How to Finish Seams
Speaking of tutorials, I was excited to see this post on the Sew Mama Sew Blog. I wondered how to make a french seam … and now I know! I have an overlock machine, so it’s not a problem for me, but what a great resource if you don’t have one.
Impromptu Sewing Project – Bathroom Curtains
Our bathroom curtains needed help. We moved here in a hurry (long story, but sewage gas was filling our old place). I left one home, went to the hospital, and came out to a new home with a new baby. What a week!
Don’t the new curtains look great?
Anyway, when we first moved in, I [...]
New Etsy Listing
I listed my silk screened onesie on Etsy. For samples, I made a size 18 month, but I did many sizes for the party favors, so I’m open to orders for whatever size.
I’ll also be doing new designs and colors soon.
More Silk Screening …
Yeah, I know … this site is supposed to be about sewing. But I had to finish the last two t-shirts for the family party this weekend. And I’ve had TONS of requests … why aren’t I selling these? So, I got some onesies and started to silk screen those as well.
Here is [...]
Silk Screened T-Shirts Done
Happy Birthday David!
So, with a baby birthday falling on or near Mother’s Day every year, you can imagine what I was doing this Mother’s Day … Making cupcakes for a party! And finishing up my silk screening project, of course.
The t-shirts are great. If I had better conditions for burning the screen, the result would [...]
Silk Screening Progress
The full-sized image looks MUCH BETTER … click to see that.
It took me a bit of time, but I managed to print out the elephant design onto transparency paper. This is just a sample of what that looks like.
Next, I have to burn the screen to create the negative, so I can then print the [...]