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Kaz2904

I have started on DD's dress this evening. I have hemmed the top and bottom and have done 7 rows of shirring elastic. I'm so pleased, I'm going to be able to finish this by tomorrow evening and we're going to legoland for the weekend so she can wear it then.
I'll get some photos up for you all to look at tomorrow.
Happy sewing all

irishgirl62

Kaz I cant wait to see the photos!

Kaz2904

Just finished watching a film with DH. Picked up the dress to have a look at it and it seems that my measurements were off. The hem is out about 4mm on one side and tapers down along the width. Now, I can see how to fix this but I have put away my ironing board and will need DH to help as I want to hold the dress with the side seams together and match it up so will need to press it with 2 hands holding it and one hand holding the iron and one hand folding over the bit which is going to have to be folded over the stitching IYSWIM? I'm finding it hard to describe .
I'm tired now so I'm off to bed. I would dearly love to be able to get up early in the morning because if I can haul my behind out of bed at 6ish, I should be able to sew another 7 rows of shirring.
That will give me a total of 14 rows shirred. That matches the amount on the dress which DD has from Asda. I'm still not sure though. The tutorials all say that you should have twice the width of fabric which you actually need but I thought that was too much. I have just gone for the WOF. DD is 67cm (I think) so I would need 134cm + 4cm for seam allowances. I actually have 113cm but about 4 of those is selvage. Yet it still looks too big.
Well, I'll find out tomorrow won't I? .
Night night ladies

Ooh and Claire, well done on your aprons being showcased in your friends shop.

Savvy_sewing

Oh Claire, thats so good. To get your stuff show cased so quickly. Well done.
I hope your off to a flying start, and long may it continue.
I managed to cut out half a dozen hearts, circles and squares, (each) while watching a bit of TV, to make some scented sachets, pincushions and possibly bean bags. Unless I change my mind. But thats what I had in mind last night.
I had done some gardening as well. Digging up more glass, wire and chain this time.!

Takecare everyone. Hope you all get to sew, CS, or get sourcing fabrics for your current projects. I want to hang my curtains today. If I achieve that I will be happy. Anything else is a bonus. (Getting my left arm up high enough is the problem or hanging them would be a five minute job!).

irishgirl62

Claire I missed your posting about getting your aprons show cased well done!!!:j:T

irishgirl62

A quick question .... what type of vinyl do I get for the luggage tags one of my DD is going on holidays in July and I would love to make her one

Savvy_sewing

Last year I made mine out of ordinary fabric. Just a couple of pieces of fabric that I had been given I think it was in the end. /they were lovely and individual so BF had a more manly one then I did. If you get what I mean. mum has given me two of her skirts to use, not sure what I will do yet, and a piece of quite thick vynl that she had used years ago for a cover for her yamaha organ. So thats probably going to be handbag bottoms.
No sewing yet, but the day is still quite young.

Kaz2904

Quick question ladies......
I'm thinking about names for my stuff that I make.
Do I go with

Big C Little c designs

Or

Cc Designs

It will be in a script font but there isn't one available on here.
I think it has to be one of those because my children are both C names and it will make them part of this and they are the reason I have started sewing after all

Dress is almost finished. I now need to wait for DD to come home from school so that I can try it on her and fit it to her. I need her here to get the straps the right length. I'm undecided whether to have tie straps or sew them in but I think I'll go for sewn in because it's easier for her that way. I've also cut up an old polycotton pillowcase to line the shirring with because I remember having a dress that my Mum made and it was itchy as heck. I must have almost scratched my nipples off that summer and I was only about 8 .

I'll get the pictures up this evening to show you all. I am really happy with it but that may well change if it looks cack on her :rotfl:.

PootleFlump_3

Hope you all get better soon!!!

tiamai_d

Kaz, shirring always looks huge till you steam it. Then it amazingly shrinks and looks awesome!

I need to get some more done, bought loads of pretty fabric then it went all cloudy and I lost the notion.

ETA, you can shirr the straps along the legnth too, means you get a bit more growing room as well as they look pretty.

I fancy a shirred summer scarf.

Also, I bought a whole roll of white tulle netting. It has satisfied my tutu addiction but I'm wondering what else to do with it?