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LOL I feel like I am waiting for one of my grands to be born. Justsewit 22 days and counting and not in hospital, Praise God. Blood grand not until May. Hope it is also a girl. I am giving myself the layette pattern for Christmas. I will be borrowing ideas from you and Nicole for this new little.

LOL I feel like I am waiting for one of my grands to be born. Justsewit 22 days and counting and not in hospital, Praise God. Blood grand not until May. Hope it is also a girl. I am giving myself the layette pattern for Christmas. I will be borrowing ideas from you and Nicole for this new little.

Thank you! I will try that. Glad to hear it might look ok. I was so frustrated at my stupidity!!

Clever!

I do a lot of darning by using a small piece of soft interfacing ironed to the back, over the hole, and then I hand sew it with a matching thread making sure not to pull it too tight. A good press afterwards flattens things down.

Often it will just look like a slub in the fabric.

Thanks for the word of caution, Sarvi. I completely agree about being careful around that very sharp blade! I tighten the blade when I use it in this way, so it does not rotate. It’s a sort of sideways scrape over the stitches. My fingers aren’t near, and I’m applying very little pressure. But I do always bear in mind how dangerous they are, and I…[Read more]

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…