Welcome to the New to me Technique contest. This contest is all anout getting out of your comfort zone and trying something new. It is open to all categories, be it garments, patchwork, quilting, accessories - everything goes, as long as you use a technique you have never used before/always wanted to try. This can be anything: appliqué, bound button holes, handworked buttonholes, inserted pockets, zip fly...... the list goes on
As usual a few rules:
1. You shall
sew a minimum of one piece - it can be anything, garment, accessories, soft furnishings, quilts, etc. Using a technique that is new to you
2. If you want to make more than one entry, feel free to do so, but submit them in separate posts
3. Please clearly indicate what , if any, pattern you used and what, if any, changes you made
4. You don't need to use a commercial pattern, self drafted is fine
5. Sewing starts on August 1st, you can prepare & fit the pattern and cut before that date
6. Sewing finishes on August 31st please post pictures by September 7th
7. Please use the template below when you submit your entry post
(your name)'s Entry (indicate the number if you have more than one entry )
What was the ‘new to’ me technique
Pattern used (commercial or self-drafted, anything goes)
A short description on how you made it/problems overcome/etc.
Pictures (ideally included in the text, but I can do that for you if needed)