I feel ever so bad- I've been such a neglectful blogger! But- I did say that this would more than likely happen.. So let's work to BREAK that pattern & get me typing!
To start.... I recently got a sewing pattern book (Ottobre 1/07) in, and am in the midste of a love/hate relationship... I've been going back and forth rather fiercely. At the moment, I'm in the hate phase, hence my time spent here on the computer, rather than at the sewing machine! It's just so hard when you have nearly no sewing skills, and there's a minimal amount of instructions... But then again, there would need to be pages upon pages of instructions for it to be done correctly by me! (Yes, I really do need THAT much help!) Overall though, it's a wonderful magazine (book?) and I would recommend it- for the price, you get a lot of patterns, which even if you DO have to work for them, are inherently great. Where else would you get patterns for costumes, a tutu, a swimsuit/leotard, coat, hat, and multiple tops/pants/dresses for $15 US? (And lets be honest- the cheap thing is what's really keeping me in line!)
What I HAVE been loving is shirring- I've wanted to try it for a while, but haven't been able to find the elastic thread (try that in a town of 1,700, that doesn't have a designated sewing/crafts shop!). But, I was able to get my hands on some, and I'm SO glad! I made the MolliePie a shirt out of my coveted material (so girly & classic looking, at least in MY eyes!), and then went to make myself a shirt... and in my thriftyness, thought I could use a LOT less fabric than I needed. HAH. That did NOT turn out right (when I wear it you can't see the shirring because it stretches, LOL!) so now, it's a cute dress for the MolliePie! (Which is never a bad thing at all!)
OH- and to give credit where credit is due- I found the tutorial on how to shirr the shirt/dress on a blog I found in my browsing(I spend wayyy too much time browsing blogs!)- Kuky Ideas. (The link is to the tutorial, but her blog is SO darn fun in general. She's so very crafty and friendly- I have her bookmarked!)
Outside of that, it has been a busy life here in the home. The child is teething once again, which just leads to crankies all around- be it from the husband, child, or self. But it'll pass, and she'll have a brand new pearly white to show from it!
Without further ado- my *almost shirt* and MolliePie's new DRESS!
To start.... I recently got a sewing pattern book (Ottobre 1/07) in, and am in the midste of a love/hate relationship... I've been going back and forth rather fiercely. At the moment, I'm in the hate phase, hence my time spent here on the computer, rather than at the sewing machine! It's just so hard when you have nearly no sewing skills, and there's a minimal amount of instructions... But then again, there would need to be pages upon pages of instructions for it to be done correctly by me! (Yes, I really do need THAT much help!) Overall though, it's a wonderful magazine (book?) and I would recommend it- for the price, you get a lot of patterns, which even if you DO have to work for them, are inherently great. Where else would you get patterns for costumes, a tutu, a swimsuit/leotard, coat, hat, and multiple tops/pants/dresses for $15 US? (And lets be honest- the cheap thing is what's really keeping me in line!)
What I HAVE been loving is shirring- I've wanted to try it for a while, but haven't been able to find the elastic thread (try that in a town of 1,700, that doesn't have a designated sewing/crafts shop!). But, I was able to get my hands on some, and I'm SO glad! I made the MolliePie a shirt out of my coveted material (so girly & classic looking, at least in MY eyes!), and then went to make myself a shirt... and in my thriftyness, thought I could use a LOT less fabric than I needed. HAH. That did NOT turn out right (when I wear it you can't see the shirring because it stretches, LOL!) so now, it's a cute dress for the MolliePie! (Which is never a bad thing at all!)
OH- and to give credit where credit is due- I found the tutorial on how to shirr the shirt/dress on a blog I found in my browsing(I spend wayyy too much time browsing blogs!)- Kuky Ideas. (The link is to the tutorial, but her blog is SO darn fun in general. She's so very crafty and friendly- I have her bookmarked!)
Outside of that, it has been a busy life here in the home. The child is teething once again, which just leads to crankies all around- be it from the husband, child, or self. But it'll pass, and she'll have a brand new pearly white to show from it!
Without further ado- my *almost shirt* and MolliePie's new DRESS!
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