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OOOH I got usurped! 🙂

The holiday season draws near
Hm, what to make for those I hold dear?
Jammies or dresses?

Ha! Thank you McStitch, pretty sure any yummy treats would not survive my sewing room in sufficient numbers to be presented as a gift.

I’ll have a peek at the Amy Butler also, thank you Robin!

Oooh, rotary blades are so super sharp, please do be very careful. I just use a seam ripper for everything. It’s a bit slower than ripping out an ordinary seam as there’s more thread, but it’s still just thread loops so the concept is the same. Have you got one of these things?

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60109436/

IKEA lint…[Read more]

Good morning, kmac0107. I used a narrow zigzag in thread matching the lace (didn’t change the bobbin colour) to hold the outer edge down. I was concerned that the lace would curl up and need ironing which doesn’t always happen in busy households, especially with pjs! I also washed and ironed the lace before sewing it on.

Here are the last two photos. For some reason, the photos in the original post aren’t in the right order. Sorry!

Here are the last two photos. For some reason, they aren’t in the right order. Sorry.

The holiday season draws near
Hm, what to make for those I hold dear?

You’d never believe it, I swear  
But I’m sewing a bikini to wear
To swim at the pool
But I’m no bodies fool…
My shape will cause quite a scare!

The holiday season draws near

Jaimielaura: Yay! Congrats on your new toy!

You’d never believe it, I swear
But I’m sewing a bikini to wear
To swim at the pool
But I’m nobodies fool…

Jaimielaura, I’ve only just got back into sewing again after a two year absence (and I’d only had the coverstitcher a couple of months before I went on hiatus). It can be a bit temperamental compared to a sewing machine or overlocker, with fabric thickness being the main area of fussiness. You do need to test your fabric prior to use and fiddle…[Read more]

Thankyou ladies! This one will have mummy made things from day one.

I did the buttonholes and the buttons on the little white bubble this morning before the usual Saturday run around (and I was treated to lunch by the hubby as a belated birthday and a thanks to our worker for helping this harvest which incidentally has quite completed for us). So…[Read more]

Thankyou ladies! This one will have mummy made things from day one.

I did the buttonholes and the buttons on the little white bubble this morning before the usual Saturday run around (and I was treated to lunch by the hubby as a belated birthday and a thanks to our worker for helping this harvest which incidentally has quite completed for us). So…[Read more]

Thankyou ladies! This one will have mummy made things from day one.

I did the buttonholes and the buttons on the luttle white bubble this morning before the usual Saturday run around (and I was treated to lunch by the hubby as a belated birthday and a thanks to our worker for helping this harvest which incidentally has quite completed for us). So…[Read more]

Ooh. We might need the keymaster to officiate. The time gives it to Cybele but mine appeared first…. Weird space/time wormhole in the forum?!
Run with whichever you prefer, or both perhaps…

You’d never believe it, I swear
But I’m sewing a bikini to wear
To swim at the pool

Thanks everyone! I purchased the Janome 1000 CPX this afternoon and cannot wait to try it out! Very excited!!