I went with shell buttons after all. I picked up some wooden ones, but after holding the shell up when the lace was on, I liked the look, so I went with it.
Here is my finished new top! It's in the dryer right now, but I promise to post a photo of me wearing it. That seems to be what all the sewing gals do on their blogs. I feel like I accomplished something HUGE. I'm proud of myself to stick with it until the end. =D
Topic change: I have decided to make myself an emery sand pin cleaner thingy. Usually, the strawberries that are attached to the typical tomato shaped pin cushion are supposed to have emergy sand in them. I was taught that regular sand or glass doesn't do the job like emery sand. I met the inventor of the Spiral Eye Needle at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday and she sold me a little pouch of it for $2! Her invention is amazing for those who have a hard time seeing the eye of the needle to thread it. CHECK IT OUT! She's working on manufacturing a needle that is large enough to accommodate a 4 ply yarn with ease with a sharp point for quilters and such. She's just so helpful to us! My mom purchased a couple of her needles and I'll probably get some too one day!
More on the state fair. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I want to have a chicken coup one day. The next photo is a chicken, obviously. But LOOK AT HER! She's panting! LOL!!! It was hot in the poultry and sheep building. I like these little blonde chickies. I might want some in my coup.
Back to sewing: I'm not sure what's coming next. I know that I want to make the A-line skirt in a green cotton, and now I want to make the emery sand thingy but I haven't decided what will be next. Of course you'll be the first to know! :)
Until then... may your creativity explode and inspire you! :)
3 comments:
Congratulations! The blouse looks great! I liked your video. Except seeing your expertise with your machine and that buttonholer attachment makes me feel so inept now, especially after my couple hours working on my pj top. The fabric kept getting caught in the feed dog mechanism. And I had an assortment of other snafus with the machine today - really stupid stuff. My stitching looks awful. Hopefully I'll get my act together by the time I get to the topstitching required for the neckline.
I look forward to seeing what your next project is!
Good, I'm glad you like my video. I'm going to add more throughout my learning process! It feels a little weird, but it's something that I want to do on the blog. :D
Do you have an "edge" foot or a quilt foot? The edge foot will help "stitching in the ditch" or attaching two edges of fabric. The quilt foot has an easy 1/4" guide attached. INVEST if you don't!!! One of them will help with your top-stitching (it is SOOOOO intimidating! LOL).
I don't know if I have an edge foot or quilt foot. I do have a straight stitch foot, but I was using a foot for the zig zag stitch because I was using the zig zag stitch on my stretchy pj top fabric. I bet the straight stitch foot would help with the fabric getting caught. For the top stitching I imagine I'd be using a straight stitch and just stretch the fabric as I sew. Thanks for the suggestions.
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