tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81223540332190348512024-03-13T23:33:55.186-07:00Nana-B's Sewing FunAnything I feel like making from kid clothes, to dolly clothes I design. Also other garments and projects. Anything which strikes my fancy! (See the link to the Quilts blog below for my quilts.)BabyLynxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758008033284111291noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-8559981675183574492020-04-03T16:52:00.001-07:002020-04-03T16:52:29.914-07:00Mask - 2 piece - virus (COVID-19, etc.)<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49732764432_0921c92584.jpg" /><br />
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These Instructions are an attempt to show very inexperienced persons how to make this mask. There are MANY different versions of masks one can make. I will be posting more versions very soon.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 pieces - each 8” x 8-½” - EACH CUT FROM A DIFFERENT FABRIC</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elastic (soft if you can get it) - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">¼” or ⅜” wide, (two 7 inch pieces)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(I use a “3” stitch size throughout. “2.5” is ok, but harder to remove if needed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Version - Pleated with no pocket, no pellon - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">may be worn alone or over a “real” mask</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choose two contrasting fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Place the two pieces of fabric with the right “nice” sides inside. Using two pins, pin the stacked layers together.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 8 ½ inch edges are the “top” and “bottom” of the mask. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fold back one of the 8.0 inch sides of the top piece of fabric a few inches. </span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uGFbuiOXOS14rMryt994IFERdohXlEiu5wK-6qCNfPrGJcxvVNi3IBKgILpZo8PRokJd2MTa0EkPwIXKvmY4b633p2E2W-Y4E2aeTinLGFiokxZzR7eV39bG3MtYGfm-BcxvtSdS" /></div>
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<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the bottom piece of fabric, along the shorter 8.0 inch side, pin each end of the elastic as shown in photo below (place the elastic flush with the raw edge of the fabric.) </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">REPEAT on the other side</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with the second piece of elastic for the second ear loop.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pin along ALL the seams, sew ½” seam almost all the way around, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">leaving a ~3.0 inch opening</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The red pin in the center is where you will leave an opening so you can turn the fabric right side out after sewing the seams. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be very careful to keep the rest of the elastic away from where you will sew the seam (push or pin it further into the interior.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first photo shows how the elastic fits inside the seam. </span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 182px; overflow: hidden; width: 211px;"><img height="195.69026548672568" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/m9kTklsV-I6qD3GAfA90xfkr5AMXArgRZI5EitDdCLvWtX24tzeD7YeqUlIEBFrBgyWRByG22zOhl1S6o_OUTIKu4HbiGrJkW7n3eE_AqesLT5cV4cY9MxqJQ5R_zoCzoTrYIKUT" style="margin-left: -102.27862595419847px; margin-top: 0px;" width="402.67175572519085" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second shows it fully pinned with the red pins (at the bottom) marking the opening you will leave. </span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[If you are experienced, you won’t need to pin it quite as much, but the “wrinkle” on the sides where you will sew the elastic works better if you pin a bit more than usual. It also helps keep the elastic “ ear loop” from getting under the needle.]</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After stitching, snip a tiny triangle off each corner before turning, leaving at least ¼ inch wide area of fabric in the corner (i.e. don’t cut too close to the seamed corner.) This photo shows the sewn seam and the snipped corners prior to turning to the right side.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trim any loose threads, including any from the open area of your seam.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Insert your hand inside the mask and pull the fabrics through the 3.0 inch opening.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using a pencil or similar pointy thing, poke the corners out from the inside nice and sharp as you can.</span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Now you are looking at the nice sides of both fabrics, and some elastic ear loops.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Iron the mask super flat if you have an iron. (This photo of the ironed mask shows the way the elastic should appear at the corners of the mask. In the center at the top of the mask you can see where you will flatten the area that you left open to turn the mask to the right side to prepare it for stitching.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keeping seams pulled “out” (not tucked in) press down the mask, making sure those corners are nicely pushed out and the “open” area is nicely matched to the rest.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Top stitch about ⅛” from the outside all the way around the mask, overlapping first stitches about half inch at the end. You are welcome to add extra stitches over the ends of the elastic, as they will be under tension when mask is in use. (You may do this by reverse stitching about three stitches over each place the elastic comes through the seam.)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The slightly longer side is the top part of the mask.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make 3 pleats, approximately 1” apart and ~½” deep, all going the SAME direction. Pin as you go; also pin in the center. It is easy to pinch the pleats up with your fingers, then mash them down to make the pleat. Then pin in place. The mask should now be about 4 inches tall and about 7.5 inches wide.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making the pleats (please see ii. for way to make a pleat)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pin as you make the folds</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making pleats (this shows the method on the 2nd pleat)</span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 341px; overflow: hidden; width: 243px;"><img height="500" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/I1gBFTnldCbD8WCV23_HmeBlNsvHmThe7kZ3uI3ykFKBwIfsa6wviiWDhYYPHUz0hmBSDmwbXkH7Bmi4ptjDcZpAdSNcsT_IcfvGz0yHBxLQEyY8srP9Ns5EE_rmrYGh9XHeXAer" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="243" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 333px; overflow: hidden; width: 224px;"><img height="462.5" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/98S5qxjjfkOG-AhiWrAEdWCjEQmY-5ESxjMybHXpGWPrjyBl9TXbSEfQ3scV2Bi10J4jBt-pqoggTMIcFdk_MijVvYtKafvQU-TPYPUZonJ5n6uRiR2dZLqlWREWpXh5Tfb-wTpQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="224" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fully pinned pleats, ready to sew. At this point, the mask is about 7-½” wide by about 4” tall.</span></div>
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Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-31879566820000849262019-04-08T14:00:00.000-07:002019-09-19T22:20:21.736-07:00Coated Nylon bags - Waterproof fabric<br />
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These bags are very easy to make.<br /><br />First determine the size bag you want (width and depth). For example, 6" x 9". Then multiply the depth by 2 (i.e., 6" x 18").<br />
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Add 1-1/4" to each of these dimensions. (i.e., 6-1/4" x 19-1/4").<br />
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For this size example, cut one piece of fabric 6-1/4" wide x 19-1/4".<br />
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Fold the strip of fabric in half (6-1/4" x aprx. 9.625") with the outside of the fabric towards in inner side.<br />
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Next step: sew in your zipper with the zipper pull facing the outside of the fabric. (Make a very short seam (about 1/4" long) on each end. Sew the zipper into the space between the two short seams. If your zipper is longer than the bag, that is okay -- possibly even preferable.<br /><br />OPEN the zipper enough to be able to put your hand through to the inside (the outer fabric). Then sew down each side.<br /><br />When sewn, pull the bag out through the zipper so it is right side out. <br /><br />[Sorry, maybe next time I will take photos through the whole process and write it up properly.]<br />.<br />
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<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7868/47581868111_aea95fe07f.jpg" />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-47677107867774038792019-04-01T15:15:00.000-07:002019-04-10T15:19:37.992-07:00Geometrics make a cute top!After much searching over a long period, I decided to make my own top. I was fed up with wearing solid colors (mostly white and black) with very little variation.<br />
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Our local Benjamin Franklin store had a bolt-end of this fabric (I think it was just over a yard, but may have been less).<br />
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I had a top I quite liked, except I wanted it a couple inches longer. So I made a paper pattern from the store-bought top (tricky to get right, but I did). Laid the big print out to center a big "stripe" down the center front and the center back.<br />
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After cutting, I serged the shoulder seams and side seams. Checked the fit -- it was good. Pressed the seams.<br />
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Then I cut some fairly-diagonal strips to make a binding for the neck and armholes. Stitched the strips and pressed the seams. Then folded the strip and pinned it together.<br />
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NOTE: In my opinion, it is ALWAYS tricky to stretch just the right amount when sewing binding to curves! If you stretch too hard, you get crinkles around the curve in the garment. If you do not stretch enough in the deeply curved areas, the binding will flop out like this:<br />
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Please note it is doing the flopping in the center front AND in the back as well where the curve was much more gentle. (The sleeves came out well because you sewed the binding down, then turned the whole thing inside and stitched.)<br />
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I had zig-zagged around those curves, then serged the binding onto the top, then placed a row of stitching on the top to keep the binding flat. (Until I stitched the top I could not be certain it was not acceptable). Had I attempted to remove all those stitches I was certain the top would have become so distorted that it may never be okay. So I came up with a "cheat"--I wasn't certain how it would work, but it did okay. Now I just have to see how it wears over time.<br />
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My solution was to go into the front neck below the "cross-type" design. I put in a thread on the back side, pulled it up through the binding, and put a row of stitches around the part of the neck that needed to be tightened. I did the same thing on the back neck. I sewed through to the inside of the neck fabric but no stitching goes through the outside layer. With each stitch I pulled a little bit, trying to gauge how much I needed to reduce it by.<br />
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If you look closely on the back of the neck you can see the stitching where I pulled it just a little. On the back I should have pulled it even a bit more, but it is okay. The front came out acceptably. I wish I had done it the right amount in the beginning, but this is an okay option. I think you can hardly see the "puckering" around the front neck. I wonder how it will wash???<br />
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[Better luck next time.]Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-44008154260059692822019-03-30T14:49:00.000-07:002019-04-10T14:52:28.770-07:00Sweet Pea wants a warm fuzzy "bankie"My granddaughter loves sleeping under the lovely, soft, "throws" made from faux sheepskin on one side and deep fleece on the other. They make over-size ones (i.e., a bit longer and wider), but I have been unable to find a twin size one. She has outgrown the length of the throw.<br />
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After searching high and low for fabrics exactly like our great Costco throws, I gave up and purchased some very soft fleece for one side and some 'short, curly, furry fleece' for the other.<br />
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I bought 2-1/2 yards of each fabric.<br />
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I serged across the messy ends of both fabrics. Then I washed them in the washer and dried each in the dryer just in case there might be any shrinkage.<br />
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I placed the outsides together and pinned them in place. When pinning, I pulled the patterned fleece a tiny bit tighter than the curly one in order to keep the patterned fabric from showing on the curly side. (I did not care that the curly one would show on the patterned side. Then I serged around the edges, leaving about 12 inches open to turn it.<br />
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When I had turned them I was not surprised to see that the curly-type fabric had stretched out enough so as to make it wider on one end than the other fabric. I turned it back out and on the side where it was too wide, I re-serged about half way down the side of the blanket--thus making another nice straight line with no excess. (No need to remove previous serging.)<br />
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I turned the blanket again, matched up the opening and because of the curly fleece, I decided to blind-stitch the opening by hand.<br />
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I then laid the blanket flat and pinned all the way around the outside edge. I then stitched a row about 1-1/2 inches from the edge all the way around (to keep it from rolling and balling up).<br />
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I was very tempted to put some more quilting-type stitches in the center to hold it all in place (it's pretty heavy and very slippery). I decided NOT to do this because my granddaughter loves things that are all soft and fluffy--stitching might make it not quite so soft in that area.<br />
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Granddaughter had gone on vacation, leaving her sweet little lama with it's head on the pillow and under the throw. So I placed the lama as she had, and put the blanket on the bed.<br />
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I intentionally did not make it all smooth and flat.<br />
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The back side looks almost like paw prints but is really little flowers.<br />
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Bottom line is: she LOVES it! (And I'm very glad, because that fabric cost a lot more than I thought it should._Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-21108999860854959272019-01-07T22:36:00.001-08:002019-01-07T22:40:32.424-08:00Covering more pillowsI may have to be on break for a while again, so I'm posting this little chore for the day.<br />
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My daughter had purchased four pillows at IKEA, but the color was all wrong.<br />
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She found some material which pulled together her butter-yellow leather couch and chairs with her gray heathery couches. It was a quick job; I did not make them removable for washing as by that time my daughter will likely want to replace them. (IKEA fillings aren't going to last that long, and she likes to change things around.)<br />
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These will go on the couches with the "animal" pillows in a previous post.<br />
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It was an easy chore. The most time consuming was getting the pieces cut out with the design centered and matched.<br />
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The fabric is quite nice (Waverly) and slightly loosely woven (which actually makes the job of turning corners easier).<br />
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<li>After cutting the pieces, I serged all the way around each piece as it tended to ravel.</li>
<li>Then I put the two outsides together and sewed one long seam around the long sides and one end. Stitched that seam twice.</li>
<li>Trimmed the corners I had sewn. </li>
<li>Turned the case inside out.</li>
<li>Pushed out the two corners until they were square.</li>
<li>Inserted the pillow.</li>
<li>Folded the seam allowance in on the open end and pinned it in place.</li>
<li>Hand stitched across the open end, using a blind stitch.</li>
<li>Repeat for the other three pillows.</li>
<li>Done!</li>
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The photo only shows two of them. All four are identical.<br />
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Should the need arise, I could pull out the blind stitches and remove the pillow. </div>
Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-17005150187563095382019-01-02T20:00:00.001-08:002019-03-31T15:21:38.659-07:00Making a shopping bag for France - on New Year's Day!A dear friend of mine will be living in France for five months this summer. When my daughter saw this cute, very topical fabric, she wanted to make a bag for her to take along. So she bought this fabric, but there was never any time...<br />
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She also chose a nice solid grey for contrast, but we ended up not using it. (And because, in the end, I opted to make a bag the size of a normal paper grocery store bag, I did not put in a zipper pocked.)<br />
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I had a pattern for a shopping bag to make from mesh (examples I have made are earlier in this blog). I did not have a pattern which included a lined bag made of fabric. I thought it through and fortunately it worked! I used the softer version of webbing for the handles. I also used two layers of good white cotton inside the base in hopes of giving it strength.<br />
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In addition, I wanted the whole thing to be washing machine friendly.<br />
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The pattern was one-way in each case, so I had to keep this in mind. I sewed the two exterior pieces together, then the two pieces for the lining--making certain to leave a good 6-7 inches OPEN in that seam. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(Each piece was 20" long before sewing seams. I simply trimmed about an inch down the side to get rid of the selvedge, and slit down the fold side.)</span> Then I sewed the strengthening white cotton onto the EXTERIOR fabric pieces (could not put it on the lining--that seam had to stay open. Then I zig-zagged all around the edge of the white fabric to hold it firmly in place.<br />
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In order to make the lining, I sewed webbing straps on the outside fabric UP TO about 3 inches from the top of the bag, putting the overlap of the webbing in the center of the bottom of the bag. (I always re-enforce the inch or so where the webbing overlaps. For the webbing I used Metrozene thread and a size 14 needle.)<br />
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I then sewed the lining to the top of the bag, then sewed down each side to create the "sack", making certain not to sew through the straps at any point. I then turned the whole thing (with its straps) to the outside (and it worked--yay!) and blind stitched the opening I had left in the lining. I slipped the bag over the machine arm and zig-zagged a couple of inches of center bottom seam through all layers--to hold it all in place.<br />
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I then zig-zagged around the entire top of the bag before sewing the webbing straps the rest of the way to the top, reinforcing the webbing along the top edge of the bag in each case.<br />
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Then I sewed across the two bottom sides to create the "box". The strengthening fabric I put into the bottom created quite a lump, so I cut across the ends, serged it, then zig-zagged the remainder to the bottom of the bag. In order to make it easy to use and fold, I simply pressed a fold down all four sides.<br />
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If this bag had been for me, the pattern would have gone on the outside, but we felt the recipient would prefer it the other way. <br />
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In this photo, the finished bag has a pillow in it and the webbing looks very ruckled. It actually isn't ruckled:<br />
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Showing the inside and the outside of the top of the bag:<br />
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In this first fold you can see where I zig-zagged the sides down to the bottom and in the middle where I was stabilizing the center seam:<br />
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Next fold:<br />
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If desired it can also be folded one more time:<br />
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Due to the strength of the (quilting) fabric and the webbing straps, this is quite a strong bag. It is probable that the strengthening fabric inside was not needed, but it has made it even stronger. I am certain one can carry several bottles of wine and a loaf of bread home from the market in France!<br />
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<li>Should one think it might be okay to NOT have a seam down EACH SIDE of the bag; first of all, the one-way pattern prohibited that. </li>
<li>But the MOST IMPORTANT reason, is that one MUST have a seam down both sides in order to be able to create a bag which can be turned inside out!</li>
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<br />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-30164072897786823222019-01-02T14:13:00.001-08:002019-01-02T23:23:14.494-08:00Making a "test" set of chair coverings from PillowcasesFor a long time I have needed to make something to cover up my good chair on a daily basis. When I finally got it cleaned, it nearly ruined the fabric so this week (on the 1st day of January) I decided it was time to use some old pillow cases and make a trial set of coverings.<br />
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I will probably use them for a long time while I check their functionality, run them through the washing, and ponder what fabric I might consider making "real ones" from. This process make take years!<br />
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I cut open the old pillow cases and sort of laid them on the bit of the chair I was working on, cut them large, sewed, and tested, re-sewed until they were like I wanted. Then I serged the seams and hemmed. There are four finished pieces: chair back, each arm, and the seat.<br />
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Also, on the one for the back of the chair, I put two layers of cotton (sheet scraps from quilting) underneath the pillow case for where oils tend to get on the back of one's head and ruin the upholstery.<br />
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You can see the extra layers on the chair back:<br />
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View from the behind the chair (this side is a much shorter piece as otherwise it simply dangles in the air. Some refinement could occur in a finished design (of all parts); however, it cannot be a "snug fit" at the bottom as it would not be possible to slide it down over the top of the chair.<br />
<img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7883/46522076192_445d093158_z.jpg" />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-16341928204682793262018-12-31T18:00:00.000-08:002019-01-02T22:50:55.659-08:00Healing my soul with Jamies<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What do you do when you just NEED to sew and you haven't done it in a LONG time really, so you need to make something that really won't matter if you screw it up. And there are no longer small pink flannel people in the house. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">You look in your "stash" and find two smaller pieces of crazy pink prints long ago intended for small pink people which you think MIGHT make one pair of adult jamies--maybe. Then you decide how to coordinate the two fabrics, lay it all out, and you can JUST get the pieces with almost no leftover bits ('cause you're good at that). So you think of how to combine them, cut, sew, and guess what, you have new jamies!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I told my 12-year old granddaughter I was making <i>"the world's ugliest jamies".</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Little Miss Artist took a look and said, <i>"they are NOT ugly, they really aren't. They are actually pretty good for combining two random pieces of fabric; they are just PINK!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Don't you just love the honesty of children?)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I said, <i>"And you know what, I DON'T WEAR PINK!" </i> Much laughter ensued.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I haven't worn pink since I had my colors done 30+ years ago, but guess what--I'll be wearing these--they are cozy! (And crazy suits me just fine...) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">FYI: It probably took 3-4 times as long to design and make "coordinated jamies" than if it had been one piece of fabric with no matching required. But it was good--required total mental absorption. (Not to mention 'reverse engineering' a store bought pair and adapting a pattern that was way too bulky...) </span><br />
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(I know, some of you will need to wear your sunglasses while you choke! Never in my wildest dreams would I have chosen these fabrics to coordinate, but it worked--it really did.)</div>
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Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-80338685330472033292018-12-27T13:46:00.000-08:002019-01-02T23:19:48.552-08:00Couch pillows from tea towelsSeveral months ago, my daughter wanted me to make her some pillows from some very adorable animal tea towels. Extremely simple: determine where the animal placement should be, sew a seam across the end pieces (even though they do not end up being at an edge due to the pattern) LEAVING an opening to pull it through, sew down both sides, pull the outside through, stuff, and stitch the opening closed! Done.<br />
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<img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7813/46522078762_8017c4138a_z.jpg" />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-9290667829436460572017-07-18T14:32:00.000-07:002019-01-02T22:49:16.257-08:00What it looks like when I have to move my "stash"...In March of 2017, we learned we had 90 days before trucks came to move us far away to our new home. I was NOT going to let anyone else pack any of my sewing supplies, machines, or my "stash".<br />
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(Actually most of my stash was already in plastic boxes--I stored them that way, on a rack, on shelves, and stacking the big ones on the floor.)<br />
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First I took my original boxes and packed my good sewing machine and my serger. Then I adapted a box for my old serger and cut out odd styrofoam pieces to stuff around it. (Around each machine, I packed the parts and supplies that would fit--i.e., machine parts, bobbin collections, tools, etc.)<br />
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In other boxes I packed all of my sewing and serger machine feet, all of my thread-holder-boxes, and all the small boxes of things like zippers, elastics, velcro, buttons, ribbons, patterns, etc. These boxes all had labels indicating the major categories in that box.<br />
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Pattern boxes, quilt backing, etc.: (You can see the "Craft Room" blue tape labels on these boxes--every box was labelled.)<br />
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The smaller boxes ended up in this stack: (The purple patterned duct tape was the designation for things to be taken to the Craft Room upon arrival. You can see a lot of writing on the boxes indicating contents.)<br />
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The big (permanent) rack for fabrics (mostly quilting fabrics): (These large plastic crates were moved "as is", in stacks on the moving van.)<br />
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Some of the other crates of fabric -- flannels, and many other kinds (anything large enough was also moved "as is").<br />
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I have no photos of the iron, steam machine, sewing machine, and two sergers in their boxes.<br />
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(If you wonder why I am moving my old serger as well as my newer one, it's easy. It's a good one, but the kind that will make you lose your religion changing threads! I keep it threaded in white, and use my other one for all other colors and the variety of other things for which I have feet.)<br />
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Upon arrival, all of the boxes were taken to the Craft Room and the boxes went straight onto the big rack. Other fabric boxes were piled all over the craft table, underneath it, etc., waiting for final destination.<br />
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Eventually I spent a couple of hours finding boxes whose contents would enable me to at least be able to stitch up something needed (like a temporary curtain, mending things, sewing on a button, etc.). The labels were so well done I was able to find critical threads for all machines, machine feet, and my "tools".<br />
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In a couple of hours on another day, I began organizing my portion of the (shared) Craft Room: (By now, it was July 18, 2017--but I was relatively "functional"! This space felt like heaven!)<br />
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Eventually a home was found for the remaining boxes. Yay!<br />
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Now the chore is to sew it all up, someday (when we have unpacked more stuff).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[This post actually written Jan. 2, 2019 -- there hasn't been any time!]</span><br />
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<br />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-90178531920192342572016-05-19T21:18:00.000-07:002019-01-02T22:48:17.065-08:00YooHoo! Back again already -- Cell Phone carrier for my backpackI searched high and low for a cell phone carrier that would attach to the front of my backpack for easy access. The only thing I found <span style="font-size: x-small;">(on Amazon)</span> was a very heavy-duty bulky one that looks more like hunting and military use. When it arrived, it was heavy, stiff, and I was not especially enamored with it's method of attachment. So I decided to design my own.<br />
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I had some extremely lightweight (30 denier) silicone-coated nylon-type fabric. I also had the heavier mesh like I use to make the mesh bags<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (pictured elsewhere in the blog, click on label "bag")</span>.<br />
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I hoped the carrier would be water repellent, lightweight, comfortable, easy to access, and easy to attach to my backpack. I studied the heavy one and incorporated some of it's features, adapting it to my own desires.<br />
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I apologize, I did not take photos of the process (next time!). <br />
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I used the heavy one for a pattern and made it just a tad bigger because I wanted it to slide in and out very easily.<br />
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Both the inside and outside are made from the same fabric. I put a strip of the mesh inside to give it a little strength and shape while retaining the water repellency. I made the mesh smaller than the actual finished size of the carrier as I did not want the amount of bulk it would have created in any seams.<br />
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I had the D-ring on hand. The 5/8-inch webbing came from Amazon, as did the buckle (and now I have enough buckles to make stuff for the rest of my days--still cheaper than getting what I needed elsewhere!)<br />
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<li>The case is like a "sleeve" <span style="font-size: x-small;">(pillowcase)</span> with one end closed.</li>
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<li>One long strip of fabric, folded in half and sewn down each side. </li>
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<li>Turn it right side out and insert the mesh. </li>
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<li>Put a basting thread on the closed end to hold the webbing in place. </li>
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<li>The mesh is about 1/2-inch narrower than the finished size, so it was loose.</li>
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<li>Putting holes in the fabric will reduce water-repellency so use of pins was also very minimal.</li>
<li>The fabric is very slippery.</li>
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<li>First determine where the buckle should be. </li>
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<li>Hold it in place with webbing, adding enough length to allow for tightening.</li>
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<li>Before stitching all webbing to the fabric seal the end by holding it over a flame briefly to melt/mold it together.</li>
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<li>Stitch a fold on the open end of the webbing that stays loose after going through the buckle. </li>
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<li>The open ended webbing is to make it possible to tighten the webbing once the cell phone is in place.</li>
<li>The fold on the end of the webbing is to keep the webbing from sliding out once inserted.</li>
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<li>Feed the webbing through the buckle and back again, making certain to put the folded end of the adjustment strap end on the outside so you can pull it.</li>
<li>Sew the buckle in place leaving the final length of the webbing to be determined later. </li>
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<li>With the buckle attached, determine how much webbing is necessary to attach the D-ring on the TOP of the carrier.</li>
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<li>Seal the lose end.</li>
<li>Use the newly sealed end to attach the D-ring, looping the webbing back over itself after stitching as close to the D-ring as possible.</li>
<li>Stitch the webbing down--making a rectangle of stitches near the end for strength</li>
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<li>Determine the place for final finished end and trim the mesh. </li>
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<li>Close the open end of the "sleeve" by folding the unfinished ends to the inside.</li>
<li>Stitch close to the end, across the open end.</li>
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<li>Mark where the other end of the buckle goes, insert webbing, sew webbing down firmly. </li>
<li>With the D-ring in place, decide where to put the small "sleeve" for sliding the waist strap through. </li>
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<li>This one begins about 1 inch below the D-ring.</li>
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<li>Cut the small "sleeve" and mesh for the waist strap. </li>
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<li>This one is a finished size of about 3-1/2 inches wide <span style="font-size: x-small;">(narrower than the carrier)</span> and around 4 inches long <span style="font-size: x-small;">(generous to allow for easy strap insertion)</span>.</li>
<li>It is made the same as the rest--inside and outside are the fabric with a piece of mesh inside for strength. </li>
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<li>Stitched and turned right side out, then mesh inserted.</li>
<li>In this case, the mesh goes to the seams, but NOT into the seams.</li>
<li>Fold the open end, trim mesh to fit (a little narrower so as not to stitch through it.</li>
<li>Stitch across open end.</li>
<li>Attach it to the main section, placing it about an inch below the D-ring with open sides to each side of the carrier.</li>
<li>Put a slide gap in from top to bottom (instead of laying it down very flat) to allow a bit of space for inserting the backpack strap's buckle.</li>
<li>Stitch across the TOP and BOTTOM, making certain to leave the SIDES open to allow insertion of the backpack waist strap.</li>
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<li>With the carrier wrong-side out, sew a VERY narrow seam down the sides to form the holder. </li>
<li>Turn right side out. </li>
<li>Fold the loose fabric <span style="font-size: x-small;">(beyond the mesh)</span> of the "lid" inwards and stitch down around the three open sides <span style="font-size: x-small;">(so it doesn't flop around)</span>.</li>
<li>It's done!</li>
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I had planned to sew across the end of each side on the inside of the finished carrier to create a "box" effect, but there was not enough space to do so. As it turned out, it wasn't necessary. <br />
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I am rather relatively happy with my first attempt!<br />
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Finished Cell Phone holder:<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(In these photos, I had not yet done step No. 11 above.)</span><br />
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Back side, showing the "sleeve" to slide the backpack waist strap through--see the slight gap:<br />
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The idea of adding the D-ring came from the purchased one. It gives an addition way of attaching the carrier to the backpack, etc.<br />
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Here I slipped a strip of fabric through the "sleeve" to demonstrate how it works:<br />
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Cell phone cover slipped inside:<br />
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Backside view when carrier is slipped onto the backpack waist strap:<br />
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Front view -- waist strap buckled with holder in place:<br />
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I will use it for a while and see what I might wish to add or change before making a second one. Also, it was my intent to make it just a little bit large for my current phone because they keep making the phones larger. This carrier came out fitting easily and perfectly--it really isn't quite as big as I intended for the future.<br />
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<br />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-41995722786019071572016-05-17T16:18:00.000-07:002019-01-02T22:47:03.643-08:00I didn't really fall ALL THE WAY off the the Planet--I just haven't been sewing. Just made more "Weelee Dresses".We are heading on vacation and I needed a present for an almost two year old and almost five year old twins. I couldn't find anything I wanted in a store, so consulted my gigantic fabric stash and came up with quickies I could fold nice and flat in my suitcase.<br />
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For the twins, I used fabric leftovers from my granddaughter's dresses of at least five years ago. Worked out perfectly--did not have to purchase anything at all!<br />
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For the little one, I did purchase the purple elephants--they were irresistible and the fabric is much softer than the others. The other's soften over time, but this started out soft.<br />
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There are more detailed posts with a "Weelee Dresses" label.<br />
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These are now ready to be untied, folded very flat, and packed in my suitcase:<br />
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I just hope their moms like them!<br />
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I'll visit you again one day, but it might be a while (unless I manage the project I'm currently attacking--a cell phone carrier to go onto my backpack waist strap).<br />
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<br />Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-77221176493025927962011-09-04T23:17:00.001-07:002011-09-04T23:17:34.952-07:00Labor Day Weekend - Not EVERY day is meant for sewing!Raspberry trifle our family loves!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Front yoke detail: I had thought I might leave it plain, due to the highly patterned fabric, but it was very strange. It looked absolutely blank, so I decided to embellish the yoke. I wanted "stones", but buttons have to suffice because I couldn't find what I wanted. First I tried some dark green buttons, but they were shiny, so I went back to the store and got these. (The color is not really true here, especially for the buttons.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Later I decided I just couldn't handle those buttons, so I got some varigated glass beads of avocado and cream. Somehow I failed to take a photo of those, which I regret because I preferred them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Then I showed it to my daughter who declared the avocado circles were NOT avocado; she said they were taupe. (I still disagree.) So we went back to a bead store and found these. (By this time I had put four sets of things into the yoke and was getting quite concerned about all those holes.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Front number 4 (final):</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">It looks nice, and because of the busy print, it is somewhat a shame that anything was required on a garment for a 5-year old. It will have to do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Final finished front:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">There were small pieces of fabric left over, so I decided to see if I could get a similar dress for a small sweet girl I know out of the remainder. Sure enough, I could get pieces long enough for a top, and across one end was just enough to make a "lower skirt".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I attached the "lower skirt" and put a row of baby ric-rac over the seam.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">When the skirt was done, I found I had enough length to turn it up to meet the seam (completely hiding my hem stitches). First I put a "permanent hem" in at the bottom, then turned it up and used a "knot stitch" to attach it to the back of the seam where I attached the "lower skirt". I steamed it a little and pressed down with my hand, but I did not "press" down the hem with the iron, in hopes of causing fewer issues later when it is lowered.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">When she grows, her mommie can take out the knot stitches. If she wants the full length, the hem is already finished. If she wants less, she can hem it where she likes. I included the remaining ric-rac so she could cover the line it will leave where the current hem is folded.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I added ric-rac on the yoke to match the skirt. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Back view:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">For this one, I used matching pink buttons to embellish the yoke. (After my long tale, I rather wished I had used pink buttons for the one for my great niece, above.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Finished dress: (This is probably the truest color.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I like them both! I already know the little one's mommie loves the dress, and I know my niece loves the fabric, so maybe it's a winner...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">[My niece says her daughter likes the dress; I'm not so sure the Mom is crazy about the finished garment.]</span></div>
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Then I began to experiment with scrapes of the actual fabric. This is the really light weight corduroy and it simply WOULD NOT WORK! I tried various things on the back, including wash-away and non-soluble stabilizer. I had no intention of actually sewing it with the non-soluble type as I must keep the back as soft and lump-free as possible. But the non-soluble kind was only a marginal improvement over the wash-away; the stitches still rose up and sat on the surface. It was strange. </div>
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After I stitched the horse, I ran a row of loopy stitches (rope theme) around the edges to strengthen the patch. This stitch worked better because it was going through two layers of fabric.</div>
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Front view, finished</div>
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After completing the pants, I made a cute top, which has enough room for a long sleeve tee shirt underneath--thus achieving the "look" on that company's website where they stitched a long sleeve tee shirt sleeve into a top exactly like this. Meanwhile, it has all the flexibility of being a summer top, and with a short sleeve tee shirt, it becomes literally a year-round garment.</div>
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Close-up of the cowboys...</div>
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Front (she LOVES the horses! Didn't mention the cowboys...)</div>
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Then I asked her mommie if she'd like a pair of shorts as well, because it's still hot here. I decided to make these longer than normal, but I didn't know just exactly how long to make them until I tried them on. Both the young lady and her mommie liked them as long as I had cut, so they are just below the knee.</div>
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I decided to use my other cowboy decorations in the knee area near the hem. (Pant fabric color is true here.)</div>
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I finally decided to make another sun top/jumper top out of this one. The pattern is very simple and plain. I used before here: <a href="http://nanabs-sewing-fun.blogspot.com/2011/05/ice-cream-cones-she-says-it-is-her-new.html" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://nanabs-sewing-fun.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2011/05/ice-<wbr></wbr>cream-cones-she-says-it-is-<wbr></wbr>her-new.html</a></div>
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This top also matches the pedal pusher/shorts and pants above.</div>
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When she got the whole set, she immediately fell in love with THIS one because there are baby horsies with their mommies. (I should have guess that one...)</div>
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Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-91493363565742891692011-08-28T20:33:00.000-07:002011-08-28T20:33:20.627-07:00Polka Dots for a Sweet Pea<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My niece sent me to a company's website for ideas on things to make her daughter. So I decided it was time to try pants with the knit fabric waist band.</span><br />
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They had made something rather similar from sweat pant material and ribbed knit waist band. I found my fabric on a "designer samples" table, so it isn't the standard off-the-bolt quilting cotton. It is ever so slightly heavier (at least it was until I washed it) and slightly sateen finished. </div>
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I didn't have ribbed knit for the waistband, but I had a substantial nice quality knit and it worked quite well.</div>
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They had hearts on the knees (and theirs didn't show up either), so I decided it might help to keep it from tearing if she falls and scrapes her knee.</div>
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I had to make this up as I went, so I started out with the idea of diagonal pockets in the front and decorated traditional pockets at the back.</div>
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And here is where I REALLY wish I had the machine with a hoop so I could embroider butterflies on the legs of her blue jeans!</div>
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I was trying to achieve the 'heavy decorative stitched" look on the back pockets, so I used one of my designs. It needed something above the design, so I did a row of hearts. I used steel-colored embroidery thread and to try to make it show up, I used two spools in the needle.</div>
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When I was all finished, the stitching was almost invisible, so I decided to try to please her sweet little heart and put silver beads on the back pockets. My serger can put them on some things, but there's no way it could work with this design. </div>
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(My theory was that if I could put the beads as far out of harm's way as possible, they just MIGHT stay on the jeans. Also, I wanted to place the pockets where she would not be sitting on little hard things, as that would never fly for our "please cut out my label" girl.)</div>
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I decided to try to apply the beads with my sewing machine. It is not designed to do this and it does not have a specially-designed foot for the purpose. I felt a zig-zag stitch would be more durable than hand-stitching clear thread, so I effectively "forced" my machine to zig-zag the beads onto the pocket by turning the wheel by hand and lifting the presser foot, moving it a tad, lowering it, and stitching some more. It was a very painful process, especially as it also involved some literal "pain" because I'm having a repetitive stitch issue in my right wrist at the moment. But it seems to have worked. We will only know as she wears them and they go through the laundry.</div>
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Of course I could not stitch the pocket to the jeans with the beads in place, so I stitched them across the bottom, folded them up, and stitched the sides by hand, using double thread instead of single. Then I did a short bar tack (by using a narrow, tight zig-zag) at the top of each side. I hope they will hold!</div>
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After maneuvering the the design beads on the pocket design, it looked a little blank, so I put another straight row of beads across the top (under the invisible hearts). After I applied the pocket, it looked like this:</div>
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[I said to myself, "Duh, Nana. Of course every little girl wants to SEE her beads!" How could I make that mistake???? I did actually consider it, but I was trying to keep them out of harms way.]</div>
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After she tried them on again, I learned they were still wider than I wanted (and I used the width of a size 4 pattern for a size 6 tall girl). The next pair I cut out I also used the inseam of a size 4 instead of a size 6--so we'll see how that goes.</div>
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They all have the double row of stitching on the pockets. This "coral sateen" fabric is so soft it would be overwhelmed if I used heavy stitching.</div>
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M's is awfully long, in my opinion, so tomorrow I get an chance to try it on (and run home to shorten it, I think). I truly love the 23-1/2-inch pattern repeat and the flowers which look like they've been "flung" across a big sky. (Sure enough; I had to shorten it by 1-1/2 inches. It messed up my "placement" of the flowers at the hem a little, but it is still nice. I do not have a photo of the final dress. You just have to imagine a part of that pretty gray flower is now missing.)</div>
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In each size it works beautifully. I did not "center" flower arrangements; in fact I made sure at least some of them were off-center. B's also works nicely.</div>
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Until I started working with this beautiful fabric (and also studied some "big flower" dresses for little girls online this summer), it would NEVER have occurred to me to make a baby dress out of a pattern as huge as this, but look--it's really sweet!</div>
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Great-niece M not only loves big flowers, she also loves huge polka dots. I could not find any quite so widely spaced as those I have seen online, but this turned out really cute, and I think she's really going to like it. (More to the point, I think her mommie is going to like it! I have found that if mommie's don't like things they don't put them on their children.) [This one had to have about 2-inches removed today.]</div>
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The polkadots is made from the same pattern as this hand-beaded top: <a href="http://nanabs-sewing-fun.blogspot.com/2011/06/posh-pooch.html">http://nanabs-sewing-fun.blogspot.com/2011/06/posh-pooch.html</a> . The two dress pattern pieces (and the pockets in this case) are also the ones from which I derived the "Weelee Dresses".</div>
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A good few days' work...</div>
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[This makes 16 of the "Weelee Dresses" now, plus I have remembered the two cuties in Sweden, but theirs will wait until next year because it will soon get very cold there.]</div>
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Now on to a set in gorgeous Asian print...</div>
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Henceforth they shall be called "Weelee Dresses".Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-33811702480159852442011-07-26T00:41:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:46:13.205-07:00NOT-a-Pillowcase Dresses (now known as "Weelee Dresses")<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">You may remember the ladybugs for my wadybug post: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://nanabs-sewing-fun.blogspot.com/2011/06/ladybugs-for-my-wadybug.html" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://nanabs-sewing-fun.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2011/06/ladybugs-<wbr></wbr>for-my-wadybug.html</a></span><br />
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I needed to make some simple gifts for what turned out to be a BUNCH of little girls, so I went to my "stash" and started picking out fabrics. I had purchased an awful lot of pink varieties in the hopes of matching things to her quilt princesses. Most of them did not work, so it was fertile ground for the picking.</div>
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This is just PART of the ones I made - detailed photos to follow. </div>
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I used a variety of pocket details, so will only include a photo of one of each type. Double stitches on left, then the fancy pocket I designed previously.</div>
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Of course I could not leave out their cousin (my granddaughter), just in case they took a photo while they are all together this week.</div>
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After the photo of the group was made, I also made these for E and her little sister R.</div>
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Counting the "ladybugs", I have now made 12 of these and I am not finished. I was holding this post until they were all complete, but I keep coming up with more people who need one, so I'll post this and do some more in a separate post.</div>
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One knees of her pants had a 4+ inch slit, frayed, etc. In fact it was so frayed that I could not simply "join" the two sides together--when I had trimmed it there was quite a hole. The other knee was also extremely thin, so I figured it would go at any minute. </div>
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Actually the entire pair of pants she inherited from her brother is really quite worn out, but we all love the pants and she wanted them repaired. They probably won't work for her next year (except as the zip-off shorts). </div>
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On the back of each knee I used iron-on patches, then I applied the decorative stuff her mommie bought to the front side. It was mandatory to cover the ENTIRE slit on the one knee, and fortunately the patch had the square, plus quite a length of the little trees. It lent itself very nicely to the repair.</div>
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The pattern is poorly designed and it looked like it was hitched up under her arms. It is supposed to be a bit above the waist, but it looked really silly and never ceased bugging me.</div>
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Finally this year (after she grew SO many inches) I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I bit the bullet and came up with a fix.</div>
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The back was already taller than the front, of course, so I finally came up with the idea of making "extensions" to the front of the dress. It turned out really well and looks cute. The arm holes are now rather low, but on a little girl it really doesn't matter--it will be cooler!</div>
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I could not tell you what this fabric was intended for. I personally bought it to make a "swing jacket" for a Christmas party, but never got around to it. It will be much more loved as a fabulous dress for a pretty princess (although I think it looks a bit more like a queen's dress).</div>
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With nearly a full circle skirt in not-so-lightweight fabric, I did not want to hang anything else from the top, so instead of a full slip with crinoline, I sewed a lining and crinoline strip 8-inches wide at 10 inches from the bottom of the hem of the skirt. I wasn't sure how this would work out. It worked pretty well, but tended to create a bit of puckering at that point much of the way around. I had intended to put a row of the braid over it anyway, so that worked out well.</div>
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Unlike her princess dress for her birthday (<a href="http://nanabs-sewing-fun.blogspot.com/2011/02/every-so-often-complete-fit-of-insanity.html" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://nanabs-sewing-fun.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2011/02/every-so-<wbr></wbr>often-complete-fit-of-<wbr></wbr>insanity.html</span></a>), I did not have too much crinoline in this one. In fact, it would be better if it fluffed out a tad more, so I added a strip of really strong stiffener to the bottom of the hem of the lining behind the crinoline.</div>
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You can see where I attached the lining and the crinoline (which I had gathered onto the lining). You can also see the stiffener. The stiffener does help hold the skirt out a bit more, but it insists on rolling or curling up a lot and I think it must have been intended to be inserted into a "sleeve" of fabric partway up a garment, NOT at the hem where it can roll and curl up. (another lesson learned)</div>
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back view</div>
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And the front</div>
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I have the wrist band gold sequin elastic stuff, but am still trying to find the sheer mesh for the little wrist scarves princesses LOVE.</div>
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<br /></div>Nana-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539413963058893657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122354033219034851.post-37982969497889398292011-07-09T18:33:00.000-07:002011-07-09T18:33:31.734-07:00Pillow Cover – Instructions<br />
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<b>Pillow Cover – Instructions</b></div>
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<span><span>1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><i>Materials requirements</i></div>
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<li>Purchase pillow (or stuff, if you choose)</li>
<li>Fabric to fit your pillow</li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Serger – cording foot if your cording is not too large.<span> </span>Serging will make the nicest finished edge inside.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>If you do not have a serger, or if the cording is too large for your serger foot, use the zipper foot on your sewing machine.<span> </span></div>
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<i>Note:</i> <span> </span>If the cording is too big for the serger, you can serge the raw edges after the pillow cover is assembled.<span> </span>If you do not have a serger, you can use a zig-zag or use another good “holding” stitch down the raw edge after you have the pillow cover assembled.<span> </span>If you do this extra step, you should not have to worry about repairing the seam of your pillow.</div>
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2.<span> </span><i>Cover basics</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Measure your pillow.<span> </span>Depending on the thickness of the pillow cover fabric, you may need to add a little bit to the side for your cover, but the finished cover is ideally a smidgeon smaller than the pillow itself, so it fills it out nicely.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Cut a solid front for the cover.<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>For the back, cut two pieces about 4-inches wider than half of the front cover.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Press a fold in place so that the two back pieces overlap at least 2-inches.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Serge along the both raw edges that will form the “flap”.<span> (Photo taken later to show where you serge the raw edge of the flaps.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Place the two back pieces together over the front; adjust the fold.<span> </span>Mark where Velcro should go to close the cover when it is on the pillow.<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Sew the Velcro strips in place.</div>
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3.<span> </span><i>Make cording</i> (or used purchased cording)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>To make cording, cut bias strips about 1-1/2-inches wide (or larger for fatter cording).<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>To join bias strips, place one strip at a 90-degree angle to the other strip, right sides together.<span> </span>Stitch diagonally across the strips.<span> </span>I find it works best to begin the stitching a tad to the right of the actual meeting place of the strips, beginning one stitch above the edge of the bottom strip for a perfect “join”.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Use cording foot on serger (or zipper foot on sewing machine) to sew as closely as possible to the cording.</div>
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4.<span> </span><i>Appling the Cording</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>To begin applying the cording to the pillow cover front, pull a little cording out of the cording casing at the beginning of the strip.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Beginning in the middle of one side, let the empty cording casing hang over the edge.<span> </span>Begin serging down that side, applying the strip to the front cover.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Serge to where you can see where your corner will turn.<span> </span>Clip the cording there and turn cording at a right angle towards where you will sew the next side.<span> </span>Continue serging in a straight line off the edge.<span> </span>Trim threads.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Place the cording down the next side.<span> </span>Serge, clipping at the next corner.<span> </span>Serge in a straight line.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Repeat for each side until you come to the last side.<span> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>On the last side, a couple of inches before you get to the place you began, stop.<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Cut a “tail” about 2-inches longer than needed to “meet” the cording; pull the cording casing back and clip out the cording.<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Flatten the casing (your cordings should just about meet in the middle) and serge it down, angling the empty “tail” away from the pillow cover.<span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Serge in a straight line over the place where the beginning and ending of the cording meet.</div>
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5.<span> </span><i>Applying the cover back</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>With the Velcro strip “closed”, lay the pillow cover back on the front (right sides together).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Serge down each side in a straight line, serging off the corners, trip threads, and repeat until complete.</div>
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(And if you are not in class, you could consider making things a tad straighter! :-)</div>
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6.<span> </span><i>Turn the pillow cover inside out</i>.</div>
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back view (I did not actually put velcro on this "sample" pillow cover.)</div>
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front view - hermit crabs...</div>
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7.<span> </span><i>Put pillow inside the cover</i>.</div>
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[I no longer hate making pillow covers!]</div>
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