Goodbye yarn, heeellllooooo fabric! Ok, I haven't really started actually sewing anything for myself yet but I've been having fun buying the makings of a dozen or so projects. First on my to-do list are aprons and covers for pretty much everything in my kitchen. I heart kitchen prints!...
Aside from covering everything in my kitchen in mismatched retro goodness my biggest reason for wanting to learn how to sew is so (that's confusing) that I can have the perfect skirt at all times. At 5'5" they are either too short or too long. They are suitable for a teenager or someone with a very mature taste. I'm neither. A couple of books came to the rescue...
I can't recommend the book Sew Everything Workshop enough. It really starts with the basics, expands from there, includes 10 patterns and gives you the confidence to start sewing without fear! Sew What! SKiRTS, is another "can't live without" book if you want to be sewing up skirts where the fabric does the work. I'm sure we all have a few yards of this or that lying around. It's super fab but you have no clue what to make with it. This book solves your problem. I really like it because it teaches you how to sew a skirt for YOU. You learn how to take your measurements and create your skirt from them. No more trying to fit into a generic pattern. I'm going to go skirt crazy! Now if I could only figure out how to sew up a car washing fairy that could come to life and make me less embarrassed to drive my black car around town. It's almost time for its bi-annual wash. Wait, I'll sew a car cozy. Problem solved!
I want to make skirts too!! I just finished my first pillows--3 of them! I then moved on to a project bag, and now I'm ready for skirt city! My library has the skirt book, but someone has it checked out. I have it reserved for when they return it. I can't wait!
Posted by: MariGayle | June 25, 2011 at 01:24 PM
Love the new fabric... Are you making the nmost of Jenny's Fabric is Fountain Valley and M&L Fabric in West Anaheim? Ball Road at Knott avenue... I loved the high end quilt shop in Tustin called Flying Geese Fabrics.
Posted by: Jerry | July 21, 2011 at 05:03 PM