Wait, what happened to steps one and two?!? Well, I already did those. Step one was washing the fabrics. This is especially important when making garments, as the cotton fabric may (and probably will) shrink when washed. Better to do that before you cut out the pieces and put them all together into a finished… Continue reading Step 3, finish fabric edges
Category: Sewing
General sewing
More face mask sewing
And just as I was getting ready to jump into sewing my skirts, I received another request from a different niece (who is a hairstylist) for face masks that she can wear at work. I tried Edyta Sitar’s pattern this time, and found it much easier to make. With one caveat. The t-shirt straps don’t… Continue reading More face mask sewing
My favorite skirt(s)
Last year, I finally broke down and made myself a skirt. I had been looking for a nice a-line skirt with pockets. Do you know how hard it is to find a skirt, let alone an a-line skirt (that isn’t a miniskirt) in a store??? Add pockets to the mix, and well, you might as… Continue reading My favorite skirt(s)
A little more Unity
It took a lot longer than I anticipated, but Part 2 is in the quilt. This round was built in 4 sub-rounds. Whew! As I go along, I plan to add in more colors. I’m a little excited and a little anxious about how it’s going to look. But I’ll trust that it will all… Continue reading A little more Unity
Red hexies
It’s hard to believe I’ve made it to the seventh and final color of my Over the Rainbow quilt (from the book Hexa-Go-Go by Tacha Bruecher). And I’ve just finished basting all of the red hexagons so now I can begin joining them for the seven blocks they will produce. I’m both anxious to get… Continue reading Red hexies