WIP - 5/6/15

[cmeon]

Happy May!

What are you up to? Recent completions? Pics?

GTKY: What have YOU screwed up recently? Inspired by my ability to screw up one of the easiest, quickest things I sew (I will detail below).

[cmeon]

I sewed DD a Geranium dress (Made by Rae- there's a free version if you sew for any tiny baby girls, easy pattern to customize) and a top from one of my many Japanese sewing books. I have two more dresses cut out and ready to sew. I'll try to grab a pic tomorrow of the dress- she's cute in it. I managed to use some of the ceramic buttons I've been making!

GTKY: So, I sew a lot of quick little shorts out of knit fabric for DD to wear under skirts and dresses- I have a serger and a coverstitch machine, it's just a one-piece + waist pattern (lay it down on two layers and cut both legs at the same time, IOW), I can whip them up in 10 minutes... when everything goes right.

Instead, I forgot to flip pieces while I was coverstitching the hems- so, I have three unassembled pair of knit shorts halfway properly hemmed, halfway ready for the seam ripper. It's kind of a PITA to rip back coverstitch machine stitches, but, I'm really just not ready to face my annoyance at myself. I could do these in my sleep! :-p

[cam]

cmeon, isn't it almost always the easy, basic things that seem to get screwed up?

Edited for grammar because I missed the word "it."

[cam]

I finished a toy baggy that has been sitting in the sewing machine literally mid stitch for two weeks or so. How sad is that?!? I repaired several articles of clothing and made minor alterations to two other shirts. I got to try out one of my new feet and am set up to try out another, which is exciting to me. I rough designed a project that solves a dispute between a bride and her mother, making both happy; just need to get some dimensions so I can finalize the plan. I used a hooded winter scarf as a project to try out new crochet stitches and stitch patterns to build my skills. I am not nearly done yet, but I am far enough that I have the style worked out and such, just trying to decide how long I want the [tails? - not sure if there is a proper word]. I just realized I need to get my mom's stuff ready to give to her (about 2 inches left to crochet on a dish cloth, then wash it and anything else I haven't already, plus wrap it); that will be a high priority tomorrow. I did a cake last week and am in very rough planning stages for one I need to start on, but I am stumped for ideas. I had a great idea for this one a couple months ago or so as I doing something else and couldn't write it down right away, and now I can't even remotely remember what it was. I think that is what is blocking me from coming up with a new idea.

GTKY: A month or so ago, I was sewing a toy baggy and sewed the first side of the zipper onto the fabric only to realize when I went to sew the other side that the zipper was backwards. No idea how I didn't notice the entire time as I was pinning it plus sewing it. I was clearly way too distracted because that is just beyond bad.

[saltypearl]

I finished the strip work on my quilt and started the 2nd round of cutting.
I also started decorations for DSs birthday. I need to assemble the banner, sew truffala tree tops on and resize the food labels. There is a possibility of a Dr Seuss sign post too but I haven't figured out the arrows.


Things I have screwed up: I can not for the life of me sew bias tape on the 1st time. There are repeated stitch ripping, reseting and cursing.

[craftcrazymama]

I worked on a Mother's Day alternative to a card this week. Decided to finally haul out my paper crafting supplies and actually use them.



Also worked on my crochet blanket and dyed more yarn.

Things I've stuffed up: I more often than not join my quilt binding the wrong way around at least a few times before I get it the right way. I don't know why but it's just a step that hasn't permanently set in my mind yet, despite the number of quilts I've made.