The Sewing Room

Starbrite

Not a very relevant post I know...

Just stumbled upon this thread while trying to find cheap dress to wear to a wedding as a guest, read first few posts and lots of people planning to make quilts or have made quilts.

I'd just like to say to anyone making a quit or who has given a quilt as a present, they are the best presents. My Nan made one for me when I was around 10years old to this day I still have it. It's my most prized present ever. She started it while my Grandad was in Hospital with cancer of the pancress, he would cut out the hexagon shapes while nan sewed on her visits to him. Alas Grandad died the quilt got put down for a while as the memories where raw.

A few years later the quit was finish has my name on it and on underside love from Nanny. Nan died back in Oct 2011.

I will tresure this quilt for the rest of my life, I still use it today. Only down side is it's a single bed size but still good for sunggling up on the sofa in

To me it's much more than a quilt, my Nan and Grandad both made it and that will never be taken away from me.

I'm blabbling and crying! so yes those of you making quilts keep at it, don't give up and I'm sure the recever will apprecate it as much as I do

homealone_2

trix-a-belle wrote: »

Homealone, as the others say please don't give up! Try to do bits in little steps where you feel happy, break the bigger problems down into small chunks. If you are worried about wrecking the 'for best' fabric the try out a pattern on an old piece of bed sheet or cheap cotton first.
I've got a million & one projects sat on my spare bed waiting to be finished which i cant bear to look at so they are coming out one by one and being done little by little, lets tackle it together.
My task today is to cut & iron some interfacing for a top and then sew 2 panels together so that the yoke is complete & if I feel able I will try to do the waistband

thanks for your reply, i would love to have someone to tackle these projects with and will try to put some pics up when ds1 teaches me how to do it am kind of laid up at the moment as i over did it over the weekend and at one point had been sat in wheelchair for 10 hours so am still trying to get over that one. having said that i do have a lovely knitted kind of tank top with than fur wool which i have done back and half way up front so thats one for the other forum but i have just spied a box in the corner called sock monkey that i was bought at xmas that has all the bits in ready to sew so that may be something small to tackle even while in bed. dont know if it will turn out like the others on here or even if it was that one that had started the craze ether way i will try to tackle that and let you know

canspendnomore

Not been on here for a while, but missing catchinh up. I've asked to join the FB group, Angela

Thanks

rufusdog52

Starbrite wrote: »

Not a very relevant post I know...

Just stumbled upon this thread while trying to find cheap dress to wear to a wedding as a guest, read first few posts and lots of people planning to make quilts or have made quilts.

I'd just like to say to anyone making a quit or who has given a quilt as a present, they are the best presents. My Nan made one for me when I was around 10years old to this day I still have it. It's my most prized present ever. She started it while my Grandad was in Hospital with cancer of the pancress, he would cut out the hexagon shapes while nan sewed on her visits to him. Alas Grandad died the quilt got put down for a while as the memories where raw.

A few years later the quit was finish has my name on it and on underside love from Nanny. Nan died back in Oct 2011.

I will tresure this quilt for the rest of my life, I still use it today. Only down side is it's a single bed size but still good for sunggling up on the sofa in

To me it's much more than a quilt, my Nan and Grandad both made it and that will never be taken away from me.

I'm blabbling and crying! so yes those of you making quilts keep at it, don't give up and I'm sure the recever will apprecate it as much as I do

Aww, how lovely, you nearly had me in tears too reading your post xx

Savvy_sewing

Sorry been missing in action. Just dont have the time to read up on all the threads I follow at the moment.
I actually managed to finish two buntings that have been haunting me for the last 2 months. So there are now, no more jobs on the back burner, and I can feel free to indulge any creative work that I want to do.
A few months ago, I cancelled my membership to several of the magazines, Sew, Simply Homemade, Making, etc. Thought that I would give it a rest as they are all full of things that I want to make, but never got around to. However I took on a cheap offer for some other ones for 3 month trials. Mind you I have had 2 copies of one, Molly Makes, and one of the other patchwork one. I thought it was fortuotus that the patchwork one was all about handbags-tote bags etc which is where i tend to do my work. Still not sure which of the magazines I want to keep on with and which to ditch so to speak.
Have been given a few of my BF's daughters clothes to use in my recycling, so I will be playing around with a few things. Missing the work area, having to work on the sittingroom table at the moment, but will get the rest of the bedroom corner sorted out soon, so I can sew up there. Still getting used to having my son back at home. Its strange after so long.

juliep123

Hi
I'm fairly new to the forum so hopefully this is in the right place!
Basically i have just been medically retired from work at the grand old age of 44 and now have a lot of time on my hands.
Years ago i made a few bits of patchwork and i would like to get back into it but i have a few questions for the experts on here if anyone can help.
1. What is the difference between patchwork and quilting?
2. Can anyone recommend a good basic book for instruction and posssibly patterns ?
3. is there anywhere that you normally get your material from ?
4. Are there any other tools(apart from the obvious) that make life easier.
My niece is expecting a little boy in September and i would really like to make something for him - any ideas welcome.
Thank you very much in advance
Jules

BOBBIs_MUMMY

Hi newbie to this forum but not to MSE!! hoping you kind ladies and gents might be able to help me.

I won a disney dressing up outfit from Ebay for my little one, the skirt has plastic boning in it. Unfortunately, although the seller packing it very well where she has folded it has meant the boning is now indented from being folded into a small envelope for 2 or 3 days - hope this makes sense??

I'm just wondering can I open up the seam take out the old boning and slot in a new one or is it not that easy?? also if I can do it this way is there something I should use to join the two ends together?

Here's hoping you might be able to help, thanks in advance

Savvy_sewing

BOBBIs_MUMMY wrote: »

Hi newbie to this forum but not to MSE!! hoping you kind ladies and gents might be able to help me.

I won a disney dressing up outfit from Ebay for my little one, the skirt has plastic boning in it. Unfortunately, although the seller packing it very well where she has folded it has meant the boning is now indented from being folded into a small envelope for 2 or 3 days - hope this makes sense??

I'm just wondering can I open up the seam take out the old boning and slot in a new one or is it not that easy?? also if I can do it this way is there something I should use to join the two ends together?

Here's hoping you might be able to help, thanks in advance

You should be able to undo the bottom/top of the seam and pull the boning out. However if its cheaply made it may be sewn into the seam. It would be possible to remove the boning, unpicking the seams and re doing them. You may not even need to replace the boning if its a childs dress up outfit.?
Make sure that you cover the ends of the boning, with fabric, so that it doesnt rub!.

Savvy_sewing

juliep123 wrote: »

Hi
I'm fairly new to the forum so hopefully this is in the right place!
Basically i have just been medically retired from work at the grand old age of 44 and now have a lot of time on my hands.
Years ago i made a few bits of patchwork and i would like to get back into it but i have a few questions for the experts on here if anyone can help.
1. What is the difference between patchwork and quilting?
2. Can anyone recommend a good basic book for instruction and posssibly patterns ?
3. is there anywhere that you normally get your material from ?
4. Are there any other tools(apart from the obvious) that make life easier.
My niece is expecting a little boy in September and i would really like to make something for him - any ideas welcome.
Thank you very much in advance
Jules

There is another thread on here, the NO Chat sewing Room, where they add all sorts of links to tutorials etc. But if you google Patchwork, etc then you can come across loads of things on the internet.
I am currently doing a course on Craftsy, that did two patchwork patterns a month. (all though I am behind at the moment). this was on offer at around $29.99 dollars.
You can come and go to it whenever you like, and can ask questions from the tutor etc etc.
I think Pennib does the patchworks and quilts if I remember rightly. (forgive me if I got that wrong).

Savvy_sewing

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3074510
here is the link