a lot of camps - maybe one or 2 weeks otherwise it is Camp Mama. I've been doing some refashion style sewing and crafting. I usually document that stuff at my other blog and save the pattern sewing for this one. I won't

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I turned 35 this week! It seems like such a mature age. I'm still trying to process it all. This birthday milestone has me pondering some things about my life - you know those deep questions. At the same time I'm very excited about what the future holds. Let me tell you that cake was so good, amaretto buttercream with white chocolate shavings- YUM!

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Remember my What Not To Do When Sewing Stripes? That hot stripey mess has become a finished top and I really like it. After 2 or 3 neckband applications, changing the sleeves, and picking out the hem once - it is finally finished. This will become my fitted T-shirt TNT. I plan to make some solid colors as well. I added elastic to the sleeve for a tighter fit.Sewing with Knits Tip: I used

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I posted this on my other blog and since it was sewing related I thought that I would post it here as well.While at my local discount fabric store - a place that I have banished myself from because of my overabundance of fabric, where was I going with this. Ah yes, I found some vintage patterns at my local discount fabric store for FREE! Yep, they were just giving them away. I only took 5 oh

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Whew! Just catching my breath from a whirlwind of activity. Unfortunately not sewing activity. From the last week of January to this week there has been a major activity every week. It is now finally over - yippee. I also realized that while on our annual ski trip, my one bin fabric challenge ended. My production was pretty pitiful but I'll be sewing from my stash for the next couple of

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My sweetheart and I spent Valentine's Day on the slopes in West Virginia. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your special one.

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When sewing stripes please do not follow my rules.1. Select fabric - I was eager to sew this fat stripey material because I liked the look and it felt nice too. It is from my stash.2. Select pattern - I thought a raglan style tee would be simple and a nice basic.Makes sense right, the wrong starts at the next step.3. Cut fabric without acknowledgment of stripes- Doh! I totally failedto

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Here's the first FAIL of 2010 - McCall's 5271 and also a fabric from the bin.The cowl hangs super low which is okay because this can be remedied with a tank underneath. But something else is wrong, there is just too much fabric that causes tons of ripples and waves down the front. The fit in the shoulders is also off causing the shoulders to hang incorrectly and slide off when I move a lot. It

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Butterick 5247 has been made by many with great results. I thought it would be a cute dress to throw on and go. I originally wanted to make View D but didn't have enough fabric. I tried to pull it off with the 2 yards I had by putting a seam down the back but I didn't like the length. I chopped off a few inches and made it into a tunic to go over leggings. I like it much better this way.

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I hope you all had a great time bringing in the New Year. I certainly did. I am really excited about 2010 --it sounds so futuristic. I remember imagining what I would be doing in 2000, 2010, 2020 and so on. It sounded so far away but it is here and now! WOW!My One Bin Fabric Challenge officially begins today - again (LOL). I have swapped out a few pieces of fabric and actually cataloged

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Happy Holidays to you all! I hope you are enjoying the season.It's been hectic in our household but hopefully it will be settling down soon. Most of the cards have been sent with our family newsletter that has highlights and pictures from our year. That bad boy took way too much energy but hooray it is done. Now - a little yummy baking. The Hubby is the baker but I can do a little

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I was put out of blogging commission for a little while due to our hard drive crashing. I know - BAD! The good news is we have mostly everything backed up on an external drive. Right now, the IT department aka My Hubby is getting everything up and running. He's transferring data, loading software, and defragmenting drives. Whew - I didn't know so much was involved when your system goes down.

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As you know Halloween was the past weekend and of course I had to make a costume. My daughter wanted to be a fairy and my son kept changing his mind, so I made my daughter's costume and my son wore Batman PJ's. I didn't make the wings but bought them from the dollar store and embellished them. I know they don't match and they are gaudy but hey I was being cheap! I did have to go to the fabric

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I've blogged before about the water that sometimes gets into our basement when we have heavy rains. When we got the super heavy rains, that caused severe flooding in some parts of GA, we had more water than usual. We don't get a ton in our basement, but just enough to be annoying. During the last clean-up a thought popped into my - what if my fabric got ruined! Yikes - the very thought made

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I just remembered that I took a before pic of the mirror - so you can see the transformation. I also took another pic this morning of the finished product. Natural light is a good thing. Now you can actually see the detail.One of my neighbors just dropped her stuff off and it puts my stuff to shame! All in the name of charity:) I didn't ask if I could post it but I may sneak a photo to show

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I am playing with some different themes on my blog (ie Made IT! Monday and today's theme). I am just trying something new. I have all these ideas in my head and I am trying to make them tangible. This is a Re-Form post.A family friend, who is the creator of the event HOTOBERFEST here in Atlanta asked that I work with the little ones to make some art out of recycled materials. The art will be

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With the arrival of Fall, new clothes are needed for the season - clothing with more weight, texture, and new colors. My daughter is first up on the the Fall sewing list. I had some leftover twill from a pair of capris I made her when she was 2 but not enough to make the skirt she wanted. Digging through my stash I found this fun floral print that I bought to make patches for her jeans. The

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Say hello to my new right hand girl - Grace.She is part of the Babylock family also known as BL40A. My mommy purchased this little gem for me back in May but it was on back order until July. Isn't my mommy so sweet! She insisted that I needed a new machine since I was using her old Singer from the mid-80's. I haven't had time to take my new owner's class yet - the kids are keeping me oh so

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I have a few things on mine. I really need a sundress or two or three for that matter. It is really hot here in Atlanta. I has been in the 90's and will continue on through next week. The kids and I hit the zoo and a pool today - it was hot as hades out there. I have Butterick 5083 cut in a very busy cotton print.I found a striped knit at one of the neighborhood discount fabric stores

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Has it been that long! Geez! Life has been busy - the Little Guy had a rocking 3rd B-day party, my daughter graduated from Pre-K, my mom and in-laws visited, and we made a trip to TN.On with the post, I finally made this super simple Built by Wendy shirt that has been made like a million times. I love how easy this shirt is to make and I think it's cute. If you've read the reviews, you know

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I decided to take the plunge and purchase my first Burda Magazine. This was a little birthday present to myself. My birthday was at the end of April. I was very excited to try Burda but now I'm a little intimidated by the tracing and instructions. The pattern pieces look like a crazy map. There are lines and colors everywhere. There are several things though that I like from this May

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Sew, Mama, Sew introduced a new contributor - Rae this week. I've checked her blog out before and of course downloaded her Buttercup Bag which is so cute. I plan to make it this summer. She is doing a Spring Top Week next week (April 27 - May 1) and I thought it would be fun to join. So if you need some spring and summer tops like I do, join in. All the rules are listed on her site or click

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The title is the pattern name of this hat. I thought it was really cute when I first saw it in the book Get Your Crochet On: Hip Hats and Cool Caps by Afuya Imobu. It was suppose to be for my hubby and finished by the beginning of the year so he could wear it in the cold weather. I blew 2 out of 2 on this one because as you can see from the model it is a bit small and checking the date you'll

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My sewing library is pretty sparse so I was super excited when I actually got a hit while doing a search on Craigslist for sewing books. I've tried before and got nothing. Look what I found... and the seller just wanted $20 for all 4.We talked briefly because of course I wanted to know why she was getting rid of such great sewing books. She said that she was a terrible seamstress and has

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Here is my first 2009 spring top. This pattern is really simple and yields a cute result. I used a green crinkled cotton which was pretty lightweight. I made a French seam for the first time. I originally made view C but cut 5 inches from the bottom. I liked the top shorter. I also did the flutter sleeve from view E. I originally wanted to add a few fabric flowers from the book Fun to Wear

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I was at a local thrift store trying to find some groovy containers to plant some flowers or vegetables in from my non-existent garden. I've got seeds, dirt, and a plan but not much beyond that. Back to sewing, I found these little gems for 10 cents a piece and they are size 14 (bust size 36). I think I am a 10/12 in pattern size but I'm not sure if vintage patterns run more true to measurement

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Okay this is pretty sad but I did get one UFO completed for March. I hate to post it because it was so dang easy. March was suppose to be UFOs and spring tops. I will roll the spring tops into April but I am still going to take on buttonholes. I really need some tops BAD!This is a easy peasy knit skirt (Butterick) for my daughter. I made the top in February so she could wear it to her

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Front ViewBack ViewWere the instructions easy to follow?Yes.What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?The only think that I disliked initially is that the instructions recommended that you hem the skirt by hand. However, I found this to be quite relaxing once I got into it. I have never hemmed anything by hand.Fabric Used:Stretch cranberry corduroy from my collection.Pattern

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I am half way done with hand sewing the hem of my skirt. The directions instruct you to do this and I was not feeling it until I emailed Erica B. (she made this skirt awhile ago in a different view). She was kind enough to respond and yep she hemmed her skirt by hand. That is not what I wanted to hear since I have never hand sewn a hem or done any hand sewing for that matter. So I start

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I am still in the land of the living. My sewing room is back in tack but I had to set-up shop in the same place. My hubby and his father came up with a solution to handle the water that gets into the basement. Not sure when they are going to execute it since we are due to get a couple days of rain. I hope they get it done soon. I was the book fair coordinator at my kids' school so that

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I was over at Wardrobe Refashion and someone posted a link to TeenVogue where they are featuring quite a few DIY and Refashion ideas. The cool thing is they have known designers sharing the ideas like Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Peter Som, etc. Of course they are appealing to the younger set but if you are into refashion and DIY style you'll definitely be inspired. I think the Tory Burch v-neck &

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I got back from the mountains of West Virginia on Wednesday night all ready to get my skirt done. I worked on it for a little while on Thursday since my little guy goes to preschool this day. I got up this morning at 6 am to knock it out and guess what I find in my sewing area - water, water, everywhere. Yep, my area in the basement flooded. So I moved stuff around and this afternoon my

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I mentioned in my previous post that I experienced some creep when sewing my back seam. This occurred again when sewing together one of the back panels. See picture below - the bottom of the skirt is at the top of the photo. The first 2 panels do not line up but the last 2 panels line up. My material is a stretch corduroy. When I pin my pieces together they line up just fine but as I am

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I finally got the invisible zipper into my skirt and it wasn't too bad. I used a variation of the tutorials I posted previously. I used my standard zipper foot but I think I will purchase an invisible zipper foot in the future to see if it makes a difference. I do have an issue though. When sewing the seam under the zipper, I experienced some serious creep - as in my hem line between the two

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I was reading the February Glamour magazine with Eva Longoria Parker on the cover and guess what? She loves to sew.The author mentioned that she would not have believed this but saw a sewing machine in the corner of her trailer. They didn't go into detail about what she likes to sew though I wish they would have. I am very curious about what type of sewing she does. We often hear about celebs

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My mission was to not buy any patterns for a few months because I would like to get a 6 month Burda World of Fashion subscription by midyear. I am really interested in seeing what all the hype is around BWOF. But...when I saw these Butterick patterns I said, "Okay Butterick - you're not helping my cause, here."I love these dresses. I have a wedding to go to in August and either one of these

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I decided to do a little on-line "research" on installing invisible zippers. Here are a few tutorials that stood out to me:Otis Fashion Sophomore Studio: Invisible ZipperSew I Knit Blog - Invisible Zipper TutorialCraftstylish How to: Zippers (Part 3)Sewing Divas Blog - Sewing Invisible ZipperI am a highly visual learning so words without picture don't do if for me. I'll be digging through some

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So here is the pattern I chose to learn how to install an invisible zipper. Now I must admit that I have put one in before but that was like 2 years ago. I have totally forgotten how to do this.I am making View A in a cranberry stretch cord.I will be sure to blog my progress as well as any resources I use. I can't wait to get this under my belt.

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In order to improve my skills I've put together some goals for 2009 - see sidebar. I have um.. quite a few patterns but have been scared to sew them because I am not confident with a technique that is involved. I hate to screw stuff up but I'm going to have to get over that. My list of sewing goals are just a few of the things I want to try and hopefully add to my repertoire of sewing skills (

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I have been so inspired by all the sewing blogs that I read that I too want to keep track of my sewing journey. I hope to read over my blog next year to see how my skills have improved and hopefully to view some projects that make me say, "Look what I made". Now I know there will be failures - many failures but the successes will bring me joy. In order to learn and grow, you've got to fail.

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