The Sewing Room

jollymummy

Wow some lovely makes on here ladies. Well I had a play with my new sewing machine yesterday. DH laughs at me as I can never follow instruction manuals, but I managed to thread my new machine yesterday without help from DH or my Mum !!! Amazing what you can do when you try !! I've done a bit of hand stitching too, I'll post some pics later.
JM x

dizzytina

Thanks so much Rosalie lavender for the excellent explanations of the sewing terms on my pattern it makes so much more sense when someone who knows what they are talking about explains it:D.

The pattern i am trying to do is M5919 and i am doing the dress (D) in a size 5. :eek:
i haven't had chance to get any further with it yet but i'm hoping to crack on tomorrow night.

dizzytina

This is my first attempt at a sock monkey for my friends 40th - everyone was really impressed and said it looked like it was made in a shop so i was pretty pleased.
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hart44

dizzytina wrote: »

This is my first attempt at a sock monkey for my friends 40th - everyone was really impressed and said it looked like it was made in a shop so i was pretty pleased.
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Hi dizzytina, the sock money is great,

so far I have pinned a sock together to do the legs :rotfl:
I keep putting it off incase mine does not come out as good as the ones on here

hart44

Kandipandi wrote: »

positiveleymummy - your quilt is fantastic, it will be amazing once done!
I think you are so brave, I cant even contemplate starting such a big project as I get lost halfway through and I get bored very easily.

I know what you mean kandip, I collected all the fabric I thought I would need to do a quilt then changed my mind as it was too big a project for little ol beginner me :rotfl:so I did the 2 cushion covers instead, I am so pleased I did, its taken forever to do them :rotfl: mind you time (lack of ) was my prob.

Kandipandi

dizzytina wrote: »

This is my first attempt at a sock monkey for my friends 40th - everyone was really impressed and said it looked like it was made in a shop so i was pretty pleased.
<a href="http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/oo182/lilismummy/crafting/?action=view&current=IMGP4860.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo182/lilismummy/crafting/IMGP4860.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I love your monkey - it's my favourite colour too! Think its really brilliant, my first attempt was crap! :rotfl:

loupoppins

Oh... I am having so much fun making stuff!:D
So far I have done:Hanging bed tidy pockets for girls cabin beds, cushion covers,2 hanging birds and hearts wall decoration, 2 lots of valentine bunting,and a little valentine gift bag. I have so many more ideas I want to try out, and I am now half way through the tilda springtime bunny...
Now just need a few more hours in the day LOL

A couple of pics....







and I have even taken the plunge and opened a shop on folksy to help fund my new found sewing addiction!!:D
http://www.folksy.com/shops/SewLovely

Trouble is I seem to want to buy everything I see on there too....oh well!;)

rosalie-lavender

dizzytina wrote: »

Thanks so much Rosalie lavender for the excellent explanations of the sewing terms on my pattern it makes so much more sense when someone who knows what they are talking about explains it:D.

The pattern i am trying to do is M5919 and i am doing the dress (D) in a size 5. :eek:
i haven't had chance to get any further with it yet but i'm hoping to crack on tomorrow night.

If you get stuck post on here and I will try to help.

positivelymummy

loupoppins wrote: »

Oh... I am having so much fun making stuff!:D
So far I have done:Hanging bed tidy pockets for girls cabin beds, cushion covers,2 hanging birds and hearts wall decoration, 2 lots of valentine bunting,and a little valentine gift bag. I have so many more ideas I want to try out, and I am now half way through the tilda springtime bunny...
Now just need a few more hours in the day LOL

A couple of pics....







and I have even taken the plunge and opened a shop on folksy to help fund my new found sewing addiction!!:D
http://www.folksy.com/shops/SewLovely

Trouble is I seem to want to buy everything I see on there too....oh well!;)

:T:Texcellent! i just started up a folksy shop too (the link is in my profile) but if you cant find it its www.girlonarock.foksy.com i would def recomend folksy, it's a really friendly site, good luck, your items are "sew lovely"!

loupoppins

oh,your shop is lovely positivelymummy....now more stuff I want to buy;)!!!I am working on getting more stuff up onmine,but with 6 children it'ssloooow progress!:cool: