Curtains for a Toddler’s Room
Posted on | July 7, 2010 | 10 Comments
I finally got a chance to sew up these super easy curtains on Saturday.
The fabric is a Michael Miller print with dump trucks and orange cones and all sorts of construction equipment. I didn’t line them. I wanted something simple an fun. And, I’m going to be sewing dark blue roman blinds for the windows, to replace those light blinds.
These were very simple – side hems, 4 inch bottom hem, and no casing at the top, because I chose to use clips instead.
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Summer Dress
Posted on | July 2, 2010 | No Comments
I’m almost done! Making a dress (Vogue, not sure of the # at the moment). I had to take it in a bit at the zipper seam, and I just decided to hand-pick the zipper for a cleaner look. Next, I have to finish the inside hand-sewing and then hem. Almost there …
Painting the First Floor …
Posted on | June 20, 2010 | No Comments
I haven’t been sewing as much lately, because we’ve been working on quite a few projects around the house. I HAD to finish them before this weekend, because we were hosting our monthly potluck, and I didn’t want the house to be a construction zone with paint fumes.
I painted the living room (Sherwin Williams Softened Green) and the dining room (Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray and Extra White).
We had a custom-built bookcase installed in the living room, along with crown molding.
Here is the dining room, looking into the kitchen and living room. I painted the one short wall of the dining room in the green shade to match the living room. After I finish painting the bookcase and trim, my next painting project will be the kitchen.
We still have to have the crown molding installed in the dining room:
The dining room houses my antique sewing machine. It works, but it’s not too practical to use, so I just use it for decoration:
And we built (with some family help) a pergola in our backyard to grow hops. We plan on putting pavers underneath it, for a nice shaded area in our very bright backyard.
Lots of Stuff …
Posted on | June 18, 2010 | No Comments
I’ve been super busy. The house updating has pulled me away from my sewing machine, but I’m 95% done a summer dress, and I have so much to sew next week.
I’ll also be posting pictures of living room and dining room soon. I’ve been sanding and painting …
10 reasons why I am a horrible seamstress/sewer
Posted on | June 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
- I don’t make muslins.
- I don’t trace my patterns (I know!! I plan on changing, with my next purchased pattern.)
- I don’t tissue fit.
- If I can’t find my marking pencils, sometimes I use a pen. I know, I’m awful.
- I don’t oil my machine enough.
- Sometimes I sew over pins. And I put them in my mouth.
- My scissors are in desperate need of sharpening.
- My cutting table is covered in who-knows-what so I use the floor instead.
- I can’t ever remember the type of needle to use for different fabrics, and I always have to look it up. Or just go with what’s in my machine at the time.
- I have 15 unfinished projects, partially cut out or sewn, on my sewing table right now, and I’m not sure why I can’t manage to finish them.
Really, enough procrastination …
Posted on | June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
This past week I was distracted by this beautiful addition to our home:
My living room was temporarily in my dining room, which threw everything else into disarray, and of course I have not had any chance to sew since. Well, I spent 1 hour cutting out a new dress. I guess that counts.
Then, we were down 1 adult this week, so there was definitely no chance to get any sewing done.
But isn’t it beautiful?! Add this room to my list of things to do – I have to paint the walls and paint the bookcase. It’s going to be a huge job.
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