Almost Father's Day 6-17-2017

I have so many things to tell you about. First I have been working on some outdoor furniture for my Brother and Sister in law.They had some pretty beat up old cushions that were in dire need of a make over and my sister in law was going to take them to the local fabric store here in our area.They told her that they would not even be able to start the project until July and then it may be a few weeks after that..Uh well doesnt that put the time to almost half way through the Summer???? I did them quickly because I wanted them to have them on Memorial Day weekend.
      During all of this time our daughter graduated from University of Delaware and we had those celebrations also.We are all so very proud and excited for her.
      Have been working on the bed skirts and scarves also✂.I think I may have about 40 rooms left to do so it will keep me busy for a while.I am trying to get some good shots of all the finished projects but it happens to be at a business and it is proving to be difficult.
      My other hobby that has consumed me is the thrifting😍 I am telling you I can't even begin to describe how excited I have been over some of the amazing finds. One in particular could definitely cover the cost of everything I have purchased thus far ( no joke!).

Sam Edelman shoes

Joe Jeans

J Mclaughlin dress and Hermes shoes

Anthropoligie top

Joe Jeans

fabletics top

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Prada Boots

what to do on a rainy day

been raining here for the last few days. Not very warm and sunny. Hoping that tomorrow and the days to follow are warmer and the flowers can dry out and really take off in their growing. Have been spending lots of time in the workroom on several projects this past week. Head on over to the sewn page to see what I am doing. While you are at it check out the thrifting page to see some of the amazing finds that I uncovered at my favorite haunts.

Ulta Haul

Some items that I picked up at ULTA

 I will be doing a review of the products on my youtube channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBWavNrH5-9W8Z999GKbSw

Yesterday I went to the thrift store to have a little looky loo and guess what I found

           

Aren't they cute? Well, I think they are just perfect with my toe not being 100% yet and the fact that I can just slip them on and off is the bomb. Of course once you have spotted one fine deal your eyes become more adept at even more goodies and yes I found something else...What do you think of these

I love the architectural heel and do you see the prices on the bottom......Crazy right?! so for 12$ I got two cute pairs of shoes..One Happy Girl here!

Little French Jacket

 progress of my LFJ...

1.have been reading Claire Shaeffer Couture Sewing  and  The Couture Cardigan Jacket

2.Enrolled in the Craftsy class  The Iconic Tweed Jacket  with Lorna Knight

3.Practiced making handworked buttonholes

4.Made my muslin to the best of my abilities ( tends to be awkward to pin one side of your body without having some distortion).

5. Cut out the fashion fabric single layer matching any patterns in the design. Note to self.....Black fabric is really hard to work with :(

6.stitched the seams and hand tacked all of the seams flat with the catchstitch.

Sewing galore!!!!

Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been sewing like crazy lately with new projects emerging almost daily. Just recently I finished making outdoor sofa cushions for a client of mine. These cushions (box cushions) were made out of white denim with piping around the top and bottom edges. The fabric was easy to sew with making my job a breeze. My Singer 401A slantomatic was a work horse going through in some instances 8-9 layers of this denim. She never gave up on me though and got the job done! I must say I am extremely pleased with how these cushions came out and delighted with how they look overall with the other decor.

With that major project out of the way, I have a few others that have been ongoing and are now getting some attention. First are the adorable aprons. My first was sort of a test run, as I had never made aprons before and developed my own pattern. I used a blue,green, and white patterned fabric for the base with a bias binding in green around the outside. The top layer, a striped green, blue, and white (to match the base) was pleated for a girly yet fun look. I finished this apron with a matching green belt loop that wrapped around and tied in the front. My second apron was a bit more on the shabby chic side. Made out of a drop cloth material, I decided to break out the Singer Futura CE150 embroidery machine. (Side note: I would like to eventually upgrade but seeing as my husband just updated the software and it runs great I think I will hold of for now.) Using an orange/ rayon thread I embroidered a customers name into the pocket. This apron was a different look than I normally do but I absolutely love it!!

Now for my last project of this post, my envelope pillow. Can I just say how much I LOVE this pillow. I made this as a test run for my own home and cant wait to start making more. This pillow is a 22 inch square envelope closure pillow with contrast piping around all edges. I used a cotton duck fabric in a lattice black and white pattern.  I think this provides a great contrast and pop of color to my living room and I cant wait to make more of these pillows for friends, family, and clients!

As always, ENJOY!

Silk thread has arrived!!!!!!

I got some beautiful silk buttonhole twist thread from ebay.  So much fun finding little treasures like this. Seven of them are Belding Corticelli and three are Coats and Clark. Coats and Clarks have a price of .25 and the Belding Corticelli range in price, 4are .20  1 is .25 and 2 are .35  .Oh to have these prices nowadays. Looking foreward to doing my handworked buttonholes as per my couture sewing book describes.

 

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Singer 5 thread Professional Series Serger

This post is overdue by about a month but, only because I wanted to have time to play with the machine and learn about all of the stitches I will be using it for.
Let me then begin by explaining how it all came about that I should be the proud owner of said machine..... I was actually expecting a different sewing machine to arrive the day that this one showed up at our door so I didn't get too excited when the box said Singer Serger on the outside, I simply assumed that the ebay shipper had this as a spare box and used it to ship my machine( I'll tell you about that one soon!) .

 See, it could have been anything was my thinking......well I ran downstairs to get Tim( my DH) to tell him the ebay machine was here and he came up so we could open it together. OMG..... When I opened it I nearly fell to the floor and couldn't stop grinning and giggling for about 5 minutes. My children thought I was nuts. I could not believe that Hubby had gone and gotten me the machine I had been secretly hoping for! Luv Him!!!



This puppy came with some really cool extra feet that I hope to get a chance to try and will talk about in a later post but my main objective with this was to use as a coverstitch as I had a serger already.  It does a bang up job too and I thought it was pretty easy to get to know.. Have changed threads multiple times and I found an incredible tutorial that explains how to begin AND end your stitches  http://stitchesandseams.blogspot.com/2001/01/coverstitch-how-to-end-coverstitch.html . This was a life changer.