I (R) have been recruited to make shades for just about every room in the house. I'm not talkin' curtains, I'm talking shades. Roman shades, swoop shades, you name it. She (Ciz) has named 16 so far that she wants. She claims that I'm supposed to be teaching her as I go so that she will really be the one doing them but I'm already seeing how that's going. Ya see Ciz has the attention span of o I don't know, Dennis? Which means she can't stay focused on one thing for very long. I cut and sewed three roman shades today, what did Cat do? Ironed the panels. Hopefully tomorrow we'll actually get some teaching in.
Wish us luck. I always make stupid mistakes because I'm in a rush and just want to get it done (insert: sewing is tedious as hell and how did I get volunteered to do this?). My only screw up today miraculously was not cutting the lining too big. Which is the best kind of screw up because I just cut it down to size and it wasn't that big of a deal.
Till tomorrow,
Riz
PS: I'm in a jacket in my own bedroom because my room for some reason gets no heat and I'm over the garage. Which means, hot in the summer, cold in the winter. And did I mention this is the second house in which my room was over the garage? As oldest I get the first pick and conveniently I always pick the worst room. My nose is freezing and boo's ears are boo-cicles. Time to relocate.
Showing posts with label Sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sewing. Show all posts
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Today
Today has been a lazy fall day spent making more xmas gifts! My knitting projects have not been going very well lately :( So I pulled out the sewing machine to transition to a different craft.
The thing is though that I really do not enjoy sewing. It just takes forever and is sooo tedious. That being said, I love it because it is so useful. When I (finally) have my own homestead, the sewing machine (and serger!) will definitely come in handy. Slipcovers, pillows, napkins, aprons, the list goes on and on.
So back to today, I made some Patriots pj pants for my papa for xmas and hemmed some pj's for kitty.
Tomorrow Lyddy and I are making the hour and a half trek to Ikea! So excited. We LOVE Ikea. It sucks we have to drive forevs to get there but that just makes it more of an adventure I guess. Some things are my list include:
The thing is though that I really do not enjoy sewing. It just takes forever and is sooo tedious. That being said, I love it because it is so useful. When I (finally) have my own homestead, the sewing machine (and serger!) will definitely come in handy. Slipcovers, pillows, napkins, aprons, the list goes on and on.
So back to today, I made some Patriots pj pants for my papa for xmas and hemmed some pj's for kitty.
Tomorrow Lyddy and I are making the hour and a half trek to Ikea! So excited. We LOVE Ikea. It sucks we have to drive forevs to get there but that just makes it more of an adventure I guess. Some things are my list include:
Some items from my wish list...
-OR-
Ta ta,
Riz
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Busy Bee
For me (R) it's been a fast and productive weekend. It's been filled with crafting and laundry. So I feel somewhat accomplished.
I finished these of course. And today I made lil-bro a snuggie. Yes a snuggie. A request by him which was a miracle. So many handmade gift requests this year, gotta love that.
So I went to Hancock yesterday since all fleece was 54% off (whaa!) and got some charcoal colored fleece for his snuggie and Daddio some Patriots fleece for the pj pants I plan on making him for xmas.
So today I embarked upon the snuggie project. And now I remember why I never sew, it is soooo tedious. Took me forever and I screwed up, twice, cutting. How can I screw up a snuggie? There are literally only three pieces. The arm holes were significantly bigger than the sleeves and the cuts for the arm holes were too close together. But with some finageling I got it all to work. And it's huge, fuzzy and warm, so much better than a store bought snuggie, I even sewed on a pocket for his phone/remote etc. I'll post pics when he opens it on xmas.
I also whipped out the serger. Years ago my lovely parents got me one for my bday and I LOVE it. However, it has barely been used due to the difficulty of threading a serger. Probably the hardest thing ever. Now I understand why my sewing teacher in HS would get so pissed when someone screwed up the serger.
So anyway, I was determined to use it because of how much that bad boy cost my parents and how much nicer it makes sewed garments. So I re-threaded it and presto! It worked! Alongside my Singer sewing machine that I've had since junior high (thanks again parents), my serger and I made a snuggie!
Two Christmas presents down 39547392048 to go,
Riz
I finished these of course. And today I made lil-bro a snuggie. Yes a snuggie. A request by him which was a miracle. So many handmade gift requests this year, gotta love that.
So I went to Hancock yesterday since all fleece was 54% off (whaa!) and got some charcoal colored fleece for his snuggie and Daddio some Patriots fleece for the pj pants I plan on making him for xmas.
So today I embarked upon the snuggie project. And now I remember why I never sew, it is soooo tedious. Took me forever and I screwed up, twice, cutting. How can I screw up a snuggie? There are literally only three pieces. The arm holes were significantly bigger than the sleeves and the cuts for the arm holes were too close together. But with some finageling I got it all to work. And it's huge, fuzzy and warm, so much better than a store bought snuggie, I even sewed on a pocket for his phone/remote etc. I'll post pics when he opens it on xmas.
I also whipped out the serger. Years ago my lovely parents got me one for my bday and I LOVE it. However, it has barely been used due to the difficulty of threading a serger. Probably the hardest thing ever. Now I understand why my sewing teacher in HS would get so pissed when someone screwed up the serger.
So anyway, I was determined to use it because of how much that bad boy cost my parents and how much nicer it makes sewed garments. So I re-threaded it and presto! It worked! Alongside my Singer sewing machine that I've had since junior high (thanks again parents), my serger and I made a snuggie!
Two Christmas presents down 39547392048 to go,
Riz
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