My son is having a Beatles-themed play at his preschool, and I made the costume for him to wear. Which turned out to be kind of a disaster. Oh, where to start...
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Bias!
Before I started sewing, the only definition I knew of “bias” was a tendency or prejudice toward something. But I just looked up the word on webster.com and did you know that’s not the first definition of bias? The first definition is:
1 : a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric; especially : a line at a 45 degree angle to the selvage often utilized in the cutting of garments for smoother fit
Sewers apparently already knew that.
This weekend’s sewing involved a lot of bias. Bias tape, to be more specific. That’s where you cut a bazillion strips of fabric on the bias (at a 45 degree angle) to make into binding for clothing and various other sewn products.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Major fail!
One of the most frequent comments I get about my sewing is, “I can’t believe you’re a beginning sewer!” I think sewing is very forgiving, though. You can make a number of mistakes and still end up with a good looking product.
Well, most of the time.
I’m posting this so you all know I don’t always end up with good looking results. I thought this Leah tunic from Craftiness is not Optional was so cute. I love the little cap sleeves. So, I decided to do the sew-along that Jess posted. Of course, that was a month ago. I’ve had the top cut out for a while, just had not gotten around to sewing it up. I finally had the time this weekend. The hubs took the kids out to the park for a couple of hours, and it was just the time I needed to finish this top up.
The cap sleeves didn’t turn out quite right, though. A little too poofy and the armhole was a little too big. I think maybe I needed to gather them more.
See the little pouf on the shoulders? My husband says that she needs shoulder pads for her 80s style big shoulders. (Don't you just love the peanut gallery?)
Well, most of the time.
I’m posting this so you all know I don’t always end up with good looking results. I thought this Leah tunic from Craftiness is not Optional was so cute. I love the little cap sleeves. So, I decided to do the sew-along that Jess posted. Of course, that was a month ago. I’ve had the top cut out for a while, just had not gotten around to sewing it up. I finally had the time this weekend. The hubs took the kids out to the park for a couple of hours, and it was just the time I needed to finish this top up.
The cap sleeves didn’t turn out quite right, though. A little too poofy and the armhole was a little too big. I think maybe I needed to gather them more.
See the little pouf on the shoulders? My husband says that she needs shoulder pads for her 80s style big shoulders. (Don't you just love the peanut gallery?)
Posing is so blasé
Apparently, posing for pictures is so 11 months, totally incompatible with being 12 months old. I tried the baby girl’s bubble dress on her so I could get some pictures of her in it, and she was not having any of that. Lots of crawling, lots of moving in general and lots of blurry pictures.
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