The Sewing Room

Keiss_21

Oh dear pennib, you have had a rough time with your quilt!1 It still looks marvellous, though I know you will worry over every imperfection! I am the same, so pleased you persevered with it, congratulations :T:T

Well, here is the A4 landscape picture I have made for my brother, using some of my own hand-dyed fabrics. It's of the bay where we grew up, and where I will be in 21/2 weeks time :j.



It is mounted on one of those stretched canvases you can get lots of places...really finishes it off. I decided to paint the canvas white this morning, so the pictue is not attached yet. Just need to get the hooks onto the back, and the picture glued onto the front, then I can post it later this week. There are a few things I am not completely happy with, but pretty pleased with it. It could have done with more sea beyond Noss Head, but I needed to square up the picture and cut off just a bit too much...forgot I would lose a bit with the satin-stitch edging. Still, I will make a better one next time!!!

maman - how about a coaster with the gentleman's name, or initial in it, or a bookmark? I have done that before for some of the males in my family. Avstar's idea is good too, if you can find out what gadgets he has.

I plan on making a wall hanging for both my Sis and BIL, who are 50 this year, I have already done some preliminary sketches for each of them, it's just a case of finding the time and materials!!!:o

Oh I nearly forgot (how could I!!)...I got the job in the sewing machine shop!! :j

It's only one day a week initially, which is fine as I have two other part-time jobs. There is the possibility of doing some IT work for him, and once I have learned how too used these amazing machines, to teach other folk how to use them...there are so many possibilities! Just concentrating on the one day a week for now though, and we'll see how it goes after that.

Right, need to get back to the other pictures I'm making.

Have a good week everyone xx

Justamum

That's fantastic Keiss.

Bobbykins

Just popped out of lurkdom again to say - Justamum - you may remember helping me out with how to alter the bust sizing on my first dress pattern in years - I've just realised what part of the world you are in and we are heading there this weekend to visit friends!

Look out for a daft old bird in a black and red dress that may look familiar!

Since all you guys helped me out a couple of months ago I have managed to make another dress, two more Amelie bags as gifts for friends and a whole heap of different pincushions for my daughter who wanted to sell a few to her friends for a bit extra money.

I am itching to start on yet another dress but can't find the sort of fabric I fancy at the moment, so am keeping my eyes open and still avidly following this thread. Right, off back to lurkdom again. Thanks for all your inspiration.

Justamum

Bobbykins wrote: »

Just popped out of lurkdom again to say - Justamum - you may remember helping me out with how to alter the bust sizing on my first dress pattern in years - I've just realised what part of the world you are in and we are heading there this weekend to visit friends!

Glad to have helped

Which part of the island are you visiting?

trix-a-belle

well done Keiss!!!! you will be the font of knowledge for machine recommendations now
also that picture is so beautiful! I wish I had the time to construct things like that.
I've not done any sewing really since my stint a the beginning of the year for the dress I didn't finish in time, i've now got a dress makers dummy so can hopefully sort it out ready for the next wedding in june

Ailsb

Keiss21 - your comment about getting the job in the sewing machine shop has made me post (after months of reading but no comments) to say well done.

Whilst I'm posting thought I'd say what lovely things you've all been making. Whilst I've been MIA I've completed several bags, including a clutch bag to use at my nephews wedding, a bed for my dads dog, and several large blocks for a quilt. I did a cushion in a drop in session at the sticthing for pleasure show at the NEC the other week and it inspired me on the quilt front.

Off to lurk again now.

Bobbykins

Justamum, our friends live in Castletown so will be based there but will no doubt be all over the island on little trips once we get there.

rufusdog52

Well done on getting the job Keiss, and I love the picture you did, its really nice xx

Pennib, your quilt is lovely too and the bag, you are so clever xx

I havent done any sewing for a few weeks now what with one thing and another. I finally received the bits today for the bags I started to make, ordered them off an Ebay seller from Hong Kong end of Feb, first lot went missing then they sent second lot which finally turned up today, only thing is they are wrong colour, I ordered white and they have sent clear but they will do. Might be better in the long run (toggles for back packs).

We have been sorting out our garden all week, had a lot of work to do out there including laying some decking to cover an old broken concrete path. I thought yesterday that it would be nice to have some matching table cloths for the garden tables, went up town today and looked in the charity shop and they had a pair of curtains in there which will hopefully look fab as table cloths. I am going to have a go tomorrow as the weather is supposed to get bad so we won't be outside.

PoppyToms

Hi everyone, you guys are very talented, there are some fab things on this thread. I'm not great at sewing but i am trying to teach myself I generally kinda make things up as i go along lol. Anyway here is a gift i made my Mother in Law as a house warming pressie...it's a doorstop

PoppyToms

Oh! It won't let me put the picture on! How long do you have to be a meber before you can post, does anyone know?
Anyway for those who would like to take a peek it's on my blog. See my profile for address. thanks