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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Sewing this week

Posted in Making
Last week's Easter sewing certainly put me in the mood for more.  So I have been working on a few smaller projects to keep me interested without getting overwhelmed.
I have had this pair of boxers cut out for my dearest since before Christmas.  I am a manic cutter but I tend to forget about what I have already cut and instead cut out new things to sew up.  Or I get tired of the project while it sits waiting to be sewn up.  Terrible, no?  Anyway, DH needed some more boxers so I stitched these up on Monday while he was at work.  He is a Honda mechanic so I thought the fabric was especially apropos.  The pattern is this one from Timberlane Press.  I have the adult and kids versions and have probably made a dozen pair in the past 3 years.  It's a pretty easy pattern as long as you pay attention to the instructions.  I do modify the adult pattern a bit but the kids's I make straight from the pattern.  They also make great PJs bottoms if you cut the legs to pants length.
The second project was from the freebie patterns I found here: Studio Kat Designs.  One item is a small pouch/purse thing that goes over one shoulder and the head and lays flat against the body for holding all those things you have to have accessible at a moment's notice in the airport- photo ID, tickets, boarding passes, passport, etc.  It also has two small pockets for a bit of cash or receipts and whatnot.  The other is a fabric luggage tag so that you can easily identify your bags as the hurtle down that little ramp and onto the baggage carousel of doom: where all bags look the same and you nearly have to rifle through the underwear to determine if it's yours or not.  These are a brightly colored Hawaiian print that I picked up for $2 a yard at Walmart a year or so ago.  It's really quite nice fabric for the price (not like the stuff they've been stocking lately-blech!) and I thought it seemed rather "travelly" for this project :)  I can't say who these are for because it's a surprise.  I don't think she reads this blog but you just never know.  I don't know if you can really see it in the photo but the bottom pocket of the pouch is made from clear vinyl, as are the windows on the luggage tags.  It's kind of a stinker to work with but looks so cool when it's all done.

Next on my sewing agenda is to finish a quilt for my dear cousin's first baby (due the end of July, a week before our #4 is set to make his or her debut)  I have it about half pieced but I haven't worked on it in a while.  It's a simple quilt and I plan to quilt it on the machine- a first for me for a project this large.  It's really more of a toddler quilt than a baby one but I like for them to be able to use it for a long time.  TH and AC still use theirs, as would MJ if she would consent to be covered up at night.  I really love the fabrics I have chosen and I hope I can get the piecing done next week (after I finish the blasted taxes :|)

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - Excellent


Posted by Chas
Excellent work my friend, as usual!!! I love the hibiscus flowers, if I were to have one of those, I would have to be traveling to a tropical location!!! :D
Love ya!
Chas


Friday, October 26, 2007 - sewing


Posted by melaniedawn
I just ordered the pattern you used for the undies for your hubby. I hope to sew up a pair for my husband. I don't have a sewing machine--how hard do you think this would be to accomplish by hand? Oh, and I have also never really sewn anything in my life! Am I crazy?
Melanie


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Heidi by Johanna Spyri

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

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The Book of Joby by Mark Ferrari

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Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery (for the 12th time or so)


The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

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