tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80018585286873698162012-02-16T18:23:22.960-08:00Jacquienoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-69731312278829880122008-11-11T13:40:00.001-08:002008-11-11T13:46:01.907-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRn8f0Z63RI/AAAAAAAAAcM/u5z9kJqjwoc/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRn8f0Z63RI/AAAAAAAAAcM/u5z9kJqjwoc/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267518862760008978" border="0" /></a>Directions courtesy Lotta Jansdotters book "Simple Sewing". I made this cute little bookbag for my 4 year old. She picked out the material. I already have orders for more!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-6973131227882988012?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-74332791499325762622008-11-10T13:33:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:52:12.356-08:00I am in serious need of some suggestions on sewing with tulle.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It all began when I decided to try to make <a href="http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/01/cheap-easy-fabric-produce-bags.html"target="_blank">my own produce bags.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I started with a pretty pile of 2 yards of white tulle, enough for 8 bags.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRipl7bATlI/AAAAAAAAAbs/hHvxQ_xn7FA/s1600-h/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRipl7bATlI/AAAAAAAAAbs/hHvxQ_xn7FA/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267146233281007186" border="0" /></a>I successfully kept it away from 2 four year old princesses who couldn't see anything except potential tu-tu's!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cutting out the dimensions was pretty stress free too....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiqAQuOycI/AAAAAAAAAb0/6geWyREJndc/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiqAQuOycI/AAAAAAAAAb0/6geWyREJndc/s400/IMG_0540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267146685675391426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It started to get ugly when I tried to sew a zigzag stitch....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiqaj9WozI/AAAAAAAAAb8/-NNpm1b2MFo/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiqaj9WozI/AAAAAAAAAb8/-NNpm1b2MFo/s400/IMG_0543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267147137515692850" border="0" /></a><br />I was supposed to sew a channel in which to place twine to close my bag but I decided that just wasn't working.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, not too shabby for my first attempt at a greener produce bag. I think next time I'm going to try sheer fabric instead.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRirDBgOodI/AAAAAAAAAcE/jILfSNoEvJQ/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRirDBgOodI/AAAAAAAAAcE/jILfSNoEvJQ/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267147832641364434" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The girls might get their tu-tu's after all!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-7433279149932576262?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-18229911209124923062008-11-10T12:22:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:24:10.199-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Behold!!!! My first shopping bag made out of old bed linens!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiTez82a9I/AAAAAAAAAbk/B94vkiNmI-4/s1600-h/shoppingbag.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SRiTez82a9I/AAAAAAAAAbk/B94vkiNmI-4/s400/shoppingbag.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267121921760586706" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(click to see larger image)</span><br /></div><br />It's very lovely against my faux-slate sunroom floors, isn't it though? Anyway, it definitely needs something but the important thing is that it turned out with little complication and it's very sturdy. I think it will look wonderful with lots of fruits and veggies popping out of it. I have to make several more to complete the collection. I need more sheets. I also bought some tule so I can make my own reusable produce bags... one of these days.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-1822991120912492306?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-76059554902075509602008-10-28T14:27:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:33:59.135-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SQeFOzvmODI/AAAAAAAAAVw/nLfb_v-7AqI/s1600-h/IMG_0461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262321179060222002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SQeFOzvmODI/AAAAAAAAAVw/nLfb_v-7AqI/s400/IMG_0461.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So as I stated <a href="http://tenitems.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">on my other blog</a>, I sewed up a lovable blue furry creature today. His name is Topher Gopher. He will be playing in his first role on Saturday evening at a friends No-Talent Show. I literally took a sleeve from a large fleece sweatshirt and sewed out an outline of a gopher head and this is what I got. Pretty talented huh? He was only supposed to be a prototype but he's so funny I think I'm going to leave him as-is except he needs some clothes and arms!<br /><br />More pictures to come of his "competitors" coming soon.<br /><br />I did start a grocery bag but when I realized I had only 4 days to make these puppets, I figured that the puppets were priority over making the earth a little greener this week.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-7605955490207550960?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-59514487013975787062008-10-19T19:34:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:36:45.489-07:00I've been wanting to but have been trying to find THE PERFECT BAG. In the meantime I found <a href="http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/01/cheap-easy-fabric-produce-bags.html"target="_blank"> this tutorial online</a> and I am thinking I might try them tomorrow. I'll post my pictures if I do. This one was stolen from the website with the tutorial: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SPvuOMiaV7I/AAAAAAAAAVY/oy0JoF7YosM/s1600-h/1137219517_03d4d56f4c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5V19PmGILLM/SPvuOMiaV7I/AAAAAAAAAVY/oy0JoF7YosM/s320/1137219517_03d4d56f4c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259058917536323506" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-5951448701397578706?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-32276506388044969302008-07-14T11:31:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:48:48.330-07:00<a href="http://projectsforyournest.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jchandmade.typepad.com/jc_handmade/2008/01/for-you.html">JC Handmade</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jchandmade.typepad.com/KidletPDF.pdf">Kidlets</a><br /><br /><a href="http://tipnut.com/free-apron-patterns-tutorials/">50 Free Apron Patterns</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-3227650638804496930?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-5600966149440093592008-02-11T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-11T13:33:12.343-08:00I don't even know when I created this blog but I know I did it a long time ago because I've been wanting to sew for a long time now and then I wanted a place to show off all my work and sewwwwww.... here we are...<br /><br />Today I thought I had the perfect circumstance to do some sewing so I pulled out some clothes that needed mending and the machine (borrowed from a friend who never uses it).<br /><br />I could not get the thing to sew. It kept bunching up in the bobbin area. I was so frustrated because I had this big pile of clothing and a whole load of ambition. The problem is that this machine has no users manual so guess what I did... I ran down the street to Walmart and bought a new Singer Advance. It was the only machine on the shelf and now it's mine.<br /><br />When I got home, I mended some holes in some seams, which was really boring but at least I have a few more things to wear again. I had a t-shirt from one of the 5K's I ran in last spring. I love getting "free" t-shirts, but I hate the cut of them. They are so boxy and the make me feel clausterphobic. I had torn out the stitching on this particular "t" in preparation for a day like today. <br /><br />How hard could it be to take in a t-shirt to make it more girly???<br /><br />Uhhhh, picture to come soon.....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-560096614944009359?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001858528687369816.post-52637019315141759462007-01-25T21:48:00.000-08:002007-01-25T21:49:06.658-08:001234<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8001858528687369816-5263701931514175946?l=sewwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jacquienoreply@blogger.com0