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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm

« on: Today at 18:56:25 »

I've unpicked some old curtains into fabric panels for reuse at some point. Most likely for Auntie A to make into Moresbags.
Also looked at some of my older patterns but not really come to any conclusion about what I want to sew next.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Guess what I've got!

« on: Today at 18:52:16 »

Lovely, enjoy!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm

« on: Yesterday at 17:12:08 »

I've managed to alter the doggie onesie pattern and cut out a new version, though I had to piece it. Not got much further than that.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Home Sweet Home Contest March and April 2024

« on: Yesterday at 17:08:00 »

Yes please @Tamnymore

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Home Sweet Home Contest March and April 2024

« on: Yesterday at 08:30:17 »

Morning, wondering what the last week holds for Home Sweet Home Sewing...

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In the wardrobe / Re: Doggie Onesie

« on: April 22, 2024, 12:15:39 PM »

@Acorn there's an opening for the tail (and an open belly area) so plenty of room for wagging the tail.

This afternoon's task is trying to work out quite what's wrong with my pattern - my knowledge of doggy anatomy is poor.
I do have a purchased one to copy, but I can't take it apart so where the single piece covers neck, shoulder, armhole type area its a bit hard to trace.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Doggie Onesie

« on: April 21, 2024, 20:31:37 PM »

Maddie came over for a fitting, and folks we are not quite there yet - some issue in the front chest/front legs area. I will compare to the sample again and see what I need to do.

Meanwhile Maddie's owner wants me to make him a shearling waistcoat to wear under a coat....

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In the wardrobe / Re: Doggie Onesie

« on: April 21, 2024, 16:38:34 PM »

Here's the test Onesie, looks quite cute.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Doggie Onesie

« on: April 21, 2024, 13:14:14 PM »

This is what the free pattern looks like, my tracing is very similar

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: The Official Scrap Quilt Sewalong 2024

« on: April 21, 2024, 13:04:58 PM »

That's wonderful @BrendaP

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In the wardrobe / Re: Doggie Onesie

« on: April 21, 2024, 13:04:10 PM »

https://thepointysnoot.com/2017/11/29/a-whippet-onesie/

this is a great blog post with a free pattern and assembly instructions, so between my attempt at copying the existing one and these pictures and instructions I should think I can manage something.

~~I had some yellow fleece I was going to donate... it's now going to be a coat for Maddie~~
The yellow fleece wasn't large enough so I cut up a blue checked blanket instead.

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In the wardrobe / Doggie Onesie

« on: April 21, 2024, 12:06:32 PM »

My friends have adopted a young rescue dog of mixed breed but medium sized, slender and with fairly fine hair. After a walk, particularly if she's got wet, they put her into something I'm going to call a doggie onesie made of fleece.

They've given me the best fitting one to make a pattern so between us we can turn fleece blankets into more doggie onesies.
It's not overly complex, sort of like a poncho which joins up round the legs but is open at the belly and rear.
Wish me luck....

(pic below is a premade one for illustation)

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: The Official Scrap Quilt Sewalong 2024

« on: April 21, 2024, 09:22:52 AM »

Glad its coming together @Bjay

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Home Sweet Home Contest March and April 2024

« on: April 20, 2024, 22:09:31 PM »

Sew Ruthie Sews' entry #4 Reversible Placemats
I sewed up some double sided placemats with sailing boats on one side and whales on the other.
I followed a video from YouTube on how to trim the wadding just outside the stitch line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpOY6r07C9U
I hand sewed the opening closed and did a few rows of stitching to hold things together. I used the size of the other purchased placemats we have (smaller than the video).