I think I did more learning and sewing last month than I have in a very long time. I had several projects I wanted to get done for various people and reasons and they all had a little something that challenged me. I love learning by doing, it enables me to be a perfectionist about a piece knowing that all that time and effort is going toward someone's happiness as well as my growing knowledge :)
Here's a quick run down of the things I made and what a learned...
1. Sheer curtains - this is a before shot, I made the real ones much wider to allow for bunching of the fabric to create more privacy and made sure there was a short ruffle on top and bottom past the casing to dress them up a bit. They were used to cover door windows and so were threaded onto a second rod on the bottom. I learned how to make a baby hem on sheer fabric, this tutorial was a huge help: http://lasewist.blogspot.com/2011/03/baby-hems.html
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| Also used lots of starch! |
2. Birthday Dress for sister - learned how to alter a pattern. Made this first in all navy and it wasn't what I was looking for so I made adjustments- higher neckline, armpits fitting closer to the body, longer skirt.
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| My sis will wear it much better than I do here with her long legs and accessories choices. |
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| Extremely proud of this work- took out 2 in of the strap and the top of the strap looked like I never touched it, wahoo! |
4. Puppy costume - my year old son loves dogs and Halloween was coming up, need I say more?
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| There is a tail, you just can't see it :) |
