tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36990971146638038392024-02-20T12:41:41.862-05:00Thimble Fingers<p align="center">Retirement has brought out the need for creative moments which I will share on this blog.</p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-52848973473558416952016-10-18T15:12:00.000-04:002016-10-19T17:46:47.899-04:00The Blog Revival - Zipper Bags without a Zipper Foot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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HELLO? Is anyone still there? I abandoned this blog back in January with a 2015 wrap-up and then was not inspired to carry on. BUT, today I decided the give it another chance as I was stitching up some samples for my Etsy shop. After making several hundred of these bags, I have developed a few tricks. Maybe I'm not the first to do these but I didn't see them anywhere else.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#1</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">No Zipper Foot Required</span></div>
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In this photo you can see that I am attaching the nylon coil zipper with the regular foot that came attached to the machine (Janome Memory Craft 9900). The foot is about 3/4 inch wide and clear plastic. Yours may be different but should still work. I lay the zipper down and simply stitch on that slightly raised line that appears on most zippers. I only use YKK. <br />
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Here I am attaching the other side of the zipper to the other side of the zipper bag.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helpful Hint: Always start with the zipper halfway open and when you get to the zipper pull STOP, raise the presser foot and move the pull to the back and away from your stitching line.</span></div>
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This is the outside of the bag. Now attach the lining pieces on the other side of the zipper.</div>
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My exterior pieces have been lined with a fusible batting and pre-quilted. The lining piece is underneath and I stitch over the line I created when I sewed on the exterior fabric. I find this much easier than trying to align the two fabrics and the zipper all together.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">AGAIN</span>: <span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always start with the zipper halfway open.</span><br />
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Here is the lining AFTER I had opened it out and stitched lining the edge of presser foot up with the nylon coil. I only stitch through the lining fabric and the edge of the zipper. I do not stitch through the exterior fabric. This helps hold the lining fabric out of the way of the zipper.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">#2. Use Grosgrain Ribbon for the Zipper Tabs</span><br />
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I really like the method of creating tabs on the ends of the zippers, but find it fidgety to cut little pieces of fabric and fold them to create a tab. I use 7/8 inch wide grosgrain ribbon which I have lots of since I use it on my jewelry rolls. <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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Stitch a two inch piece of ribbon at each end of the zipper lining up with the exact length you want. I make my zippers 1 inch shorter than the top edge of the fabric I am using. <br />
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I know these photos are bad but didn't see that until it was too late. The zippers shown are the peach color used in the bag. I have no idea why they show up as PINK!!<br />
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Unfortunately, this photo is blurry but should still show how I fold and press each end to create the tab. I DO NOT stitch over this as the ribbon will be held in place when it is sewn into the bag.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Open that zipper halfway !!!</span><br />
before this step. With the right sides to right sides sew all around the perimeter of the exterior and interior fabrics leaving an opening in the bottom of the lining fabric.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another Hint:</span><br />
I sew a slightly larger seam allowance on the lining fabric than the exterior fabric because when it is turned and put inside the lining has a tendency to feel too big. <br />
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When sewing over the transition from the exterior to the interior try to go just up to the edge, but not over that ribbon tab that you made.<br />
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A boxed bottom is created with those corner cuts I use. Simply open them out and match the seams up and stitch across. Again, I make the interior seams a bit wider than the exterior ones. And here is how they look from the top. A bit of ribbon through the zipper tab makes them look less naked.<br />
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So, let me know if this helps you in any way. If you don't care because you don't sew you can visit these bags and more at<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"> CherylThimbleFingers </a>on Etsy.<br />
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-28218374250690016282015-12-18T13:57:00.000-05:002015-12-18T13:57:48.025-05:002015 Wrap-UP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought this album when it came out on the occasion of Frank's 50th year. This year is the 100th year since his birth. I no longer have the original. It is on my iTunes.</td></tr>
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To paraphrase the lyrics of my favorite Frank Sinatra song:<br />
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Its been a very good year<br />
for small town* girls<br />
of independent means.<br />
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*I've switched the small town and the blue-blooded girls<br />
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Last night I discovered I have been featured in a travel blog for my jewelry rolls. I am so flattered as the blog is quite beautiful.<br />
<a href="http://www.pagebypaige.ca/blog-home/what-to-give-female-traveler-christmas-gift-guide">Page by Paige-Female Travel Blog</a><br />
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My Etsy shop has done very well and I could have done even more if I had planned ahead and partially made up jewelry roll components during the slow times. But, not being a fortune teller, I sewed on new stuff instead. I was getting so many orders that I had to curtail them early in the month or spend all day AND night sewing.<br />
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Actually I could have completed more items but then we have to depend on the speed of the United States Postal Service to get them delivered. The USPS does an excellent job but, like all the delivery services, December is CRAZY!<br />
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All of my packages traveled to their destinations with relative ease EXCEPT one that took a little side trip to Tampa, Florida!! It saw snow in Chicago and split. It eventually came back but the 2 day priority became 5 days...but altogether not bad.<br />
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Today was Christmas Cards Day. Well, it was Finish the Christmas Cards Day. It took me a few.<br />
I am so into this new embroidery machine that I decided to sew my cards. There was a stash of red and green card stock in a drawer complete with envelopes that I had forgotten about. All I had to buy was some white linen which I overbought by about 2 yards so there may be more white linen projects.<br />
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Cutting the linen to size and creating a bit of fringe on the edges created quite a mess of pulled threads and fuzz when I trimmed with the rotary cutter. This photo shows only the teensiest portion of the fuzzy waste.<br />
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Here is the machine stitching out the design. Its a simple wreath with minimal satin stitch and 24 of these ate up lot of thread.<br />
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The design used only three colors. You can see my great new spool box on the right of the machine. It holds 80, I said EIGHTY! spools and has chambers at the top that you put them in with holes for the treads to feed into the machine. Really keeps them organized and easy to set up and use.<br />
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You can see the design I am sewing on the screen on the machine.<br />
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Here I have switched over to my non-embroidery Janome to stitch the linen on to the card stock. I chose a squiggly sort of stitch that looks kind of floral-like because it hides the fact that I didn't always get it exactly even. <br />
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I did green thread on the green card stock.<br />
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I could work on this machine while more embroidered wreaths were being churned out on the Memory Craft 9900. I only had to jump up to change threads and hoop the next one.<br />
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The greeting inside was printed out on some heavy paper and also sewn onto the card with the same squiggly stitch. I momentarily considered stitching out our names, but that was going a bit TOO far. As it was, I had to go 3 miles to pick up a metallic Sharpie to show up on this dark green. A touch of elegance, I think!<br />
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For my blog readers and friends, my wish for you is to have your 2016 be as happy as 2015 was for me and<br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> Merry Christmas</span>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-5403672248698045022015-11-01T11:43:00.002-05:002015-11-01T14:40:24.593-05:00Building Heads and Houses I have finally gotten around to exploring the embroidery capabilities of my Janome MemoryCraft 9900. I bought it to do monogramming on items in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"><span style="color: red;">Etsy</span> </a>shop because I had requests for them and it has been great for that. Not as many customers request them as I thought, however.<br />
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So now I started looking for things to embellish with thread, but I find that I dislike most of the available machine embroidery designs. They are either overly fussy old-lady designs or for babies.<br />
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I decided to start with the babies...my grandchildren. They really aren't babies anymore but young enough. I have been wanting terry cloth bathrobes for them, however working with terry cloth is a nightmare. I found some really nice ones online and made them special with embroidery.<br />
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Thats a shark and a "certain kitty" on the front<br />
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Personalized on the back<br />
That "certain kitty" is trademarked and really should not have been so easily available to me, but at least I am not selling the item as did the seller of the design. I know. I'm aiding and abetting a wrong-doer. But what we won't do for grandchildren!<br />
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This is the head of Freddy FazBear made from the instructions from a youtube video I was sent that says anybody can do this with "passion and patience". The instructions and my p and p ran out when it came to the lower jaw.<br />
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The body was done as a dress-big felt dress made from only two pieces sewn together. I was given a very short time frame to whip this up.<br />
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In fact, I never got pictures of the grand-daughter's witch outfit and have not had any sent to me.<br />
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And then, as per my title, there are the houses. <br />
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I built six of them in a few days. They are adorable little cottages from a design set that I won at an AnitaDoodDesign workshop this past summer. As I said, I find most of these designs "old lady". I AM an old lady, but I still don't FEEL like one.<br />
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Speaking of threads...I really have to get them organized. At top are my regular sewing threads all arranged nicely by color. The embroidery threads are a muddled mess in a small drawer next to my machine and overnight they can unwind and tangle themselves all up in a mess. Only bobbins are worse.</div>
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I think she has the look of a 40's movie star. And to think that I wanted to have her face painted GREEN!!!</div>
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Is anyone still out there? I haven't posted since June so I wouldn't be surprised if this just goes into<br />
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cyber oblivion. I have been very busy with enjoying the summer sunshine which only appeared about the time of my last post on June 28th. But mostly I have been kept very busy with jewelry roll orders from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"><span style="color: red;">my Etsy shop</span></a>. I have now cut and stitched over 300 of them plus a few other items. <br />
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AND this is why I have a new best friend.<br />
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You probably can't see it very well. Underneath my rotary cutter is a clear acrylic rectangle. I have one of my Thimble Fingers stickers on it so I am better able to find it. The reflection of the light fixture above shows up on it.<br />
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Is this better?<br />
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Using a little program called SKITCH, I drew a line around it.<br />
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This template arrived yesterday and was put to immediate use and now measuring and cutting jewelry rolls is going to go so much faster that perhaps I will blog more...or clean my house...or cook a meal. No promises, though.<br />
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Where did this come from, you ask. Well, I found Eric of <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsAcrylic"><span style="color: red;">AllThingsAcrylic</span></a> </span></b>on Etsy. I'm not even sure what I was searching for. He makes a lot of templates for quilters and best of all, he will custom make stuff. I immediately sent him a message requesting this simple rectangle and he replied promptly with a VERY reasonable price and even included some markings (which you cannot see) at no extra charge.<br />
Now I can measure and cut with one simple pattern. My old paper patterns had to be remade often since they would often get accidentally "trimmed" by the cutter. The template will be especially helpful when I want to line up a print fabric and get a motif centered or placed a certain way.<br />
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Here is version 5 or 6 of my Kraft paper pattern which was due to be replaced shortly. <br />
I may add a few more markings on my buddy...I think I will call it/him Buddy...with permanent marker.<br />
My second best friends are the twins in photo 1and 2. The magnetic pincushion is wonderfully practical. Pins don't have to be placed on it. You can practically throw them from across the room. Pickup from the floor can be done blindfolded. But, TWO! Yes, because I keep one on the ironing/cutting/pinning table and the other next to the sewing machine. The table one is constantly being emptied and the one by the machine is constantly being filled. I just switch them back and forth and save myself a lot of getting up and GOING back and forth.<br />
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Do you have a sewing best friend? Please comment and tell me about yours.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-64188447883433711002015-06-28T16:44:00.000-04:002015-06-28T16:44:16.084-04:00Sewing in My SleepMy little shop on Etsy is keeping me pretty busy since I jumped on the jewelry roll train. I have sold near 150 of them since mid-January and though things have slowed a bit they are still steady sellers.<br />
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A friend commented that I "can probably make them in my sleep now" and if it wasn't for the sharp objects required, that might be possible. I stab myself daily when awake so sleep-sewing could prove deadly. I am expert at removing dabs of blood from fabric.<br />
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However, even though I make the same thing over and over, I still find it thoroughly satisfying.<br />
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If you sew, do you always want the challenge of working on something new and challenging? Or do you find just the process of sewing satisfying in itself? I admit to being the second type. That is probably why making these and selling them is something I love doing. As a retired person, I want to support my sewing habit without the concerns of screwing up! </div>
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Now, if I could just think of as many blog topics as jewelry roll designs!<br />
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-43558291690328984662015-06-09T16:28:00.000-04:002015-06-09T16:28:24.404-04:00Blogging ExcusesWhen I began this blog I promised that I would post once a week. Promises! Promises!<br />
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I am glad that I can manage once a month now. Here's why.<br />
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I am lazy.<br />
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I was away on a trip.<br />
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I got sick.<br />
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I have nothing to say.<br />
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I have nothing new.<br />
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And no one really cares!<br />
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But I will show you what I have stitched up with the fabulous Liberty of London fabric I bought in LONDON.<br />
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They are in my Etsy shop at:<br />
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-61560712137365565452015-05-14T15:12:00.001-04:002015-05-14T15:12:30.327-04:00Jacket Reveal + Give me Liberty or Give Me ShaukatMy new Marcie Tilton Vogue jacket went to London last week. It was a perfect travel companion. I kind of felt like the Union Jack with the blue pants and the white print shirt.<br />
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I'm thoroughly chuffed ( a bit if Brit slang) with the topstitching but unfortunately red is a pistol to photograph and red on red detail even harder. The seaming on this pattern is so cool. See previous post.<br />
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The fabric is a wool knit from Italy that looks and feels great. The jacket is unlined and is like wearing a fancy sweater. The weight of it was just right for the weather while we were in London.<br />
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I wore it at least 3 times in the six days we were there. AND in other sewing related aspects of the trip we visited Liberty of London for the fabrics. The store itself is worth the walk from Harrod's where EVERYBODY goes and no one can afford a thing but a souvenir bag and some candy.</div>
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It looks medieval but was actually built in the 1920's by a man named Arthur Lasenby Liberty from timbers of two old ships.<br />
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This is the third floor fabric department<br />
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Visit Liberty's store but come HERE to buy. The prices were about 1/3 less if my conversion from pounds to dollars is anywhere near correct. AND the selection goes on and on and you can purchase online if the shipping doesn't bother you. Most of what I purchased will end up in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers">Etsy shop </a>after it is transformed into some sort of useful goody.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This cotton duck picked up at <a href="http://www.cathkidston.com/">Cath Kidston</a>. A great store of fun pretties.</span></td></tr>
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FINALLY, I am going to cut into the beautiful wool knit that I bought in Italy last fall. For the first time I made a muslin (see previous post). So perhaps I was over confident in cutting and not concentrating and did a really stupid thing. </div>
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First, I completely forgot to cut out the facing pieces since they were not needed in my muslin that was strictly for fitting my shoulders. Then when I cut them I really CUT one in half. AM I BLIND? Place on the fold seems pretty clearly marked.<br />
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There is not enough fabric to recut so it is new machine to the rescue. Here is the touchscreen showing my stitch choice. I butted the pics together with a bit of added interfacing (a black tricot)<br />
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It came out really strong and looks remarkably good especially since it will be on the inside of the jacket.</div>
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For the first time I used the buttonholer for this machine. The pattern calls for a 1and 1/8 inch button and the attachment only accommodates a one inch button but I just opened the thing to its fullest and made lots of practice buttonholes. Due to the stretch of the fabric, the button goes through perfectly.<br />
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With it buttoned it looks pretty good BUT....<br />
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Unbuttoned, not so much. Very wavy. More interfacing?<br />
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And, the black interfacing shows on the edges even though I did stitch it twice around.<br />
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My reason for choosing this pattern is the interesting seaming on the back and sides.<br />
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And I think I did a pretty nice job of topstitching using topstitching thread. Why is red so hard for me to photograph?????<br />
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So where is the jacket in its entirety? You'll have to wait until I am able to photograph it in a perfect setting. Stop by in about a week from now for the unveiling.<br />
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-16417368900464408092015-04-12T11:49:00.000-04:002015-04-12T11:49:37.925-04:00Snake Eyes + A Jacket Muslin<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When I bought a new sewing machine about two years ago, I was sure I had all the bells and whistles that I needed. My Janome (did you know Ja No Me means SNAKE EYES!) even has an automatic thread cutter.<br />
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However, I have been making all manner of items for my Etsy shop and just this last January fell upon the item to make the shop really begin to pay off. <a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2015/02/still-rolling-along-sewing-hesitation.html">SEE HERE.</a> Many of these are being purchased as bridesmaid gifts and the brides keep asking if they can be monogrammed and I have to say "NO".<br />
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Many of them have still proceeded to purchase them and I have brought in more revenue on these than I did for a whole of 2014. So when I attended the Cleveland Sewing and Quilt Expo a few weeks ago I checked the embroidery machines out. And I brought one home the first day. The dealer had an offer that I literally could not refuse without feeling stupid.<br />
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It is another Janome and besides the offer, I really like that its controls and accessories are interchangeable and very similar so moving back and forth between machines is effortless and less taxing to my aging brain.<br />
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I have have to learn more about acquiring the fonts and some editing software to be able to offer more choices and I will be lettering all over the place. The cool thing with these machines is that once you have it all set up, it sews on its own. I can step over to my other machine and work on something else while it does its thing.<br />
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Other things might include working on that jacket I have been planning since I bought the fabric in Rome. <br />
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Here it awaits its transformation draped over Francine, my mannequin.<br />
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I am taking on the red wool knit first in Vogue 8982 jacket by Marci Tilton. My last post was about Marcie's sister Katherine's zipper-trimmed shirt.<br />
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For the first time in my life I made a muslin...well, a half-muslin. Since this knit is thicker and pretty stable I felt it was alright to use a woven (old bed sheet) for my trial. Shoulder fit is always the problem for me. So that is all I am concentrating on.<br />
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The pattern is very interesting and that is why I chose it but, due to the sort of wrap-around back/side piece, I will not be able to sew the sleeve before the side seam as I usually do with a knit. A real set-in sleeve is on the agenda. Wish me luck. Should I embroider my initials on the inside?<br />
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Oh, and that snake eyes thing! Wikipedia explains:<br />
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The name "Janome" (蛇の目) literally means "snake's eye" and was taken from the appearance of the latest bobbin design. At the time of brand establishment in 1935, the round bobbin system was the more advanced technology replacing the traditional long shuttle type. As the new round bobbin looks like a snake's eye, Janome was chosen as the company's name.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Janome_History_3-1" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janome#cite_note-Janome_History-3" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[</a></sup></div>
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I have a number of fabric purchases that have been awaiting their turn to be transformed into SOMETHING but this project took precedence and got done. I attended the Cleveland Quilting and Sewing EXPO this week and for such occasions you MUST wear something hand made. I did so for one of the two days I spent there and here it is.<br />
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The fabric is a reversible knit in dots and stripes AGAIN. I made something with reversible knit previously (<a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2014/09/serger-fix-results.html"><span style="color: red;">see here</span></a>). </div>
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The pattern is Vogue 8793 by Katherine Tilton and I chose it for the bit of quirkiness and the zipper detail on the double collar. The knit I chose is probably a bit stretchier than the <b>Moderate Stretch Knit Only</b> which is suggested. The stretchiness might be why the sleeve on the right in this photo is so much longer than the left. A tug would have evened them up but didn't see it until I put it up here.</div>
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An advantage of the extra stretch is that the sleeves are a bit tighter than I would like, but the give makes it tolerable.</div>
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This collar was the main reason to purchase this pattern (ON SALE) because all Vogue patterns are ridiculously priced (<a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-frozen-month-goes-by-perplexing.html"><span style="color: red;">SEE HERE</span></a>) The printed price on this one is $30. I got it online somewhere for $6, I think.</div>
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Adding that double collar was the trickiest because the collar had a wad of layers and they are being sewn onto one rather thin and stretchy shirt layer. I did it on the regular machine with a stretch stitch and then trimmed it up on the serger. A row of top-stitching along that collar seam would have been nice, but I know I would have messed it up. It would have needed an interfacing to handle it and one more layer in that collar seam would have been asking for disaster.</div>
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It called for a <b>Lightweight Molded Separating Zipper. </b> That would be plastic. I wanted this to have the effect of funky jewelry and plastic would just look stupid. Granted, it would probably work out better in the laundry. This will be hand-washed, dried flat as I can imagine those little metal teeth biting into the soft knit.</div>
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Most of the shirt was assembled on the serger. Here I, once more, defy instructions and add the cuff BEFORE sewing up the sleeve seams. The pattern did show sewing the sleeve and side seams after the shoulder seam as in most knits. </div>
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Again, I wish I was built like this mannequin. But even with Francine's nice straight shoulders you can see a glitch and a bit of stripe misalignment. My remedy for this is to just keep moving and no one will notice. </div>
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-71974424451006457752015-03-14T13:12:00.002-04:002015-03-14T16:30:44.593-04:00Even MORE Perplexing Pattern Problems - LEGALMany of you reading this know that along with Thimble Fingers Blog, I also have an Etsy shop <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"><span style="color: red;">CherylThimbleFingers</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Maybe it was because yesterday was Friday the 13th (even though I am not really superstitious) I had a bit of bad luck.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I was accused of breaking the LAW...COPYRIGHT LAW!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As a former school librarian who was tasked with keeping the teachers in line with copyright, fair use and all of that, I should have known. But, should I really? It seems that the laws when it comes to the pattern and sewing field get very murky and muddled.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I was not reported to the higher ups at Etsy to remove the delinquent items; I just received a message from a fellow Etsian who said that some items in my shop were her design and her pattern which were published in a book with the statement in the fine print stuff up front that we librarians call the verso.</span><br />
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Now, understand this. I am not copying the pattern, instructions or any part of the book. I am following the written and illustrated directions to create a fairly simple purse organizer/wallet/wristlet/whatever that has a zipper. There is no pattern to cut out and use as a template. I must draft my own from the tiny drawing with measurements.<br />
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I snatched the listings down and then began ruminating on the matter and, as I am prone to do, I started questioning and researching and discussing. These kinds of issues come up all the time on the Etsy Forums with many opinions and none of them with the force of a court.<br />
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It seems the biggest problem with these things is that they never reach a court because the so-called infringer is too intimidated to take it on.<br />
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It was determined a number of years ago that dress pattern companies could not restrict what a home sewer did with the item made from the pattern.<br />
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for food processing. The copyright in the book, which comes into effect at the
moment the work is fixed in a tangible form, prevents others from copying or
distributing the text and illustrations describing the author’s system. But it will
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<span style="background-color: white;">And there is a whole lot of interesting reading <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/Patterns.shtml">HERE</a></span> </span>that seems well-documented, but those who want to extend their grasp are known to refute .</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> What am I going to do? Probably not a whole lot beyond discussing at this point. I only have 6 of these things I made hanging around and they have been very slow sellers on Etsy and at the few craft shows I have done. AND the are a B%@*H to make!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So, are there any sewing lawyers out there who want to take this on? I don't want a law suit to win damages. I want the United States Supreme Court to free us who sew from the bonds of control over things we make using a pattern that isn't even truly unique.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">P.S. If you want to copy anything I have on this blog or in my Etsy shop, I </span>won't do a damn thing about it. <br />
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While checking out a friend's Pinterest page, I found this:<br />
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Scroll down a bit past the interview and behold. FREE instructions on the making of a folding sewing accessory holder, very much what I made, with wonderfully detailed directions and NO warnings that if you make one you CANNOT SELL it. <br />
But, we are not done yet. Click on the comments link at the bottom and....I dare not spell it out!<br />
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A whole wintry month has gone by since my last post. I vowed to keep this blog up weekly when I began but like many other bloggers the pace slows over time. <br />
Eventually you have little more to say and the world outside doesn't help.<br />
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This backyard snowman is hard as a rock but he has seen several small thaws and refreezes since the grandkids and Grampa built him. He once had plastic pot headgear as well as a face and a second mitten.<br />
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The front yard guy is faring a bit better, but his hat and face departed and this morning he only has one mitten on. It is nearby on the ground. <br />
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I mentioned in my <a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2015/02/still-rolling-along-sewing-hesitation.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">month old post</span></a> that I decided to use my beautiful Italian wool knit to make <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Marcy Tilton Vogue #8982. </span><br />
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On one of my trips to Joann Fabrics I was going to pick it up but changed my mind when I saw the price was <span style="color: red;">$27.50!! </span>And no coupons allowed.<br />
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Now I respect Marcy's skill and the fact that Vogue has always been pricey, but no way is nearly $30.00 for a jacket I will make once sensible at my income level. And I am not poor or even uncomfortable, but just SENSIBLE.<br />
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When I spoke to the woman at the cutting counter about it<br />
she got out her little handheld computer thing and looked into it and told me if I would come back the NEXT day ALL the patterns would be on sale for <span style="color: red;">$4.00!!!!!</span><br />
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Yup, they were all on sale, however slightly different. The big 3 were, I think, 3 for $4.00 or something like that and the Vogue was <span style="color: red;">$5.00.</span> Now, I was happy, but I still find it strange, perplexing and weird that a pattern price can be cut more than <span style="color: red;">80%</span>. Does anyone ever pay the full price and if they do are they subsidizing the penny-pinchers like me?<br />
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My last post was about the jewelry roll I created and put in my Etsy shop and how it was taking off. Well, it's still going strong. I acquired more fabric and seem to have cornered the market on it. By the time it is all gone I will probably wish it had never been woven.<br />
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The green is still a work in progress. It appears much subdued here.<br />
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And this eye-popping purple is awaiting its completion when I get a second purple zipper. I have 2 fat quarters that somehow got in my stash and this seems a way to use them up.<br />
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Do you see how I am coordinating the inner side with the embroidery colors on the outside? Maybe I will do a nice dull one with a gray since there is also that in the embroidery. Somehow, I feel these will not have the action of the original gray ones.<br />
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Now to an entirely different project - sewing for myself. The fabric stash for that is piling up and making me feel guilty. This is the wool knit and silk I bought back in October in Italy (<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2014/10/italy-and-inspiration-plus-fabulous.html">see post</a></span>).<br />
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As a retired school librarian spending most of my time sewing or playing around online, I don't have much occasion to wear cool stuff as much as I used to. I still love the idea of being well-dressed but no reason if you hardly step out of the door and when you do, its in a puffy red down coat.<br />
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Marcy Tilton Vogue #8982 just might fill the bill. I have enough fabric. The pattern is suitable for knits and I like the seams and darts to add interest to a solid fabric. I looked for a raglan sleeve because I dislike sewing set in sleeves and they are easier for me to fit but, they all were too sweater-like and drapey. I have a pattern with a draped neckline that will do fine for the blouse.</div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-32383683054903959682015-01-22T19:26:00.000-05:002015-01-22T19:26:18.540-05:00On a Roll + A Few New Sewing HacksRecently I stumbled across a tiny remnant of fabric in a bin at Joann's. It was missing any kind of price label but I just had to have it. After a bit of time trying to locate and negotiate a price (the piece also had a dirty spot) I brought it home for $3.00!!<br />
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<span id="goog_192269470"></span>After making these and putting them up for sale in my Etsy shop (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers">CherylThimbleFingers</a>)they immediately started getting a lot of views and favorites. If you aren't familiar with Etsy, this is a good thing. <br />
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So I started looking around to buy more. The gray color is very classy in my opinion. After searching the web awhile I identified it as Waves by Waverly. Dots seems more fitting but the dots are in a lovely wavy pattern. Also an advantage of this fabric is the reverse. It is just as nice as the face for this kind of use. <br />
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Now I do try to be savvy about sales. Often, I feel, the item probably never was truly meant to sell at full price. I saw it on another site at the same price as the sale with no mention of it being a deal. But I bought some from Joann's online because I qualified for free shipping. <br />
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But let's not get carried away yet. It may come back to bite me. For the first time, I offered to make these in multiples to buyers and I immediately had an order for NINE of the jewelry rolls as bridesmaid gifts and just as I completed that order I sold another. Today I made up one in the aqua and champagne (I didn't know what to call this color), listed them on Etsy and they are getting views and favorites already.<br />
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#1. You don't always have to use a zipper foot to put in a zipper!<br />
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Changing feet drives me nuts. The one that came with my machine and snaps on quickly never lets me get close to an edge anyway.<br />
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Even if I sew it from the other side, the foot glides over the coil. Now I know this will not work at all with a metal zipper. Also this leaves a fair amount of zipper tape showing , but I like that.<br />
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Here I am sewing the topstitching along the edge . See how nicely the coil guides my needle.<br />
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#2. That little metal stopper at the lower end of the zipper CAN be removed. When sewing on this jewelry roll, that little bit of metal was getting hidden inside and was easily hit with the needle. BANG! Another broken needle! I used a seam ripper to get in under it and discovered just three tiny teeth on each side are holding it on.<br />
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Remove one side and roll it to the side and the other side pulls out fairly easily. Voila!<br />
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NOW YOU HAVE A CUTE LITTLE METAL BUG KICKING ITS FEET IN THE AIR<br />
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This is the inside of the roll where all the work is. The great fabric on the outside barely gets handled. <br />
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Now let's get rolling! Another color will join these as soon as I find the perfect fabric for the inside. I can't find anything in my enormous stash of fabric.</div>
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On another note, are any of you gett ing crazy irrelevant comments. I am getting a lot that are like someone has copied and pasted from an encyclopedia!! I keep marking them as spam. Wish I got REAL comments.<br />
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This was perfect winter sewing except if you actually want to wear it. I had the pattern and some of the fabric to give my favorite granddaughter* at Christmas but since it was a last minute request there was no time to stitch it up.<br />
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*I only have ONE granddaughter!<br />
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Here is the pile of fabric which was all bought online from various sources.<br />
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I have barely left the house.<br />
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The pattern was fine except if you wanted to do those crazy appliques. They would have taken forever and I knew any kid would prefer the sparkle of this fabric.<br />
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The fake sequin bodice fabric is also see-thru and had to be backed with the blue satin. It was surprisingly easy to stitch through. I was sure the needle would get stuck in the shiny spots.<br />
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The pattern called for bias tape to finish the neckline but I thought that it would look odd with this fabric and I wanted to make sure the scratchy snowflake fabric didn't rub. I made my own bias strip from the satin and covered the whole neckline with it. I did a pretty bad job at the top of the zipper. I know. There should be a hook and eye there.<br />
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Even the zipper color isn't the best but I was determined NOT to buy one when I have a drawer filled with at least 100 zippers!<br />
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Most irritating of all to sew, and probably to wear is the sleeve set in. I have been doing so many projects where I sew that seam before closing up the side and sleeve seam that I forgot what a pain it is and this fabric tended to ravel and the silver stuff doesn't allow the fabric to fold over easily. This was especially difficult in hemming this stuff. It is all wavery looking. That neckline might have layed flatter if I could press it properly, but I was afraid of melting it.<br />
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Her modeling fees are quite steep so we were rushed to get this done. That's the excuse for not doing a better job on the hair. Oh well, a tiara can make up for a lot!<br />
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Doubtful this will get a lot of wear, but then washing it is probably not a good idea. Sometimes sewing is just a labor of love, all practicality aside.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-78845124667084860262015-01-03T15:39:00.000-05:002015-01-03T15:39:38.879-05:00Starting Off on the Wrong Foot - Happy New Year?Lots of sewing bloggers have done a recap of all the great things they made this year just to make me feel inadequate. So continuing in this downer mode I am going to tell you what a failure my latest project was. The weather outside today is a very cold hard rain which adds to my gloomy mood and the only brightness on this day is the glow off my computer screen. My sewing machine is banished to the opposite unlit corner of the room.<br />
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I started of with this great vision of how I would make another wool handbag as lovely as this one.<br />
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EVERYTHING about this bag went well and I sold it immediately at a craft show after getting numerous "favorites" in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"><span style="color: red;">my Etsy shop</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">.</span></a></div>
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I ordered some wool plaid online from MOOD and my first problem was that it was a much larger plaid than I thought ( my fault). It also smelled like WOOL!, of course. So I spent time running it on air in the dryer with a dryer sheet. Then tried Febreze and then I just washed it and air dried it. Finally it was acceptably less sheep-like.</div>
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Here are some steps in the building of the bag. This shows an inside view no one ever gets to see.<br />
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Here is a mistake I had to rip out.<br />
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Cramming all these thick layers under the presser foot was a drag.<br />
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Then comes the birthing of the bag where you have to pull the whole thing back through the hole in the lining.<br />
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After flipping it I had to do the top-stitching around the upper edge. Due to the thickness of the straps with piping the machine just went nuts and went into spasms leaving about a half inch unstitched and a few thread "bird nests" which I couldn't bring myself to photograph.</div>
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I had used a gray faux leather on my loved bag and it worked very well. The black vinyl (faux) not so much. I made piping which looks great but a larger expanse is yucky.</div>
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And speaking of photos, they are all wrong because the color is so off. I tried all kinds of settings which I really don't get. Smart capture usually works fine for me in natural light. Not one of these shows that this fabric is not a bright white and black houndstooth plaid with colored flecks BUT a dull beige - y white and black houndstooth plaid with colored flecks!!!<br />
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With the help of this book, I came up with authentic<br />
looking shapes evocative of the era. <span style="color: red;">Mid-Century</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Modern Patterns</span> is a coloring book for grownups by<br />
artist and designer Jenn Ski. Look for her <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://jennski.com/">HERE</a></span> and<span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JennSki"> HERE</a></span><br />
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I do not try to duplicate the pages but choose elements that I like and a general arrangement which I draw out pretty roughly on Kraft paper the size I want the pillow to be.<br />
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I then cut more accurate paper patterns for each element and number them with an identifying number and how many total of that number to cut.<br />
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The most time consuming part of this whole thing is deciding the colors and prints of the fabrics to use. I have great heaps of fabrics in all manner of bits and pieces and I always seem to need another to complete my projects. I had to go out and buy brown background fabric for these and brought home a completely wrong shade BUT JoAnn's let me return it for another shade. I have NEVER returned fabric before.<br />
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The next step was to trace all my pattern pieces onto a sheet of HeatnBond. I love this stuff. You can draw on one side then cut out the pieces and iron them onto the wrong side of the fabric. Cut the shape neatly from the fabric and the HeatnBond gives it a nice body. You then peel away the paper backing and it leaves a plasticky surface that can iron your pieces nicely onto the background and holds them in place to do very nice machine appliqué.<br />
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Before applying the appliqués I made decorative line stitching to go behind some of the shapes. I chalked out the lines to follow.<br />
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The post-it hangs near my machine with the quick remainder for this old brain as to how to set up the various stitches I use. You can see that I have a pice of fusible batting behind the fabric which I LATER line with a thin fabric so the batting is hidden. I line the reverse side but do not use batting.<br />
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Here are my appliqués all iron down and ready for the machine.<br />
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That tear drop shape is cut from a little sample of faux suede. I also used it for some other shapes.<br />
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Here is the end result<br />
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And here is the reverse. I hide a zipper under that print fabric in the center and a bit of stitching so that back is usable, too.<br />
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The smaller 12 x 16 rectangle<br />
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I experimented with a diagonal zipper in this one. It made getting the insert in it REALLY easy.<br />
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So yesterday was one of my few outings into the real, non-cyber world at a crafts fair. Christmas-by-the-Lake was held at my old alma mater, Avon Lake High School. It was a scholarship fund-raiser sponsored by the PTA so I felt good about supporting them and the most fun was meeting up with old friends and neighbors.<br />
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For me, it was a good, even fantastic, show since the one I did in October was a money LOSER! I was pretty busy most of the day and if hubby hadn't come to assist I would not have survived the set-up and take-down on my own. We even stayed overnight at a nearby hotel to avoid the long drive in the AM when the weather might have been iffy. Disclaimer: The expense did not cut into my profits since I used my Hilton Honors points for a free night. I also got out of having to cook dinner for two nights straight :) Cooking is definitely not my thing.<br />
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I was so busy talking, walking and selling I completely forgot to take pictures to put on this post. My selling space did look pretty spiffy and was quite generous. There was extra space around the allotted 10' x 10' so my hanging racks for bags and aprons could angle outward and made lots of room for shoppers to see and finger the wares.<br />
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Since I have nothing else to dress up the post with, here are some items I sold.<br />
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However, it was too red. I wanted it for the side pockets.<br />
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This gray bag also went to the show with me and was admired often and sold for my full asking price even when the buyer tried to get me to come down. This little baby got more "favorites" in the shortest time on my Etsy shop than anything I have ever made. Now I am really determined to get just the right coordinating fabrics to go with that nice thick coat weight royal purple. I have enough for at least two bags, so in the mean time, perhaps solid purple with a stitching detail?<br />
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Aprons went pretty well, too.<br />
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This one had matching potholders that have a sort of bra-like look in this photo.<br />
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At right is the apron I wear at shows. The two giant pockets hold my cash and other necessities. This was my first show where my phone was one of those necessities.<br />
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Etsy has made available a credit card reader, the Etsy Reader , that works like Square and some other similar things but this one connects directly to your Etsy shop so that items are removed from your online shop as you sell them directly. You can even use it for sales that are not Etsy items and it worked smoothly and efficiently and helped me make more sales. It emails you a record of each sale, adds up your totals, helps you make change and will email a receipt to your customer. Thanks, Etsy!<br />
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Oh, and those little cuties I put in my previous teaser post are still with me. I sold ONE but they were all handled fondly by lots of hands. They will see another show day. Too small and fiddly to list and ship on Etsy.<br />
<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-66039437655981288322014-12-05T11:04:00.001-05:002014-12-05T11:04:05.308-05:00Teaser Post - Mini Key Ring Bags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a hurry. Packing for a craft show tomorrow that HAS to work out better than the last one. These are my "stocking stuffer" offerings. They use up lots of scrap fabric but also eat into the hardware and zipper supply. Watch for a new post soon.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-57979354270257389392014-11-24T17:04:00.000-05:002014-11-24T17:32:00.184-05:00Zippity-Doo-DahThis week is all about zippers. Some of it is work and some of it is just play.<br />
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First the work of shortening a metal zipper. These things look cool but are a potential disaster for your sewing machine needles. I buy my zippers before I even know what I am going to use them for so I have quite a messy lot of them. One time I bought a bag of 50 random zippers for $7.00.<br />
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I tend to buy longer ones so they can be used in more applications so many of them get amputated. The nylon coils are no big whoop. Just don't use your best fabric scissors.<br />
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I searched online for the best way to do this and came away even more frustrated. I found<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://annennamade.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/how-to-shorten-a-metal-zipper-without-wrecking-your-good-sewing-scissors/"><span style="color: red;">THIS</span></a>.</span><br />
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It seemed reasonable, but when I tried to "twist" the tiny little teeth loose with my needle nose pliers absolutely NOTHING resulted. Now I'm not saying this isn't possible. Its just not possible for ME.<br />
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So here is my lame solution which I do not consider a tutorial, Im just saying'.<br />
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Using non-fabric scissors, carefully cut between the teeth to shorten up the zipper and then trim off the teeth<br />
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Then I stitched across the fabric tabs to keep them in line<br />
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Next I made a tab over the end as I usually do.<br />
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AND THEN, I discovered the problem with this method. Because the tab didn't completely cover the end of the teeth, the tab could come off the teeth!!! So, I hand stitched my own version of a stop by sewing this : Yes, it looks messy. But is basically hidden later. JUST SEW VERY SLOWLY when you get to the teeth and you can maneuver through them.<br />
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I told you I have lots of zippers and more are on the way from my favorite supplier<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/zipit"><span style="color: red;">ZIPIT</span></a> </span>on Etsy.<br />
That open drawer contains a tangle of zippers and Mom's old button box. I gave up on keeping them in some sort of order.<br />
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Just throw them out on the floor and hunt for the color.<br />
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She measured them.<br />
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She tested them.<br />
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I have a bag of not-collection-worthy thimbles in a zip-lock bag which she was allowed to unzip and sort, stack and wear. (I have over 400 in my collection - see previous post<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://csturgeo.blogspot.com/2013/02/thimble-fever.html">HERE</a>.</span> )<br />
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Seven-year-old grandson is occupying that black<br />
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-78989581565984534742014-11-16T11:26:00.001-05:002014-11-16T11:59:58.407-05:00Winter WooliesWinter is really settling in and the temperatures sinking faster than a pattern weight in a tub of bath water (I was trying for a sewing reference hers, but there isn't much liquid associated with sewing).<br />
Although, we have been spared the lake effect snowfall that piled up just a half hour drive north of us.<br />
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SO, I decided it was time to stop sewing on brightly colored ruffly skirts and summer weight bags and totes and get into something more seasonal. Back in August I had made a custom order from my little stash of wool. <br />
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The order came about because I had challenged Peter of Male Pattern Boldness that I would give him something else to perk up his apartment if he went ahead and made those drapes he was hesitant about. Well, he made them and they were great and then I had to come through with the pillows I promised him. You can see them <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/2014/08/getting-started-on-my-wacky-patterned.html"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>. No, the pillows were not wool. BUT, when his partner, Michael, saw them he went to my Etsy shop and liked the zippered bags and asked for one made in more masculine fabrics and colors. I came up with this.<br />
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The photos stink because I just wanted a quick record of what i had made rather than a spending time setting up a better shot for Etsy. I had only sent Michael this and a promise.<br />
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Thankfully he really likes it.<br />
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That little project only ate up a small portion of the expensive half-yard of gray wool so I returned to it and came up with this nice wintery bag. <br />
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The little side pockets are from some felted wool I got from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RubyMountainDyeWorks?">RubyMountainDyeWorks </a>on Etsy.<br />
Most of their wool is very small pieces but yummy. Above the pockets is some of the same faux leather I used on Michael's bag. <br />
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I split the piece to have a simple gray cotton on the lower concealed part because I didn't have enough and it also made it way easier to sew through the layers. You can see where my pattern came from. This is the second one I have made.<br />
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Cutting this felted wool is so great. It fives a great smooth edge and doesn't fray.<br />
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But, it molds beautifully. The tailor's ham came out for one of its rare appearances<br />
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Here is a bad photo of the lining. I love the look of this shiny dot cotton which I have used in other projects. There is an inside pocket, a dangly clip on a ribbon for keys or you can attach this:<br />
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The solid overlaps the houndstooth and it is simply simply stitched down with two rows of topstitching. The lining is the same shiny dot fabric.<br />
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Here are the two sides of the<br />
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You can see these in my Etsy shop at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers">CherylThimbleFingers</a><br />
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This may be the basis for the next little project.<br />
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We were having the grand kids over for the weekend so I spent ALL day Friday with this pattern.<br />
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I am a big fan of patterns with lots of options and this one fits the bill. You get a sweater, two shirt versions, leggings and a skirt. And I made them all.<br />
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The cardigan is my favorite but I made it in polka dot instead of the solid. I found this Riley Blake knit online somewhere and if I could remember I would tell you.<br />
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Darling grand-daughter proved to be her typical 3-year-old self and had to be sweet talked into even putting this on. <br />
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She really liked the purple shirt which was purchased and the leggings.<br />
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The pink ruffle and the flower pin on the cardigan were repurposed from an 18 month size tutu that ended up at my house.<br />
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I did a really bad job on the zipper because I did not read everything before I started and didn't<br />
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And then I made another ruffled skirt. I really like the way the knit makes the extra ruffly lettuce edge.<br />
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"Doc" is out of town for awhile and I was too embarrassed anyway to admit my stupidity so I hopped over to <a href="http://www.kenssewingcenter.com/"><span style="color: red;">Ken's Sewing Center</span></a> (sorry Doc) and found exactly the blades I needed and they arrived today.<br />
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The manual is very vague about replacing the knives. Like many instructions, they dwell on the obvious while skimping on the tricky parts.<br />
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The first problem is that I cannot SEE the lower knife in the picture AND failed to note how it came off the machine. So I had it backwards. Luckily I prevented anymore catastrophes by making sure the serger was unplugged and I only moved the wheel SLOWLY by hand until all was in order.</div>
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The instructions also recommends adjusting the "clearance between the upper and lower knife to between 0.5mm and 1.0mm". Wah? How? </div>
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I decided that <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylThimbleFingers"><span style="color: red;">my Etsy shop</span></a> could use some stuff for the kids and if they don't sell my granddaughter could wear them. I love doing the edged hems and gathering on the serger and the most fun is playing with all the patterns and colors in my fabric stash.</div>
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Now my next problem is how to photograph them. Granddaughter lives an hour away and when I do get her over here she isn't always in model mode. For the purpose of the blog I plopped them over the neck of Francine, my adult display mannequin, which looks pretty weird.<br />
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I also made little bags/purses out of the scraps which I think makes them more desirable. In fact I did my second of only two craft shows that I do each year and one of these sets (not shown here) was the ONLY sale I made ALL DAY!!!*#@!*<br />
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-64843799006673245452014-10-19T12:46:00.000-04:002014-10-19T12:46:25.633-04:00Italy and Inspiration plus Fabulous Fabric<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Its been a few days and the jet lag has worn off so its time to post after several weeks. Hubby and I took a trip to Italy that started in Sicily and ended in Rome. Everything about it was great but the best was saved for our last day. The tour did not actually include Rome so we just added it on and wandered about as we pleased. The big destination for me was a fabric store.<br />
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I had plotted out the two days as to exactly what we would do and on Monday we did St. Peter's and climbed the dome to the top. We got there early to avoid the crowds and got this shot.<br />
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We did a lot of other touristy things but I was saving the visit to Bassetti Tessuti (tessuti is Italian for fabric) until late in the day so I wouldn't have to drag around a heavy bag all day. So about 2:30 we arrived at Corso Vittrio Emanuele, 73 and found this:<br />
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Here's what I walked away with. Everything was luscious and none was cheap but the red was a relative bargain at 20 euro a metre. The silk was too hard to resist after the search so overall I remained in budget and didn't have to be weighed down with yards and yards (or metres and metres).<br />
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This is my small precious bag which was easy enough to carry that we continued on to Castel St. Angelo where we again climbed to the top for another great view of a beautiful city.<br />
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If you want to see more on the trip stop by my <a href="http://cheryl-susan.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">travel blog</span>.</a> I am adding the trip day by day.<br />
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Just had to include this smartly dressed woman who zoomed off on that scooter in her slim tight skirt and heels.<br />
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The fabric was dragged around the rest of the day and smashed in my luggage for the long trip home and emerged without a wrinkle! Draped over my mannequin it almost looks like an outfit already.<br />
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Here is the extent of all of my purchases. Seven new additions to the thimble collection and a cheap scarf that might be turned into a top.<br />
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Note: There are other fabric stores in Rome but this one was located the best for me. When I watched Project Runway this week I was thrilled to see them go to Rome and when they headed to a fabric store I was disappointed that they didn't go to "mine". The one they chose looked really luxe and was probably much easier to film in. It was way out of the area we were in. Maybe on my next trip :)<br />
<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751989453706523363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699097114663803839.post-1120110570831161432014-09-28T18:12:00.000-04:002014-09-28T18:13:06.535-04:00My Perfect Travel Tote Just in time for an impending trip to Sicily, Southern Italy and Rome I completed the just for me traveling companion. Well, hubby is going too but since he is old news (literally) I am only presenting the self-sewn creation.<br />
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As you can see, this is a 3 piece set. After completing the tote I was so happy with the fabric I just had to use some more. The main fabric is a heavy outdoor fabric but it doesn't have that slick surface some of it has. The straps are a cotton webbing and the exterior pockets on each side are trimmed with black and gray grosgrain ribbon. Without the black and gray lines this fabric was a little dizzying to look at. The lining fabric is one I used on some of my mid-century modern pillows (<span style="color: red;">see <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/204569420/mid-century-modern-style-pillow-cover"><span style="color: red;">here</span>)</a></span>. Its a quilting cotton in gray with silvery dots that give it a cool shimmer. I wanted a light interior so stuff wouldn't hide in the dark.<br />
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The tote begins with the inside which I wanted fitted out in a certain way. I had another bag that went to New York with me in May but it was too small and too deep. Stuff just sifted to the bottom and the one zippered pocket was sometimes difficult to get into. <br />
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I cut a piece of the exterior fabric large enough to surround the zipper on all sides. A little interfacing keeps it more rigid when operating the zipper.<br />
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The pocket is one piece of fabric with one side<br />
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Then you sew up the sides of the pocket folding back at the zipper to catch that little triangle pice.<br />
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Here is the placketed zipper completed. The inside is the same fabric.</div>
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The other side of the lining is fitted out with a special pocket just for my ever-present iPad. <br />
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Its pretty straight forward pocket lined with the dotty fabric but I added a flap sewn above it to prevent the slippery little iPad from sliding out if the bag gets on it's side. A bit of Velcro would have been nice but I didn't have any on hand.<br />
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Now I was getting ready to assemble it when I realized that the exterior was limp as a noodle so I decided to add some fusible batting and quilt it. Since I had already sewn on the pockets and webbing to each side I had to work around them.<br />
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This is a free-wheeling wavy line I like to do. No, it is not done free-motion. I am a complete dud at that and am not up to practicing and wasting time, thread and fabric. I can echo shapes pretty well too.<br />
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Here I used straight lines following around the rectangle above the pockets.<br />
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Here is the back and you can see what I did. It did give it more heft without weight or stiffness.<br />
I don't back this with anything because the lining will hide it and more fabric would just make the seams bulkier.<br />
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I also added a strip of batting inside the straps because I have learned that they are easier on the shoulders if I do. I folded the fabric around it and stitched the webbing over the opening. I like the effect of the little edge of print showing.<br />
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I Hate "saggy bottoms" so I add some stiffener to the boxed bottom of the bag. This is plastic canvas which can be cut with scissors. Its cheap and does a great job. I always cut against a smooth edge to eliminate any pokey parts. You can see them on the right.<br />
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I wrap the plastic in muslin and sew it in place. Goes through the machine fine. I attach it at each boxed end and then trim off the triangle.<br />
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Here are two other things I added. This is a loop of wide black elastic sewn into the side seam on the inside. Whatever for you ask! It's my upholder. I can slip my covered cup in there and it stays relatively upright and in place. I wouldn't trust it for a full steaming hot cup of coffee, but it keeps it from drifting to the bottom.<br />
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The little organizer bag has a D-ring on the side which attaches to a clip on a ribbon that is sewn into the side seam. Its so easy (at least for me) when traveling and juggling your belongings to misplace something so this is my security.</div>
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The little wallet, shown open here may or may not go along this time. When traveling in Italy, pick-pockets are ever-present so I will probably have my passport, cards, and most cash in one of those ubiquitous body wallets under my clothes or better yet, under hubby's.<br />
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So here it is packed with one of my essentials for an overnight flight. That red thing is a knitted shawl that cam wrap me up or serve as pillow or armrest or even throw over my head to escape whatever is bugging me. <br />
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Ready to go on board. Francine is modeling the last clothing item I made for the trip. Without the folds, this fabric makes you dizzy. I think it looks best under a black jacket. The bottom edge is served and I tuck it up, or in to create whatever length I need.<br />
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