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Post by Pistol on Aug 3, 2018 18:58:58 GMT -6
I think it’s a miracle. Not only did I figure out the problem I was having with the last romper but I also started AND FINISHED a project all in one day! 😂 Romper #2 is done. I’m now ready for double baby showers tomorrow.
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Post by clucky on Aug 3, 2018 22:54:04 GMT -6
That is adorable Pistol. Washed out a few more pieces and am pretty sure the 5 point star is my favorite.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 4, 2018 1:40:39 GMT -6
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Post by Dramaphile on Aug 6, 2018 13:44:15 GMT -6
DD asked for a mermaid tail yesterday morning so we took a trip to Joann’s and I sewed one for her. I’m really pleased with how it turned out, although sewing stretch fabric and chiffon is a pain! I used a simple tutorial I found on a blog. I made it kind of big to grow with her,so she decided it’s a dress
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 6, 2018 17:52:25 GMT -6
I'm terrible at taking good photos of my projects, esp when the kids refuse to wear what I made. I did finish personalized cups for the kids. I also bought fabric for more skirts, HTV for shirts and fabric for a teepee. So much I want to get done!
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Post by Pistol on Aug 6, 2018 20:57:11 GMT -6
I'm terrible at taking good photos of my projects, esp when the kids refuse to wear what I made. I did finish personalized cups for the kids. I also bought fabric for more skirts, HTV for shirts and fabric for a teepee. So much I want to get done! I want to order a couple of kid sized hanging mannequins on amazon but just haven’t done it yet. I foolishly sold the ones I used when I sold llr. I also had a pretty mannequin on a Stan I kinda wish I had kept. But it was way smaller than me and I’m the only grown up I sew for so far.
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Post by honeylemon on Aug 7, 2018 12:59:55 GMT -6
lildiamondeyes and Pistol you could get a dress form to display some projects. I found this one at Hobby Lobby for like $30 to display my things. I have a shawl that I made on it right now.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 7, 2018 16:43:22 GMT -6
I’m hoping to be able to get busy sewing tomorrow. I need to start on back to school clothes for the kids, some fall things for me, and I have a few dresses I want to make before our beach trip at the end of the month. Guess I’m going to be busy busy busy. lol
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Post by sudokufan on Aug 8, 2018 6:47:02 GMT -6
I'm back to working on my son's quilt, I'd like to get it finished as his big boy quilt for when he starts K in Sept. We'll see, it's theoretically doable.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 9, 2018 5:46:58 GMT -6
I think I’m going to make a weighted blanket for H and my bed. It needs to be king sized. Since I already will be giving it a quilted like look, would it look weird to see 2 pieces together to get the right length/width? Is there somewhere I can buy fabric wide enough to make bedding??
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Post by clucky on Aug 11, 2018 12:55:40 GMT -6
Pistol the only thing I can think of is a sheet.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 11, 2018 15:32:10 GMT -6
I think I’m going to do the quilt top. I’m debating between these two. Or this one I will do grey instead of white. Then I might get like a flannel top sheet to use for the other side.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 15, 2018 10:26:04 GMT -6
Decided to try my hand at paracord today. C broke his collarbone Sunday and wouldn’t give up the hospital bracelet. I let him pick the colors and made him this so he would give me the hospital one. I put a buckle on it so it’s easy to get on and off.
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 15, 2018 13:17:02 GMT -6
I need to make a shirt for a 5k in Sept. This should be fun, right?
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 15, 2018 13:17:56 GMT -6
Pistol sorry to hear about C's collarbone. Cute idea about the bracelet though.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 15, 2018 13:19:47 GMT -6
I need to make a shirt for a 5k in Sept. This should be fun, right? Is it themed?
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 15, 2018 13:26:05 GMT -6
I need to make a shirt for a 5k in Sept. This should be fun, right? Is it themed? Ovarian cancer awareness. So definitely teal.
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Post by Dramaphile on Aug 15, 2018 13:31:24 GMT -6
Just made a lunchtime Joann's trip and picked up some pink rainbow pegasus fabric to make a simple dress for DD, some cotton batting and hem tape.
The batting is for a tabletop ironing pad I am going to make for my new sewing area (I already have some insul-brite thermal batting). I've been using a folded up towel currently to iron seams and interfacing on because I have no space or desire for an ironing board. And my new sewing/crafting desk is set to arrive on Thursday, so excited to finally get to move everything and get it all reorganized and put away the folding table.
Might try and work on the dress tonight, pattern says it's only a 30 minute sew, so it might be a one-night project.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 15, 2018 13:39:23 GMT -6
Ovarian cancer awareness. So definitely teal. I have a perfect idea in my head. Do you have a cricut that you can do heat transfer vinyl? I’m imagining an ovary doing a karate kick and kicking the word cancer in half.
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 15, 2018 13:45:19 GMT -6
Ovarian cancer awareness. So definitely teal. I have a perfect idea in my head. Do you have a cricut that you can do heat transfer vinyl? I’m imagining an ovary doing a karate kick and kicking the word cancer in half. Yes, I have a Cricut. I have done one htv shirt so far.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 15, 2018 13:52:36 GMT -6
I have a perfect idea in my head. Do you have a cricut that you can do heat transfer vinyl? I’m imagining an ovary doing a karate kick and kicking the word cancer in half. Yes, I have a Cricut. I have done one htv shirt so far. I am scouring google and oddly enough I cannot find a ninja ovary. 🤔😝 I am the world’s worst artist or I would draw it. lol
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 17, 2018 9:04:45 GMT -6
Yes, I have a Cricut. I have done one htv shirt so far. I am scouring google and oddly enough I cannot find a ninja ovary. 🤔😝 I am the world’s worst artist or I would draw it. lol I don't draw either... I'll keep googling for ideas.
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 17, 2018 9:05:58 GMT -6
Well, I made two more skirts the girls won't wear. Jerks. They tried them on, said they would fit and took them right back off.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 17, 2018 9:11:50 GMT -6
C said he wants to keep his sling he got at the hospital so I haven’t made him a new one. And I’ve slacked on making him a button up shirt. I need to clean the kitchen and work on laundry today but I just got in some new fabric and I hope I can get around to making a couple of hoodies next week. Im wanting to try out the hideout hoodie from PAB.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 20, 2018 8:40:38 GMT -6
Pistol Sorry about the broken collarbone. A friend's kid did that awhile ago and healed quickly, but I know it was a pain to deal with while healing. I hope he heals up quickly, too. I currently have two different baby blankets on needles and don't want to work on either. I need to get moving. Between now and Christmas, I have those two to finish, as well as one other baby blanket and an adult sized throw blanket.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 20, 2018 12:34:43 GMT -6
Not the usual crafting but I painted the front door yesterday. The front porch looks so gross right now but we’re trying to fix that. The gross carpet is in the process of coming up and I painted the main door. Now for a question. Should I paint the sidelights grey or white? Should the trim between them be white or grey if the sidelights are grey? Anyone know if I can buy the insert things for the sidelights? The ones we have are broken.
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Post by Pistol on Aug 20, 2018 18:57:21 GMT -6
I finally cleaned the sidelights and trim around the front door. I’ve scrubbed in the past with no luck. Tonight, H gave me some heavy duty cleaner they use at work. I think I’m in love. The random brick is what color we are staining the rest of the house next summer. I think I’m leaning towards keeping everything white but just putting a fresh coat on. Especially after I took a full house shot. Now to just get my other shutters painted and hung. 😂
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Post by Dramaphile on Aug 23, 2018 9:30:07 GMT -6
Finally got my new sewing desk/area all set up! I ended up going with the Crea sewing desk from South Shore. It was a lot of work to put together, but this this is super heavy and has decent storage. Need to do more organizing of my fabric (half is in a big cardboard box) but I’m pleased with actually having places to put most of my stuff!
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Sept 2, 2018 21:46:07 GMT -6
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