tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41761071386434843172024-03-19T22:54:35.444-07:00The Maverick SeamsterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-2460252276199611622015-04-08T21:27:00.000-07:002015-04-09T18:34:23.991-07:00Fancy in Floral: The Car Seat Canopy fit for a Pretty Princess<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a lucky man. I may not make new friends easily, but the friends I do have been my friends for centuries now. One of the numerous benefits of these long term friendships is that I get know their styles pretty well. This particular car seat canopy is for my super girly friend. She’s the type of girl who we all have to wait a minimum of hour before we can go out. She’s my sparkle princess of dance. So I ask you, how could I not make a SUPER girly car seat canopy for her first baby girl?! </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She’s into the whole new owl trend (me too btw). I found these three prints in the discount/remnant section of Joann’s Fabric Store. That section is my finical downfall – I can’t even remember the last time I bought fabric off the bolt. I decided to use the flower print (because her car seat is pink and grey) and save the owls for a diaper bag. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew for sure that this time I wanted the front flap to have an opening. I googled around and found this awesome freaking tutorial: </span></b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://beinggenevieve.com/car-seat-canopy/">CARSEAT CANOPY by Genevieve</a>. She did a real nice job on hers. Like her sewing skills are for real. Anyways I just reviewed her work I didn't really follow it or anything. One thing I did like is her binding-ish stuff around the o</b></span><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pening. I rummaged through my scraps and found that pink and green print in the jelly-roll-left-over-container. Even though it isn't an exact match, it’s like the weird relative who stands out in the family photo but is the connecting thread amongst you’ll.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran it over there and JUST BARLEY did the front section cover the car seat (Only when the handle was all the way up). So now all that was left was add the closures, velcro the straps, and top stitch. Should be easy no? NO!</span></b></td>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I get started let me give some praise to the maverick seamstress over at the <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/">Noodlehead</a>. What an amazing website. I have found that <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/tutorials">they are an excellent resource for sewing noobs</a>, so if you’re like me check them out. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obvs, I found <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071212904/">this free pattern on their page</a> and my heart just pitter-pattered its way to functionally heaven. Sometimes I’ll rudely say to my mom friends, “gosh, why don’t you have an emergency diaper bag in the car…?” Of course, who has the time with a newborn glued your hip to think of packing and storing an emergency diaper bag in the car? Well, now they can have solution to not only those times but also times when they just need a couple of diapers (and supplemental supplies) for a quick trip around the corner. I mean for realsies, what better gift could you make for a new mama and dada? They are sooo easy to make and can accompany an additional gift perfectly like a baby quilt!</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m not going to get into it on this post, but I have discovered the unlocked potential in piecing. Let’s just say I've been attempting to mentally picture how to make chevrons. You’ll find out more later.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is more for you "followers of all the instructions" - just break them. I messed up cutting this project both times. However each time they turned out great. Now I am only venting this because my mama is such a perfectionist. The other day I went over to her house and JOKINGLY pointed out a couple of misaligned patches in her DONATION QUIT and holy HIJOLE! I've never seen someone break out a seam ripper that fast. Please mi amigos y amigas, just love what you do and forget the rest. When I sewed the first one, I accidentally put the vertical strip at the bottom instead of the top of the center strip. Did I yank everything out? NO! Sometimes you just need to learn to live with the unexpected.</span></b></li>
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Hey my sewing buddies. I took a little break from sewing because I knew there was no way I could get my machine during the holiday madness. I was right and a little wrong because I was able to complete a sewing project but I had to do it on the fly! I made two Water Bottle Carriers/Slings/Holders for my niece and nephew.</b></span><br />
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I know I sound like the grinch but I’m not super fan of Christmas. One of the things I don’t like about it is gift giving! Don’t get me wrong I love giving gifts (and receiving them), I just prefer to do it organically rather than being forced to by cultural norms. But my rebellious logic melts away when it deals with kids….. and I will, of course, get them Christmas gifts. But if you are over the age of 12, sorry for yea.</b></span><br />
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My niece and nephew were in town during the holidays and I know this sounds weird but originally I wasn't going to get them anything while they were here but ONLY because they were doing a lot of traveling so I didn't want to load them down. But I started trying to think of something small, lightweight, and compatible so that they could pack them. BUT I didn't want to just get them some crap gift. They are cool kids who are very active and on the go-go-go. I didn't think there was anything I could make in a day that fit that bill but then…. I remember seeing a water bottle carrier/holder pattern on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/DaveJayTMS/" target="_blank">my pinterest</a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/DaveJayTMS/" target="_blank"> </a>page. It works out great because it can be crammed into their suitcase, I could get access to their current ones for measurements, I could make them essentially the same gift (which I love), and it looked fairly simple to do.</b></span><br />
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Now please keep in mind that I sewed this literally the day before Christmas, so I don't remember everything about it. The only reason I'm sharing this project is because the tutorial I found was great, the project is pretty cool overall and I think it's a great gift for kids. Originally I thought of buying them cool new water bottles and then making the customized water bottle carriers to go with them (I also thought of making them super hero costumes, but talked myself out of that)…. But I saw their water bottles lying around the house so I just snuck in a couple of quick measurements when no one was looking.</b></span><br />
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My source for information about <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071675451/" target="_blank">this sewing project</a> came from <a href="http://mellysews.com/" target="_blank">Melly Sews</a> and even though I didn't follow her pattern or instructions (lol - sorry I never do, do I?) I liked <a href="http://mellysews.com/2014/08/sew-water-bottle-holder.html">her blog post</a>: it was easy to read and gave me confidence to do it on my own! I chose to do mine differently than hers for a couple of random reasons and you’ll see why later. Anyways I was inspired by some <a href="http://themaverickseamster.blogspot.com/2014/06/shout-out-to-quilt-house-all-you-ladies.html" target="_blank">fat quarters I got at that sewing convention I went to last year</a> and some jelly rolls that my mom gave me. With those two things I can make practically anything!!!!!!!</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oh I know what I want to talk about is some of the things I would do differently. I wouldn't change the holder at all (I think my top closure piece is so cool) but the strap situation I would definitely change. I love the clip but what I don't like is how the strap attaches to the holder. In the tutorial the step for attaching the strap to the holder is very similar to a tote bag sort of construction. I didn't do it that way. I just stitched the strap straight onto the holder across from the clip. But what I think I would do next time is I would cut/stitch two large button hole type openings that fit the width of the strap and thread the straps through them!!! RIGHT? Can you picture it?!? This would allow the holder to move around the strap. If I was to do it that way I'd also would put a couple of snaps on the holder and the strap so that way if the water bottle holder was against their back it would lay flat against the strap when snapped down! Can you picture it!!!??! Makes me so excited to try again! I guess I will have to make all these variations and take better pictures so I can show you guys what I'm talking about.</b></span></li>
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I found this tutorial to make a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071638841/" target="_blank">Fabric Organizer Bin</a> on my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/DaveJayTMS/sewing-for-the-home/" target="_blank">Pinterest page</a>. Of course I got a mad ton of respect for my fellow bloggers however I didn't love this tutorial. I don't know why but for some reason I found it hard to read and the pictures were like very confusing. I love a free pattern, but you gotta put the measurements on it – so there’s the first frustration. But its free and that’s awesome so hit up<a href="http://radcrafter.com/author/admin/" target="_blank"> Alida Garcia’s</a> <a href="http://radcrafter.com/2011/11/fabric-organizer-bin-aka-diaper-caddy-sewing-tutorial-and-free-pattern-download/" target="_blank">Tutorial and Free Pattern Download for a Fabric Organizer Bin aka Diaper Caddy</a>. The plus side of this project, I was able to use my scraps.</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Uhmm…. I’m gonna make a million, in a gazillion different sizes! You watch.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Perfect project to continue practicing free style quilting! ;)</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This takes A LOT of thread!!!!</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Seriously try this out sometime and see what you can do. I can’t wait to make more patterns and see what I can do!!</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A tighter, more dense, freestyle quilting pattern would improve stability.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>And they make a great hat.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh Martha.... You so silly. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/265408/batik-prints-dyeing-how-tos" target="_blank">Martha Teaches Us How to Batik at Home</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Uhmm... LOVE THIS! <a href="http://suzyssitcom.com/2011/04/feature-friday-making-batik-fabric-with-crayons.html" target="_blank">Making it with Crayons</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WANT IT ALL --> <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/batik-fabric" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop - Batik Fabrics</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am posting this one because I am <b>CONSTANTLY </b>flipping batik fabric back and forth to assure myself that I sewing the Correct side of the fabric. <a href="http://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilting-sewing/quilting-with-batiks/" target="_blank">Quilting with Batiks</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">AND last (but not least), my compadres over at crafty got the 411. <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/07/fabric-patterning-with-wax-resist/" target="_blank">Fabric Patterning Fun with Wax Resist</a></span></li>
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other bloggers and show them what I made. I found this bag pattern
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little lady worked so hard (I'm sure) to create this pattern and <a href="http://thestitchingscientist.com/2014/05/oval-messenger-bag-with-free-pattern.html" target="_blank">online tutorial</a>. And here I am, a blessed man because of her hard work. I loved her creativity and I thought it was
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Okay so I cut everything out. Of course I do the lining first and the pockets (<a href="http://themaverickseamster.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-day-care-bag.html" target="_blank">cause I've learned from my previous errors</a>). You can see here how I cut the exterior side panels out of the two remaining solid fabrics on the diagonal and then use the excess material to create pockets for the lining. Genius! I know, get over it. Here's how they turned out! </span></b><br />
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Alright the exterior of the bag is made, the interior of the bag is made….. you know whats next…. the strap. At first I was thinking of making two straps…. But I couldn't make two straps to make the bag into more of a tote bag because of a lack of fabric.... so I went back to making one strap (considering what I know now, two straps would have been best). Maybe it's on the tacky side, but I really do love the fringe. So I decided to make the strap that had the fringe on the exterior of the strap. So what I did is piece together using the last of the solids and the fringe. I'm not explaining it very well, it was very jury-rigged. I know this and I accept it…. Anyways here's what's up with the strap. I love my quilting detail.</span></b></td> </tr>
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dude, I really need to remember to trim down the waste after stitching stuff together. This is something I have run into a lot and I am tired of replacing broken needles. Get it right Davey.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I am on the fence about using scraps to making a project the first time or using fresh fabric. A part of me says for the timid, use fresh fabric – It’ll be easier. On the other hand I say be dangerous. :)</b></span></li>
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<b><br /></b><b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-72876060103053429972014-06-22T15:23:00.000-07:002014-06-26T16:30:42.002-07:00Car Seat Cover Redux<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So back in the day <a href="http://themaverickseamster.blogspot.com/2014/06/car-seat-cover-baby-toys-and-other.html" target="_blank">I made a car seat cover</a> for a friend. I learned how from the blog <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071093303/" target="_blank">Cluck Cluck Sew: Car Seat Cover (aka Greeter Deterrent) How To</a>. This is a great and easy project. The pattern is super easy but as you have come to know me, you know I am not going to do anything the same way twice.</b></span><br />
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Like any sewing projects that I have done, it all started out because I saw something on a blog I wanted to try and make it.</span></b><br />
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First I started out by reading the blog and tried to envision the instructions. I clicked on the link for the pattern and found it a little intimidating. You don't have to be though, its actually really cool. I think if I would have printed it out versus making the pattern - it would have been a lot easier. But all in all it went well. Once you make the pattern, the rest is super easy.</span></b><br />
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Anyways when the patterns were cut out I laid them out on the fabric. These pictures show how I folded the fabric over four times and cut around my pattern once. </span></b><br />
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Next I worked on sewing the exterior and interior pieces together and making pockets. The interior triangle pocket were just something I made using a scrap or two off remnants. The exterior of the bag I accidentally cut it out two front center panels, so I made the second one into a tall exterior pocket.</span></b></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I need to take a moment and say I need practice with pockets. If look at the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071096664/" target="_blank">Kits Craft Tutorial</a>, you can see her accents on the front pockets. Her bag looks so good because of that step number 4. I don't have ribbon so I couldn't do this application, but my pockets are super sloppy & I need to start stepping up my game in that department.</span></b><br />
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Anyways the bag turned out okay. I really love it, I just don't know if I am in love with it. I would make this bag 100 more time because it was so cool and so versatile. But I guess where I’m a little off about it is the overwhelming nature of the striped print. Don't get me wrong I freaking love the print and how I made it all the edges mitered, but I guess in combination with everything it makes the bag look super busy. Like looking at this bag makes me feel like I am having some kind of an optical malfunction or something…. Like when I look at it, I feel like I am going to have a freaking seizure over here. So me not liking my bag is all on me, the bag its self is awesome and so is the blog it came from.</span></b><br />
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Then again that little animal baby print is so freakin cute. I love that giraffe. I wish I had a stuffed animal that look like that giraffe. Anyways <a href="http://www.kits-crafts.com/" target="_blank">the Kit Craft blogger </a>called it her knitting bag, I'm calling this The Day Care Bag. It's functional enough for mom to stuff all the things a baby might need for a day at the babysitter. Because of its dimensions it could fit a change of clothes, maybe a bottle in the front pocket, toys, diapers, the works. Its so cool, I am very interested in working on this pattern again sometime. Its very functional and because the print is so loud it can't be lost easily and won't blend in to the background. :)</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Speaking of my strap, you notice I gotta freaking gigantic strap going on there. I don't understand how <a href="http://www.kits-crafts.com/" target="_blank">the Kits Craft blogger</a>’s strap only looked like it was two and a half inches wide. I was weired out cuz the top of my side panel was like 5 inches. So unless I messed up making my pattern I didn't want a tiny strap in a big 5” panel. Anyways the strap is cute and I don't mind that is freakin ginormous, it is what it is.</b></span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-35927185028106755832014-06-12T22:41:00.003-07:002014-06-23T11:07:18.764-07:00The Gym Bag Tutorial - Get Your Workout ON In Style!<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Alright here is the origin story of this sewing project. I'm sure you could tell by now I like using the word “totes”, as in the abbreviation for the word totally. I think it's freakin hilarious and so do my friends and so we use the word totes ironically and hilariously all the time.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">When I started sewing all mi senoritas gave me spare fabric. My good friend’s mom (I'm friends with her too though) gave me two windbreakers/raincoats made out of nylon – one pink, one purple. The brand is called “The Totes Coat”. Anyways we found this label infinitely hilarious.</span></span></b><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #274e13;">Anyways I'll let you follow <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071074954/" target="_blank">the tutorial online</a> that I used (not this mess). Here are my end results and I loved making this. It was so fun exploring on my own how to make something so pretty…. all the while using a really super helpful tutorial that guided me along the way! </span></span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-19633971251272729222014-06-12T19:11:00.003-07:002014-06-12T19:17:18.925-07:00Stepping Up My Tote Bag Game!<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>After making like a gazillion tote bags, I decided I can't keep playing in this kiddie pool arena anymore and decided to try to make something harder and more complex.
I was looking through the fabric I purchased from the sewing convention and saw some fabric that my mom would love so I decided to try and make <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400679698071074887/" target="_blank">The Free Lunch Tote Pattern and Tutorial</a>.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I chose this tutorial to do because the image of the bag seemed really cute and it incorporated quilting.
Recently I have been toying around with the idea to do more free motion quilting so I thought I could make my mom something nice and practice my freestyle quilting (Sorry, I know its called free motion quilting but I like freestyle better). Although …………. the free motion quilting didn't go as planned. The test runs sucked because I couldn't move the fabric swiftly enough under the needle to achieve any sort of smaller curves or swirls (Found out I gotta put those dogs down!). What I ended up deciding to do is the scallop quilt pattern. And even though it wasn't what I wanted to do I really REALLY really like how it turned out.</b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-30777522215327466312014-06-12T17:33:00.003-07:002014-06-12T17:33:38.651-07:00Dontcha Just Love A Good Tote?!<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't remember why I started making totes but it was probably because after all making all of these baby toys and quilts I wanted to move on and make something different. Although, honestly, I think if I remember correctly it was because the holiday season was upon us all and I decided to make a bunch of ladies tote bags for gifts (Oh! I stuff them with some <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2013/4/7/corinnes-thread-felt-flower-sachets.html" target="_blank">sachets as gifts</a>). </span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-59161377372820416382014-06-11T20:51:00.001-07:002014-06-12T18:14:50.614-07:00Stuffies and Other Stuff<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had some other friends who were either having kids or have kids currently so I decided to make some stuffed animals and other gifts for them.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Owls are popular and trendy so I made a couple of variations of them. First I tried the Zakka Owl. Super cute but I probably won't go out of my way to make this again because of the amount of hand sewing. Hand sewing sucks and it doesn't make sense to me - why the fuck would you hand sew something when we have machines for that? Anyways I learn how to make these at a great blog called <a href="http://oneshetwoshe.com/2012/03/big-stuffed-zakka-owl-she-lisa.html" target="_blank">Lisa's Craft Blog: Big Stuffed Zakka Owl</a></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The picture of the two owls is what I have settled on if I need to make a stuffed animal gift on the fly. They're easy and fun to make. You can make them out of scraps and get it all done on your machine. Need I say more? Plus you can make them any shape you want. I have made tall ones and short ones. I found lots of variations of this style of stuffed owl, but the tutorial I recommend is <a href="http://www.stubbornlycrafty.com/2011/08/stuffed-owl-pdf-pattern/" target="_blank">Stubbornly Crafty: Stuffed Owl PDF Pattern</a></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay, this next stuffed animal I made for someone who is into dinosaurs for some reason. Anyways this is a hand sewing project that I will gladly do again because they turned out SO FREAKING CUTE. Plus I think you can do this with a serger - I don't know what those machines are or if I have one, but I betcha you can do it on one of those. I'm not sure who this Runo chick is or why her interests are making stuffed animals and panties, but she knows her shit! Check it out at the <a href="http://www.nuno-runo.blogspot.se/2012/05/stegosaurus.html" target="_blank">Nuno Life: Stegosaurus Tutorial.</a></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lastly, I made some quick baby gifts for an expecting mommy friend of mine. I made a bib. This bib was historical because it marked the first occasion that used my machine to make a button hole opening and sew a button on using my machine. I really didn't know how to do it, but I pressed some buttons on my machine and gave it a go and it worked! Later on my mom showed me how to do it properly, but you know how I feel about being proper. I lost the original blog that I did this one from, but the next time I do one it will be from the <span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://30minutecrafts.com/2011/08/quick-and-easy-baby-bibs.html" target="_blank">30 Minute Crafts Blog: Quick and Easy Baby Bibs</a></span>. These make more sense to me and look adorable.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So... what the hell did I learn this time?</span></span></b></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-40848422796666104652014-06-11T17:20:00.004-07:002014-11-11T08:09:40.747-08:00Car Seat Cover, Baby Toys, and Other Things Like That<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">Here is blog that inspired me was:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/the-little-elephant-baby-quilt.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Little Elephant Baby Quilt by Dee</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">However it is just the commonly used </span><a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/free_patterns.php"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Amy Bulter's Lotus Brick Path Quilt</span></a></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620140945636193003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176107138643484317.post-47942624004943096762014-06-11T16:28:00.001-07:002014-06-11T16:33:47.751-07:00Intro to Dave, the Maverick Seamster!<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hi! Thanks for reading this. I have been sewing now for about a year and I’m totally, ridiculously hooked. I sew in my free time and the other time I should be doing something else.<br /><br />I wouldn't say the inspiration for me sewing is my mom, but she’s definitely has an influence. My mom is the Oracle of sewing, she has taught me how to use a sewing machine. She has been an avid sewer since she was a teen. I would like to say that she's an inspiration but I was never really got onto sewing until I started doing it myself. I now consider her a Master - like a Guru who will guide me and teach me their ways. I am very different from my mother though, where is she is a highly trained expert, I am a maverick. I don't like ironing, so I rarely do it. Rarely do I pin, cut or sew a straight line. I have holes and tears from ripping seams in fits of fury. I don’t care if the tote bag I made you is lopsided or the quilt falls apart after two washes. Best part is that I have no problem sewing the way I want to sew. My mom is driven crazy by this, but so far every methodology I have apply to my masterpieces has turned out pretty freaking awesome – so I’m going with it.<br /><br />I like learning sewing on my own and via blogs online that I find my Pinterest. That's the reason why I created this blog is I really did want to show the people whose tutorial blogs and videos what I'm making because I wouldn't know how to do it some of the stuff I've learned how to do if it wasn't for those bloggers putting in their time and effort making them. I hope that I am not criticized and that people don't take this too seriously. Anything I write just know that I'm sarcastic and cranky and should only be taken with a grain of salt. I always tell you like I mean it. </b><br />
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