I'd like to see your quilts, clothes, and other projects.
Come on! Let us see!!!
Here is a pillow I made. The side panels are embroidered as well as the center.
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That is a quilt that I made for my nephew. I make one for each of my nieces/nephews. I've got a few other quilts that it seems I never took pics of, so I'll post those later.
And The post card.... is legal to mail?? That would be soooo cool to get a post card like that in the mail!! Hey Do you have a picture of the purse/ bags you made??!! Now that's a perfect idea to use scaps of material for,, post cards!!!
Wrennie The material pattern and color your using for the Kitty's bed is pretty!!!!! I hope she doesn't click on it and see it already , I like your Santa and Stocking too!!
Sarah~~~ How sweet of you to make quilts for your nieces and nephews .. A keepsake for sure!!!!!!!!!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Diane, I don't have pictures yet of the purse and/or bags but I guess I could take some. Yes, the postcard is legal to mail.
Come on everyone, we want to see what you've done!!!!!
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Diane, Wendy picked out and mailed me the fabric so she knows what that looks like, she just hasnt seen the final design of the bed and pillows.(can you see the pillows in that picture? I sent them a purple crocheted mouse too. She just recently saved 2 kittens that had been dumped
Ohhhh Okay Wrennie!! Yep I could see the pillows,, sweet of you to make it for her, and Very sweet of her to rescue Kitties!!!!!!!!
Yes Glenda Get a shot of your Purse/bag I get a lot of compliments on the one you made me,,,, here From Stangers!!!!!!!!!! They can't believe it is made of window screen!! They always ask to touch it to feel the Window screen!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
I know Right Wrennie?!!! That's everyones' reaction.. I will go try to find a pic of it ~ Heck I'll just take a picture of mine!! give me a few minutes K?
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Hey Mom! I love that pillow! The postcard is a neat idea! Okay, getting ready to start a topic about my rock garden. It turns out, the hubby forgot the camera. haha!
Okay here's the Purse/bag Glenda made me,, I couldn't get it to stand straight up, I have about wore it out!! But you get the idea!!! The handle/ straps are made for shoulder carrying and the screen is also the strap and Glenda sewed material ( same as Body) on the top of the strap it has three large pockets front and back and the same on inside ,, Then she embroiderd My Initials on the front, and also flowers to match the material!!!!!!!! The bottom of the bag is also screen,!! I was in awe when she gave it to me!!!!!!!!! I'm telll'in Ya I Use it everyday!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Diane and Susan Thanks for posting the pictures for me.
Wrennie, you make some wonderful things. Whoever gets them is very lucky.
LandofOz, your quilt looks very complicated. I admire anyone who can make that quilt!
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I've made things with my serger also. Can you post a few pictures? I'll post some pictures also in a few days.
I made a baby blanket for Diane's grandson with my serger. Maybe she'll repost her picture of the blanket.
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Glenda, the quilt was entirely paper-pieced and was my first paper piecing project. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can. I never got a finished pic because my sister just had to have her baby 3 months early. I was in such a hurry to finish it that I never got an final pic.
I love the quilt for your grandson, Glenda. That is so neat, I really love asian decor. You all are so talented, I can't wait to see more pics.
I did a non-traditional double wedding ring quilt, queen size, entirely by hand and vowed to never ever do that again. Way too much work!
The quilt for my grandson was one of the easiest I have done. Five fabrics made into 16 inch, 3 piece blocks. It went together very fast. I won't say how many times I took the binding off (4!) before I got it on the way it should be.
I never have, and never will, make a hand-quilted quilt. Anyone who does has both my admiration and my sympathy.
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awwwwwwww jayhawk, thanks for your admiration n sympathy ok maybe just the sympathy cause alls i do are blocks, thats easy cut squares n sew together i wish i had all you talents! beauitful pics everyone!
i had a sewing mechine once, spent more time haveing my hubs fix it, or getting all knoted up n redoing it, i gave up on mechines all them buttons n stuff confuse me too, had to have my hubs put the string in to cause i always did that wrong to ,
I have a bunch of cat print fabrics I've been collecting and saving forever. Realistic kitties, cartoon kities, lion & tiger big kitties, leopard etc print, paw prints. Just abiut 1/4 yard of each, a few repeats. I was thinking of doing a purr quilt but maybe a 9 patch would be better?? Squares???
:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: what a purfect typo! I meant a PUFF quilt.... purr cat
I think a puff quilt would be "purfect" for your kitty fabrics. That way you can cut squares so we can see the fabric pattern easier. It would be a great way for all to know it is a cat quilt!
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I've been in the mood to sew since you started this topic Glenda! : Now its almost time to go home and I'm too tired! :LOL: I do have a project in mind I can start to design though. {{{Its a secret, shhhhhhh}}}
I make alot of quilts with just blocks, easy and quick. I can make a quillow quilt in a day. If I was smart I'd buy some material on clearance and start making them for Christmas gifts. Might put that on a 'to do list'.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
This was a bed cover which I created with the straight needle machine. Cut squares and zig zag stiched the design on top......I like Hawaiian designs. Where I got the pattern.
These doll were all sewed by me with my serger and my straight machine. I made the dolls as well as the clothes.. All hemming was serged first then turned and straight machine......I used the serger for all the inside joinings and the dolls bodies where I cold..........'
To do hems , just serge it first turnup, iron and straight stitch.
Just did those this year......from pattens and scraps. :ding:
All this talk about sewing has gotten me in the mood to sew also. I had company all day and couldn't get near my sewing machine.
Oh well, tomorrow I have two sewing classes; one is an ongoing class for a quilt that is blocks of costumes for a boy paper doll. I've been working on it for over a year!
The second class is to teach me about the new embroidery program I got a few weeks ago.
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Dodge, You make some wonderful things with your serger!
Many who sew are afraid of the serger but you seemed to have mastered using it.
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Thanks ......I was a Seamstress at 5 different sewing factors and I was on many types of machines......I loved the serger most.
Sergers we used to make the stretchy clothing.......Like tank tops t shirts sweats shirts pants ....All the new silky like pants and shorts are serger .. Open some of your stretch tops and look at the seams........Underwear. Most famous is blue jean done on sergers......It takes out the bulk in the seams and makes it so neat ......... Yes lots are afraid of sergers......They are my favorite and quick. Made work handkies last week on the serger for hd......No need to use the straight one for the work ones........I used a new bedsheet for the cotton handkies.
What is fantastic about the machine, it sews and cuts the seam at the same time. We took out soooooo many errors in cuttings in the factorys.. I am retired now an just goof off.
Sibyl, I think a lot of it is the machine your using. My machine is a $99 Singer POS from walmart. I hate the thing, the thread is always messing up and the stitches aren't always consistant. But, it beats the heck outta doing it by hand. lol I took a class on Cotton Theory and my machine broke, so I got to use their brand new Bernina. Oh, god, it's heaven. Let me tell you. Pure joy. Computerized stitch length, readout, and an easy-threader. And it was on clearance for only $600.
Dodge, I'm afraid that I didn't get it. We thought about how we could pay for it without charging it but we just couldn't. That is a lot more than a house payment for us and is about 3.5 car payments. It would have been so nice. But I'm only 24 and I'll have one when we're a little more financially sound.
Smart girl.......I been down that road.. Your younger than my son........They have a new baby , 8 months old.. Mortage, don't know what else..... But having a home an car is a must when you work.
Some day you will ........I am retired and didnt buy the good machine for a great while.. I have a walmart machine and it isnt the greatest one . I know ladies who invest thousands of dollars in machine, but they sell things at craft shows etc,......You need to have a business to justify the pricy ones.....
Also one thing I do know....One machine will not do all things........Like if your sewing Jeans , You need a jean machine that is very strong and reliable.Another machine to put the rivets on the jeans...... See Just like one needs special machines to do special decorations. In the factories they have all different machines, which one cant afford .
I would love to have a quilting machine.....But it is very pricey and would need to have some where to sell ........Not easy.
good advice dodge! i'm still sewing on a $200 singer, although, it would be a lot more now, it's a good machine, about middle of the line for when i got it.
i'll have a better one one day, but i'll always keep "old faithful"
Singer is a good machine.. The older simplier ones are the easiest for the home sewer to fix.
I found my serger online in california, and it was about 200 dollars cheaper than our local stores.....About 6 or more years ago....... The method I always used for buying things for the home, If i cant pay it cash, I dont need it ...........
My singer really isn't in the best shape. Adam, my hubby, has tried to "fix" it and "tune it up." Both times I've had to take it to my machine's best friend in the business, Bill, who often fixes the thing for free or very cheap. When I buy a machine, it will probably be from him. Although Bill never says it's a hunk o'junk, he does say it's "seen more miles than most." I'll have to get some pics of the other quilts tomorrow to post.
I can't wait for more pics!! I want to go sew instead of go to work today. OK??
I have 2 3 machines. One is Grandmas antique, found it on the street put out for junk, grandpa never could get it to work right, cabinet machine. The first hand me down is a singer in its own table, folds down inside, from the70's machine, a plastic gear broke apart and I havent gotten it fixed (no$$). Then I got my friend Lynnes machine when she died. Its probably late 70;s also. I think a JCPenney brand ??? Which now sits on top of the singers table, so its just a bit too high for cofort. I guess i need a little taller chair. A new machine with all the fancy stitches & embroidery stuff is on my 'when I win lottery' list.
I have 7 oldies settin her of no use except 2......... All broke . 2 of them are my husbands grandparents machines.....Broke the belts I have to look .......I think singers ..
Thank you all for sharing your pictures! You have made some wonderful projects! I haven't sewn since Home Ec class which was a long time ago. I would like to get a sewing machine and see what I can learn.
Jessica ,no harm in learning...... My friend has a machine that imbroiderys and makes me things, like deco pillows and bookmarkers, nad my favorite, is 2 penguins dress for winter.. I framed it an hung it on my wall........
Every year we trade stuff ......I love her work.. She did a quilt by hand for my granddaughter.. free.. Now thats a friend.
My most recent quilt (this winter) for my Rachael's top bunk, Just using up scraps I had. It's a 9-patch with a poorly-thought out color graduation. Machine pieced, hand quilted. The second is my entirely by-hand queen quilt, a non-traditional double wedding ring. The last is a full-size quilt, again for Rachael, for her bottom bunk which is now Lindsay's. Hand-quilted.
Last but not least, the only afghan that I still have. I made a lot but when I moved out my mother claimed that they were hers, so I don't have any of them. Made for my eldest aka Rachael. Also, this is a cotton theory quilt. I made it for Lindsay, it was a lot of fun to make and didn't require quilting which is great.
I've made plenty of baby quilts but never thought to take pics before giving them out as gifts. Same as the larger quilts. It seemed the nicer they were, they were ones that got gifted.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
All that hand quilting is special for the ones who get them.
I have about 3 or 4 quilt tops I need to finish and all these pictures make me want to get busy!
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." by Winston Churchill
I have a Golden Touch and Sew Singer. Before I was married, I bought it--cash. it was around 1973 or so. It cost me $500.00. I for the life of me do not know what a single girl thought she was doing, buying such an expensive machine. But the older me has been happy many times that I DO have it, because the married me could never have bought it. It is messed up in the tension. I have taken it to singer repair shops and to just plain sewing machine repair shops--they all say they have fixed this or that but after a few weeks the machine is back to the same old same old. I have the name of another repairman that I am going to try.--we shall see.
It is not a big hurry though, because I do not do so much sewing these days, since the girls are not home any longer.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
I've made plenty of baby quilts but never thought to take pics before giving them out as gifts. Same as the larger quilts. It seemed the nicer they were, they were ones that got gifted.
yes, Sarah nice quilts.
When I was young & single, I embroidered pre-quilted baby blankets for my niece & nephew, as shower gifts. Then later, I would make doll quilts for my niece. I think I said earlier, but I am currently quilting 2 Christmas Tree skirts that I made for my girls. They are basically round quilts made with christmas material.
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That is sad .....I worked in 5 sewing factorys and machine troubles are the biggest drawbacks there......They all break often .....Had a mechanic on duty at all of them.Doubt if it was good wages. Todays computerized machines require computer as well as sewing machine mechanics..
Now what I am getting at...The new machines today are so much more faster and easier to use, with out the computers even. That is why I dont get my old ones fixed. The best machine one can buy for efficiency , is the Industrial sewing machines. Straight sewing and Serger. I have seen them on here , for $1000......They are well worth the money if one is going to be at it alot........ The machines in the stores around arent industrial..
I'm not particularly talented. I spend far too much time ripping seams back out and swearing under my breath and wondering why I'm making yet another quilt. These quilts may look alright but only due to sheer force of will and not talent.
Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad that you all like them.
Landofoz............ I think all my quilts were Swear Quilts.... If only I had a real place to put a quilting frame I might try hand stitching like 2 inches apart stitiches...ha ha Like this. ============= =============== ================= Would go faster............ the thing nice thing about them ....We can use them and keep warm and laugh at our mistakes. I say who cares????
I didnt show the odd ball ones yet ......Not perfect by any means. Swear quilts, not square quilts......
The baby it is for is almost 5 months old. If they take pictures I'll post a picure of him wearing the gown.
The gown is about 42 inches long.
I embroidered his name and baptism date (in white thread) inside the hem on his right side.
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I want to see the christmas quilted skirts .....photo Please.
Barb: I promise--just as soon as I get somebody to install my camera software onto my new computer, I will join Photobucket & "learn" myself how to post picturs--then--I will spend the day posting all the pics that I have been talking about--so sorry I am so computer inept.
Glenda: That is a most beautiful christening gown!!! and to have it handmade--such a keepsake!!!!
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
I remember making niece's preemie clothes. I found it so hard with all the tiny pieces and everything had to be seemed just right so it wouldn't scratch her thin skin. Never want to have to make those clothes ever again.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Very nice gown, glenda. After attempting pin-tucks I've given up clothing-making. Unless it's a simple dress for the girls, I'm not doing it. That gown is gorgeous, I'd love to see some pics of the baby in there!
My sewing machine has a special foot for pintucks. I just put in a twin needle, thread on a second spool of thread, and sew.
The hardest part is making sure the first line is straight because all the other pintuck lines follow the line of the first one. Marking a 60 inch straight line around the bottom was not easy!!
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How to make ;your first line of stitches straight? First decide where you want the line. Put the needle down thru to hold the material.. Then take some Masking tape and put it on the machine, at the edge of the material you just put under the foot.........And follow that tape the whole time you sew.
Also the deep lines you see on your right, on the machine are for that purpose .. Guides to show where to sew......You might have a metal guide with the machine that you put on to make your margain.
The way I make my stitching line straight sometimes is a three step process.
1. make sure you have a straight edge on your fabric
2. use a ruler (a sewing ruler) to measure where you want the line to be, especially if your line is more than 1 inch from the edge.
3. draw a line along the ruler with a water soluble marking pen.
The water soluble ink disappears with a little spritz of water. My longest ruler is 2 ft. long so marking a line longer than that can somtimes be a little tricky.
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They can't believe it is made of window screen!! 
They always ask to touch it 
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