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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello!
« on: August 23, 2020, 13:12:47 PM »
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I have put some photos in a shared drive - hopefully this works:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mUSkAE1PwvNLLXxd6
Curtains: fully lined, and contains a blackout liner inside too (not visible in the photo). They’re the first (and only) pair I’ve ever made, and I’m really happy with them. I also realise that all the curtains I ever adjusted were done by taking up the hem, which is totally wrong and now I know why!
Cot bumpers: a kind of quilting trial, I sewed around the images to make them stand out (there’s a third one, not shown). Inspired by them, I started on the quilt...
Quilt: as yet unfinished - my granddaughter arrived early and interrupted the flow... She’s now 3 years old, so I need to finish it for her 1 year old sister! Originally a cot size, I’m adding panels to make it single bed sized and ‘duvet cover’ style - I’m playing with a little freehand quilting, sewing leaves along the green border.
Naval uniform: made for a carnival on the theme of HMS Victory, the pattern purported to be original and I followed images for uniforms from 1805 so it’s technically ‘correct‘. It’s the first item I’d ever made with a lining, and only the second time I’d made sleeves. It is creased from wearing it on the day, but I daren’t wash it but I ought to give it a bit of a press - in these photos, I can see it has faded a little in the right shoulder from where I keep it on the dummy on my landing, so I’ll do that and put it away.
As you can see, I tend to decide what to make and then figure it out as I go along - I am way more ambitious than my actual technical ability!
I have put some photos in a shared drive - hopefully this works:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mUSkAE1PwvNLLXxd6
Curtains: fully lined, and contains a blackout liner inside too (not visible in the photo). They’re the first (and only) pair I’ve ever made, and I’m really happy with them. I also realise that all the curtains I ever adjusted were done by taking up the hem, which is totally wrong and now I know why!
Cot bumpers: a kind of quilting trial, I sewed around the images to make them stand out (there’s a third one, not shown). Inspired by them, I started on the quilt...
Quilt: as yet unfinished - my granddaughter arrived early and interrupted the flow... She’s now 3 years old, so I need to finish it for her 1 year old sister! Originally a cot size, I’m adding panels to make it single bed sized and ‘duvet cover’ style - I’m playing with a little freehand quilting, sewing leaves along the green border.
Naval uniform: made for a carnival on the theme of HMS Victory, the pattern purported to be original and I followed images for uniforms from 1805 so it’s technically ‘correct‘. It’s the first item I’d ever made with a lining, and only the second time I’d made sleeves. It is creased from wearing it on the day, but I daren’t wash it but I ought to give it a bit of a press - in these photos, I can see it has faded a little in the right shoulder from where I keep it on the dummy on my landing, so I’ll do that and put it away.
As you can see, I tend to decide what to make and then figure it out as I go along - I am way more ambitious than my actual technical ability!