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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: January 02, 2024, 15:11:51 PM »
I've been cutting into the delicious bundle of cotton jersey that made up part of my birthday present from DH. I've got 3, 2m lengths of pink shades and will get at least 4 tops from them and possibly a 5th colour blocked top from scraps for ( skinny) DD. I have the room light and 3 desk lights on as it's downright dark here.

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Patterns Discussion / Re: Pattern sale
« on: January 01, 2024, 17:23:37 PM »
I've succumbed  :devil:

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Sewing Spaces and Furniture / Re: Table protection
« on: December 31, 2023, 12:59:04 PM »
I use the same as @Helen M both on the dining table and as a smaller piece under the overlocker and sewing machine, although I didn't know that is what it's called. Got mine from Empress Mills, by the metre.

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The Haberdashery / Re: Cone to spool?
« on: December 24, 2023, 07:48:04 AM »
You can post pics but not urls @deetee but I suspect you're not far off your 25 posts, anyhow :)

25 posts and2 weeks membership!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: December 20, 2023, 14:41:51 PM »
I completely forgot yesterday's sewing session - DD arriving at 1pm for 2 weeks from USA, is my excuse. I'm starting to sew together another quick quilt top and have to say that it's " not my thing ". Anyway soonest started, soonest passed on to someone who likes it.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: December 06, 2023, 14:52:19 PM »
Spent the last hour and a half trimming the tree, finally completed to DH's satisfaction so after a restorative  :drink: I'll carry on with the SM cover from yesterday.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: December 05, 2023, 17:00:27 PM »
I've just come downstairs to think about tea. I've spent all afternoon designing a sewing machine cover for the machine that DD and I have bought for soon-to-be DDIL's birthday. It's all cut out and tomorrow I'll be doing the embroidery and construction.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 29, 2023, 13:50:55 PM »
It's warm in the sunshine in my sewing room but oh so cold and frosty outside. I'm altering curtains for the house that DS & DDiL got the keys to this week. I hate altering curtains, rather make them from scratch. :S

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Vintage Machines / Re: Feet?
« on: November 24, 2023, 18:14:45 PM »
The large foot at the rear left is a ruffling foot. The other large foot at the rear of the photo is probably a pleating foot, for real deep pleats. Not sure what the feet at the front are.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 22, 2023, 14:32:52 PM »
 After completely losing yesterday, courtesy of a stomach bug, I've managed to complete the sewing of another dog coat for DS's fiancée's dog. I'm not sure what he'll think, the last one was in a tiger skin fleece, this latest one is in cherry red jumbo cord. Looks festive  :laugh:

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Technical Help / Re: Sewing Stretchy fabric.
« on: November 20, 2023, 17:51:19 PM »
I'd be concerned about static with that type of fabric, you might find that your wide-legged trousers become clingy to the point of being uncomfortable. :S

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 15, 2023, 15:51:04 PM »
I've been playing with an idea for a purse, the result of the afternoon - 1 broken needle, a page or two of illegible scribblings and a few sewn together bits :o it might progress further but then again  ::thinks::

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 07, 2023, 11:18:09 AM »
This afternoon I will be adding the binding to the wedding quilt. Still haven't 'lassoed' the ends left from the quilting process, but plenty of time - the wedding isn't until next summer  0_0

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: November 01, 2023, 16:23:40 PM »
I've been FMQ the quilt that I prepared yesterday,  did pause for a  :drink: and slice of :cake: at about 3pm, as it's DH's birthday today.

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Fabric for men's PJ's
« on: November 01, 2023, 13:08:20 PM »
I bought myself a dressing gown from M&S last week. I'd priced the fabric, including postage, to make one with long enough sleeves, mid calf length and the M&S offering fits well, is the colour that I was thinking of and cost £12 less.

And there's no fluff to be cleaned up either  :love:

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