Rainy Days

Lots of rain around here lately. So I'm wanting to do some sewing. I sewed up the new curtains for my room. I also made a cover for a milk crate I wanted to use for playdough storage:



I also serged the edges of the toddler bedding I'm working on. Unfortunately I can't find the rest of the size elastic I need, which I should've had a lot more of than what I found, so I'll only be able to get the one set done right now. But I'll get more elastic next time I'm in the right place.

Kids have their dress rehersal this afternoon/evening, so I probably won't get much more done on it right now. Hopefully tonight though, there won't be anything worthwhile on tv anyway.

~Sara

Got my first entry for a design challenge done today! Have been working on it all week. And then mother nature was kind enough to turn the shower off and make it sunny today, so was able to get pictures outside! (which is more appealing then indoor pics.. lol)


The top is made with two winnie the pooh cotton prints. The back is a thicker cotton red, green and white plaid. There's a "hidden" pocket on the one side, closes with velcro. It folds in half lengthwise, and there are two ties on one end to keep it rolled. On each corner is a loop that halps pin down the blanket (especially handy on windy days.. like today actually, worked quite well, am rather impressed with myself for thinking of it, lol)



And I made a matching bag to go with it. Same materials as the top of the blanket. The material for the handles is also the lining of the bag. it'll hold a lot of stuff, and the straps are long enough to be carried on the shoulder.

The blanket is 60"x52", the pocket is 21"x8" and not 100% on the bag, the way it's made is hard to measure accurately. but it took just over half a metre of each print to make so thar ya go.

Pretty happy with how they turned out.

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Long time Coming

Have been so busy the past few months, I've had little time to sew, and even less time to blog about it. I started a math 30 class, which is necessary should I follow through with my plans for university... and of course classes for the EA course. And starting the second, and final, practicum for that in Feb (sooner than I thought we would start) but that finished at the end of March, hooray... now I just have to fill out my booklet and send it in and it's done.

Whaaat have I done in that time sewing wise... well, I started a sewing group that meets up every fourth friday. (and now that my practicum is done there are a couple ladies who would like to meet during the day, so I have to look into that as well now)

At the first one, in Jan, I finished up projects that have been sitting waiting to be done (and survived a move or two) a couple pillows for my daughter, and a dress for my other girl, as well as some barbie dresses. Then I got an outfit done for the baby doll in the K class at the school.. poor baby was naked, lol, but not anymore. Some pink plaid flannelette. Annnnnd then what else did I do... oh, I started to sew together a dress I cut out for my eldest girl, but I forgot to bring bias tape, so that one is sitting ALMOST done but not quite.

Yesterday I finished up the housecoats that I had cut out for the girls. They love them. They're made with fleece, with flannel trims and pockets.


Am hoping I can get more sewing done again now that I'm home more again, especially for my Etsy shop. Currently I'm working on something I want to enter in the design challenge for my Etsy team, but my machine is doing stupid things with the stitches, and I'm not even sure how to word it to google to try and find the solution. I wish there was someone here in town who fixed sewing machines, I can't get to the city till next week, and even then I have no idea where would be the best place to go *sigh*

Anywho, guess that's about it, toodles doodles!
~Sara