Sew Perfect for Every Body!

I am having difficulty with my sight. I really cannot see well at all. I cannot see well enough to sew. After a doctor appt i will return.

In my last post I am sure you notice the pattern I used and the dress I made the neckline was different. If I did not mention this I am sorry. In the November issue of Threads magazine there is an article on Reshape a Neckline and I decide to do this on three dresses using the same pattern. Last night as I reread the article I can tell there is something I just fortunate turn out well for me. I did not make a sloper of the new neckline so that I could use it again. As you can see the Simplicity pattern has a jewel neckline, on my first dress I made a V neckline. So I will have to make a sloper of the new neckline out of some muslin fabric that I have. The article pointed out when changing the width of the neckline you should account for the bra strap positioning to prevent the straps from interfering with a neckline. Put on the bra you plan to wear with the garment, drape the pattern on your body and mark the bra straps’ position on the pattern’s shoulder line. Oops did not...

This is the patter n that I used to make my dress.  I am  not a very good model at this time i n my life.   As you ca n see  I cha nged the  neckli ne a nd made it a maxi dress.  Also I added width to the sides I wa nted full ness at the  bottom. I  need to  restitch the flowers some of them fell off! I did get some complime nts which felt good. Therefore I decided to stick with this patter n for the other dresses  I have 2 more dresses to make usi ng this patter n , not more Maxi's soo n it will the weather will tur n wet a nd sloppy.  Which I truly love!  Stra nge love I k now.  Mo nday I have to co nce ntrate o n fi nishi ng the sleep caps that are curre ntly listed as UFO status.  I should have fi nished them o n Friday  however  we we nt to first friday's a nd the relaxatio n was much  needed. 

 I decided that I wanted to duplicate this dress by Bily Reid  fall 2013 collection. There was a favorite dress I had, at least 30 years ago, it was a blue paid and when I saw this  Bily Reid  dress  I remembered how it felt to wear that dress and I wanted to feel that again. I search and search but could not find a picture of the dress without the coat. So I drew my version of the dress .   I have to apoligize for all the links for so reasons I cant get the pictures to  post. I do not know why I wanted to have the touch of red with the grey plaid but it is what I felt at the time that I drew the picture. I search my stash of fabric because I am not allow to purchase more until I use what I have (silly self-impose rule). But I found the right fabric and the right lining for it. I really did jump up and down with excitement. My pattern was extremely simple I add a wedge of fabric at the sides with increased the volume of the dres...

I am very determine to open my online store with enough item so that I do not open it and sell the one item and them close it all in the same day.   Silly thought, pretty good nightmare.   I am still deciding what I will put in my store.  Most will be handmade by me and some items will be  up cycled.  One of the items that I have been working on that will be in my online store are  Satin Sleep Caps…. I have made some along with a travel bag to store them in .  I really like the way they look and I am sure I should bring enough money to finally get my computer.   Well that is the short term goal at this point.   I started making these when my hairdresser asked If I could make some so that when a client is finished late in the day she would have them in stock to sell.    That sent me to my sewing machine. I took apart an sleep cap that I purchase at the store and decided to use it as a pattern for the...

I has been a long time since I took the time to post anything and a lot of things have happen both good and bad but I have decided to return to blogging. “Art is not a spectator sport.” I read this in an email and this jump started me to action. I have wanted to do so much with my art work but I start and stop. Once I stop it is very hard to get started once again. I am aware that I have to work on it every day, it does take planning to get the materials together and make sure you have what is needed to create what you have floating around in your head. Often that search leads to reorganization of supplies and leads to delay in getting started on your work. Add to that you need to work in the 9 to 5. I love to sew and create things, crocheting, scrapbooking, writing, photography and cooking are all things I am so into. But I can lose hours drawing and painting. I remember as a child often being punished for not paying attention because my imagination would take over and al...

At the hospital where I work Nurse CG has 2 little children, little girl who I will call Gigi and little boy who will be called Baby Will. She was explaining her dilema to me. She live a few doors down from her mom. On the day when she comes to work Her mother is off and she take the children. Every morning she has to take them to her mother Gigi gives her a hard time when it time to put on her coat. She has to Fight with her. I do not know what it is like to fight with a 2 year old but the look on her face and the tone of her voice tells she is at her wits end. Her little girls is so cute in her pictures and Nurse CG is so descriptive of the morning encounters that I can almost visualize it. Nurse CG has just finish putting baby will in car seat and turns to see gigi laying half on the couch sleeping. " Gigi put on your coat!" " NO COAT NO COAT NO COAT" " You want to see grand right?" " Yes" " You need your coat to go see gra...