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Creepy Corduroy

"First time corduroy sewers, raise your hand!" *me raising my hand* Boy was I clueless! I was ready to start on a new monkey pattern; one I had loads of fabric to create with. 8 yards to be exact. I was all excited about my brand new, perfect sha...

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Making of a Misfit

This one's jsut for fun. My son took the pictures of the monkeys together at the end. Misfit was one of my big craft fails. Who knew he'd come out like Opus from Bloom County? I guess you don't know until you try.

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Creepy Corduroy

"First time corduroy sewers, raise your hand!"
*me raising my hand*

Boy was I clueless! I was ready to start on a new monkey pattern; one I had loads of fabric to create with. 8 yards to be exact. I was all excited about my brand new, perfect shade of brown, thick waled cord I'd found at the charity shop. I'd waited weeks and finally I had the time (and motivation) to dive in. Excitement was in the air! Yeah, that was BEFORE I knew what a pain in the rear corduroy was to work with… Continue

Posted by Birdie on November 6, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Working with iron on Vinyl

If you have ever done a Google search on sewing vinyl, you know that this is one of the great curses of many a seamstress. The stuff bunches up, slips about, and then sticks to the presser foot of your machine. Solutions abound. You can buy a special Teflon presser foot and industrial needle feed machines. Hand sewing is an option, and some suggest using a walking foot for heavy vinyl. Simpler recommendations include sandwiching the vinyl between tissue paper, waxed paper, gift wrapping paper or… Continue

Posted by Kay E. Stephenson on November 6, 2009 at 12:13pm