General chat thread for BB girls who like sewing

[ss_storm]

Fat Quarter Projects Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog

what about for the challenge one of these fat quarter projects??

Oh I should not have looked at that link...LOL. Too many temptations

Although there are quite a few things there that would be useful, I really need some doorstops!

[*Beema*]

Family Quilts are wonderful Maz, we have one in our family and as children we were able to do some aplique ourselves for our own sqaures

yummymummy - That website is so so dangerous!!! I want to quit work and sew I have like the bunting, there are a few people who sell it on etsy and it looks so pretty

[maz]

OMG yummy woman!!!! I absolutely love some of that stuff!!!

[luna moth]

I LOVE the "Last Stitch" idea! I have two dresses that I really really should get finished so I can get at least one wear before I get too fat!

[Fleur]

I haven't read all the posts yet - will go back in a minute cause geez this thread is busy!

I made two quilts for Pie while I was pregnant, they are on my FB, and i started the patchwork top for Panda's but that was a year ago
so a last stitch challenge is exactly what I need.

Panda's quilt top is nice but the fun part is done, now I want to make it bigger so I am going to cut strips of black cotton to place between the blocks ITMS. Still not exactly sure how I'm going to do it & I'm procrastinating....

I will get around to posting pics later

ETA - have just been through all the posts & looked at pics - wow you ladiers are clever! I can't believe some of the stuff you are making!

Apart from quilts, I have made cushion covers in the past, and beanbag frogs for the older kids when they were younger. Oh and some felt elephants which were really cute.
I have some cute cherry pattern fabric that i was going to make a summer dress for Pie out of...only summer is over now...I'm wondering if I might make it anyway & put it over a tshirt or skivvy

My biggest problem is time, with work & kids stuff, and space, we have NO room for anything here, we are 6 of us in a 3brm townhouse plus we have BIL living here atm. If I want to sew, I have to set up on the dining table then take it all down so people can eat makes it a bit of a PITA
gonna have to find a way around it though, I have too many things I want to make

[Ryatha]

oh wow - that sewmamasew site has some great stuff in it. I bookmarked it ages ago and just had another look at it... I wish I had more time to sew

[Daydream Believer]

Google threadbangers & check out their site. They do a lot of recycling & upcycling.

[Astrid]

Ok, finally set myself up a picasa web album.
Picasa Web Albums - 11040415895906480... - Sewing Projects

Realise that many of the photos have not been taken so that you can really see the detail. My Halloween costume has a tonne of detail, so I may need to find it and take close up shots

[Ryatha]

astrid, those dresses are fantastic and your littleone's outfit is soooo cute!

[*Beema*]

Wow Astrid, your costumes are fabulous!!! So very clever!!!

[Arcadia]

For anyone interested, I started a Last Stitch challenge thread here https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...tml#post226237

[kawazuki]

ohhh i cant wait to see some more prjoects..

will have to show some of mine off when i find them, most were dance constumes.

[Pandora]

Thanks for starting that one Arcadia

Well, when I went thru my sewing things to find my patchwork tools I found my QS bed sampler quilt that I started. I think I mentioned it earlier.

Anyway its a 16 block sampler with ashsing and 2 borders. Ive done 6 blocks, and I have precut about 3-4 more ready to go.

I've decided I *need* to finish it this year. and I need to do it in line with my BOTM as DH will quite rightly say "You cant do another one, you didnt finishe the one you've started"
Im not happy with the colours, but Im not happy to scrap ot all when a lot of the blocks are precut and the ones I've done are pretty good. Plus I see it as skills practice.

I can always give it to my mum when Im finished and make her use to cos it was made by me LOL

Bring on payday. once I get my cutting mat and new ruler I will be set.

[Laranna]

Pandora, thanks for the quliting ruler info...adding them to my Spotlight shopping list

Astrid, love the costumes! You are very talented!

I've just started cutting out the pattern for DS's flannel pyjamas and have realized that my fabric is not wide enough by about 10 inches so I think I will make the top part as the pattern pieces for that fit and then buy some more fabric that is wide enough to do the pants....unless someone knows how to make it fit?

Also, it's a multisize pattern and I want to use the smaller size but don't want to mess up the other pattern sizes, so is it best to just trace the pattern onto some other paper and use that to get the right size? I have never used patterns before!

[kawazuki]

what i do is trace the size i want and keep the original looking pretty so i can use it for any size.
i use butchers or brown paper. anything that will hold the shap and is long enough etc so i dont have to many joins in my pattern

this is also how i make my patterns.

sometime sits a bit of a jigsaw puzzle maybe could you make shorts then make leg bottoms and have them kinda patchwork like>??

[Pandora]

I use baking paper to trace them.
You canbuy paper specifically for this purpose but Ive found baking paper works fine.

[*Beema*]

I buy this really thin material from Spotlight to trace my patterns, I wish I knew the name of it, but it lasts ages and no tearing when you put the pins in and out, it is also really cheap, wide and only a $1 or $2 m

[Astrid]

I just lay down the pattern piece, then draw around it with chalk, just trying to follow the lines I want by eye.