General chat thread for BB girls who like sewing

[kawazuki]

ohhh thanx maz, thats a good idea, i didnt even think of trading it in...

off to look at janome site now... *evil laugh*

[maz]

You know im going to have to go have a squiz now dont you Sal

Kaw hon if you can save some $$$ you gotta do it some how. Actually I thought that Janome had a $200 trade in offer again...let me know how you went

[wysiwyg]

Read this article about your crafting personality in a magazine today - and thought it might be fun to see who we all identify with

What crafting type are you?

4 types

Gina Go Getter
Polly Planner
Penny Procrastinator
Jenny Junkie

So I am 70% Jenny Junkie 30% Gina Go Getter I reckon, definitely not Polly Planner - might get better results sometimes if I was though!

(if I knew how to create a poll I would have done one, if anyone wants to feel free)

[Ryatha]

mmm I think I am Gina go getter and Jenny Junky... I love starting new projects and trying new things. I ALWAYS have heaps of projects on the go... some take 6 months to get finished

But I just got a new project for school - helping to make the flying monkey costume for our wiz of oz school production I'm working with fur for the first time so it should be interesting

[*Beema*]

I still haven't done the biased binding

But here is a link to my top, I did it without the ruffles as I am not a ruffles girl, but I am making a second one with ruffles so will post that up when it is done! funky Spring Top Fabric is 100% cotton, quilters fabric from Spotlight, I used 75cm of the red and white rings and 25cm of the dotty fabric

[Fleur]

Love the top Beema!!

I am definitely mostly Gina go-getter, I always have stuff I have started & full of good ideas a bit of Jenny Junkie in there. Not a planner at all

[*Beema*]

Thanks Fleur

Wooo Hoooo!!! I layby-ed a new overlocker!!!
It is a Janome 8002 DX Overlocker with Bonus Overlocker Feet Valued At $147, reduced to $399 from $599, the place I have bought it from also offers 12 months worth of lessons for FREE!!! Such a good deal and they are really close to my house, can't wait to have it paid off!

[Laranna]

Reading that article, I think I'm Penny Procrastinator with a little bit of Polly Planner thrown in the mix

Beema, yay on the overlocker! How long before you get it?

I ordered some very cute fat quarters online last week and they arrived today. I'm so excited. Got a few ideas running through my head but I am making sure they sit there until I finish DS's pyjama's. I'm thinking of starting a quilt or maybe making some taggies....

[maz]

I finally bit the bullet and made something for me...well not for me but for mini me but still for me

Mini me has been asking for a carrier so I put the call out on FB and sat down tonight and had some fun,
I made a pink (of course) mei tei with green straps, pink body and applicated it with tillbrook fairy fabric...I lined it with minkee on the back.

It felt so good to do it and it was fairly easy (especially for someone who hates patterns lol).

Plus I couldnt do my normal stuff tonight....my 5 month old baby lock that I paid $1600+ is in the shop because the top plate came off and broke the needles...lets hope thats all the damage.

So my next project is 2 make 2 single bed minkee blankets for a friend of mine's girls....and some curtains for my 4 poster bed.

[Nelle]

I am trying to sew little cushions at the moment, just using some calico, then stuffing them with filling from old pillows, and then making little covers from Fat Quarters - I'm making them small because of the fat quarter thing - I'm thinking it could be a cheap fun thing to do, just sew a new cushion cover whenever I see some FQ material I like. We'll see.

I say 'trying' because you know how it is with little ones, wherever mum is they are, and they sabotage sewing pretty well. #2 tipped a tin of pins all over the floor yesterday. Thankfully Thomas and Emily the trains were at hand with their magnetic fronts and backs so I got some help picking the pins up.

[Ryatha]

Nelle that is so cute using the trains to pick up the pins

Saw the photos of your creation maz - it looks great. I bet Lumpy would love one of them too. She just got a heap of clothes for her baby and took it to bed last night after feeding her and putting her pj's on - sooo cute

Finally got the monkey costume finished for school. The production goes on next week so I'll be able to get some photos of it. But the man sized furry nappy does look very funny.

I got some patterns for nickers last week so I have been trying them out for Lumpy and she seems to like them. I might need to get some underwear elastic cause I only have my nappy elastic and it doesn't work that well.

Oh I also ordered a patter for a long skirt. I was having a bad day and made the mistake of going into spotlight. I saw some really fab orange cord that looked so rich and warm so I got 2m of it to make a skirt. I can't wait to make it.

[maz]

Nelle - what a fantastic idea!!!!! I didnt even think to make pillows from fat quarts!!! As for littlies....mine are sitting cutting out with their safety scissors and pasting away. They dont play with my stuff...never really have.

Cat - I would love to see apic of the costum...ROFL fury man sized nappy

I have mojo...grrrr at my overlocker getting fixed....what the hell can I make now??

[Laranna]

Yipee! I have just completed the flanny PJ's for DS I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself as it's my first clothing item which included a collar and buttons/buttonholes LOL...here's a pic

[Astrid]

Great work Eluned! Very brave of you to sew a collar, that is one thing I am so hesitant to do.

[kawazuki]

i ended up with a brother and am saving my pennies for an embroidery machine..

today it is my mission to attempt to make some Pj's out of uddle fleecec i have here fro DD1.. she loves it so guess i should make it
but ill be snapping it not buttons lolill do each ovne a different colour so she learn to do them up properly lol

love the Pj's Eluned.. very clever

[HotI]

but ill be snapping it not buttons lol ill do each one a different colour so she learn to do them up properly lol

what a good idea (file that away for future reference)

[kawazuki]

i just thought of it as DD1 has so much trouble figuring out which button goes into which hole.. so snaps it is for us for a little while then ill mimik that with buttons and do teh button holes in the same colour thread

[*Beema*]

Beema, yay on the overlocker! How long before you get it?

When I pay ot off, depends on how much I invoice out this month

The PJ's look fantastic, what a great job!!

MiniMe's sling looks fantastic Maz, I know a lot of people who would be keen to get one

Love the train idea Nelle, I never thought of a magnet to pick up pins, great tip!! Look forward to seeing your cushions!

Wow ryatha, you've got lots of things on the go!

Goodluck with the PJ's Kawazuki, great idea on the snaps as well

Not a lot new for me, I helped another BB'er make her first cloth nappy last week, was lucky as a few of the pieces that were supposed to come with the kit didn't, thye had normal elastic and no inner lining fabric (was supposed to be microsuede, liky I had swimming elastic and some microfleece to do the job

Those with Snap Machines (I have the one from Snaps Australia), I am finding that it can be inconsistent in the pressing of the snaps, and if I redo them I can't get them to flatten int he centre , is there anything I can adjust to help???? TIA
xxoo