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My new machine!

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

I’ve been wanting to take my sewing to the next level, and start sewing more professional looking items. I’m also going to venture into sewing clothes for myself, my husband and my daughter. Plus, with all the diapers I’ve been sewing lately, I wanted to make that a bit easier too.

So I splurged, and bought myself this:

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A new serger!! At first, I wasn’t sure if I really “needed” a serger. Its possible to sew any garment or project without one, you just have to take extra steps to ensure your raw edges don’t fray. I had also heard that the learning curve with a serger can be a steep one, especially when it comes to threading the machine or surging corners and round edges.

However, the one reason I really wanted to get the serger was that I love the look of serged fitted diapers. I think they look really cute, and I had also heard that a serged diaper comes together much faster than a turned and topstitched one.

From diaperkit.com, a comparison of serged and topstitched diapers.

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So after lots of debate, I decided to purchase one, and I received it on Valentine’s Day. And I must say, I got so much more than I expected with the machine. You can do decorative edges on your garments, decorative topstitching, and so much more! Plus, I love the fact that when sewing a seam, you sew it and finish the edges at the same time, saving you time. Also, serging goes so much faster than a straight sewing stitch, saving time there as well!

I’ve spent lots of time serging scrap pieces of fabric, learning curves and different methods. I’ve also threaded and rethreaded the machine numerous times, to learn how to do it correctly. This learning time I took was really beneficial, and I’ve already been able to start with projects using my serger!

I serged a fitted diaper for my daughter, and I think it turned out really well for a first attempt!

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Of course, the serger didn’t take away all the extra steps you need a sewing machine for, but it sure cut the time to make the diaper in about half for me!

I’m also currently working on a shirt for my husband, and I have purchase a couple of patterns to make my daughter. I also bought a pattern for shirts to make myself, but they are a bit more advanced and I will probably wait until I am more confident with my serger before trying them.

Does anyone else have a serger? Do you think its a good investment? I love mine!! :)

Wool Wraps and Soakers

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

I’ve been working on wool covers for my daughter to wear with her cloth diapers. Wool has some amazing properties, it can absorb up to 40% of its weight in moisture without feeling wet, and it allows for airflow which helps prevent diaper rashes. Also, it never stinks!

I’ve been trying two different types of wool covers – wraps and soakers. The first one I made was a wrap that I completed using the Tickle Turdle online pattern.

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I used the yarn that I had previously dyed and accented it with purple to make it a bit more “girly”. The wrap turned out okay, but I don’t really like the fit of it on Elizabeth. I think I will try to alter the pattern, making the tabs longer and changing the leg holes a bit.

The second type of wool cover that I’ve looked into is a soaker. I haven’t been able to find a pattern for a soaker in crochet that I like, so I decided to make up my own.

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It didn’t turn out very well :) I had done the first body part in the round, and then switched to back and forth to decrease for the legs. This caused the stitches to look different from each other. I messed up when decreasing at some point, and so I ended up with an odd number to bind with an even number (at the top of the legs) which caused it to bind crooked. The legs are different as well. But now I know where I need to improve the pattern, and I will try again!

If anyone has a good link to a crochet soaker to share, I would love to see it :)

Capes for my Heroes

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
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For Valentine’s Day my husband and I decided to make each other a gift. I am anxious to see what he comes up with, while I decided to make him one of the things on his “list” that he can enjoy while playing with our son: Superman. We want to fill a chest with costumes for playing dress-up, so I made 2 versions of this cape that would hopefully make Clark Kent proud.

I bought red 1/4″ bias tape and 2 yards of red satin, measured the length to about the bottom of the seat of their pants.

Small Child: 18″L x 16″W
Adult: 40″L x 28″W

1. I like to iron my hems rather than pinning so I started with the sides, turned over twice about 1/4″ and ironed them down. Then I hemmed the sides and did the same with the bottom.

2. At the top I ran a thread through near the edge and pulled it in to gather. Then I sewed across my gathering. Be sure to keep your finger near the sewing needle so you can press down the fabric where it gathers.

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3. Next, I used 1/4″ red bias tape to create the tie. Open the tape, center it across your fabric, and tuck in the newly gathered top seam. Then sew all the way across the bias tape. It shouldn’t unravel but you can also tuck in and sew the ends of the tie.

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I think this would be really cute with a contrasting color of bias tape around all of the edges. I can’t wait to see them play!

Cabled Hat

Monday, February 12th, 2007

I am so excited about this, I just had to post about it right away! This is a hat that I finished on the weekend, I needed a warm hat for when I go walking in the cold, and I love the look of cables. I’ve always been scared of cables though, they look so intricate and hard, and I’ve never tried them. I decided this weekend to give them a go, and I was surprised at how easy they are!

I found a free pattern online, and I followed it as written, except that I made it bigger (I have a big head :) ) and I did an additional row of SSK at the end of the pattern, to make the hole at the top of the hat minimal. I should have made it a touch longer, as it only covers the very top of my ears, but it does keep my head warm and that was the goal.
There are a few mistakes that I can see, but all in all I’m really happy with how it turned out. And now I’m not scared of cables. :)

Stencils Anonymous

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Ok, so the secret is out. I’m. addicted. to. stencils. i can’t help myself!! They are soo much fun and so easy. You can make a special personalized gift for anyone with this great idea.

I love this picture! Two of my favorite people in the world. For Christmas this year i gave my best friend Kim a T-shirt that read: Lucy *heart*’s me and a onesie that said KiKi (what Lucy will call her one day) *heart*’s me. Along with the shirts i gave her a coupon for a photo shoot of her and Lucy. We got some great shots. This was one of my favorites. you can see the shirts really well and Lucy looks like she is flying.. AHH love that kid!

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The way i work my stencils is i print out what i want my stencil to say, trace it on the Freezer Paper, then cut it out with an exacto knife. Or sometimes i just draw up some silly design on the matte side of the paper & cut it out. Here’s what they looked like after i ironed on the design b4 paint. (if you are trying this, be sure to iron on another piece of Freezer Paper on the inside of the shirt, shinny sides facing each other, so your paint doesn’t bleed thru.) Then i just use any fabric paint, usually mix the glitter fabric paint in pretty much every time! I’ve said it before- love the bling :) Just peel off the stencil as soon as your done and voila!

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This is one of my favorites, a onesie for a friend’s baby. Her name is Vienne. Love this font, thought it was kinda french just like her name..

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The other thing i’ve enjoyed is the dye resist. Some of these onesies i dyed and then stenciled with paint. Some of them i stenciled b4 the dye, applying dye resist, as i would paint. When you put it in the dye bath that area doesn’t dye to the intensity as the rest of the garment. (i’m sure you could get the same effect by applying bleach on a colored garment) The bottom 3 are done this way. It looks super cool. Hope this inspires you to start stenciling.

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Quick and Easy Felt Appliqués

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

I have really been into using felt lately. It’s like the wonder material – you can make so much with it, it’s inexpensive and so easy to use. I had bought some little boys shirts for cheap ($3 at Walmart, and they are nice, too) and decided to use them to stitch some felt applique’s on. So I decided on a catepillar and a lion. Once I cut out the shapes I needed in the colors I wanted, I added any embellishments (like eyes, mouths, ears, etc) and then just secured them on the shirt using a blanket stitch.

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I finished up with a few other accents and voila – cute (and boyish) felt applique shirts. Each one cost approx $4 and about an hour to make from start to finish.

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Freezer Paper Stencil

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

As I was frantically finishing up all of my Christmas projects I got the brilliant idea to make a onesie for Lucy, for my husband Brian. He is a big Mac fan so I wanted to make it special. I’ve been addicted recently to freezer paper stenciling. It is so easy and fast that you can make a special gift in a pinch. First I had to find letters to trace. I wanted my onesie to say “Daddys Girl” I actually found all the letters I needed on the book – Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – funny!! Since I made this, I discovered a way to get any font I want on Word and print just the outline of the letters so I’m not wasting ink.

Then I found a package that had the apple symbol on it and traced everything on my freezer paper. An exacto knife on a cutting mat works best for cutting your stencil. Then I ironed it on using a dry iron, no steam, and ironed another piece on the the back of the stencil so the paint doesn’t bleed thru.

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My favorite part is painting. You can use any kind of fabric paint or even acrylic paint works too. I mix in some fabric paint when I’m using acrylic. I’m obsessed with sparkles lately so i have the glitter fabric paint that i add to pretty much every color. You have to peal the stencil off very carefully as soon as you are done so it dries evenly.

It turned out soo cute. I love it!

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