Alrighty family & friends, I need your help. I've decided to start a new blog. Not to replace this here blog but a blog that I can share my creative thoughts that are constantly swirling around in my head and tutorials for those thoughts! I don't want to still the name of this here blog because it won't be all sewing . Alright so I need you all to put your thinking caps on and help me name my new blog. Em's on board to help me with all the designing of my new blog. Thank you Boo - I love you 2 pieces! Any suggestions for my new blog or just random comments are always appreciated. Love you all and now giving me your ideas! HELP!!!!
Some ideas I've thrown around:
*Martha WHO?
*I did that - and sew can you (Aim's idea and please say it in your best Saturday Night Live voice- while wearing undies and kicking one leg to the side)
* (or was it) Look What I Can Do - and sew can you ( that's sounds more like it - don't it)
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that's all I've got.
Love you, JEN
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Tutorial Time with the Sewing Fool
I am so excited to share with you my latest creation. (no it's not my crazy red hair -that will wash out in 28 washes & not a wash more-fingers crossed) Those of you that I know and love know that I have been talking about sharing tutorials for my creations right here on my little ole blog. Todays the day! Whoot Whoot! Alright, to business. This ones pretty basic but I just love how it turned out. I dug threw my closet and found this gray shirt that is pretty cute but also pretty plain for me. After talking to my beautiful sister Molly & looking over some of her favorite JCrew shirts - I decided that my shirt needed flowers & lots of them. Although just a few would also be darling!
While I was digging for my shirt I spotted my favorite skirt and thought walla.
So, I dug through my fabric pile. Ok, lets face it, it's more of a mountain that needs refolded. I found some fabrics that went well together , including some satiny fabrics just because I loved the sheen they gave to the skirt. Then I just started cutting circles of various sizes. Knock yourself out and just get crazy with the placement. Don't forget to cut plenty of leaf shapes as well.
Then I cut out enough netting circles to go over every circle (flower). I used netting that was very stiff & with the bigger holes. Mine is black but you could do any color really.
After I placed everything exactly where I wanted it - I slide my small cutting board in between the front and back of the shirt and pinned it all down. You know so as not to pin the back of the shirt to the front. Can't very well get your body into a shirt that is sew'n shut. Now, if I had thought about it ahead of time and hadn't been so anxious to just start cutting. Typical Jen! I would have first ironed the different fabric to fusible web and then cut the shapes. Then I could have just ironed them to my shirt, but I didn't and this worked too. So no need to go buy fusible web.
Now it's time to stitch them on. Don't forget to put your jersey needle in. Makes sewing on knit sew much easier & neater. I used my freemotion foot for the circles (drop those feed dogs )so that I wouldn't have to turn and turn and turn the shirt. A regular foot would have worked wonderfully and that is what I used on the leaves. Loved the look of the skirt and so I went with that and sewed X's in the middle of each one and then one or two circles around that.
Here's a look at the leaves stitched up.
After I got everything sewed down, I played around with the vine that all my little flowers were growning on. First I thought I would use this black ribbon with white stitches through it. Wasn't exactly what I wanted .
So I decided to hand stitch the vine with floss. I liked white the best for my design. It just gave it that pop that I wanted. Does your floss look like mine does. I wish I was a neat freak but sadly I am not. Somebody tell me your floss looks like this. Anybody! Now use a water soluble pen to draw out the lines or a chalk pencil for darker shirts.
Walla, you have a fun "new-ish" shirt to wear on your hot date with your hubby. (that's what i did anyway) Or just wear it to clean your house and hold your babies -knit shirts are my go-to shirt for everyday wear. Dream up something cute or feel free to copy mine. OH and I did put a bit of fray block on the satiny fabric but I do like a bit a fraying. I would love to see what you come up with. By the way, I already started next weeks project to share and it's another shirt makeover so, come back and see me. Feel free to Follow me! wink
Big Big Love , JEN
While I was digging for my shirt I spotted my favorite skirt and thought walla. 
So, I dug through my fabric pile. Ok, lets face it, it's more of a mountain that needs refolded. I found some fabrics that went well together , including some satiny fabrics just because I loved the sheen they gave to the skirt. Then I just started cutting circles of various sizes. Knock yourself out and just get crazy with the placement. Don't forget to cut plenty of leaf shapes as well.
Then I cut out enough netting circles to go over every circle (flower). I used netting that was very stiff & with the bigger holes. Mine is black but you could do any color really.
After I placed everything exactly where I wanted it - I slide my small cutting board in between the front and back of the shirt and pinned it all down. You know so as not to pin the back of the shirt to the front. Can't very well get your body into a shirt that is sew'n shut. Now, if I had thought about it ahead of time and hadn't been so anxious to just start cutting. Typical Jen! I would have first ironed the different fabric to fusible web and then cut the shapes. Then I could have just ironed them to my shirt, but I didn't and this worked too. So no need to go buy fusible web.
Now it's time to stitch them on. Don't forget to put your jersey needle in. Makes sewing on knit sew much easier & neater. I used my freemotion foot for the circles (drop those feed dogs )so that I wouldn't have to turn and turn and turn the shirt. A regular foot would have worked wonderfully and that is what I used on the leaves. Loved the look of the skirt and so I went with that and sewed X's in the middle of each one and then one or two circles around that. 
Here's a look at the leaves stitched up.
After I got everything sewed down, I played around with the vine that all my little flowers were growning on. First I thought I would use this black ribbon with white stitches through it. Wasn't exactly what I wanted .
So I decided to hand stitch the vine with floss. I liked white the best for my design. It just gave it that pop that I wanted. Does your floss look like mine does. I wish I was a neat freak but sadly I am not. Somebody tell me your floss looks like this. Anybody! Now use a water soluble pen to draw out the lines or a chalk pencil for darker shirts.
Walla, you have a fun "new-ish" shirt to wear on your hot date with your hubby. (that's what i did anyway) Or just wear it to clean your house and hold your babies -knit shirts are my go-to shirt for everyday wear. Dream up something cute or feel free to copy mine. OH and I did put a bit of fray block on the satiny fabric but I do like a bit a fraying. I would love to see what you come up with. By the way, I already started next weeks project to share and it's another shirt makeover so, come back and see me. Feel free to Follow me! wink
Big Big Love , JEN feel free to ask any questions -not sure if that was as clear as mud.
Thanks for the link party (tatertots & Jello )Jen. Click on Jen's link on my sidebar and see all the linky love and check out her blog because she is such the creative little gal.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
OHHHH Valentine!!!
Ok, I admit it. I have been non stop crafting for a week and a half now and all I can think about is Valentines decorations. I know i'm crazy but I'm having some good clean fun. Actually I dyed my fingers red and got lots of glue stuck to my poor dry hands but it was GOOD fun! I love the captured hearts in the bird cages and my most favorite thing so far is the Subway Art. Pottery Barn has Subway Art -not Valentine Subway Art but Subway art. I recently found this blog that I LOVE that did a tutorial on Valentine Subway Art and I just couldn't resist! Here's the link to the tutorial. http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentine-subway-art-tutorial-with-pdf.html When i take these ones down I think I'm just gonna make a random family one. Also, my old Navy Blue frames have needed a makeover for quite some time and so I fixed them up with some good ole modge podge, fabric & scrapbook paper. I LOVE THEM! I fill so good when I create things - don't you. Make something today. Even if it's just dinner.
Love you, JEN
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