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| The Ranch Hand Quilt - 2 borders on, 2 more to go |
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
The Ranch Hand Quilt - WIP 1
Monday, June 24, 2013
May update on Carrier projects
This post originally appeared on The Dropped Thread on 5/18/13. It has been moved to this blog by the owner.
Gosh, its been a long time since I posted. Once again I've been busy sewing away. I hope you guys had a good Mother's Day, whether you are a mother or not. There should be a Celebrate Women and All We Do Day. That could cover all we do whether we are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives or girlfriends, employees, bosses, etc. We.Do.A.Lot!
Here's some of what I've been doing:
These bag were both in my UFO pile. I finished them up and now have two reusable Christmas Gift Bags. They hold a pretty good amount and are closed securely using two plastic spring-loaded do-hickeys. I can't remember the correct name for it right now, but if I remember I'll add it to this post later.
The fabrics were random Christmas-y fabrics from my horde. The pattern is several years old - Butterick B3485 (Making History). It is based on a Renaissance pattern. I wouldn't recommend sewing very many of these bags because each one has 20 buttonholes! I used to have a home-based business making these in novelty fabrics for sale as dice bags. They were very popular with the tabletop & D20 gaming community because they hold a tremendous amount of loose dice without any falling out. But after I made +200 the buttonhole mechanism on my Singer sewing machine broke and never worked right again, even with repairing it twice.
Gosh, its been a long time since I posted. Once again I've been busy sewing away. I hope you guys had a good Mother's Day, whether you are a mother or not. There should be a Celebrate Women and All We Do Day. That could cover all we do whether we are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives or girlfriends, employees, bosses, etc. We.Do.A.Lot!
Here's some of what I've been doing:
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| Christmas Gift Bag - Butterick B3485 |
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| Christmas Gift Bag - Butterick B3485 |
These bag were both in my UFO pile. I finished them up and now have two reusable Christmas Gift Bags. They hold a pretty good amount and are closed securely using two plastic spring-loaded do-hickeys. I can't remember the correct name for it right now, but if I remember I'll add it to this post later.
The fabrics were random Christmas-y fabrics from my horde. The pattern is several years old - Butterick B3485 (Making History). It is based on a Renaissance pattern. I wouldn't recommend sewing very many of these bags because each one has 20 buttonholes! I used to have a home-based business making these in novelty fabrics for sale as dice bags. They were very popular with the tabletop & D20 gaming community because they hold a tremendous amount of loose dice without any falling out. But after I made +200 the buttonhole mechanism on my Singer sewing machine broke and never worked right again, even with repairing it twice.
Comicpalooza and Carrier Updates
This post originally appeared at The Dropped Thread on 05/22/2013 . It has been moved to the blog by the owner.
Two posts for May - I'm on a roll. I told you I wouldn't wait long for my next post. Hopefully, I can make this a habit. There won't be any sewing going on at my house this week. I've volunteered as a Personal Assistant to guests at Houston's Comicpalooza. Many people ask me if this has something to do with comedians, but no it's a comic book convention. We have several celebrity personalities who have acted/are acting in Science Fiction related movies and/or television. This year GalactiCon III has chosen our convention to host their convention. GalactiCon is held every 5 years with actors from the original and reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series, along with the followup Caprica series. Here is a photo of me at last year's convention with the voice actors of Zim and Grr from the cartoon series Invader Zim.
I'm so excited that the guys asked for me to work with them again this year! Yay! We had a good time at last year's con, and they are so funny! We were the most popular table; with everyone laughing so hard you would think it really was a comedian con!
Two posts for May - I'm on a roll. I told you I wouldn't wait long for my next post. Hopefully, I can make this a habit. There won't be any sewing going on at my house this week. I've volunteered as a Personal Assistant to guests at Houston's Comicpalooza. Many people ask me if this has something to do with comedians, but no it's a comic book convention. We have several celebrity personalities who have acted/are acting in Science Fiction related movies and/or television. This year GalactiCon III has chosen our convention to host their convention. GalactiCon is held every 5 years with actors from the original and reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series, along with the followup Caprica series. Here is a photo of me at last year's convention with the voice actors of Zim and Grr from the cartoon series Invader Zim.
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| Richard Horvitz, Rikki Simmons, and me Comicpalooza 2012 |
Carrier Challenge Update
This post originally appeared at The Dropped Thread on 4/4/13. It has been moved to this blog by the owner.
Dear Reader,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Holiday. I know it's been a while since I've posted. I'm already behind on the 2013 Carrier Challenge due to various technical and personal mishaps. But, I'm not giving up!
I did get several carriers done. Here's an update:
Carrier #1 - Indygo Junction's Crossover Carry-All #IJ890
For my first carrier I used a duck cloth that was on clearance at Hobby Lobby for the exterior because that allowed me to eliminate lining the bag with additional stiffening. I'm for anything that allows an extra step, and it turns out that the sewing machine I was using at the time wasn't made to handle too many layers. There were issues with the dog feed. (Have since replaced machine with a Janome Memory Craft 6600 Professional - Yay!)
I used the short handled version included in the pattern (there is a variation with a longer strap for wearing across the body). The pattern was easy to follow, but I had to cut the strap enclosure wider than called for to allow for the strap to fit. Also, as I understood the way the side enclosure and strap are finished, the strap is sewn down and not movable. This does not allow for the sides of the bag to gather as shown in the pattern front photo. The purse ended up have a wide opening on each side, which I feel makes it easier for someone to stick their hand into the bag and steal something.
For the interior I used 100% cotton quilting fabric in a bright pink solid, which I had in my horde. I regret using it because it is too flimsy to hold the snaps firmly (even with interfacing) and will eventually tear through the fabric. I also used a standard snap (for clothing) instead of a magnetic purse snap. The snap sides fit so tight, it is almost impossible to get the stupid thing open. Lesson learned.
Changes I would make if using this pattern again are:
Dear Reader,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Holiday. I know it's been a while since I've posted. I'm already behind on the 2013 Carrier Challenge due to various technical and personal mishaps. But, I'm not giving up!
I did get several carriers done. Here's an update:
Carrier #1 - Indygo Junction's Crossover Carry-All #IJ890
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| Indygo Junction Crossover Carryall Exterior fabric - Duck cloth Interior - 100% cotton bright pink solid |
I used the short handled version included in the pattern (there is a variation with a longer strap for wearing across the body). The pattern was easy to follow, but I had to cut the strap enclosure wider than called for to allow for the strap to fit. Also, as I understood the way the side enclosure and strap are finished, the strap is sewn down and not movable. This does not allow for the sides of the bag to gather as shown in the pattern front photo. The purse ended up have a wide opening on each side, which I feel makes it easier for someone to stick their hand into the bag and steal something.
For the interior I used 100% cotton quilting fabric in a bright pink solid, which I had in my horde. I regret using it because it is too flimsy to hold the snaps firmly (even with interfacing) and will eventually tear through the fabric. I also used a standard snap (for clothing) instead of a magnetic purse snap. The snap sides fit so tight, it is almost impossible to get the stupid thing open. Lesson learned.
Changes I would make if using this pattern again are:
Brief update on Completed Projects...While I still have my sanity
This post was originally posted on The Dropped Thread on 1/10/13. It has been moved to this blog by the owner.
Dear Reader,
I've been so busy the last few weeks cleaning out my house, particularly my fabric, pattern, and notion stash. I don't know what has gotten into me. I'm not making much progress on anything because I keep discovering fabric and notions I don't remember buying! I'm making two piles to give away to YOU, my lovely Readers, one with sewing supplies I know I will never get around to using and another for those who are only interested in needlework items. I have 3 unopened rolls of Stitch-Witchery -- WHY? And WHY do I have so many patterns that are not even close to my size -- I KNOW I couldn't have read the sizing that wrong, or er...gained that much weight? Hmm... never-mind.
Meanwhile, I have to make room so I can get organized to complete my task of 52 carriers. I had planned on starting the year off by finishing two purses that are UFO (unfinished objects) promised to friends. I found the outside fabric that had already been cut out, but I've managed to loose the lining fabric for BOTH projects. I know I've cut it out already, but where did it crawl off to? And yes, in all the cleaning chaos I misplaced my scissors TWICE!
In the meantime, I've given those projects up until I come across the lining fabrics. I've started my first carrier piece from a new pattern which I will go back to working on as soon as I finishing writing this post.
Dear Reader,
I've been so busy the last few weeks cleaning out my house, particularly my fabric, pattern, and notion stash. I don't know what has gotten into me. I'm not making much progress on anything because I keep discovering fabric and notions I don't remember buying! I'm making two piles to give away to YOU, my lovely Readers, one with sewing supplies I know I will never get around to using and another for those who are only interested in needlework items. I have 3 unopened rolls of Stitch-Witchery -- WHY? And WHY do I have so many patterns that are not even close to my size -- I KNOW I couldn't have read the sizing that wrong, or er...gained that much weight? Hmm... never-mind.
Meanwhile, I have to make room so I can get organized to complete my task of 52 carriers. I had planned on starting the year off by finishing two purses that are UFO (unfinished objects) promised to friends. I found the outside fabric that had already been cut out, but I've managed to loose the lining fabric for BOTH projects. I know I've cut it out already, but where did it crawl off to? And yes, in all the cleaning chaos I misplaced my scissors TWICE!
In the meantime, I've given those projects up until I come across the lining fabrics. I've started my first carrier piece from a new pattern which I will go back to working on as soon as I finishing writing this post.
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