Sewing

[Spacegirl99]

What have you been sewing lately? Have any plans on the kids (or your) halloween costumes? Prom dresses? Homecoming? Baby clothes? We'd love to her about them and see pics!

Oooh, what fun! I'll be coming up with some things. I have a few past projects I could share, too.

[Spacegirl99]

I made my daughter's princess dress last year for Halloween. I'll try to post pics later! Can't wait to hear about them, Caya!

[MOMOF3]

In my MOPS group we did place mat purses. You buy a cloth place mat. I got one that was really cute on clearance at Kohls for $1.79. Fold it in half and sew up the 2 short sides (right side in) if you want sew the corners so that it has more shape. (I'm not sure how to describe this so if anyone is interested i could try and post pictures.) Then you use grograin ribbon for the straps. Just decide how long you want them and sew them on. Also, Kohls had square place mats on clearance and those make really cute totes! I'm am making a few of these for Christmas gifts and filling them with some freebies. I'm am also going to cut one in half and make a couple of smaller purses for my 3 year old daughter and my niece. They will love them! Walmart also has lots of trims and stuff that could also be used as straps. They can be decorated with buttons, iron ons, ribbon, etc. You can be as creative as you want!

[billig]

Obituaries



Helen Kelley, she had a monthly column in Quilters Newsletter Magazine, and has written a book or two.

[txcouponmom2boys]

I am way excited, my little sister got me a sewing machine for Christmas (I got it early). She is big into sewing and I said I wanted one a few months back. I really want to use it but I have no idea what to do with it now?

I mean, what can I do with it besides repair pants and stuff. BTW, I have absolutely no sewing knowledge, I haven't read the manual yet. I don't want it to just sit around and gather dust so please give me some neat ideas I can do with it!

Thanks so much!

[rottieluv]

You can do what I did with mine..... put it in the closet lol.

[Sweet_Southern_Mama]

Throw pillows are an easy start. Just cut a pretty material you like into two squares a little bigger than you'd like the pillow to be, sew around the edges leaving 1/2 to an inch space from the edge and leave about 4 inches unsewn. Turn i inside out, stuff it, then sew up that open area.

[Partyof5_123]

I just had to reply b/c I really wanted one, so DH got me it & I stared at it! Finally, I decided to take a class at Joanne's & the instructor showed me how to use it "correctly" - I had been threading it wrong for months, no wonder why I had such a hard time! Take a class & sew yourself some pajama bottoms or a beach wrap. Happy Sewing, but now everyone is going to expect you to be able to repair and tailor everything!

[Qbert]

This reminds me of a scene from Fiddler on the Roof. The villagers are talking about Mottel the tailor's new arrival, and they go see it, and everyone says ooh and ahh (camera doesn't show what it is yet, so the audience thinks it's a baby). Then someone asks: "What is it???" and finally we see that it's a new sewing machine. (It's funnier in the film than in my description.)