The Sewing Room

Keiss_21

Still not finished reading the Mollie Makes magazine, but loving every article I've read so far! I have got it on the 3 for £5 deal, but can see me taking out an annual subscription if the next mags are as good as this one!!

There is a Mollie Makes website here...still not investigated it very much, been pretty busy lately...typical!

I spent 4 hours yesterday at a local quilt exhibition....it was amazing!! I spent everything in my purse, but it could have been soooo much worse, as no-one took plastic! :rotfl:

I did get a rather classy hand-dyed silk scarf for my SIL, who is 60 in July. I also got a small patchwork bowl for us to put our keys into...lovely colours that matched our sitting room perfectly! Also, now I have one I can work out how to make it and will make more to give as presents to folk!! Here's a couple of piccies:

I was very good....I didn't buy any material, but the supplier there only lives a few miles from me and I can go and see her at any time...very dangerous!!

I also got accosted by some quilters and I am going to my first ever quilting group this Wedensday evening. I plan on getting my pot-holder finished before I go, so they can tell me what I have done wrong (and right, hopefully!). I got quite a bit of advice yesterday, which has given me the courage to finish this pot-holder, my first bit of quilting.

First though I have to finish the curtain/hanging I am making DS2 to cover some internal windows which still let in light, despite being painted over. I have pieced together various bits of blackout lining (got on Freegle), and have used it to back a piece of camouflage-patterned material that he chose from my stash. I am pinning up the hem atm, so will sew that in place and add some velcro to stick it to the window frame...then it's quilting here I come!!! :j

Sorry for the ramble, I am just so excited about all this...though I should really be thinking knitting as I need to plan some lessons I may be teaching come September...oh the agony of choice!!! Shame I am working every day this week...though Friday I am at the Malvern Spring Show, helping out at a stand...so all things horticultural on Friday the 13th

irishgirl62

Help!!! the measurement i got to make the mini tissues were 6 x 6.5 inches squares with 1/2" binding on each opening edges which were too small ... i have now seen another tutorial saying 7 x 7.5 no binding on the edges has anyone made one for kleenex travel tissues?? what size did you cut out for them?

Keiss_21

Sorry Irishgirl, not made any of these yet...though they are on my list of projects to try

Someone will no doubt come along soon with word of wisdom. Good luck.

MissPixie

I used this tutorial: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/09/02/3383/
And added 1/2 inch to the length and width so it wasn't such a squeeze

hmo

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Oh thanks hart for posting that link i have the iron on transfer but no twill tape!:o

I made these mini tissue holder and find the travel packs dont fit!!! I should have bought the tissues first lol!!

i buy morrisons own brand theres about 6 packs for about £1 and they fit the cases ive made no problem

Kaz2904

I forgot to confess earlier too.......
After I had been into town and bought more shirring elastic to replace the utterly useless one I received from ebay, I came home and finished off DD's skirt (Yay!). Then I put away the machine and all the associated gubbins and found another roll of shirring elastic . I could have carried on and finished her skirt yesterday afternoon after all that hassle!
The shirring I got today didn't seem as elasticated as the one I had been using but was a very similar thickness. I have now put DD's skirt in the wash as she got it mucky the other day but I have put it in inside a pillow case. Really hope it survives the process!
Need to get on with the rest of the housework tomorrow so that I can hopefully make her top/skirt whatever she wants. I should be able to knock it up tomorrow evening and Wednesday morning hopefully. We shall see eh?

hmo

MissPixie wrote: »

I used this tutorial: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/09/02/3383/
And added 1/2 inch to the length and width so it wasn't such a squeeze

thats the one i used when i made these the other things are lavender sachets.

irishgirl62

Thank you Hmo and misspixie, I had made five of the smaller ones ... it was a last minute thing for my mum as it is her birthday today i had already made her glasses case and decided to make her a cheque book cover and tissue holder to go along with the gift voucher and glasses case and i am soooo stupid and learnt the hard way to check sizes as our cheque books and tissues are bigger than usa lol!!

Hmo thanks for sharing the sachets maybe i can rescue the 5 small ones i had made and turn them into scented sachets

irishgirl62

I was grounded today cos my car was sold last night and I am getting my new car in the morning and I have got to go to insurance company to pick up the new cover note and then head to Belfast to tax it and guess what is very near the tax office??... a fabric shop!!! I have got to pop in don't I?:rotfl::rotfl:

and it pay day tomorrow too!! :rotfl::rotfl:

been trying today to draw a pattern for a gypsy/peasant top from the one I have as I would love a maxi dress but with a gypsy top style I have roughly an idea of how many metres i would need to buy to make one, I would like it in cotton embroidery angalise lined etc so wish me luck as i would try and make it on wed!

annie-c

Hello

I am a relatively novice sewer and would like to try to make some simple alterations to some A-line skirts that are too big for me.

Can anyone please recommend any books or online tutorials where I can get a good how-to guide with diagrams etc?

Many thanks