10 posts tagged “sewing”
I finally got around to finishing my last bit of kitten embroidery. I can't really find any embroidery patterns that I like--it's really really hard! All the patterns are for machine embroidery. =(
It rained today =( so no rollerblading. Just more of the treadmill. Sigh.
I was thinking more about how difficult it is to find school clothes for Maia. So many of the things out there look like miniature teenager clothes. I don't want my daughter wearing short-short denim skirts or skin tight blouses and shirts. I'm not saying I want her clothes to be billowing and ill-fitting either but surely there should be a happy medium out there? I'm glad she doesn't like to wear pants because every pair out there is tight. Why would anyone make tight (or snug) pants for a child. Even considering that these pants are made of supposedly stretchy material it's still not easy for a child to move freely in them. Maia will be having gym this year at school and will have to have at least a few pairs to wear on those days and I do not want to buy all these tight fitting pants. It's times like these that I really wish I could sew clothing well. And that using my old never-works-quite-right sewing machine wasn't an exercise in frustration! =(
why can't it be a virtue? =(
i started a princess placemat the other day and then this morning discovered that i did NOT have batting..but i had stuffing. tons of it. being too impatient to finish the project i decided to struggle with using stuffing as my batting and quilt it in diamonds.
i wasn't very successful...as it isn't quite as perfect as i'd like it to be. in fact it's rather imperfect and i took the picture at an angle to help (hopefully) hide some of the flaws. the different fabrics i used were really pretty too with threads of glitter throughout--which of course would require me taking a much closer picture so it could be seen. not gonna happen. too many flaws. =(
i must learn not to be so impatient.
is a must have for lunch out with the girls... =)
yesterday,missy brought me some sundress fabric. it's the type that is pre-scrunched (is that even a word, lol?) at the top for the bodice portion. it's a relatively simple way to make a sundress. measure off how much is needed, sew up a seam, make and sew on straps, then hem it up. i added a little orange lacy embellishment because it just needed something else.
the true test...can it survive a day of a 5 year old wearing it? i think so! =)
i woke up WAY too early. like 6:15 because bob had to go out. we are working on gettting him to not need to be crated at night (because the crate is ugly and i don't want it in my bedroom forever). once i woke up a little and got some coffee in my system, i admired the grass which is finally despite the various weather issues is finally coming up well:
maia got a her first sewing box yesterday (it's the round one) and she spent the morning sorting through her various items and trying to filch some from mine before we went to the grocery store:
later, after missy and catharine joined us for lunch at home, we went with catharine to help her pick out some new glasses. i think maia did more trying on with me taking pictures than we actually helped:
we stopped at the katerbean in regent square where i had a cup of tea--yes, i said tea! before getting dropped off at home. maia and i made a welcome sign out of chalk before we went to get tristyn:
and now we are are getting ready to take tristyn to piano (i type this as i wait for tristyn to locate his shoes even though he just took them off 30 mins ago!)
=p
i'm always posting my stuff..so i figured i'd add the kids as well (those of you that also have kids should do this too! we can get ideas for the kids as well as letting the kids see their stuff on the computer. i know mine at least are very proud of seeing their creations online)
after my bought of sewing stuffed kitties, maia decided to create something entirely on her own. it's a mommy bear, complete with every body part that's important (2 ears, 1 head, 1 body, 2 'hands', and 2 'feet and a pocket with a baby) she's only five..and i'm rather impressed
she was trying to simultaneously blow a bubble gum bubble for the pic, so that's why the pursed lips
tristyn saw her creation and being of the sort that prefers quick gratification, constructed a sneaky snake. once again the 'design' was entirely his own =)
several hours went into the bear over the course of a few days and about 2 hours went into the snake over 2 days. i must say i was rather surprised the one day to wake up at 7 am to find tristyn downstairs working on his snake. only one minor mishap was when the dogs chewed one of its eyes off! luckily we found one last button and tristyn re-sewed that.
this morning, when trying to get back in my good graces maia made me some flowers:
i promise!
this one is for havoc....
here they are, all together. maia's rather pales in comparison to the brighter colors of the other two:
pattern from http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/ thanks again!
2 down...and 1 to go! i finished tristyn's last night and finished most of the one for cathy's son. i've about had my fill of pointy kitty..and will definitely have done so once i attach the last set of stripes. if anyone else ends up wanting one..they are gonna have to give me a 1 day break. minimum. maybe even two. you children hear that? =p lol.
i can't tell if that pic looks at least a little better..but it should! last night rick came home with my new phone!!!!! the envy. it is KICK ASS. full keyboard, access to most internet stuff, it has a navigator and 2.0 mega pixel camera--which is as good as the first digital camera i ever got (couple years ago). of course i have to figure out how to take advantage of the camera (read the book and figure out how it all works).
i was surprised to get the phone especially since he had just told me that verizon said they couldn't make it happen (as it's only 1 year into our contract) but apparently that wasn't the case. i love surprises!
pointy kitty pattern by http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/
recently, i've discovered a whole treasure trove of wonderful blogs. one of my favorites is the wee wonderfuls blog. i got the directions to make the pointy kitty from there. i'm also new to typepad, so i'm not sure the proper way to credit other people on here (or do a whole lot of things on typepad yet!)
the first pointy kitty is done...i gave it to maia and she likes it a lot! a few pics....
i have no clue what the squiggly thing is..it's NOT attached to him and just showed up in this picture.
here you can see a side view...no squiggle
pointy kitty poses with eddie..no squiggle!
this little kitty is entirely handmade using nothing but fabric, thread, a needle and my own two hands. please be kind! her stripes are made of wool felt and her 'fur' is made from a vintage napkin. her eyes are ordinary wooden buttons. =)
how come, even when one is all grown up and no longer in school mondays still suck? =(
let's have some updates..good lengthy ones everyone!!!! or even a series of small short ones...please? my kids kicked me out and said 'no mummys allowed'. this is how bored i am--i sewed a DOG toy:
for those who didn't know that i do occasionally make quilts:
they are both kind of blurry as i took them with my crappy cell phone that STILL has the semi-scratched screen. the colors are purple green and white and everything is entirely hand done. appliqued, pieced, bound, etc. it is probably the smallest one i have done...it was done for a doll quilt for maia.
