Tuesday, June 07, 2005
A Break From Sewing...
Yesterday and today I had plans to sew... well, we had plans to sew, but we have been preempted by my youngest daughter's birthday gift to her best friend in the whole wide world. I'm not talking wrapped present here... what started out as an innocent "will you help me paint a little on said best friend's guitar?" has turned into a FULL BLOWN multi-day art project!
(Not Sewing Day One)
All Day: searching, printing, skecthing, sizing and more
All Night: tracing, placing, tracing and tracing and more tracing
(Not Sewing Day Two)
All Day: painting, painting, painting.... Twelve hours later and still painting!
Okay, so realistically we probably will NOT be sewing this week. But that's okay, because I'm still getting to do something I love ... spend time with my children creating a gift for someone I love as one of my children.
So if you've read this far looking for a sewing tip, I don't want to disappoint you.
Beginning sewing tip: Buy yourself a yard of large gingham and practice sewing straight lines and turning corners. This will give you confidence when it comes time to make your summer wardrobe.
A tip for all sewers: Before you throw your dirty, smooshed, worn out "tomato" pin cushion away, lay some papers down and cut that sucker open. Inside you will find all those needles that somehow "disappeared". My current record for lost needles in the old "tomato" is 47 needles! And all because I wanted to know what they filled those pin cushions with. Well worth the mess!
We'll post photos of the finished present later this week.
Till then: Happy Craftiness!
(Not Sewing Day One)
All Day: searching, printing, skecthing, sizing and more
All Night: tracing, placing, tracing and tracing and more tracing
(Not Sewing Day Two)
All Day: painting, painting, painting.... Twelve hours later and still painting!
Okay, so realistically we probably will NOT be sewing this week. But that's okay, because I'm still getting to do something I love ... spend time with my children creating a gift for someone I love as one of my children.
So if you've read this far looking for a sewing tip, I don't want to disappoint you.
Beginning sewing tip: Buy yourself a yard of large gingham and practice sewing straight lines and turning corners. This will give you confidence when it comes time to make your summer wardrobe.
A tip for all sewers: Before you throw your dirty, smooshed, worn out "tomato" pin cushion away, lay some papers down and cut that sucker open. Inside you will find all those needles that somehow "disappeared". My current record for lost needles in the old "tomato" is 47 needles! And all because I wanted to know what they filled those pin cushions with. Well worth the mess!
We'll post photos of the finished present later this week.
Till then: Happy Craftiness!
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janine!!! I was looking through your blogs and I realized how much I missed you! :( That guitar is freaking awesome, I tell ya. Anyway, just a little not to say hi and I'm thinking of you/you guys!
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Izzy
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Izzy
I just wanted to drop by and say how much I LOVE my guitar....I have the best one in the world because it has the best meaning. I miss you and love you and I know its late but thank you for taking time out of your sewing week to put your love into the best gift EVER! "MUAH"!!!!!
~T.C.~
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~T.C.~
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