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  • Nicole replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    I hope Murray continues to heal @justsewit

    @thejennigirl (moving the conversation over here) my husband was really excited to see a seed&super unit (farm equipment) for sale online, for a really good price, think $10,000 under what it should be. He spent the day ringing the listed number to finally contact the exasperated vendor. The listing was…[Read more]

  • thejennigirl replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    @motherof5 oh, I’m laughing. The registration for the Russian Egg demonstration is full, so now I can let the answering machine do the work. So it’s on to dinner and then a late night of sewing!

  • thejennigirl replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    @motherof5 oh, I’m laughing. The registration for the Russian Egg demonstration is full, so now I can let the answering machine do the work. So it’s on to dinner and then a late night of sewing!

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    @Nicole is a button up the front skirt or just the normal denim skirt style? I found a pattern in my adult stash the other day that I can use to make a button up one for my teen, just like the ones in the shops (but most likely requested in pink) of course it needs to be approved first.

    That is for the school holidays though because I have three…[Read more]

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    @Nicole is a button up the front skirt or just the normal denim skirt style? I found a pattern in my adult stash the other day that I can use to make a button up one for my teen, just like the ones in the shops (but most likely requested in pink) of course it needs to be approved first.

    That is for the school holidays though because I have three…[Read more]

  • Nicole replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Babies grow far, far too fast.
    Their childhood I know will not last
    Some days might drag on
    Sewing goals are not won

  • Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Oh no @thejennigirl, it is funny to read but not so funny to deal with, I am sure.

    I finished a hooded top for my daughter and now I am on to a denim skirt.

    My baby girl loves the outside so I am not getting as much sewing done, my garden looks lovely though 😉

  • Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Oh no @thejennigirl, it is funny to read but not so funny to deal with, I am sure.

    I finished a hooded top for my daughter and now I am on to a denim skirt.

    My baby girl loves the outside so I am not getting as much sewing done, my garden looks lovely though 😉

  • This is really useful, thank you so much for sharing it.

    xx Nicole

  • You posted just right @thesimpson5.

    Just a wee tip, if you are short on fabric, you *can* cut the tie in three pieces. The back neck section on bias so it fits nicely and the tie sections on straight of grain. It is a bit fiddly but saves a lot of fabric if you are pushing things.…[Read more]

  • thejennigirl replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    I went upstairs to sew, and the house phone started ringing off the hook. The paper made a misprint of the phone number in a listing featuring hay for sale. I keep having to explain that I do not have any hay and that this is the wrong number, and I can’t not answer the phone because I agreed to take registration for a church event. I did call the…[Read more]

  • thejennigirl replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    I went upstairs to sew, and the house phone started ringing off the hook. The paper made a misprint of the phone number in a listing featuring hay for sale. I keep having to explain that I do not have any hay and that this is the wrong number, and I can’t not answer the phone because I agreed to take registration for a church event. I did call the…[Read more]

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Early morning posting is quite a novelty I really need to not do. But I can’t sleep at the moment!

    I ended up cutting three Playdate dresses but due to a very early wake up call, I really didn’t get far. The yokes have the minipiping added but not finished off and all the other pieces are stitched and ready to sew to completion. I plan to spend…[Read more]

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Early morning posting is quite a novelty I really need to not do. But I can’t sleep at the moment!

    I ended up cutting three Playdate dresses but due to a very early wake up call, I really didn’t get far. The yokes have the minipiping added but not finished off and all the other pieces are stitched and ready to sew to completion. I plan to spend…[Read more]

  • cybele727 replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Everyone is so busy with great projects!!!

    I bought some Gertie Sateen Rose Garden Yellow, and am awaiting the spring patterns. It has a border print and while I’d love to do it in the birthday party pattern, my girl is too big to lay the pattern that way. So now I need a dress with a waist seam to take advantage of the border print. So here I…[Read more]

  • cybele727 replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

    Everyone is so busy with great projects!!!

    I bought some Gertie Sateen Rose Garden Yellow, and am awaiting the spring patterns. It has a border print and while I’d love to do it in the birthday party pattern, my girl is too big to lay the pattern that way. So now I need a dress with a waist seam to take advantage of the border print. So here I…[Read more]

  • Have fun! As I was looking for this pattern, I noticed the 2+2 blouse has ties at the neckline, and one of the views of the Birthday Party has ties at bodice — might like to check those out, you too, Jeb 🙂

    Happy sewing, folks!

  • I made my first one in a very lightweight, see-through wool blend which meant I had to line it and I thought I’d share how I did it here (since then I also made (lined) one in heavenly Japanese triple gauze…a tiny bit heavy, it worked well for this pattern – for winter/spring).

    A note the process: if you value your sanity, don’t try to work o…[Read more]

  • I made my first one in a very lightweight, see-through wool blend which meant I had to line it and I thought I’d share how I did it here (since then I also made (lined) one in heavenly Japanese triple gauze…a tiny bit heavy, it worked well for this pattern – for winter/spring).
    A note the process: if you value your sanity, don’t try to work o…[Read more]

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