- Shirring.
- The miracle that is fusible interfacing.
- But interfacing is still left in the dust by 600 denier nylon.
- Sewing through a flexible chopping board will not kill a sewing machine.
- The incredible talent of people in the craft blogosphere.
- The motherhood hormones are the same ones responsible for the increased urge to buy sewing machines.
- That I need a bias binding foot.
- There is a reason for why all the good fabric stores are all nowhere near my house.
- Posting tutorials in the pre-Christmas week is just plain daft.
- It is
possiblenecessary to sew when one has two small children and one nursing newborn.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
10 Things I Learned in 2008
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Hey Lorraine!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know where to leave this so you could see and not sure if you've come across this but i saw this on Karen Cheng's blog today and thought it'd be a nice simple (for someone like you! Not me!) project you could do with the scraps of the donut felt!
Enjoy!
http://www.karencheng.com.au/2007/03/05/so-cute/
ooh here's another good one!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.karencheng.com.au/2007/02/11/babybuds/
Somday you will need to explain to me the use / differences of fusible interfacing, interfacing, what's the one that you sort of iron on the back of scratchy embroidery of tee shirts, the one used for iron-ons which are adhesive on both sides, etc.
ReplyDeleteI walk into shops and I see rolls or sheets of these things which I get the feeling can and will be extremely useful but somehow the sales people are not able to clearly explain to me what is what.
Oh, of course I could always try to find out on the net. But I forget (and am lazy) and only remember when in stores so I thought if I got convinced enough, I could buy them on the spot. I shall attempt to do so later in the day....research online I mean.
Thanks, April! I am very sore that I don't have the time to do all that fun felt stuff. Grr. But the baby buds - now that is adorable!
ReplyDeletegrr, i think i saw the same shirring tutorial as you. but here's one thing I learned in 2008: buying skinny elastic as mentioned in the tute is only the FIRST STEP. you do have to actually do the remaining steps if you want a shirred top/dress...
ReplyDeleteMaybe 2009 will be the year of the shirring for me.
I'm very curious about this 600 denier nylon now...
And what is a bias binding foot...
And I totally agree with you on this whole list, especially #10 except i'm thankfully not nursing anymore...