Todd Gibson

Did you taper off the edge of the dart slowly and tie the ends of it by hand rather than backstitching? If not, that might be the problem. Maybe if you take a photo we might be able to troubleshoot.

I must plan an easy buffet
Put the best plates out on display
My Wedgewood and Spode…
And on them we’ll load
My completely deflated souffle.

I am almost out of time to sew

I would check out bridal fabric stores.

In order of speed from fastest to slowest, I have made:

Quickest:
Music Box
Playtime
Seashore

Slightly less quick but still pretty fast:
Ice Cream
Bubble

A little fiddlier on account of the pleats and sleeves:
Family Reunion

Most time-consuming:
Jumprope
Playdate

My favorite is Playtime – I’ve sewn four of them and have another cut out, but…[Read more]

In order of speed from fastest to slowest, I have made:

Quickest:
Music Box
Playtime
Seashore

Slightly less quick but still pretty fast:
Ice Cream
Bubble

A little fiddlier on account of the pleats and sleeves:
Family Reunion

Most time-consuming:
Jumprope
Playdate

My favorite is Playtime – I’ve sewn four of them and have another cut out. I…[Read more]

In order of speed from fastest to slowest, I have made:

Quickest:
Music Box
Playtime
Seashore

Slightly less quick but still pretty fast:
Ice Cream
Bubble

A little fiddlier on account of the pleats and sleeves:
Family Reunion

Most time-consuming:
Jumprope
Playdate

Yes – roller skate, hopscotch and Icecream (my personal fav – I have made a colour blocked version using linen) – & adding bubble, tea party (but both only go to size 5, although my 6.5 yr old still fits into them), music box and popover 🙂

Yes – roller skate, hopscotch and Icecream (my personal fav – I have made a colour blocked version using linen) – & adding bubble, tea party (but both only go to size 5, although my 6.5 yr old still fits into them), and popover 🙂

@Kerrilyn as an Aussie cyclist I can share some lycra laundry tips!
Wash lycra clothes (bike gear, swim suits, high lycra content knits) in wool wash not detergent.
Always dry on a clothes horse in the shade not on the line in full sun! Now that the sponsorships have ended I have to make my knicks last forever!!
Second the Roller skate as one of…[Read more]

@Kerrilyn as an Aussie cyclist I can share some lycra laundry tips!
Was lycra clothes (bike gear, swim suits, high lycra content knits) in wool wash not detergent.
Always dry on a clothes horse in the shade not on the line in full sun! Now that the sponsorships have ended I have to make my knicks last forever!!
Second the Roller skate as one of…[Read more]

Kerrilyn as an Aussie cyclist I can share some lycra laundry tips!
Was lycra clothes (bike gear, swim suits, high lycra content knits) in wool wash not detergent.
Always dry on a clothes horse in the shade not on the line in full sun!
Second the Roller skate as one of the quickest dresses to sew, and I love the Hopscotch too. Ice Cream dress could…[Read more]

I think the Seashore is a pretty speedy sew http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73676143877917244/

Roller Skate is the quickest and seems to look fantastic regardless of the fabric used. The scissor ranking is a pretty good indicator of how long a dress will take. I don’t find the 3 scissors patterns harder, just longer to do because of the details.

I’m sewing a fairy tale dress for Sophie. Sized it up to a 14, and did a sway back adjustment. Made a couple of muslins of the top only. The fashion fabric is Chinese brocade so I decided to add a circle skirt rather than the gathered one. Lazily decided not to find the pattern instructions and have been enjoying the challenge. Which has…[Read more]

I’m sewing a fairy tale dress for Sophie. Sized it up to a 14, and did a sway back adjustment. Made a couple of muslins of the top only. The fashion fabric is Chinese brocade so I decided to add a circle skirt rather than the gathered one. Lazily decided not to find the pattern instructions and have been enjoying the challenge. Which has…[Read more]

Sarvi — I am the queen of tiny deviations! It comes from being a perfectionist. I can’t help it! Anyway, very good point. When things are exact, any little thing can throw it off. I have had to pay close attention to an exact 1/2″ seam allowance, for one thing. The marking on my machine isn’t quite right, so I have it marked with masking tape.…[Read more]

I don’t know what happened! I wanted to cry for a few hours, then Aaron came home and tinkered with things and all is well. For all I know it was just a fuse or a surge protector being hyperactive — no lightning that I noticed, and it happened well after the big winds had died down. Electricity is a wonderful thing but to me, largely mysterious.…[Read more]

I don’t know what happened! I wanted to cry for a few hours, then Aaron came home and tinkered with things and all is well. For all I know it was just a fuse or a surge protector being hyperactive — no lightning that I noticed, and it happened well after the big winds had died down. Electricity is a wonderful thing but to me, largely mysterious.…[Read more]

How did the storm affect it Sarvi, was it a lighting strike? We lost a cordless phone once, due to that.