tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57999075234234670052024-03-12T18:29:30.252-07:00Is Sewing A Sport?judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-28798951541154484782010-05-15T18:37:00.000-07:002010-05-15T19:01:04.059-07:00Elephants are coming!<p align="right"> </p><p align="center">I have to chuckle at myself...I look into my fabric closet and am overwhelmed by how much I have accumulated in a relatively short period of time. I think to myself that I will not buy any more fabric and try and make stuff from the ever-expanding stash. So, since I did just add a few more yards to the stash, I thought I should get sewing. I pulled out a pattern I was anxious to try out and decided that I was going to make two! One for each dd. That ought to get some fabric used up.....yeah, about an eighth of a yard. Doubt I could of found a project that required less fabric! HA! Oh well, my dd's have enjoyed them and I finished them up quick enough to spend some time outside with my kids!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMknmC6Yrd8cLB01ffssj0TH-Y95UJmKWwlmU2VVgYRqWfY7X10nVw-7E0oL8OwoVGz_24X7QoBu9h83k1wp2UQAu72dLIrijyy0lQOLrBEgInzmAUZoFStdGR5YFBKo5SsRtktNry7JY8/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMknmC6Yrd8cLB01ffssj0TH-Y95UJmKWwlmU2VVgYRqWfY7X10nVw-7E0oL8OwoVGz_24X7QoBu9h83k1wp2UQAu72dLIrijyy0lQOLrBEgInzmAUZoFStdGR5YFBKo5SsRtktNry7JY8/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" /></a></p><p align="left">Here is the first elephant. This is a <a href="http://www.heatherbaileystore.com/product-p/mp004-eo.htm">Heather Bailey pattern</a>.</p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfpUM3KXBr45TdDko4hfHtdFaCW3EwLkK7P8g-tCWXYE3GElmW0Gx6fAjVCBpgFKHZQ7ulsAFJOzPXA6DpQM92pvweFE_2tkARAGzwi0vB7XffQ_AWsCJWUSZWDFCfgmwa4ipRCDsqmYu/s1600/DSC_0114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471676673414268098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfpUM3KXBr45TdDko4hfHtdFaCW3EwLkK7P8g-tCWXYE3GElmW0Gx6fAjVCBpgFKHZQ7ulsAFJOzPXA6DpQM92pvweFE_2tkARAGzwi0vB7XffQ_AWsCJWUSZWDFCfgmwa4ipRCDsqmYu/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" /></a></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left">It is a cute little stuffed animal (or pincushion). I used some of the Heather Bailey fabric that I had purchased to make these cute little guys.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMknmC6Yrd8cLB01ffssj0TH-Y95UJmKWwlmU2VVgYRqWfY7X10nVw-7E0oL8OwoVGz_24X7QoBu9h83k1wp2UQAu72dLIrijyy0lQOLrBEgInzmAUZoFStdGR5YFBKo5SsRtktNry7JY8/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"></a></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZwn_3ozNPi1CeaekyrunFcpq__WnlUzs0RVLgOwp9L2O0b4PfctbRW-R-UPKRwc9eKFNXsFlgTVdADdTZZcEdR_XEXwKaZpMkqiiVQiVgbnW6RGrr_JOsqivrMOi6p6TrNC6LGlMW1K5/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZwn_3ozNPi1CeaekyrunFcpq__WnlUzs0RVLgOwp9L2O0b4PfctbRW-R-UPKRwc9eKFNXsFlgTVdADdTZZcEdR_XEXwKaZpMkqiiVQiVgbnW6RGrr_JOsqivrMOi6p6TrNC6LGlMW1K5/s320/DSC_0107.JPG" /></a> </div>I purchased the eyes for these guys from an etsy seller called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/6060">6060</a>.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7PIBPxbODSRaHOES3cV1a9352cf5XId7MYNyfGRJXuA0Kd8t30sLBY0ZBo9acDptFiljlvRfdvcCush_LNgHz8k54r4xPbGPSbF6YK0ff0CqAT4Z1YJIuOUbHFv2uJfs7cx37Utkj7Pk/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7PIBPxbODSRaHOES3cV1a9352cf5XId7MYNyfGRJXuA0Kd8t30sLBY0ZBo9acDptFiljlvRfdvcCush_LNgHz8k54r4xPbGPSbF6YK0ff0CqAT4Z1YJIuOUbHFv2uJfs7cx37Utkj7Pk/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Well, all in all, I had fun making these and my girls love them!</div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9HtAhcYzLtpUCqJZhfMknxjPSAEYuKdPKrDgSbrE-Afmwsm7WnAN58YHELNyxD95mw78UAqWZanpO69oO9-FMHsd7hx6v81d7z-zxi8oP9c38feBYMcWj6JePkt3eaONbdPKv2vD7Vfu/s1600/DSC_0111.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9HtAhcYzLtpUCqJZhfMknxjPSAEYuKdPKrDgSbrE-Afmwsm7WnAN58YHELNyxD95mw78UAqWZanpO69oO9-FMHsd7hx6v81d7z-zxi8oP9c38feBYMcWj6JePkt3eaONbdPKv2vD7Vfu/s320/DSC_0111.JPG" /></a> </div>I have been thinking a lot about my current wardrobe and the types of clothes that I like to wear. I really am mostly a knit kind of person for my tops and casual shorts, capris or pants/jeans for the bottoms. I wouldn't mind a casual skort to add to my wardrobe. I really like a lot of the clothes on <a href="http://athleta.gap.com/">Athleta</a>. I have a hard time finding patterns that would fit these styles, so I keep thinking that I need start doing some pattern manipulation or drafting. Just thinking about it. Any of you ever used any pattern drafting software? Well, that is it for now!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-41333185258588787452010-05-10T12:38:00.000-07:002010-05-10T12:53:55.969-07:00Easy Shorts<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">These simple shorts are from BWOF. They are April 2009 - 140. They are just 4 pieces and an elastic waistband, not much to them. I added a stripe of velvet ribbon down the sides and at the back (for identifying front from back). I had these traced out in a size 110 (probably did that last summer) so that is the size I made. She would really fall into the 122 -128 sizing, but since I was making them out of knit instead of a woven, I figured they would work and they did! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8i28vLE0UzVAr3ak0V0mLLEN8C1CPJ5bwoNUNWSqxSvY1CPy9V3CTk_13wRbOf9JOBJ5-nsdfia4hqE6mVC5bnvPhUWUOlAVMPt22wIYSXNeU7_otVYw-Z9Dg2EWDPFAp94gDY63MCcf/s1600/DSC_0005-3.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8i28vLE0UzVAr3ak0V0mLLEN8C1CPJ5bwoNUNWSqxSvY1CPy9V3CTk_13wRbOf9JOBJ5-nsdfia4hqE6mVC5bnvPhUWUOlAVMPt22wIYSXNeU7_otVYw-Z9Dg2EWDPFAp94gDY63MCcf/s320/DSC_0005-3.JPG" /></a> </div>They will be just a pair of play shorts. I made myself a pair too! I didn't put the stripe down the side on mine.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UzTN9FlXZJMjLtIvcYJfCIuWZB653vZGirzBQNI5x0kkwZM7ntImJdtSeGA6Fp4WtvcnraC8pORILI4B7oPPTW9hQae8Gb58IuYiogDMkiR9cuK6XfTt3WX7eQLpKOqjltNrOK3WpShR/s1600/DSC_0004-4.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UzTN9FlXZJMjLtIvcYJfCIuWZB653vZGirzBQNI5x0kkwZM7ntImJdtSeGA6Fp4WtvcnraC8pORILI4B7oPPTW9hQae8Gb58IuYiogDMkiR9cuK6XfTt3WX7eQLpKOqjltNrOK3WpShR/s320/DSC_0004-4.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">For mine, I was turning a old pattern of lounge pajama pants into a casual knit short pattern. I always have issues with the rise on pants, so I cut out 3 inches in the rise of the front and back pieces. It was a little too much. I can still wear them, but they fall lower than I want. I need to raise the front an inch and the back 2 inches. I will make those changes and try again in a black knit. Simple shorts for doing yard work or wearing to the beach, or working out in (on occasion I add that to my reportoire of things I do...). So, I received a package of more fabric and few patterns from <a href="http://www.heatherbaileystore.com/">Heather Bailey's</a> line. Some more cute designer cotton coordinating fabrics and a couple of pincusion (stuffed animal) patterns and a bag (and wallet) pattern. Not sure what I feel like sewing next. I will have to surprise you!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-78264521494009290822010-05-07T19:30:00.000-07:002010-05-07T19:35:18.097-07:00She's ready for summer!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It must be nice to be young and look cute in just about anything!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV4Az7VhW6MOzrIonHfvg2C7YIrG3uI1b8VskDtJt0bPQTYsmocsuvd5D7jsfYGjstjJb4-_0Ebqk7NpfQz8QzCwRQh7t8n3_y_bAfbWf2AMIYOUI4YPw2Sm73pfPh1112S1JfVGtwIv_/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV4Az7VhW6MOzrIonHfvg2C7YIrG3uI1b8VskDtJt0bPQTYsmocsuvd5D7jsfYGjstjJb4-_0Ebqk7NpfQz8QzCwRQh7t8n3_y_bAfbWf2AMIYOUI4YPw2Sm73pfPh1112S1JfVGtwIv_/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" /></a> </div><p>Here are my promised pictures of my youngest dd in her new top! I paired it with a pair of white leggings that I made a while back from the newest Jalie legging pattern.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiszFBgDqofoohnw4TwX5qeGGy-Q_F6wR0lOyECeQctwQRwKhw_1pIjBBYZIz7YcQLWkL_mp32BtZdqnAnv4RLngCAUpfydOZHWWAUWC88h4kKRdVvphXZh4XhjP1gNHVzH6wN8vnSaR0/s1600/DSC_0010-2.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiszFBgDqofoohnw4TwX5qeGGy-Q_F6wR0lOyECeQctwQRwKhw_1pIjBBYZIz7YcQLWkL_mp32BtZdqnAnv4RLngCAUpfydOZHWWAUWC88h4kKRdVvphXZh4XhjP1gNHVzH6wN8vnSaR0/s320/DSC_0010-2.JPG" /></a> </p><p>It is a nice top for summer! This pattern is ModKid - Ava (in case you forgot....).
</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3n49wO0zRY0Bu3TVIw3jhLzVsbzpCCgJOxiouLg3WhplH0olwgVldBAYUqC7mhTHnLY6kSjVJgVZJUJwEM2rbs9f5prFmWgH8YdiVA2wW9zo2LH6k9nUGyCm1tVbz2VVC5nNeknZrGnO/s1600/DSC_0008-2.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3n49wO0zRY0Bu3TVIw3jhLzVsbzpCCgJOxiouLg3WhplH0olwgVldBAYUqC7mhTHnLY6kSjVJgVZJUJwEM2rbs9f5prFmWgH8YdiVA2wW9zo2LH6k9nUGyCm1tVbz2VVC5nNeknZrGnO/s320/DSC_0008-2.JPG" /></a> </div>We had the perfect day to wear this top today! And she is still in it, so it must be comfy too!!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguN7UDiFgQytq8pEoxuRxI8iwNLKXHIg5cTN5WsqGrs_sEUkKXIDbVy8znaL6_g0-VRmdQ2ZDADI9_Z8fzspjYW8lyRYhgaTnxhSeIDb3O_MZ1ha546EIfdr5olIIlR1w8RyE3M3bsUWo/s1600/DSC_0004-3.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguN7UDiFgQytq8pEoxuRxI8iwNLKXHIg5cTN5WsqGrs_sEUkKXIDbVy8znaL6_g0-VRmdQ2ZDADI9_Z8fzspjYW8lyRYhgaTnxhSeIDb3O_MZ1ha546EIfdr5olIIlR1w8RyE3M3bsUWo/s320/DSC_0004-3.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Next up, I am sewing some quick and easy summer shorts in knit for me and my older dd!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-6431543455099335172010-05-06T20:28:00.000-07:002010-05-06T20:28:54.795-07:00Another ModKid<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is the second top that I have been working on. It is hot off the presses and hasn't even been seen by my younger dd yet! I promise to get a picture of her in it though! This one went together very smoothly as I still had the instructions fresh in my head.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8APgIGerbggEzimTQGpZo4tDUFJ_K1VShlJ6mzY8eCE6DzLGUGXWgfla7ES7PA4Pgg4wFrTphlseQJ6mA1ePKJQFByafBDevo5sBfRr3A7cL4gGzT_HSPEJ0c6qaZOUK9CFEU_UvmSLq/s1600/DSC_0002-2.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8APgIGerbggEzimTQGpZo4tDUFJ_K1VShlJ6mzY8eCE6DzLGUGXWgfla7ES7PA4Pgg4wFrTphlseQJ6mA1ePKJQFByafBDevo5sBfRr3A7cL4gGzT_HSPEJ0c6qaZOUK9CFEU_UvmSLq/s320/DSC_0002-2.JPG" /></a> </div>I used little ladybug buttons for decoration on the front of the dress. Funny thing, I think I actually like this top better than the first one. I liked the fabrics for the first one better, but for the total outcome of the design, I think these worked better. These fabrics were actually designed by <a href="http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com/">ModKid pattern designer </a>(Patty Young) and are in the Flora and Fauna line.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBxDzL6llmyG_q6toXmOMopWjVTTA9wRv2E3j_1zrJcFYHaFiLA4hhIuukuNhwagVTgNfXX_jIGds4fVK1LzOWFHes8vtqTH_JgwQSmmaq4zHNilkbKI-onIbY099gp16_oZhQT37qDWX/s1600/DSC_0003-2.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBxDzL6llmyG_q6toXmOMopWjVTTA9wRv2E3j_1zrJcFYHaFiLA4hhIuukuNhwagVTgNfXX_jIGds4fVK1LzOWFHes8vtqTH_JgwQSmmaq4zHNilkbKI-onIbY099gp16_oZhQT37qDWX/s320/DSC_0003-2.JPG" /></a> </div>Well, I am done for tonight! I am pretty sure that I will be working on some easy knits next......my first sewing love!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-24697759614154166832010-05-03T20:47:00.000-07:002010-05-03T20:58:46.760-07:00ModKid Ava Top<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I have been on a kick lately involving designer cotton coordinating fabrics. These particular fabrics in this blouse are from Jennifer Paganelli. The pattern for this top below is <a href="http://modkidboutique.com/patterns.html">ModKid</a> - Ava. This is the first ModKid pattern that I have tried and I am pretty impressed with the pattern instructions and the pattern design quality. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQJ3x9gtS012jgQQcVt52U1WllElQmplNYbI785mD9ZXCT1NeC9ocFUcciSBeq9tw2zqcKWbNeMBpzYOlODZP7_wQVXVQPn4TXJJkVjh2ygSIKm54TdbleZFidg8T7CKESNRBC-Lkx6oJ/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQJ3x9gtS012jgQQcVt52U1WllElQmplNYbI785mD9ZXCT1NeC9ocFUcciSBeq9tw2zqcKWbNeMBpzYOlODZP7_wQVXVQPn4TXJJkVjh2ygSIKm54TdbleZFidg8T7CKESNRBC-Lkx6oJ/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This is a cute little summer top. There is a little elastic waist skirt included in the pattern, but I think I will have my dd wear pink or black leggings/shorts or jeans with this top. It is pretty blousy, so with a blousy skirt...there is no form. I really like this top, though. It has cute little pintucks that run vertically in the bodice and then more in the underskirt layer of the top running horizontally (pretty hard to tell in these pictures....). </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSUJ6Zxy7WHUciC9Mb9ia9MTmr-AFovZW_cL85jsGou6g2LH4jQl77LmTusgNjRhlzy3ooyJ_pQFYaXwfFSbaiLnnxau8sBgLWwPjBsBmlndvXYy1b9tSjtFWSsHgd6s6zRfVRMCC9Qlz/s1600/DSC_0002-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSUJ6Zxy7WHUciC9Mb9ia9MTmr-AFovZW_cL85jsGou6g2LH4jQl77LmTusgNjRhlzy3ooyJ_pQFYaXwfFSbaiLnnxau8sBgLWwPjBsBmlndvXYy1b9tSjtFWSsHgd6s6zRfVRMCC9Qlz/s320/DSC_0002-1.JPG" /></a> </div><p>Here is a picture on the model. She just came in from running in the hose and was all wet and needed to change, so I got a quick photo as she changed clothes!
</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoKkCdI-X-gppZU4dkYzjb0ENWAjqpjfIhOgAghd-9ccIk9syP74fBz6HRDY6vLBdemCrwTzQnKAliwEVTliSb-c1_4m2NJr_rS2P_QdBrT_vfMQYY46gMlX7HJ9N1c-Odhxu30NtW_0s/s1600/DSC_0006-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoKkCdI-X-gppZU4dkYzjb0ENWAjqpjfIhOgAghd-9ccIk9syP74fBz6HRDY6vLBdemCrwTzQnKAliwEVTliSb-c1_4m2NJr_rS2P_QdBrT_vfMQYY46gMlX7HJ9N1c-Odhxu30NtW_0s/s320/DSC_0006-1.JPG" /></a> </div><p>Here is the back side. It is elastic along the top backside. She is wearing another skirt under the striped layer (not a part of the top....). I am going to try and get her to wear it with something that looks better and get another photo.
</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-HIL_wj-ditv-Rx14p3SaffW7hga3i9dXAF-TCJB8SLiKgRNuCsp_DJ338iKE-mE_sZG2loIZEJskGukVmyvh6iEOvMI7XOW8NZET8j6qUYX-rIDcy7lYxAtlW5WCzr6vAuIPJhzw0X-/s1600/DSC_0009-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-HIL_wj-ditv-Rx14p3SaffW7hga3i9dXAF-TCJB8SLiKgRNuCsp_DJ338iKE-mE_sZG2loIZEJskGukVmyvh6iEOvMI7XOW8NZET8j6qUYX-rIDcy7lYxAtlW5WCzr6vAuIPJhzw0X-/s320/DSC_0009-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">I am currently working on one for my younger dd as well in completely different colors. Stay tuned!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-77234792748808431772010-04-25T15:23:00.000-07:002010-04-25T15:23:42.909-07:00A whole family!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGTvWtS_7WdMjQrn5zz8L4EcRj_B7PHNYegTzaOatEnpEt6vvCL7VPSW9BjY4gp_o6xbckMEccSzew3lnax1Q0mW5mIG1aw5zGxuEe6Zlhz82pCA_r1TK99cyT_ecGso837aUgbxdiFIo/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGTvWtS_7WdMjQrn5zz8L4EcRj_B7PHNYegTzaOatEnpEt6vvCL7VPSW9BjY4gp_o6xbckMEccSzew3lnax1Q0mW5mIG1aw5zGxuEe6Zlhz82pCA_r1TK99cyT_ecGso837aUgbxdiFIo/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" /></a> </div>
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So, I told you that I was going to have to make more of these, right?!? I ended up making one for each dd and a baby size kitty for the dd in the picture. That means I will probably have to made another smaller one for the other dd too.....
To make the smaller one, I printed up the pdf file on the printer with 2 pages per printed page (the pattern falls onto 4 pages that you have to tape together originally). So I cut out this smaller kitty and taped together and thought it was still too big, so then I threw it on the copier and reduced it 75%. That got me to this pint size kitty. I think I am kittied out! My dd's had fun picking out the eyes, nose and mouths. Not my first choices, but hey, they aren't for me, are they!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-91746188946804403532010-04-23T16:24:00.000-07:002010-04-23T16:37:23.851-07:00Kitty Pillow<div align="center">My older dd is going to a birthday party tonight and I picked up a gift card at the favorite 'tween fashion store at the mall, but I felt that something else needed to go along with the gift. Last time we were at this store (Justice...in case you were wondering), my dd really wanted a "sleep over" pillow. There was no way I am paying for a pillow I could whip up in no time.....so that got me thinking that a cute little pillow would go nice with the gift card. I did a little internet search for a pattern and found this! It is a free pdf download from Amy Butler's website. Too cute and totally fit the plan! These are the pics from her website:</div>
<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 387px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/free_cat_pattern.jpg" />
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div>So, I downloaded the pattern, printed it out and dug into my stash. About an hour later, I had this! Here is the front side of the kitty.....
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGkSTBtC3Tj_VkbkNuTZyq3K7gPAzC4-0nlMj6ZM8_W6wOmti7CArF5f2hIHnWfnkCLNPcVYgznY5ziEv3w17zdQo0rDigjP0rUGsglE4w0Vr_Hg3RZfZF1GsqstUByUSAZzYTjYk9WyT/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGkSTBtC3Tj_VkbkNuTZyq3K7gPAzC4-0nlMj6ZM8_W6wOmti7CArF5f2hIHnWfnkCLNPcVYgznY5ziEv3w17zdQo0rDigjP0rUGsglE4w0Vr_Hg3RZfZF1GsqstUByUSAZzYTjYk9WyT/s320/IMG_0205.JPG" /></a> </div>And here is the backside...I added a little stitching with embroidery floss for some personalization. As you can see from the face, I changed a few things, but I think it is just as cute! :)
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNBLfYwRCxannLqX_bHubYSQoD-TBgz3suhhF_SO4nCmw_uoZmrSaeMbAOuYnb4cIiLwWP3WbgOqVHoTpb9PoUI6kqK5_Jxg-2wGovAfSjfLxb1tbkFyX-sPNtSEbWZhNmIqPEOY9ZLQz/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNBLfYwRCxannLqX_bHubYSQoD-TBgz3suhhF_SO4nCmw_uoZmrSaeMbAOuYnb4cIiLwWP3WbgOqVHoTpb9PoUI6kqK5_Jxg-2wGovAfSjfLxb1tbkFyX-sPNtSEbWZhNmIqPEOY9ZLQz/s320/IMG_0206.JPG" /></a> </div>My younger dd was with me while making this, helping me out and asking when we were going to make one for her! Once my older dd saw it and found out I made it, she was asking for one too! It is a hit in our house!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-16215328551991060582010-04-21T10:39:00.000-07:002010-04-21T11:03:08.327-07:00Another top for me!As promised, I made another top for me! This was the other knit I pulled from my stash over the weekend. This is another knit that has been sitting in stash for quite awhile that I got from the Fabrics & Notions co-op group. This time I went for a new pattern. I traced off BWOF 11-2008-125. I didn't realize it when I first decided to make this, but it is very similar to 11-2008-124 which I have made (<a href="http://issewingasport.blogspot.com/2009/03/11-2008-124-is-done.html">here</a>). I made a size 44, which is a first for me. I was afraid it might be on the small side, but it fits just fine!
<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462648757535707234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek4QcnOZNfyXjfNKuF9enK9gbm3j5KozXGxth3bGUskGY5942yUisJhao9QmtHSB5RscZ3oQIorZRxeZEmRr35FIW-pWBMkDECspVeOlw3SINZnCFgEfR_kRCucu8mAJrK_cymkbeHbty/s320/DSC_0040-2.JPG" />I made some modifications to this top. First off, I eliminated all of the facings and instead made a band (folded a length in half wrong sides together) that I stitched right sides together to the shirt, then flipped and topstitched. I did this on the yoke portion (that extended around the back side of the neck) and the front v portion. On the front v portion, I stitched two different bands (one on each side of the V), then stitched those together where they met at the front V. The other thing I did was to raise the bottom of the V about 2 inches tapering to nothing at the top of the V. Lastly, I ended up topstitching the yoke band down to the front so it wouldn't flip up. Which leads me to my final realization about this shirt.....it is very similar to the Jalie that I just finished!! Oh well. Not sure why I didn't see this to begin with, but I didn't. The sleeves and the back portion of the top are very different than the Jalie sweetheart top. The back of the BWOF, is cut in two pieces, a top portion and a bottom portion. It gives the shirt a nicely fitted look. The sleeves are a dolman style with the side seam ending at the bottom of the sleeve. I actually had quite a fit working with this fabric. For a while I was getting skipped stitches while topstitching, then I switched machines from my brother to my viking and no more problems. Same needle, same thread. Interesting. I did a rolled hem on the bottom edge with the serger. Easy and I didn't need to worry about stitch problems.
Below are a couple of scrunchies that I made to go with the shirts I just made. Great way to use up scraps and made up in minutes! Love those type of projects!!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV7PFdairtdnHTFY3tQQF59HwSQrUVyR8Bk6tip8mQAO5ApC_pljzNRhuqXLJ21KxzAABaqwRDtxSpB_HX4RxMoUpGJZqOR_2NCmpQHe7COLMUGZkPEhCYuIQyn0sd_G1-PQt6A3Khgaa/s1600/DSC_0040-2.JPG"></a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7owjdem0nNxGLTIusesuqd1MV0EMHZhU7BbVhPGb2FbYXxPBvLJf5yJDxd2ixoubEXmCVfLQCx7C6PyMa06nOdK1R0DCrBCyUSMrbPqunz9xwAtnndGBbA5zvgPRUcKSwDEhCByrO_8y/s1600/DSC_0004-6.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7owjdem0nNxGLTIusesuqd1MV0EMHZhU7BbVhPGb2FbYXxPBvLJf5yJDxd2ixoubEXmCVfLQCx7C6PyMa06nOdK1R0DCrBCyUSMrbPqunz9xwAtnndGBbA5zvgPRUcKSwDEhCByrO_8y/s320/DSC_0004-6.JPG" /></a> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4bvmENvEu_o3vS-VOPYHQbGhBesbXxS06TE0px4xqJ5H15yby8N_h7tpDT5NWfmL7pU22SLMtKwUKsBfxzpZf5qYJmQCTQ50Ksknn727IRgd2DScj5EAF126NiTudLJlOpJmU-D-y2jX/s1600/DSC_0005-5.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4bvmENvEu_o3vS-VOPYHQbGhBesbXxS06TE0px4xqJ5H15yby8N_h7tpDT5NWfmL7pU22SLMtKwUKsBfxzpZf5qYJmQCTQ50Ksknn727IRgd2DScj5EAF126NiTudLJlOpJmU-D-y2jX/s320/DSC_0005-5.JPG" /></a> </div>I am not sure what is next. I will have to go stash diving again and see what fortune I find! :)
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-52640247576247940262010-04-18T20:50:00.000-07:002010-04-18T21:03:12.285-07:00Sweetheart top for me!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Well, I did it! I made something for me!! Yay! I went shopping this morning at the mall and bought the girls lots of new outfits (nothing for me....) and decided when I came home that I deserved a new top! My dd's had gone next door to play and dh is in china on business, so I was all alone....what's a girl to do! So, I went to a tnt - the jalie sweetheart top. This was a pretty easy top that I already had traced off and I used up a yard from stash (Yay!). It took me about 2 hours to complete. I did a rolled hem on the sleeves and bottom edge (the lazy way out!). I have lost about 20 pounds since the last time I made this top, but decided against a smaller size because mostly I was being lazy to trace off the new pattern, but also I justified it by this fabric is very thin and clingy and needed to fit a little looser to look good on my lumpy body. According to the jalie measurments, I should have made two sizes smaller.....I think I would have looked like a stuffed sausage if I had done that! This is one of those prints that looks a lot better made up into a shirt than laying flat. I am really liking all the colors much better now. It has been in my stash for at least a year....maybe longer. I bought it from the Fabrics & Notions group. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKC3Tx1pXmRGewV6y2Q-nUbkWgLquffzDbXgyxELv8A_yHoQvMPzUBVb34Uj0sTOD8CXz9Q2bCn-m40OWzY1UR8tGXXkHjTa8ArASmAwjpUHGwl_IQvytVwWixS2G_CC3LzTm2tMXs46-/s1600/DSC_0004-4.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKC3Tx1pXmRGewV6y2Q-nUbkWgLquffzDbXgyxELv8A_yHoQvMPzUBVb34Uj0sTOD8CXz9Q2bCn-m40OWzY1UR8tGXXkHjTa8ArASmAwjpUHGwl_IQvytVwWixS2G_CC3LzTm2tMXs46-/s320/DSC_0004-4.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This is my third version of this top. I just retired one of them to amvets, so hopefully the pattern won't look too familar! Well, I pulled out of my stash another knit print fabric.....so maybe another quick jalie shirt is in store! Stay tuned! :)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-33269352035036216442010-04-17T15:27:00.000-07:002010-04-17T15:56:15.576-07:00Taxes are done!Well, it seems forever since I have sewn something!! We had a week of spring break vacation in palm springs, then a week back to get my taxes done! Finally, some sewing time. I am still on my kid kick sewing. Although, after a week in palm springs by the pool....I figured out that <span style="color:#ff6600;">I need</span> to have some new suits! Anyhow, I decided to continue on my skirt saga and make another one for my oldest dd. This pattern is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Portabellopixie</span> - Gracie, View D, the tiered skirt. This was not a hard skirt to put together, a little time consuming with all the gathering and piecing together. It turned out to be longer than I had envisioned in my mind. Although, it looks like the photos in the pattern! I got this fabric from fabric.com and it is by Patty Young designed for Michael Miller, Flora and Fauna collection. I picked out 9 different coordinating fabrics. This skirt actually incorporates 3 of them. The skirt has a top waistband piece, a top tier, a middle tier, and a bottom tier. I used the same fabric for the top and middle tiers because it was a border fabric (with the flowers in the border), and then polka dots between the borders that ran along the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">selvage</span>. You can't see the waistband fabric that well in these pics...but you could try clicking on the photo to make it larger.
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jXdphkH7OIBzInSUGGIJmRxRgZiuJ8pwHDEOuzU6QlT0VC_nuygGbD6sNIylcBXAFqMA4Wfl6Oxi98wPFxk03a_1R-03ib0f8d-ViXyhZV5iI2UtuV9I7xX9CfjkMZJmPJct5N0nUwv5/s1600/DSC_0012-2.JPG"></a></div>My dd seems to like it, but declared today was too hot to wear a long sleeve tee and long skirt and changed back to shorts fairly quick.
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlck7W3iIyyIoCnqK3SQcOwBtADdsaPkOcOY_6qm9CIK1cvHJm1iMo9DiKbTBUO3Lg9DCYF8ID4Qrotjdqg9L4N1yENuXwZ2QcPuPbc4ACPWDRCbXuTw-w4_HJnGfWUfRlN-F5N6p4tWi/s1600/DSC_0001-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlck7W3iIyyIoCnqK3SQcOwBtADdsaPkOcOY_6qm9CIK1cvHJm1iMo9DiKbTBUO3Lg9DCYF8ID4Qrotjdqg9L4N1yENuXwZ2QcPuPbc4ACPWDRCbXuTw-w4_HJnGfWUfRlN-F5N6p4tWi/s320/DSC_0001-1.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVznUazo33UC1MHJuRVwhSdyAGyfHzidSdfmq9pMnNhyphenhyphenp_byk0G-5iajH7jM9lO7pOlE5-boSJOSVBeBZ1Qi-Mw3FWxUeR8pRNzwC9jQVlmRcvG7xnYtRCs7L0pVeOP0hNTdGtbP3zob0n/s1600/DSC_0007-2.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVznUazo33UC1MHJuRVwhSdyAGyfHzidSdfmq9pMnNhyphenhyphenp_byk0G-5iajH7jM9lO7pOlE5-boSJOSVBeBZ1Qi-Mw3FWxUeR8pRNzwC9jQVlmRcvG7xnYtRCs7L0pVeOP0hNTdGtbP3zob0n/s320/DSC_0007-2.JPG" /></a></div>It definitely has twirl factor! All in all I like it. I hope it doesn't look to "folksy" or homemade. I may shorten it up and try again for a more stylish length. Or am I out of it and long is in?? I have always been more of a fan of knee length or shorter skirts probably because I am 5'1" and long skirts don't look right on me! What's up next?? I am feeling the need to summer sew! I just received my latest issue of Ottobre. I perused it really quick and wasn't that inspired......I have a need for shorts. I will probably just by those, though. I am in that nomad space where I am not inspired by much.....not fabric, not patterns, not rtw things. Oh well, I am sure it will soon pass! I am looking forward to reading about what inspires everyone else!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-71703395096932540492010-04-01T22:06:00.000-07:002010-04-01T22:33:51.860-07:00Pink Fig<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is the skirt I have been working on the last couple of days. The pattern is from a company called <a href="http://pinkfig.typepad.com/">Pink Fig </a>(you can find the owner's blog in my blog roll under <a href="http://vcbdesign.blogspot.com/">vintage chic</a>). The pattern is called the <a href="http://pinkfig.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/size-2t-to-12-yearsfor-nie-nie-a-portion-of-the-sale-of-this-pattern-will-go-to-nie-nie-stephanie-nielson-and-her-husban.html">Nie Nie skirt</a>. This skirt is all about the ruffles! Ruffles and loads of them. I was actually very surprised how much fabric it took to make this skirt. I actually left off the last row of ruffles because I ran out of my black fabric. (This is a great stash buster pattern.....). I used up close to 4 yards of stash fabric on this skirt! I barely got some photos....she said she loved the skirt, pulled it on over her shorts, let me take a few photos, then took it off. No lingering in this skirt.....I guess I was keeping her from playing with her friends!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1LoeZieb-UlOrUtGVYfGCIR7jPmWOE35g83snI5645D6sWyEhWrmT3Q56LosLdLc4pafKEwAbV3aKmFCuskxOedaLhvxU7y1SiL4j8V8PYRLcFA6eOHTiRoVzl0QTu3cipvzUAJqkjsJ/s1600/DSC_0032-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1LoeZieb-UlOrUtGVYfGCIR7jPmWOE35g83snI5645D6sWyEhWrmT3Q56LosLdLc4pafKEwAbV3aKmFCuskxOedaLhvxU7y1SiL4j8V8PYRLcFA6eOHTiRoVzl0QTu3cipvzUAJqkjsJ/s320/DSC_0032-1.JPG" /></a> </div><p>Here she was doing a few twirls for me. This was the only clear photo I got.....</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzm_zmAdkgWxPOLXh8VzVBDwFVgW-R9zpMh4xVe77-6RFPnht9gjFi4P2lNzZJ16UllkPdT-M2G4hjFPu_bAIa5hos7CY63eoCOqc3bDtRh-5HzL3M7yxFiN4D0QtIPfvDNAgvikupcpl/s1600/DSC_0045-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzm_zmAdkgWxPOLXh8VzVBDwFVgW-R9zpMh4xVe77-6RFPnht9gjFi4P2lNzZJ16UllkPdT-M2G4hjFPu_bAIa5hos7CY63eoCOqc3bDtRh-5HzL3M7yxFiN4D0QtIPfvDNAgvikupcpl/s320/DSC_0045-1.JPG" /></a> </p>One last standing up photo to show the length of the skirt. I want to make a top to go with it. I am thinking about a black t-shirt with a pink flower (or something??) applique out of the pink fabric. Would that be overkill? She has a few black tees she can use in the mean time.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqgM1WdLmEzcKr_OHUM0ZgewN5zdHZO9YPslRYpWzzOqWe12aRB3nN7rDP_6pXfh5lBNumA7EuAwx9oIAKOv2iqRiOjsyN_M9G0LObOMTPWltUdpLnApN6IIgKWjor6dK8_xQWcTHFjHH/s1600/DSC_0048-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqgM1WdLmEzcKr_OHUM0ZgewN5zdHZO9YPslRYpWzzOqWe12aRB3nN7rDP_6pXfh5lBNumA7EuAwx9oIAKOv2iqRiOjsyN_M9G0LObOMTPWltUdpLnApN6IIgKWjor6dK8_xQWcTHFjHH/s320/DSC_0048-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Happy sewing to all of you!!!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-44941515212204666012010-04-01T09:39:00.000-07:002010-04-01T09:49:26.228-07:00Sping BloomsI got my camera out and took some photos in the yard a couple of days ago. Spring is really a great time of year! I love all the flowers and new growth. Only a couple of my rose bushes have roses opening, another couple of weeks and I'll be loaded!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165J60q_W7PwlLn6xkIHhPpm1nGVvPqq8MjBbtVL2AVweUFBdRUPHUN0K3KzCtnDo74ZsovyilH97L0BPqTUGoB3pwFdgg_tnt8PBvCC5a2lcl0sQBW8eUppU2b5Jxm6ZytZkySewT22I/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455210093583090514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165J60q_W7PwlLn6xkIHhPpm1nGVvPqq8MjBbtVL2AVweUFBdRUPHUN0K3KzCtnDo74ZsovyilH97L0BPqTUGoB3pwFdgg_tnt8PBvCC5a2lcl0sQBW8eUppU2b5Jxm6ZytZkySewT22I/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a> Here is some new growth on one of my grape vines. The grape leaf is one of the most beautiful leaves and I love their little wispy vines!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoRa7DodL9ywWXH1B55IQjtBjLcT5P9Yv7KL2ZQ_4tfkG7139-4MqCRN3DOSddAcErxPi3OF7z-ziHE9W7iVAqpoUzV5R6lq2_upEdkOcyD2dzhnM9Kv7Bhtv9sNoQ6WB3Bj_g_3U3aRy/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455210087405713842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoRa7DodL9ywWXH1B55IQjtBjLcT5P9Yv7KL2ZQ_4tfkG7139-4MqCRN3DOSddAcErxPi3OF7z-ziHE9W7iVAqpoUzV5R6lq2_upEdkOcyD2dzhnM9Kv7Bhtv9sNoQ6WB3Bj_g_3U3aRy/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" /></a> A snapdragon that grew up from seed where I had some planted last year....
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dXZTfNkC4PTTsFsjMcVI_DmjrjUaOcTO1ZrJGxBwgvIEh_7lOufdfOcBaW7faqz-lNLzxW_jHVopYDPExddqbqrOUF_StwbJdFtusq85yl1qNZzQzErgB19LUyghwBwVmk6mPAhxOTSu/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dXZTfNkC4PTTsFsjMcVI_DmjrjUaOcTO1ZrJGxBwgvIEh_7lOufdfOcBaW7faqz-lNLzxW_jHVopYDPExddqbqrOUF_StwbJdFtusq85yl1qNZzQzErgB19LUyghwBwVmk6mPAhxOTSu/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a> </div>Orchids are always amazing...
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc3yy_hYTEPOE8sCtkx_zWqLQt9WkR51_avgBgwcjR2AlDTF5sId2P-RL0i4_V0jxv0AiiqCUUbjaaBoI7z6A8tjErsclzFKzYa9gGJG-UGbq8gY5VIJJQfCif2jUxIFcGxMctKaQ8h_w/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc3yy_hYTEPOE8sCtkx_zWqLQt9WkR51_avgBgwcjR2AlDTF5sId2P-RL0i4_V0jxv0AiiqCUUbjaaBoI7z6A8tjErsclzFKzYa9gGJG-UGbq8gY5VIJJQfCif2jUxIFcGxMctKaQ8h_w/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a> </div>The freesia not only add remarkable color, but their smell is heavenly!
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My first red rose of the season! Classic beauty!
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Thanks for taking a walk around my garden with me! I have a project on the sewing machine. Maybe tomorrow I can show you the finished product! It is more work than I anticipated.....lots of fabric yardage in a skirt for a girl (over 3 yards!)....think ruffles!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-60896372799344354252010-03-30T14:44:00.000-07:002010-03-30T14:54:28.852-07:00Cupcake pincushion<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This is one of the new patterns that I recently purchased! I bought this little pincushion kit from <a href="http://sandihendersondesign.com/item_87/Bubblegum-Cupcake-Kit.htm">Portabellopixie</a> website. It came with the materials to make the pincushion and the pattern. I absolutely love this little pincushion! The instruction booklet that came with this pattern is phenomenal! It is a 20 page full color booklet with pictures and illustrations for every step of the way making this pincushion.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIkClzEgGFv4TUVzzmI7IoGYrC_jaf7yPzmkXLqxB7JLbSuzJfIdBDciBjJegYrciZNlE2l6YvX5-0TONVKq17d7aTMjn744h_cIPBlINIeRgpNaBvKkvcQkyBoRJuwb-3v3UPaUtAIaD/s1600/DSC_0003-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIkClzEgGFv4TUVzzmI7IoGYrC_jaf7yPzmkXLqxB7JLbSuzJfIdBDciBjJegYrciZNlE2l6YvX5-0TONVKq17d7aTMjn744h_cIPBlINIeRgpNaBvKkvcQkyBoRJuwb-3v3UPaUtAIaD/s320/DSC_0003-1.JPG" /></a> </div>My dd was really excited watching me make this. She couldn't wait for me to be done with it. As a matter of fact.....I haven't got to hold it since I finished it! This was a fun little project that took me about 2 hours (with lots of distractions) start to finish. The pattern comes in two sizes, a "high calorie" size and a "low calorie" size. The kit had the supplies for the low calorie size. I could definitely see making the "high calorie" size too. Especially since I am not sure when I am going to get this back!! What a great gift for fellow seamstresses too!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmnZUjRLLCRL1_8nKu2YW8zocGsK_Q1asb5Wq3W-tw_6bZkRbgNZh-AaPrDWlrCrMLhHeyBLFFt1R5hpdofTCjAf1_O12_OxuwH-vignq-aRJ-DNqCHCN7t7Abg7woCrNbK6afC65Y_A0/s1600/DSC_0005-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmnZUjRLLCRL1_8nKu2YW8zocGsK_Q1asb5Wq3W-tw_6bZkRbgNZh-AaPrDWlrCrMLhHeyBLFFt1R5hpdofTCjAf1_O12_OxuwH-vignq-aRJ-DNqCHCN7t7Abg7woCrNbK6afC65Y_A0/s320/DSC_0005-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-73360318267293840052010-03-29T14:20:00.000-07:002010-03-30T09:58:08.385-07:00Twirly girl<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is my other sewing gem for the weekend. After completing the first Studio Tantrum - Redondo skirt, I was excited to make another. Here it is! This time I used two batik fabrics left over from a project long ago. (I almost completely used up these fabrics, just a couple of scraps big enough to make her American Girl doll a pull on elastic skirt...a project yet to come.) . We have lots of purple t-shirts, so I didn't make a coordinating top (although, the original project for this fabric was a top for her older sister which probably fits her by now...). I got a couple of twirly shots this time! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xn0qhI3WvUlTAZnaK1fzgoMUlXOUS3YPSdgifcyzI2AWs8kNnOVPNJ8aqAqCQ_fJHDQGVpcMqqDYQmr60awRq-HQ8LhyphenhyphennU-ppyNBs2fiq5gIed7h8fBruNFCW-jEOqW9csLtOpV3AqN_/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xn0qhI3WvUlTAZnaK1fzgoMUlXOUS3YPSdgifcyzI2AWs8kNnOVPNJ8aqAqCQ_fJHDQGVpcMqqDYQmr60awRq-HQ8LhyphenhyphennU-ppyNBs2fiq5gIed7h8fBruNFCW-jEOqW9csLtOpV3AqN_/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" /></a> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1qoBhJkfBs4asMC38sKsI9vS8Snytgy_Q4c0wn3n2dnHz90TQD9ZDyohmIXDhLP10B64ZNdGAdTotuPFc5ZpfSvcBl5SGrnAolbSsDIga-K-XagRMtK15exuRQIfirqDgSCkKG9Z4aQi/s1600/DSC_0099.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1qoBhJkfBs4asMC38sKsI9vS8Snytgy_Q4c0wn3n2dnHz90TQD9ZDyohmIXDhLP10B64ZNdGAdTotuPFc5ZpfSvcBl5SGrnAolbSsDIga-K-XagRMtK15exuRQIfirqDgSCkKG9Z4aQi/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">So, I received a bunch of goodies in the mail yesterday! I had ordered some patterns for the girls (and some fabric to make those patterns....). I'll show you those soon, I promise!! Gotta go, I am being beckoned by her majesty!!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-37917524047757133032010-03-29T14:19:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:30:55.402-07:00Another swimsuit!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is the other swimsuit that I finished this weekend. I got my older dd to wear it and run in the sprinklers! We are having beautiful weather right now! This is a Kwik Sew pattern. It is a tankini, and I made it in a size 7. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw3sBotwosCG9RGU2w5eDgdCVWLf6VeZUglJggZn2sDUhNScCZhPIgm3D76qJFi6iaysSOHmsY3EQIa9Fk7FotNUZR4c4AsXPkgQsQ8MFNYwSm0yhhjEbjFuq0rqqyGMAiLQtUrv4wh-x/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw3sBotwosCG9RGU2w5eDgdCVWLf6VeZUglJggZn2sDUhNScCZhPIgm3D76qJFi6iaysSOHmsY3EQIa9Fk7FotNUZR4c4AsXPkgQsQ8MFNYwSm0yhhjEbjFuq0rqqyGMAiLQtUrv4wh-x/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" /></a> </div><p>I only did a couple of alterations to the pattern. I added the ruffle at the top edge to the bottoms. I lined the top front and lettuce edged the bottom hemline (I used wooly nylon in the serger top and bottom loopers and regular serger thread in the needle). I also fully lined the bottoms. I added an inch to the waistline of the bottoms and the top bottom edge. She isn't petite like her sister. In fact, I think in a few years she'll be taller than I am!!! :)</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZgBIkr0KCDXFO467-AzE-zWUw-DRXO5ZmnWZbqmIimbrnSs18-n4BpSVge-cYVTQx_MlNuM1A7oeMj562dEpYqg8hCE6_QrJEr-Ad-phkA3vk8f3tng29gck3XE9o-62cUQ_hlJs0PKl/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZgBIkr0KCDXFO467-AzE-zWUw-DRXO5ZmnWZbqmIimbrnSs18-n4BpSVge-cYVTQx_MlNuM1A7oeMj562dEpYqg8hCE6_QrJEr-Ad-phkA3vk8f3tng29gck3XE9o-62cUQ_hlJs0PKl/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" /></a> </p><p>She got into posing for the camera:</p><p>
</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGENkO_hDZ4Ca9jrH6-QtzLNgNaZ4JSmuL_Ds8jct4YTbxMACqg0SQoVrCIAc6Mr04F3W2OtZIckTux8-84_LbnkbcuMXmQnhGV8za7q_EpQSR26KMswdtjQQ85yMIx4VVV-VgycVrvTq/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGENkO_hDZ4Ca9jrH6-QtzLNgNaZ4JSmuL_Ds8jct4YTbxMACqg0SQoVrCIAc6Mr04F3W2OtZIckTux8-84_LbnkbcuMXmQnhGV8za7q_EpQSR26KMswdtjQQ85yMIx4VVV-VgycVrvTq/s320/DSC_0079.JPG" /></a> </div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwoMJcGKDqzlrqAbqTAM8Bf9iD0INVzA56J2WLjME4vrl64GwjoMuZMvyXJtu-iD06G2mv2y_fMSje0CCTlp61iYlpO9LKm-00_grSklLMsRhHkNSUgj3T1yIVZWXos87unBWspc5YF-6/s1600/DSC_0080.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwoMJcGKDqzlrqAbqTAM8Bf9iD0INVzA56J2WLjME4vrl64GwjoMuZMvyXJtu-iD06G2mv2y_fMSje0CCTlp61iYlpO9LKm-00_grSklLMsRhHkNSUgj3T1yIVZWXos87unBWspc5YF-6/s320/DSC_0080.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">I finished another project over the weekend, but that will have to wait until the next post! Gotta love the nice weather when all the kids want to play outside!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-84218217717614734272010-03-28T08:07:00.000-07:002010-03-28T08:21:00.315-07:00Swimming Anyone?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Hot off the presses, here is one of the two swimsuits I just finished up! This suit shown here is Kwik Sew 3165. I made it in the size 4 with many alterations to reduce the chest, waist and hips! (Size 4 was the smallest size the pattern comes in...). My dd is 4, but she only weighs 28 lbs and is a very petite little thing, hence many alterations to get patterns to fit her.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0P9So9lwgSDxI_St5OflMqDpFjwOaJxEAk5FB6-r2cxkeytbHsfXf7qswXK2lkR-Qs2AbxIrHHWhHpCLe7HX3d6b1FpT2j68eFkEpkQQQXeUHNGPdW24vTDOaREnYOcx8W6lKA_EFYzY/s1600/DSC_0005-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0P9So9lwgSDxI_St5OflMqDpFjwOaJxEAk5FB6-r2cxkeytbHsfXf7qswXK2lkR-Qs2AbxIrHHWhHpCLe7HX3d6b1FpT2j68eFkEpkQQQXeUHNGPdW24vTDOaREnYOcx8W6lKA_EFYzY/s320/DSC_0005-1.JPG" /></a> </div><p>This suit has an attached skirt that covers up most of the bottoms. I made the bottoms out of a contrast coordinating material. You can see them peeking out in this side shot.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qv9dOBRBYci99ZWjG28xtqVUHrT_OseLJZ6-TsbtvLDZeOmwSPXJ5CooD_l1DVefgZE6JWdpaIeV8D2VhIAck0T6yvVGEvDAedvsxRxQU7E8-N4jDVqkrHCh0qx79GpovrFzFZqHwX1m/s1600/DSC_0006-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qv9dOBRBYci99ZWjG28xtqVUHrT_OseLJZ6-TsbtvLDZeOmwSPXJ5CooD_l1DVefgZE6JWdpaIeV8D2VhIAck0T6yvVGEvDAedvsxRxQU7E8-N4jDVqkrHCh0qx79GpovrFzFZqHwX1m/s320/DSC_0006-1.JPG" /></a> </p>When she isn't running all around the skirt hangs just so you can't see the bottoms. The fit came out great. I always completely line my swimsuit bottoms (pet peeve of mine to see swimsuits creeping into little places they shouldn't be....or showing stuff that shouldn't be shown). Completely lining them gives the added bonus of hiding all the serged seams between the lining and the fabric to give a nice finished inside look. I lined the top front but not the back. I probably didn't have to line the top, but I made my older dd a suit last year where I decided not to line the top and every time she wears it, I wish I had lined it! So, lesson learned and I line the top front piece. I purchased both of these fabrics from <a href="http://www.chezami.com/exp.ja6?file=clearance&pathcode=fabricshop&sessionid=2VP16SWCY01764">Chez Ami</a>. (If you have never visited over there, go now and see the cute kids fabrics you can buy!) All in all, I am very happy with this new suit!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a1UPAlzHQv4Rc1t5Q3COsrkkJ3zH97bESXaglUHHHpTbken-nFBRztN5fwtKIU_sCj9ezI3shEJ1nqVit1Z-eXczVxU5IzIQNxZRJoogmU6-sjnepBt3Xn5BPkZ5SHt46Q1rir2v-R5m/s1600/DSC_0011-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a1UPAlzHQv4Rc1t5Q3COsrkkJ3zH97bESXaglUHHHpTbken-nFBRztN5fwtKIU_sCj9ezI3shEJ1nqVit1Z-eXczVxU5IzIQNxZRJoogmU6-sjnepBt3Xn5BPkZ5SHt46Q1rir2v-R5m/s320/DSC_0011-1.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">I also finished my older dd's suit, but I haven't got her to put it on yet. I used a different pattern, but the same fabric, so it has a different look to it! Stay tuned. BTW, if you were following my rants about using my stash and not buying more fabric, you'll be happy to know I came to my senses and purchased a whole bunch more fabric and few more patterns!! :P Yep, absolutely no control....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-22708424697564159452010-03-22T19:47:00.000-07:002010-03-22T20:01:19.135-07:00Gone fabric shopping....at home!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe930TZtAGcHjK37Uv6L7XhfQsbwnnUrEjlUp7BNcoJ5KEiwUUJe3fc-TRLTlJiS8lhv01CAQ2ijgYVnw8iiqqSl5llEO0DB2y1uwsfAqyiCzN0EQ4xEjy3LjcRiDRXMcx_MwrQeSTn3P/s1600-h/IMG_0769.JPG"></a> So, I decided to dig through my box of fabric that is at the bottom of the pile and see if I even remembered what was in it and if I could find some inspiring fabrics inside of that box! Low and behold, I probably forgot more than half of what was in there!! I pulled out a few pieces that I thought I could find a project for.....
This first one is probably my favorite, fanciest fabric. It is a white background with pink designs and it is a border print. It is brocade-ish, silkish, and I don't remember the exact fabric type, but it looks and feels expensive. I had always imagined a really pretty fitted dress for my dd's.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9vkyDjnfTsmhEURyfdQMyTEW3ZZFRPKeQIh1bguxRNQTJjtxmrDSxjCWcr9c0oPtRp5IR47PVs5K4OKgsziEAqDo2DnhBlXzD7EyFhQh9eW9IfBidwRn8aqKJQwYgrRsqxdIJPm9gXy7/s1600-h/IMG_0768.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451656114576740914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9vkyDjnfTsmhEURyfdQMyTEW3ZZFRPKeQIh1bguxRNQTJjtxmrDSxjCWcr9c0oPtRp5IR47PVs5K4OKgsziEAqDo2DnhBlXzD7EyFhQh9eW9IfBidwRn8aqKJQwYgrRsqxdIJPm9gXy7/s320/IMG_0768.JPG" /></a>
The orange one is a cotton lawn and the green one is a cotton batik. Both would make great lightweight skirts or sundresses, or summer tops.....
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWBzXIVNt0jwtGoRchFigq35RgLFIA1xkTm8EzjOYaiilMTPBDGMjzjoJzEL5iOvbwcNHNROUtqTpcnqqLG4x2CMxHIXDN3FeNDqHktIlkAlw6-XLquo7q1rdlFqmBg51hgC7Syzqg9rN/s1600-h/IMG_0762.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451656107565214546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWBzXIVNt0jwtGoRchFigq35RgLFIA1xkTm8EzjOYaiilMTPBDGMjzjoJzEL5iOvbwcNHNROUtqTpcnqqLG4x2CMxHIXDN3FeNDqHktIlkAlw6-XLquo7q1rdlFqmBg51hgC7Syzqg9rN/s320/IMG_0762.JPG" /></a>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AgeXJA6cGM0UKM-6BoB96pf5fVKSkByNv8Zq0vgUfwSgozhyphenhyphendV7pS2jUfTdMwP0BLk53-lbqofgjfZwTHLjGYZ8TVAcZSSebUTIhgb-WoHhQnYkMzUqKForlu9Dq1-uVaViGQ8VTqaDE/s1600-h/IMG_0762.JPG"></a></div>Here are a couple of cotton batiks that I thought could possibly go for another "redondo" skirt, I don't have a whole lot left maybe only 1/2 yard of each.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-TmFjpuANyHnHvduYAg1hIylXAQrQLs4zasVCv_OtMXHjzQPhk-MC72cVxCv-6zusjJM0vFgXm8Rry8hNJFJUpsr9KvpZWK1KItTbgEhcUrBV6NaWebECQhhwomohFbzIucMP7ZBlXSy/s1600-h/IMG_0764.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-TmFjpuANyHnHvduYAg1hIylXAQrQLs4zasVCv_OtMXHjzQPhk-MC72cVxCv-6zusjJM0vFgXm8Rry8hNJFJUpsr9KvpZWK1KItTbgEhcUrBV6NaWebECQhhwomohFbzIucMP7ZBlXSy/s320/IMG_0764.JPG" /></a> </div>
Again, I thought these could go together for a layered ruffly skirt for my dd's....
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul0Jhgb5Md632nxU-Uf0MpRvzuAKO_VF7mJQSxJJmtPWpxmuU4m4rPBOHmPsM-JBLiZr9J78XK0c9iwWjDATBlZiDTt7l-y_xPrC6GQYEf3hqGLD5TDD3-pZOlt2_CoUkdzbFrDlNB99X/s1600-h/IMG_0765.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul0Jhgb5Md632nxU-Uf0MpRvzuAKO_VF7mJQSxJJmtPWpxmuU4m4rPBOHmPsM-JBLiZr9J78XK0c9iwWjDATBlZiDTt7l-y_xPrC6GQYEf3hqGLD5TDD3-pZOlt2_CoUkdzbFrDlNB99X/s320/IMG_0765.JPG" /></a> </div>And yet, one more option for a skirt.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyfFo_cyHl7PMEGmDszYtupP1J-atj-Hh0VXnZ9dGVfnZPxFBnrrS9JhkWUXmybhLi2dzntohOO_p5A8eCZllnxWzdAH4yqKamZ02dTHPx_LK2akTJWjQY7nlwVzi_LwzH2t2iBIR_GR5/s1600-h/IMG_0766.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyfFo_cyHl7PMEGmDszYtupP1J-atj-Hh0VXnZ9dGVfnZPxFBnrrS9JhkWUXmybhLi2dzntohOO_p5A8eCZllnxWzdAH4yqKamZ02dTHPx_LK2akTJWjQY7nlwVzi_LwzH2t2iBIR_GR5/s320/IMG_0766.JPG" /></a> </div>
So, I guess I had better stop scouring the internet for fabric to purchase and start digging into my own fabric storage!! It seems that I have many options for many things! This is only a few things out of that big box......then there are 4 more big boxes of fabric. I must stop buying fabric!!!!!! I know....it is an addiction. I am sure I will be posting soon my new fabric purchases!!! I just purchased a new pattern for another skirt for my dd's. :) Happy sewing (and fabric and pattern collecting)!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-72158266790731094492010-03-21T16:42:00.000-07:002010-03-21T16:47:53.892-07:00My promised pictures!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here are the pictures of my dd in her studio tantrum skirt. She thought she looked fancy and loved her skirt! She wasn't all that interested in posing for pictures, though and so, these aren't the greatest!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2thPoQ9DEXWZzpadpcRhcrlfBI36wEijdjae9cfnCpvNvHxjlnML9jjLbVrYSCwZRtgQb6YM-iPvemvmbtRbnzNvzBlPKZMIny5lncbdfBH60Cm9umn8-JtBDUiQ3HJ7VdWHUrqvm7aO/s1600-h/IMG_0747.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2thPoQ9DEXWZzpadpcRhcrlfBI36wEijdjae9cfnCpvNvHxjlnML9jjLbVrYSCwZRtgQb6YM-iPvemvmbtRbnzNvzBlPKZMIny5lncbdfBH60Cm9umn8-JtBDUiQ3HJ7VdWHUrqvm7aO/s320/IMG_0747.JPG" /></a> </div><p> </p><p>She was telling me, "lets go already mom"!!
</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fKDO84fb5Kq04jW9KON8vR6Y1e18RfktoREXdgh2ti4E-OrE98uLsx8sdLKbLDigySD5nm55cHy5njog1VAc04bUM0pxrSPjPpvb1tXCsIHK-lMe17IQlgVb2TS1wsVmFF33Hi3aNLTH/s1600-h/IMG_0752.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fKDO84fb5Kq04jW9KON8vR6Y1e18RfktoREXdgh2ti4E-OrE98uLsx8sdLKbLDigySD5nm55cHy5njog1VAc04bUM0pxrSPjPpvb1tXCsIHK-lMe17IQlgVb2TS1wsVmFF33Hi3aNLTH/s320/IMG_0752.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">The rest of my day today was spent hemming a pair of rolled cuff slacks for my dh. Can I just say, that was a pain in the a$$!! I had to unpick the tacks then unpick the blindhem. Cut off necessary adjustment. Iron in new hem. Sew in blindhem. Iron in rolled up cuff. Sew in tack on the cuff. It took me an hour and a half!! Blah! Now I know why I just walk on my pants and never hem anything I buy in the store! :) Hope you all had more good sewing adventures this weekend!!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-1538120055730966182010-03-18T15:59:00.000-07:002010-03-18T16:00:06.652-07:00Studio Tantrum pinwheel!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTPMyJ8xejdiiTafEATVRdy7ZZnaocKEnzy57r5BF5VDMbjhXtnvf4n2sZeTitacfBa2-g82ZmfMjL2pUf8CjiDRwWXuXZOjHwKJdnlZHwu9dBCDBM_782-zkXsYcYgaZIqTZOj0_WLGq/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTPMyJ8xejdiiTafEATVRdy7ZZnaocKEnzy57r5BF5VDMbjhXtnvf4n2sZeTitacfBa2-g82ZmfMjL2pUf8CjiDRwWXuXZOjHwKJdnlZHwu9dBCDBM_782-zkXsYcYgaZIqTZOj0_WLGq/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> </div>
Doesn't this remind you of a pinwheel? Here is my studio tantrum redondo skirt. I wanted to get my dd in it and twirling, but right now bolt is more interesting, she said she would wear it tomorrow and I could take her picture then! Hmmppff! So, for now you get a pinwheel! Anyhow, this was pretty easy to cut and put together. I didn't add the optional ruffles in the seams because I wanted to get one under my belt before modifications. It turned out cute and I already want to make more! I used the striped fabric for the top portion of the "curl" and the flowers for the bottom portion of the "curl". It is comprised of 5 "curls" that are then sewn together, then the waistband is added and the bottom is a rolled hem. I did the majority of it on the serger with the exception of finishing off the waistband (stitch in the ditch to catch the backside). It is a fun skirt and I am ready to go dig through my stash to see what else could work for another skirt! Later! <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-16494095640005029272010-03-15T11:32:00.000-07:002010-03-15T12:16:07.420-07:00Happy 7th Birthday and a shirt!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_a9psMBs7Xwet-r4W_oKY_xcZmMNALU2o4Z9X53dC6ru9R0qiaJZtYq1qxzEstkQeKU5Ru8W_4kYCgxmpSpzSiA_0Auvmdz6A_rVG8FZHEB1ncmomPlwgdk7KaPwdhnRmhFaobcnKh7t/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448932465034752098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_a9psMBs7Xwet-r4W_oKY_xcZmMNALU2o4Z9X53dC6ru9R0qiaJZtYq1qxzEstkQeKU5Ru8W_4kYCgxmpSpzSiA_0Auvmdz6A_rVG8FZHEB1ncmomPlwgdk7KaPwdhnRmhFaobcnKh7t/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" /></a>
Saturday was my dd's 7th birthday! We had fun, stuffing ponies, decorating their t-shirts, playing games and eating cake!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFKM-zShQ-99uYF5owAHOdI9JMMcHorTz39nhH7TskReeUOkfUnBXlsaYrr2IRVNriDg1FFSXrhyZoxQVnvTXKWVkGVypz6PWLAntxFlMf41gVo4SQ1_l0kSOyXYzpqeJVJhIbWVfwZ_c/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448932186706138178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFKM-zShQ-99uYF5owAHOdI9JMMcHorTz39nhH7TskReeUOkfUnBXlsaYrr2IRVNriDg1FFSXrhyZoxQVnvTXKWVkGVypz6PWLAntxFlMf41gVo4SQ1_l0kSOyXYzpqeJVJhIbWVfwZ_c/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a> The kids had lots of fun stuffing ponies!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsXf-WgoSkN2Ft8HO5K3ArwNb5xwJgJOWYLzTzJUMTNSAqAcjylNSwweVtUSDhVQCe3TbzOb8O7k1l_OBTO1jcIJOQJnAdwv0N_aNbe7KWtLqqI7NjdCUPy8u8v6TY2rFj0G0r2zqwVXR/s1600-h/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448931256290877842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsXf-WgoSkN2Ft8HO5K3ArwNb5xwJgJOWYLzTzJUMTNSAqAcjylNSwweVtUSDhVQCe3TbzOb8O7k1l_OBTO1jcIJOQJnAdwv0N_aNbe7KWtLqqI7NjdCUPy8u8v6TY2rFj0G0r2zqwVXR/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" /></a>
Time sure flies....pretty soon she'll be graduating college!</div><div> </div><div>So, I had a very busy Saturday, but Sunday I got a little bit of sewing in! Finally!!! This is the shirt I had cut out awhile back but needed the right color serger thread. So, I got that last week and so this project got started! Now, if you remember, I didn't have enough fabric to cut the sleeves, so I decided I could piece them together and managed to eek out the sleeves with the fabric I had.....only I cut 2 fabric pieces for the sides of the sleeves...instead of 4 (I needed 2 pieces per sleeve...). So, I made them black instead.</div><div>
</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo45F8AmvCdElS4-UfY7hkri_gUrwyDWHCknhpgE4cMLryt9O7nCHwslXJJt6L1lPARhyPPKykeTWa3hNIJrGnnyTcoI7hQkkBdCA9WI6MuQRO8fnqU9HlH5lAbFowA_esdHR90gKvsBO/s1600-h/DSC_0344.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448930646271696338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo45F8AmvCdElS4-UfY7hkri_gUrwyDWHCknhpgE4cMLryt9O7nCHwslXJJt6L1lPARhyPPKykeTWa3hNIJrGnnyTcoI7hQkkBdCA9WI6MuQRO8fnqU9HlH5lAbFowA_esdHR90gKvsBO/s320/DSC_0344.JPG" /></a>
Here is a picture of my black and green sleeve. I topstitched with the olive green thread.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBhtYyFZBXdEn9n7leiNVNGOU_owd2PGIzCeqagkWCqQ2y3O119IpCGicGtgFpYLHswe4g3Pkt9tgj6PiBs79lVi8KYlUBZI1zgqkPnRLigSLQIPLpUP654YNOQKfZN-18BuNIDv9q-nj/s1600-h/DSC_0345.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBhtYyFZBXdEn9n7leiNVNGOU_owd2PGIzCeqagkWCqQ2y3O119IpCGicGtgFpYLHswe4g3Pkt9tgj6PiBs79lVi8KYlUBZI1zgqkPnRLigSLQIPLpUP654YNOQKfZN-18BuNIDv9q-nj/s320/DSC_0345.JPG" /></a> </div>
Here I added an embroidery of a gecko (I got this from <a href="http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/Products.aspx?Catalog=Emblibrary&ProductID=A8457">embroidery library</a>). I changed the colors to be just an olive green and black to blend into the shirt.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0Nq4Rko3sluBQPizwNz42HMwXfDQf0qVSLBpQf3bh6PwIC-4YIMFr0VOYckwxtTWNdSOBQwKm26-ESWPJaFJlYDDyTAguqlmRXbf2bPaktsGoG9VEPOUCLNm1qeSZH2atco84FimhzOP/s1600-h/DSC_0346.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0Nq4Rko3sluBQPizwNz42HMwXfDQf0qVSLBpQf3bh6PwIC-4YIMFr0VOYckwxtTWNdSOBQwKm26-ESWPJaFJlYDDyTAguqlmRXbf2bPaktsGoG9VEPOUCLNm1qeSZH2atco84FimhzOP/s320/DSC_0346.JPG" /></a> </div>
Next on the agenda....either the raincoat or the studio tantrum skirt..........
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-5228752586899609352010-03-12T17:05:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:21:07.371-08:00Got my stuffSo, I received many packages this week!! I received my raincoat fabric and lining. I got my zipper for the raincoat. I got my studio tantrum pattern. With my raincoat material I got the fabric for my studio tantrum skirt. I received the olive green serger thread to sew up the t-shirt I cut out for my dh a while ago. I received the stuff my dd's bday (that is tomorrow!!). For my dd's bday, I decided to buy ponies (it is a horse theme party) to stuff and little t-shirts for the ponies which the girls can decorate with iron-ons. I got them from <a href="http://www.bdaybears.com/wholesale-unstuffed-animals/wholesale-unstuffed-horse.html">here</a>. I ordered the little t-shirts from them (for $1.50/t-shirt I couldn't possibly be bothered to make 20 of them!). What I did do this week, was dye the little t-shirts so they looked cuter. I made some pink, some purple, and some denim blue (there will be a few boys at her party). They turned out really cute! I had never dyed anything before and was surprised how easy it was with nice results. I printed up lots of stuff onto iron-on transfer paper and cut them all out so the kids could pick what they wanted to iron-on to the shirts. I will post pictures after the party tomorrow to show you how they turn out. BTW, the horse stuffed animals I received are completely cute and good quality (for $5/horse), they come with a birth certificate and a little foam heart to put inside the pony. It is hard to believe how inexpensively some things can be made?? Unlike my dd's upcoming raincoat which cost me $40 in materials alone! Go figure! Hope everyone has a great weekend! I hope to get sewing on Sunday!!!judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-2471414068605542502010-03-04T16:24:00.000-08:002010-03-04T17:21:52.404-08:00I've been planning.....Do you ever have this great urge to be sewing and don't have the perfect project?? The other day, I decided to cut out my dh a t-shirt in an olive green siltex interlock knit that I had in stash. I felt I was being good finding a project for a piece of fabric in my stash and not succumbing to purchasing more fabric. I had 1 yard. After cutting the front and back, I really didn't have enough for the arms and neckband as drafted. So, I decided to piece together the sleeve adding the seam in as a design element and figured I could bind the neckline and use two pieces to form the neckband to bind the front then the back separately. Dilemma solved......except, I don't have olive green serger thread, so I ordered that today and am waiting for it to arrive! <div><div><div><div>
</div><div>Then, I got to reading a post by <a href="http://kathigarnett.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-raincoat-is-almost-finished.html">kathi on her raincoat</a> and absolutely loved it! I had been looking for some laminated fabric to make this raincoat for my youngest dd and well, I found it!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ottobredesign.com/lehdet_js/2009_4/sivut/5.jpg" />
<p>I found some lining from the same Amy Butler line, here is the laminated fabric for the raincoat (same as Kathi's):</p>
<p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 550px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.fabric.com/Webdata/Product/31b72ad2-f02c-482d-8716-e0ed4d79aa1b/Images/Large_CO-384.jpg" />
And the lining:</p>
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<p>Did I mention that I found all of this great stuff at fabric.com? Yeah, and I used a 20% coupon and added a couple of other things to reach $35 to get the free shipping! Score! (Although, that is not what my dh calls it when he pays all of my fabric bills.....). So, the only part left to that project that I needed was a zipper, so off to <a href="http://www.zipperstop.com/">zipperstop</a> for my plastic separating ykk zipper. If you have never shopped zippers from them, you should check it out. I have always been happy! I even received a notice about an hour later that it was already shipped!! Now that is service! So, in a couple of weeks, my dd should have a great raincoat (and all the rain will be done here in sunny sun diego........). So did I mention I bought a couple of other fabrics at fabric.com? Here they are:</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://www.fabric.com/Webdata/Product/9dde569b-ebea-4bdf-b053-b0a79f9825d8/Images/Medium_BI-658.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://www.fabric.com/Webdata/Product/10972ced-4f69-46dd-98c0-103a37030aa8/Images/Medium_BI-656.jpg" />
<p>I bought these because I was thinking of a cute skirt for dd. I had this pattern in mind, so, of course, I had to go and buy it as well:</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 534px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://s.ecrater.com/stores/62277/4b3bc75c34846_62277b.jpg" /> <p>I actually had a hard time finding this pattern! I finally found it <a href="http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=6474575#">here at this site</a>. </p><p>Oh yeah, and I got a package today with fabric in it!! It was from <a href="http://www.chezami.com/">Chez Ami</a>! I purchased these fabrics from their clearance sale they had for $3/yd (2 yard minimum). These two are swimsuit fabrics for the girls (and maybe me):
</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 62px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 90px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.chezami.com/staff/images/FA-BL0289S.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 62px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 78px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.chezami.com/staff/images/FA-BL0290S.jpg" /></p><p align="right"> </p><div>And this microfiber fabric, I thought I would make into board shorts or capris for the girls (they are cute little crabs):</div>
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<div>And then to top it off, I bought some tommy bahama shirting from the evil fabric queen last week!! So much for not adding to my stash! Oh well, that is the fun of having sewing for a hobby! :)</div><div> </div><div>Now I am off to get a weekend of skiing in!! (Bet you thought I was going to sew this weekend, huh??) :)
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So, I got the house I am selling into escrow! My agent put it on the market thursday morning last week and by monday I had 5 offers! Yay, that went easy! I met with the tax accountant yesterday, so that is done, yay! With those things off my chest, I felt I could get a little bit of sewing in without feeling too guilty! Next up, I am going to try another version of the t-shirt I made dh, with the changes he requested. I think this one will have to be short sleeve, though, I only have one yard! Chat with you later! :)
</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-18015560145773125532010-02-17T18:04:00.000-08:002010-02-17T18:06:11.309-08:00Stuffed animal sewing??Have any of you sewn stuffed animals? If you have, would you say that it is worth it? I am toying with an idea of sewing up some stuffed animals for my dd's bday, but don't want to get in over my head. I have about a month to get it done. What do you think???judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436812225270636659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799907523423467005.post-64856167258616334442010-02-16T19:42:00.000-08:002010-02-16T20:13:04.209-08:00My February sewing!<div>It seems that I sew in spurts these days, with long periods of nothing in between! I sewed two tnt nighties from Ottobre 6/2009 - 17. These are going together super quickly now that I have made them a few times. The girls love their nighties! I used knit interlock from stash. The little ones has purple unicorns and the older ones had little puppy faces. Cute prints I got from the evil fabric queen.</div>
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lYzV-gMOYwKL-3kLx5hFvofEsMnA7XZiWDD661sAqlq3AVlCCujH9oyhUH3MntRLMKHTq70wPyIs40Y6BuPA50M-MTHJojt85IFXUW0EtV4JcIG-HGF5V7hWay6ijwsacQsu2I5o75FM/s1600-h/DSC_0004-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439053265475528962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lYzV-gMOYwKL-3kLx5hFvofEsMnA7XZiWDD661sAqlq3AVlCCujH9oyhUH3MntRLMKHTq70wPyIs40Y6BuPA50M-MTHJojt85IFXUW0EtV4JcIG-HGF5V7hWay6ijwsacQsu2I5o75FM/s320/DSC_0004-1.JPG" /></a>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HDm7muOYH7PWXjUDIPmjqoTQFErwuDCEKggu9rf-O-0h_N-oK8CwBUyEDfJokCFGxS3YwZkc7lvVwPUUVxaXfxJ2qmWw6c1Gxt9xofiSO5fEJfN_-5aV7PYlvqq-vH0IZBLR4HQEWpTn/s1600-h/DSC_0004-1.JPG"></a></div>Such a poser!
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg8TfE9a-DYS89cZMxxFU1VtN-BSjTSNNAwmJ8_ZCaClc7K2XQEVV1TJ4SDujq_7mnWl6jD-X606uUzhMmIpzBXQXiBgk2NScDp1QPlc9IXQfF8Q3rbbvNq8aQxZfV7GqRsJn4H0SnVOG/s1600-h/DSC_0041.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg8TfE9a-DYS89cZMxxFU1VtN-BSjTSNNAwmJ8_ZCaClc7K2XQEVV1TJ4SDujq_7mnWl6jD-X606uUzhMmIpzBXQXiBgk2NScDp1QPlc9IXQfF8Q3rbbvNq8aQxZfV7GqRsJn4H0SnVOG/s320/DSC_0041.JPG" /></a> </div>Here is a little fleece hat that I made up. I used simplicity 4311, I have had it in stash for quite awhile so it is probably oop by now. Anyhow, it was pretty simple. I found my head circumference in between the medium and large (I think this is a teenager pattern), so I made the large. It was too big (puffy looking) so I just took about an inch deeper seam where the circle top and band around the head meet. I like it now....my little one is my photographer!
<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZjJk2eQT9zZu7kHePgFAot7bhl_pFRPvZpjXl8iG5i9Fxs8d50iji_NrkIylRSNxa_JZTLiNyS4pAk5BH4E1kGORzUX_mPhbXWteJEzkn0RvpvD6PReY7fV0btILCQJSbrs-Zv3Qkl46/s1600-h/DSC_0012-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZjJk2eQT9zZu7kHePgFAot7bhl_pFRPvZpjXl8iG5i9Fxs8d50iji_NrkIylRSNxa_JZTLiNyS4pAk5BH4E1kGORzUX_mPhbXWteJEzkn0RvpvD6PReY7fV0btILCQJSbrs-Zv3Qkl46/s320/DSC_0012-1.JPG" /></a></p>Lastly, I found some time to squeak in a shirt for my dh. I made the purple t-shirt under the top shirt. I actually made the top one too, but that was about a year or so ago. He thinks he is funny posing dorky, maybe just dorky.....
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj4yKDsPEkTBaswFMANAAf52hAv9M6upobm9wdXDoGaCN2JXiz1neC-GY6zbjJ2MrYVV0R8ep4wpKcQYFboJAkiO-PsDN35wh1YUhAX96ahET651O1nBvwwIwFPc99YMMqWgeW-DbwgUG/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj4yKDsPEkTBaswFMANAAf52hAv9M6upobm9wdXDoGaCN2JXiz1neC-GY6zbjJ2MrYVV0R8ep4wpKcQYFboJAkiO-PsDN35wh1YUhAX96ahET651O1nBvwwIwFPc99YMMqWgeW-DbwgUG/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a> </div></div><div>Here he is with just the t-shirt. It was made from a knit that is brushed on one side and super soft. I put that on the inside of the shirt. I used Kwik Sew 3299. Another pattern I have had in stash for awhile. There are a few things I would change on that pattern. Number 1, I think the neckband is too wide, I think I would cut it close to in half. The other thing is the neck opening is a little larger than dh's favorite t-shirts, so I would make the neck opening shallower. The other thing he requested is that the body length be a couple of inches longer. I could have made the sleeves a tad shorter, but the shirt was a surprise (he was out of town), so I didn't get his arm to measure!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439058314648669138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yj0f7sSIzxRXtPsXeD_7aInXbG-oXI_ir7tVWQeDMR9Xa9YBf70pvc731Rm_XGWOIrpwN72eXa-t9rSAxueosB8E9X6wtuc0aF47T-ml8un8eCB4gVzd4K0AdRerXy_bLmLWCi6Xd2ma/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" />
Well, that is all folks! I am not sure how much sewing I am going to get in the next few weeks....I have my plate full of stuff to do! I am selling a house, my dh's bday is friday, my dd's bday is in march and needs planning, I have my taxes to do, and taxes from a deceased relative to take care of. Plus normal day to day stuff. I may just need to sew to stay sane! :) Take care everyone!
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