I have been around...

I as mentioned before I am not a blogger. I try but the words do not come easy for me.

Lately I have been sewing more.

I also tried my hand at teaching two young family members to sew, but that was very short lived...
When some people do not have to pay for something that do not take it seriously. smh.  I will try again, this time with paying customer.

Below are four items I have made so far in 2015:

First is a self drafted faux leather skirt with Simplicity 1317 View A with faux leather  piping
Middle picture is Vogue 8930 Blanket coat
Last picture is Simplicity 1283

I am going to try to at least post once a month.


Love and Blessing,

Dawn

Pleated pleather panic...

My daughter turned 23 yesterday. She asked me to make her a pleated pleather mini skirt for her. She told me that she needed it for the weekend after her birthday.

On Monday past, we (two daughters and a cousin) went to Mood to look for prom dress fabric and the pleather. We found the pleather but the prom dress fabric is a story for another time.

On Tuesday she told me that her co-workers were throwing her a party on her birthday and that she really wanted to wear the skirt. Well, I had women's ministry on Tuesday and so I did not have much time to work on it.
Yesterday after work, I started working on the skirt. She told me that she was leaving out at 10:30, so I put the petal to the metal and tried to grind out the skirt.... I always make dumb mistakes when I rush. ......

I was watching a tutorial on inserting a zipper and I wanted to keep the slide out of my way... so I placed the top of the zipper up over the desired insertion spot, but I forgot to create a new stop!  I did a great job. The zipper was great zipped up! the best I ever did...After sewing the waist band facing and the waistband along the short edge (right sides together then trim and turn) to create a clean edge to the zipper tape, I pulled the zipper up again and right off the top of the skirt. I screamed NOOOO and my grandson, asked me what was wrong. I told him and he told me not to be too sad. He just turned four last week. I few minutes later my daughter came in to get dressed and he said "You cannot wear your skirt because mom- mom pulled the zipper right off the top of the skirt!"

Needless to say she wore something else and I will be spending a lot of time with my seam ripper this evening.

You can see the zipper slide on the pattern envelope

 

 

Love and Blessing

 

Dawn

Sunday Best

I have decided to use up my fabric stash(made of up poor quality/cheap purchases made throughout the past few years) by making an outfit to wear to church each Sunday. Last week I wore a skirt and top I made from Simplicity Threads 2758 , view E and Butterick B5357. I used a grey double knit(purchased form Fabric Mart) for the skirt and a multi-colored sheer(purchased from Jomar's) for the top. And a self drafted tank made from the skirt material for modesty.
I am totally happy with the skirt but the next time I make the top I will have to figure out different way to insert the elastic, it looked a little home made(however, when I told some of the congregation that I made it they were surprised).
I think by the time I work my way through the stash my sewing skills will have greatly improved.

My home computer is acting up so I will have to post pictures when I can.

Next up:
A dress made from Simplicity 3622 view C w/ view A sleeves, in a black and white sheer stretch fabric that I underlined with a black stretch nylon I purchased from Jomar's here in Philly. Hopefully I will finish it by Sunday!