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helwenOrdered some Halloween-themed fabrics from Joann. They haven't all arrived but some are already in the wash today. Most 2 yards (online requirement). I'm waiting on the stuff I want to make curtains from...
I'd been admiring one of the fabrics Danabren had for a bag and realized that my stash, while large, was inadequate. It's perhaps mildly alarming how much fabric I've ordered since the pandemic began...
Some of it I didn't think I'd end up using, too, like the book/library-themed stuff. I mean, I like the fabrics but not enough to have yards of it about. I'd been thinking of doing a fundraiser for the local library and then got overwhelmed with everything else. Now that we're going to need more masks ourselves, I may make some masks for them to sell. They also need some for giving away, but as a fundraiser it could still be a thing. I'm not sure what else would be popular for book-themed stuff... maybe a few shopping/book bags. I picked up some pieces of plain even-weave fabric at the swap earlier this year for lining bags.
I love the purses I see some people making but I don't think I have whatever it takes to do those fiddly things. Well, maybe if I did half of it by hand :D Honestly though, when it comes to cute purses that involve zippers I'd rather throw money at someone. Eh. Not high on my list of things to make, so whatev. I think it's only something I've thought about because of seeing so many of them on the maker/fabric pages lately. I might come back to it in the winter.
I've actually managed to make some not-mask things this year, so go me. Dish towels, pouches, a skirt, the iron palm bags, and I'm working on a couple of shirts, one for me and one for Fitzw. I might make another simple dress, soonish. With a matching mask -- the awesome thing about Spoonflower is being able to get the same design in different materials.
I'd been admiring one of the fabrics Danabren had for a bag and realized that my stash, while large, was inadequate. It's perhaps mildly alarming how much fabric I've ordered since the pandemic began...
Some of it I didn't think I'd end up using, too, like the book/library-themed stuff. I mean, I like the fabrics but not enough to have yards of it about. I'd been thinking of doing a fundraiser for the local library and then got overwhelmed with everything else. Now that we're going to need more masks ourselves, I may make some masks for them to sell. They also need some for giving away, but as a fundraiser it could still be a thing. I'm not sure what else would be popular for book-themed stuff... maybe a few shopping/book bags. I picked up some pieces of plain even-weave fabric at the swap earlier this year for lining bags.
I love the purses I see some people making but I don't think I have whatever it takes to do those fiddly things. Well, maybe if I did half of it by hand :D Honestly though, when it comes to cute purses that involve zippers I'd rather throw money at someone. Eh. Not high on my list of things to make, so whatev. I think it's only something I've thought about because of seeing so many of them on the maker/fabric pages lately. I might come back to it in the winter.
I've actually managed to make some not-mask things this year, so go me. Dish towels, pouches, a skirt, the iron palm bags, and I'm working on a couple of shirts, one for me and one for Fitzw. I might make another simple dress, soonish. With a matching mask -- the awesome thing about Spoonflower is being able to get the same design in different materials.
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Date: 2021-08-04 12:32 pm (UTC)I love the purses people make and the purse fabrics/vinyls and the purse hardware and ARGH GIMMIE. But I am also not making myself new purses when I just purged a bins-worth and still have too many, and I am not getting into selling them on etsy because that is nonsense and too much work. So I covet and know that it's for the best.
They are honestly pretty easy to make, once you assemble that first one. But that makes no nevermind.
(psssst Liz pssst)
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Date: 2021-08-06 01:19 pm (UTC)Zippers. I need to get good at zippers.
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Date: 2021-08-06 09:20 pm (UTC)I'm okay at zippers as long as they aren't hidden ones. But also my old sewing machine needs to go into the shop and I don't have confidence for doing them on the new sewing machine. I may change my mind after more practice, but... I'm really hoping to get the old one fixed.
What I strive most to avoid is buttonholes, which the new machine can't do at all and the old one does a so-so job on, as far as being able to make identical-looking buttonholes. I have some old projects which, should I get back to them, I'll probably sew to a certain point and then hire someone to do all the buttonholes.
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Date: 2021-08-06 09:23 pm (UTC)I appreciate you sharing things you find, even when I end up just looking at them. You find cool stuff! And as slow-going as I am on some things, I do have some plans that were inspired by your shares and by your own work <3
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Date: 2021-08-08 01:09 pm (UTC)But when you are traumatized by a velvet buttonhole failure in your early sewing days, it is hard to get past that.
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