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9 years ago LINKJenny @Jenny
After ordering the costume pattern I am back to thinking about Amish/Mennonite patterns. We saw a number of Amish recently on a family trip to Colonial Williamsburg and I was struck by how totally 19th century they are. I found a fabric/clothing supplier for this community with a wider range of King’s Daughter patterns, including this button dress. The historically persnickity in me might go for this one after all.
http://www.gehmanscountryfabrics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-1801
9 years ago LINKJenny @JennyThanks for these! Wow, I love being in a forum with such talented and resourceful members on the other side of the globe to tackle the problems of my world (ha!) while I sleep….
I’d seen those Simplicity/McCalls patterns but mistakenly thought they were only available in a larger size range; I think I’ll order the Simplicity one and call it a day. Had also considered the yoked playdate but wasn’t sure how it would look lengthened and with a waistline added in. Heidi, those nightgowns are amazing, though–I might need to do something like that just for fun, or maybe for Christmas.
I really appreciate your ideas!
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennySo I have a half-finished 2+2 top and a matching skirt cut out, along with mother/daughter dresses using Lissette & Class Picnic (?), a half-finished family reunion dress, and a music-box blouse and skirt. That’s just the stuff that I’ve cut (in size 3 for my daughter who is 2 & 10 months and tall for her age, with fall right around the corner), to say nothing of a huge pile of untouched O&S patterns in the smaller size range (so they have to be done before she grows out of 4s) & a similar raft of projects for myself, some of which date back to pre-pregnancy….In other words, beyond this opportunity to confess, for which I’m grateful, I am hoping someone has an idea about how to put some motivating bite into the challenge–deadlines, incentives, something!
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennyThere’s one for $500 and free shipping on eBay right now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bernina-1008-Mechanical-Sewing-Machine-/130742559797?pt=BI_Sewing_Machines&hash=item1e70dd2435#ht_1408wt_1037
It’s used but has a 14 day warranty so you can test drive it and send it back if something’s amiss.
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennyI have a Bermina 1008 (categorized on the company’s website as a “Classic” and an “industrial workhorse”). It is incredibly quiet & strong and has all the basic stitches and features you need without a lot of clutter. I have had mine for over 10 years and it’s not showing wear–I don’t sew 30 hours a week, but still, it’s perfect. The bad news is that the price has almost doubled, to a suggested retail of $1399 in the US, since I bought mine, which is 40% over your stated cap. On the other hand, you won’t need to upgrade later–this already is the ultimate machine as long as you don’t plan to do a lot of machine quilting. Or perhaps you can find a used one.
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennyWhoops, I see that this topic has been covered pretty extensively a thread or two down–and I am humbled by the many strains of organizational genius on display there.
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennyOn a related note, I’m always intrigued by how so many of you with multiple kids manage to use the same pattern over and over in different sizes. Is it as simple as making a tissue copy of each size and leaving the original uncut? And then how do you organize those, along the lines of the questioners above?
I once made a batch of sailboat tops and pants/skirts for my daughter’s cousins, and thought it would be as easy as cutting the size 6 first, then the 5, then the 4….of course I forgot that things could get messy along curves, so I was doing a ton of on-the-spot tracing and I was nervous the whole time.
11 years ago LINKJenny @JennyI would love to request a tutorial from sayiamyou on making reversible versions of O&S garments!
11 years ago LINKJenny @Jenny1. Made a whole little army of Sailboat tops for my daughter and her little cousins….attached the size 6 back to the size 5 garment and vice versa and had to take off 4 sleeves (the night before my deadline, of course) to fix.
2. Got all chuffed with myself for cutting out three little red riding hood capes from fabric purchased for two. Began sewing all three assembly-line style. When I got up to the center hood piece, panicked because I didn’t think I had cut out the piece from the fabric (getting all three cut out had taken such jigsawing) and then as my panic spiraled, mistook the back pocket piece for the backpack (Little Things to Sew pattern 16 as opposed to 18) for the (not) missing piece (I really didn’t know what shape I was looking for and am not good at Space) and so decided to sacrifice my daughter’s cape for the sake of the two birthday girls who were getting the other ones.
3. Discovered that I’d had the right piece all along and had wrecked my daughter’s cape for nothing.
4. Discovered that due to all the jigsawing, I’d cut half of the lining pieces out–Moda’s Walk in the Woods, featuring Little Red Riding Hoods and what really look much more like foxes–upside down. I ended up finishing and giving one of the capes away anyway, but my daughter and one of her friends got IOUs….the replacement fabric just arrived the other day. Sigh.
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