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Friday 28 August 2020
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Mini Quilt Project - Sewing, Quilting etc. By ShirleyAnn Pearman
Sewing, Quilting etc. By ShirleyAnn Pearman
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Monday 17 August 2020
FACE MASK AND PURSE
FACE MASK AND PURSE
Face Mask And Purse
Notions: Quarter (¼) yard Fabric; fusible interfacing, 2 8 inch x ¼ inch elastic, thread
Pattern: 10 inch circle for face mask; mini purse pattern example Simplicity 5606 (F)
Cut out a 10 inch circle for the face mask.
Fold in half and then fold again to quarter. Press for pattern. Cut out on pressed lines.
Match each quarter and put the right sides together. Stitch on the rounded surface to a ¼ inch seam. Take a pair of small scissors and slit slightly on curves. Press and open.
Cut out interfacing to match either in two or on the fold to one. Press to the wrong side of above (5).
Match the right sides together and pin to stitch a ¼ inch seam. Leave a bit of opening to one corner to enable the turn inside out.
Slit the corners with small scissors to help with shaping the corners. Press and turn inside out. Press again. Hand stitch the little opening on the seam to enable closing.
At each side, turn down ¼ inch and then another to enable casing for elastic. Press and stitch down.
Cut two 8 inch elastics. Push through the casing. Match the ends and stitch. Push stitched ends inside the casing.
Cut 4 pieces of pattern for purse.
Match each piece and put the right sides together. Pin to stitch a ¼ inch seam. Slit with small scissors to help out with rounding the corners. Press and open.
Cut 2 pieces of interfacing and iron to the wrong side of 1 of above (12).
Match the right sides together and pin to stitch a ¼ inch seam. Leave a bit of opening at the top to enable turning inside out. Press and open. Turn inside out. Press.
Optional. Make a covered button and elastic casing to make a closure.
To make smaller masks use a smaller circle of 9 inch or 8 inch.
The entire project from beginning to end was done by ShirleyAnn Pearman. (Cutting out pattern, putting together, stitching, pressing, hand stitching, photography, video, blogging etc.)
Copy of a pdf version with full instructions and photos.
I purchased the fabric for this project from Amazon of a package of Fat Quarters.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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This video inspire me this weekend to do this project this weekend. Thank You.
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Friday 14 August 2020
Homemade Cosmetic Bags
Homemade Cosmetic Bags
Supplies Needed To Make These Bags
Simplicity Accessories Pattern 5535
Fabric Bag front and back 3/8 yard and 3/8 yard Band to Bag
12 inch zipper
Thread
Optional: Quilting Batting
Kwik Sew Pattern 3249
Fabric Bag front and back 1/2 yard
Lining front and back 1/2 yard
9 inch zipper
Thread
Optional: Quilting Batting
These two patterns are great to work with in making these types of bags. I had the privilege of adding quilting batting to them which give them a little cuddly effect of softness that feels cushiony. If you like any quilting stitch can be used too to give the quilting effect besides using the batting.
Fabric used here was a general cotton fabric purchased from Gibbons Company in Bermuda.
Bags were made by ShirleyAnn Pearman
Photography by ShirleyAnn Pearman
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Oleander Tree - Photography by ShirleyAnn Pearman
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Wednesday 12 August 2020
Sewing Environment At Home - Continues from yesterday's post.
My Little Sewing Environment At Home
Continues from yesterday's post
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As you can see I utilize the dining room to full capacity for sewing. You can transform a dining room table to fit not only for dinner entertainment but to fulfil your hobby activities too. (Smile) These pictures were just shot this morning to give you the viewer of the blog a more current update, as yesterday's blog post's pictures were taken a while ago.
Here is a picture of another sewing machine to which I have used over the years too prior to this one which is in good condition too. However, somehow because of it being computerized it has a tendency to lock at times when sewing. It is a little different from Singer 7426 which was my mother's, but I like it too. It is a Shark Euro Pro. I tried to sell it a while ago but, I gather no one was interested in purchasing. I have always wanted to invest in a Serger and an Embroidery machine but have not had the opportunity to as yet.
I am at the moment, as you can see, working on a small quilting project to which I will share with you in a later blog post.
By for now. Have a great day.
Thank You
Oleander Tree - Photography By ShirleyAnn
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Tuesday 11 August 2020
Sewing Environment At Home
My Little Sewing Environment At Home
My sewing environment is set up, when I sew in my dining room, its where I cut patterns, fabric, pin, iron, press etc. Unlike, some of the various sewing studios I have seen on some websites or blogs I have visited online and like very much. It has been for many years now. It's also where I sewed in my parents house too, prior to marriage and having children. I don't sew as much as I used to during in the years 1970s - 1990s were I sewed all the time. Most weekends you will find me sewing something. In recent years, I am trying to get back into it by doing much small projects then back when I was working in the 1980s - 1990s. I would like very much to have that momentum as I had back then. I sewed back then most of my clothing and workwear for the office. I don't have much to show of all the sewing, accept for memory of some of the things sewed, like dresses, skirts, pants, jackets, tops, blouses etc. unlike today we all have cameras that we take picture of everything and then post it somewhere online. (Smile)
I also ventured out a few years ago to do the online course at Penn Foster Dressmaking And Design which I have not completed, but someday hoping to complete as a personal goal to achieve of completing.
I also love reading sewing books and magazines; collecting sewing patterns to which sometimes I do get a chance to make and sometimes I don't.
Here is a picture of me in an outfit I made for me to wear to my son's graduation. The only recent outfit as seen here, which I plan to do a blog post of very soon. Picture of me and my children.
The sewing machine seen here is a Singer 7426 which belonged to my mother which she purchased a couple of years prior to her passing which I borrowed one day from her and fell in love with it. It reminded me of the Singer one she and I used to use prior to me getting married.
Thank You!
Have a good day!
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