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Fun with Fabric / Re: Memory hole
« on: February 26, 2024, 09:22:33 AM »
Bondaweb?

Sandra.
xxx

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: The Official Scrap Quilt Sewalong 2024
« on: February 19, 2024, 17:27:10 PM »
I've been spending a lot of time on Pinterest saving numerous scrappy quilts trying to find ones I like...and there are a lot I really like.

I'm still hopeful I'll join in with this.  :thumb:

Sandra.
xxx

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: The Official Scrap Quilt Sewalong 2024
« on: February 14, 2024, 08:54:48 AM »
I'd love to be able to say that I'm going to join in with this, and I've got until the end of the year! Yay!...surely that's enough time  ::thinks::

I'll have to see how it goes with moving home and if inspiration strikes. I've certainly got loads of scraps.

Sandra.
xxx

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Alterations Advice Please / Re: Bodice too big on shop bought dress
« on: January 23, 2024, 17:45:50 PM »
Hello...I've been summoned.  :)

A picture would be really good, as Missie says. Pretty much anything can be altered so it's probably doable.  :thumb:

Sandra.
xxx

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In the wardrobe / Re: Possibly a crazy/impossible alteration?
« on: January 19, 2024, 08:21:57 AM »
 ::thinks::

Difficult to know how to advise you without having you and the coat in front of me. Sealed seams are nasty to mess about with, if that's what you've got.
I suppose if you can see a way of losing the fullness by creating princess seams, and you're happy to do that, then go for it.
If it is properly waterproofed on the fabric back with sealed seams then you will be making a potential problem when you're out in the pouring rain. It's going to be leaky.

Can you buy the tape to re-seal seams on waterproofs? I'm sure someone told me that you can.

Sandra.
xxx

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Quilt Binding
« on: December 21, 2023, 12:04:23 PM »
@Iminei  please could you translate that  ::thinks::

WOF is width of fabric, so cut your pieces across from selvedge to selvedge and when she joins them she uses a diagonal join.  :)

Sandra.
xxx

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Alterations Advice Please / Re: shortening shirt sleeves
« on: December 07, 2023, 21:50:58 PM »
Thank you for adding the linky thing for me.  :thumb:

Sandra.
xxx

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Alterations Advice Please / Re: shortening shirt sleeves
« on: December 07, 2023, 21:36:18 PM »
Hello dafyddcoch.  :)

If you search on here ...shortening sleeves on men's shirts...(sorry I don't know how to add a link for you to click on)...you'll find an old thread of mine with pictures showing how I do it.
It might help you decide whether or not to attempt it.

Sandra.
xxx

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Current Projects / Re: Snowflake lonestar quilt
« on: November 11, 2023, 09:01:59 AM »
That's beautiful  :loveit: and I love the colours.

Sandra.
xxx

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Yes! Can't remember who, though



Was it @Acorn ?

Sandra.
xxx

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The Haberdashery / Re: Open end zip replacement
« on: October 20, 2023, 17:29:37 PM »
@Lachica
Jaycotts do the number 5. You'll need their medium weight plastic teeth.

I think I'd get the longer one and pull some teeth out.  :)

Sandra.
xxx

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The Haberdashery / Re: Open end zip replacement
« on: October 20, 2023, 17:02:06 PM »
I don't know of a supplier of that brand of zip...sorry.

Is there any chance that a YKK brand (or whatever else) might match up and run with that?

Sandra.
xxx

Oh! Just thought. Ribbonmoon offer a large range of slightly different, strange colour, lesser known brands of zips. Might be worth having a look on there.

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Current Projects / Re: What are you sewing?
« on: October 02, 2023, 08:28:07 AM »
I’d say they’ll definitely need two for when they’re at the ‘tummy time’ stage and also for snoozing under when they are toddlers- or older. You don’t need to do 2 the same. Your funny faces would be great as a quilt or you could make a different type of dinosaur quilt.

Yes @Sheilago  :) The easiest option is to put the funny faces quilt together. I wouldn't and couldn't (be bothered to) make two the same.
Plenty of time to decide.

Sandra.
xxx

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Current Projects / Re: What are you sewing?
« on: October 01, 2023, 17:44:20 PM »
@Sandra that's lovely! It would make a great playmat. If you feel they really need one each, maybe these blocks could be divvied up to make 2 wall hangings instead?

Yes. Splitting them and making two something-or-others out of them.  :)
That was something I've thought about.

I've also still got my unfinished Funny Faces blocks hanging around and they would also be really nice for small people.  ::thinks::

Sandra.
xxx

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Current Projects / Re: What are you sewing?
« on: October 01, 2023, 16:10:48 PM »




This is the quilt I mentioned a few posts back. My son absolutely loves this sort of thing and he's really into dinosaurs.

I started it after learning I was to become a Grandma...and then I discovered that there are two on the way so I wasn't sure how to continue.
Do I make two?  ::thinks::

I don't want to make two and I don't think they will want two so I'll complete this and think about what to do. There's plenty of time.

Sandra.
xxx

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