tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353447219115381562024-02-07T21:19:58.773-05:00Sewing SandyWelcome to my sewing blog! I'll be showing photos and talking about some of the sewing and serger projects I teach at Austin's Sewing Center, at the local public library, at other locations, or have made just for my own enjoyment. God has blessed me with the gift of sewing and I love to share it with everyone. Hopefully, you will be blessed by what you see and read here! Thank you for visiting. (To see a close-up view of each photo, just click on it for a larger size.)Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-67866250722017509662018-05-18T13:34:00.000-04:002018-05-18T13:34:35.802-04:00Announcing "Your Sewing Teacher!"After much thought, prayer and discussion with my husband, I am embarking on a new sewing teaching venture, called Your Sewing Teacher! The Red Barn School of Sewing was closed last year and I've been sad that I don't have a venue in which to share my passion of sewing with as many people as possible.<br />
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As of April 10-11, 2018, I taught two all-day classes at the "It's Sew Fine" Sewing Expo (now in its 13th year) at General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, KY. I was able to get lots of great feedback from my students and other attendees about starting a new teaching business. Many said they were glad to hear about the venture and want to take classes from me when they are scheduled. I really appreciate the vote of confidence! Thank you, all!<br />
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I am in the process of setting up a new website, www.yoursewingteacher.com and hopefully it will be published in the near future. I will add a post here when that happens. In the meantime, I am getting a newsletter started, through which I plan to share lots of great sewing information, tips, and other bits of sewing knowledge gleaned from my varied background, prolific reading, watching sewing shows on public television and my extensive sewing video collection. <br />
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Please leave a comment, if you'd like, to encourage me, give me some feedback on what you'd like to read about or learn about, or to share your own sewing tips with my readers. I welcome your comments.<br />
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Thank you for taking time to read my blog posts and I hope to be your sewing teacher!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-45517257598358603902017-09-04T17:47:00.003-04:002017-09-04T17:59:07.960-04:00My Love of Aprons<i>I have been absent way too long from posting here. We're in the process of building an apartment for my mother, who moved in with us last year, and getting her settled; so I haven't had much time to even think about writing anything here. I hope you'll be back with me as I intend to get back to posting again as my time eases up.</i><br />
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My love of aprons has spilled over into giving presentations about my apron collection! In 2006, I ran across Ellen Anne Geisel, an apron collector, who at that time had about 400 aprons in her collection. She was travelling around the country giving presentations about her love of vintage aprons and the stories they evoked. Her book, <u>The Apron Book, Making, Wearing and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort</u> became my birthday present in November of 2006 from my sweet husband. He encouraged me to start my own apron collection.<br />
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I had already started a teapot collection for the new house we had just moved into of May 2006, so an apron collection seemed very fitting. And, since I had a couple of my Dad's mother's aprons, which I fondly remembered seeing her wear daily, I just couldn't resist! Upon announcing to my mother and some friends what I was embarking upon, aprons began to appear. My Mom gave me the aprons she had saved from my Dad's mother, and my Dad's sister gave me three more, so I ended up with nine of my grandmother's aprons.<br />
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My Dad's parents lived in the house next door to us on our dairy farm, so I grew up knowing both my grandparents as my second set of parents, until I left home when I married. When I saw the interview of Ellen Anne, I got excited about collecting vintage aprons for myself. Since starting my own collection, I have given talks about the history of the apron to three different Cooperative Extension Services around my state and am scheduled to give a fourth talk next week at my church. <br />
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It's a lot of fun to show my collection, and I always request that ladies in the audience bring or wear one of their own aprons, or one from a family member. It's fun to hear the stories that are shared.<br />
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Ellen Anne has started an annual event called: "Tie One On Day - an apron, of course!" I plan to mention this annual event in my talk next week, as a way for all of us to show the love of Jesus to our neighbor. The group I'll be speaking to is the Women's Missionary Union, so the Tie One On Day will be a great way of being a missionary in our own communities. <br />
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The premise of Tie One On Day is to simply wrap a loaf of bread or baked-good (home-made would be preferable, if possible) and wrap it in an apron, while wearing an apron as you make the delivery. You are encouraged to tuck a note of encouragement or a prayer inside the apron pocket or the package. You are asked to make your delivery on Thanksgiving eve to a neighbor, friend or someone in your community who is in need, putting the "give" back into Thanksgiving.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.apronmemories.com/">www.apronmemories.com</a> and click on Tie One On Day to read all about this event, and to download and print a notecard to include with your package. (Thanksgiving is on November 22nd this year, so you have plenty of time to prepare how you can be a blessing to someone.)<br />
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I have been saying for years how we tend to overlook Thanksgiving, with all of the hoopla surrounding Halloween and the commercialism of Christmas that starts way before Thanksgiving, so I see this as a way to celebrate Thanksgiving by giving back to our community, without spending a lot of money. I hope you agree, and have fun surprising your neighbor(s)/friend(s) with this unusual new way to show how blessed we really are in this country! After all, isn't that what Thanksgiving is all about?<br />
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<br />Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-18976550651714539572016-03-31T21:19:00.000-04:002016-03-31T21:37:43.807-04:00The Red Barn School of SewingAnnouncing! My new school of sewing is open and ready for students! I haven't been posting for some time, due to a busy schedule of getting the school set up, as you can imagine. There have been many, many hours of paperwork, thought, decisions and putting all of it into action - much more time-consuming than I ever thought! I, and a very close sewing friend and my protege and co-teacher, discovered a few months ago that we have both had a long-time desire to have our own sewing school - so, we have made it a reality. We have opened <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>The Red Barn School of Sewing, LLP<span style="color: black;">! </span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Since my husband has said for a long time that he thinks Kentucky should be put on the map for sewing and Kentucky is known for its barns, we have chosen this barn drawing as our theme. Since most barns are red, we decided to call it The Red Barn School of Sewing! The bonus of this barn image is that it's almost identical to the barn that was on the farm where I grew up! What memories it brings back every time I see it.</span></span><br />
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At this time, our school is offering what we're calling our "Signature Class," Sewing Machine Fundamentals. In this group class, lasting three hours, students will learn the basic operation of their sewing machine and will learn how to stitch out many, if not all, of the built-in stitches that are available on their machine - even if it's a very basic level sewing machine. When starting to develop this class, we learned so much about what our sewing machines could do. It was just amazing! I've had my machine for over 23 years and didn't know some of what it could do before working on this class.<br />
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In the class, the students will make a Stitch Encyclopedia, where they will stitch out the built-in stitches on a fabric sheet of muslin. Students may choose to use the same color of thread for every stitch pattern, or may use a different color for each one. Students will make one, two or more "pages" of stitches that they may turn into a book (encyclopedia) of stitches, so they may actually see what the stitches look like on fabric. It's really hard to know what the stitches will look like just by the chart printed in the machine's instruction manual or on the front of their sewing machine. We've had students who have already taken this class say, "I really learned so much about my machine - it was amazing!"<br />
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We are also offering customized, private lessons that will be a one-on-one, two-hour class. The private sewing lesson will be customized (tailored) to meet the needs of the student, from taking the sewing machine out of its box, to learning about a specific technique. Our private sewing teacher will interview the student prior to their lesson in order to learn how the student's needs can be met.<br />
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We are holding in-store promotions on <b>the first three Saturdays in April, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Hobby Lobby store</b>, 968 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 so come on over to greet and meet us! Check out our website at <a href="http://www.theredbarnschoolofsewing.com/">www.TheRedBarnSchoolofSewing.com</a> to see more of what our school offers, to see our teachers' biographies, our class policies, a photo gallery and testimonials of previous students. We will be happy to teach you, if you live in the Louisville KY area, so sign up for one of our classes!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-18436425081339328242015-09-22T15:57:00.000-04:002015-09-22T16:01:43.787-04:00Flyer for Palmer/Pletsch Beginning Sewing Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This flyer shows details of the Palmer/Pletsch Beginning Sewing series that I teach at Austin's Sewing Center in Fern Creek KY. The Level 2 is starting October 3 for four sessions, so sign up by this Saturday, September 26th to reserve your spot!<br />
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The Palmer/Pletsch Level 1 Beginning Class Series came to a close June
27, 2015. My students were so happy with their apron project. They
were excellent students and all felt they learned so much.<br />
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One student had been a private sewing student of mine earlier in
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complete some basic sewing techniques. She had received her sewing
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experience using it. In her lesson, we went over machine basics and
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Another one of the students had never sewn anything before and didn't even have a sewing machine until the third week! She did an amazing job with her apron project!<br />
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Still another student had to miss the fourth week, due to a family situation. She was a more experienced sewist, so she was able to finish her apron project on her own.<br />
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I'm really looking forward to these Level 1 students returning for the
Level 2 class series. In Level 2, we'll be making a kimono-type wrap
robe that has patch pockets and a contrasting band This robe can be
made in any length and out of most fabrics. The class sample, at left, is made
from quilting cotton and can be a transitional garment going into the
cooler temperatures of fall or coming out of the colder temperatures of
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If you live near the Louisville, Kentucky area and have beyond basic beginner sewing machine skills and knowledge, please consider signing up for this Palmer/Pletsch Beginning Level 2 class series. (Pattern and fabrics are not included in the class fee.) It starts on October 3 and runs for four weeks at Austin's Sewing Center in Fern Creek (Call 502-239-2222 for details). I'd love to have you in my class and to see how creative you can be with your fabric combinations.<br />
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<br />Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-54435542833644509582015-06-10T13:23:00.001-04:002015-06-10T13:23:46.321-04:00Week 1 of Palmer/Pletsch Beginning Sewing Complete!We've finished week 1! The first of 4 weeks in the series I'm teaching of Palmer/Pletsch Beginning Sewing classes at our local Babylock dealer is now complete. I have 3 students who want to learn basic sewing techniques so they may sew & repair garments and shorten hems. Oh, there's so much to learn in a beginning class and the students are hanging in there with me. <br />
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The project is a chef's/artist's apron in which they will learn about reading a pattern, preparing the pattern tissue, cutting out fabric, marking, stay-stitching curves, sewing on facings, clean finishing edges, sewing machine stitched hems, top-stitching, sewing on patch pockets and many sewing tips that I've learned over the years. <br />
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The curriculum includes Level 2 and Level 3, both of which the students may take later. They'll make a wrap robe in Level 2 and a 2-pc PJ project in Level 3. By the time they finish the 3-level series, they'll be very well-equipped to sew just about anything they want. I'm really looking forward to seeing how far the students will go with their new sewing skills! The photo shows one of the aprons that I'm using as my class sample. I love the teapot fabric, since I am a teapot collector!<br />
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As we get into the series, I will share with you here some tips and suggestions I also share with my students. This will not be as valuable as actually being in the classroom with us, but it can be helpful to anyone who is thinking about learning to sew, or who wants to return to sewing after a long absence. So many things have been improved over the years, and techniques have been made easier with new tools that are on the market today. So, stay tuned for an exciting 4 weeks of basic sewing adventures with me!<br />
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Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-81502071430008212502015-05-08T19:10:00.000-04:002015-05-08T19:25:26.459-04:00Sandy's Sanity-Saving Sewing Snippets: #3 Creating an Efficient Sewing Work SpaceWell, I apologize for the long absence. I have been somewhat "off the grid" since my husband had three surgeries in January. Two were done on the 16th and two weeks later, he had a third one! He's doing much better, now, and is back to most normal activities, which is a wonderful praise to God! From all the prayer by our praying friends/partners and great doctor/nursing care, he's on the mend.<br />
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Today, I worked with a private beginning student and we got into a discussion about being organized and efficient in our sewing space. One of the things I suggested to my student is to make sure her work table is at the proper height so she isn't bending over to lay out her fabric and pattern pieces. A comfortable table height is one that should be at about the upper hip level when standing next to it. I suggested she get some bed risers to place under the table legs to raise it up to a higher level, if necessary. The higher table height will cut down on back strain from bending over, as well as fatigue that can occur from bending and reaching so much.<br />
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As you can see in the photo below of my studio, I have two chest of drawers of equal size and height backed up to each other. They are sitting on bricks, which make them the perfect work height for me. Sometimes we can make "do" with what we have available at the time, and since the bricks have worked so well, I just left them there! They're sitting on felt mats that I cut from some leftover scrap felt so as not to scratch the floor.<br />
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The organizer hanging on the end is something I made from a length of denim fabric. I sewed pockets from old jeans to hold scissors, rulers, and various other items, and the straps that are holding my rotary rulers and cutters are made from belt loops and strips of denim sewn into lengths that fit the size needed. The length of fabric was long enough to place one end underneath my cutting mat and pressing board, which is covered in canvas cloth. I had intended to paint the chests white when I acquired them from my Mother, but still haven't gotten that done. I'm too busy with other things to take time for painting furniture!<br />
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Another thing I suggested to my student is to make her sewing work space in a "L"
work space configuration. By using a rolling office chair, she'll be able to roll
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I like to use what I call "arm's-reach space" where most of what I need is within arm's reach. The less wasted movement I have to make, the more efficient I can be.<br />
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Please share your ideas on efficient sewing work space in the comment section, below. I'd love to hear and/or see how yours is set up! Thank you in advance.<br />
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<br />Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-79811574376260828852014-09-27T14:22:00.000-04:002014-09-27T14:59:23.334-04:00Sew What Community Sewing Group September Project: Bias-Wrapped JacketTwo days ago, our sewing group met for the September class to start a jacket project, "Bias-Wrapped Jacket," which is also called a "Fat Quarter Jacket." With seven in attendance, and eventually three husbands stopping in to see what we do, we had a very good class!<br />
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This Bias-Wrapped Jacket is made in 100% cotton fabrics, with horse and horseshoe motifs and a plaid that color-coordinates with the prints. I usually wear this jacket around Kentucky Derby time. (I guess you know that since I live in Kentucky, we have a lot of Derby activities going on from Mid-April up to race day on the 1st Saturday of May!)<br />
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These jackets are so comfortable and easy to make, without much fitting necessary. I have made several out of different types of fabrics, so they are truly versatile!<br />
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On this Derby jacket, bias binding was used for all of the edge finishes. The plaid was used for the front/neck bindings and a wider bias band was used for the lower edge and cuffs. I just realized the cuffs don't show up very well in this photo, but they are cut wide enough so they can be turned up on themselves. Because they are cut on the bias, they turn nicely.<br />
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This Bias-Wrapped Jacket is made from rayon fabrics, which drapes so pretty. I put a serger edge all around, using my Babylock self-threading serger. It is a dream, by the way!<br />
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The stitch is called the Wave Stitch. Two colors, black & white, were used on the front/neck edges and red/white were used on the lower and sleeve edges. That makes the edges look like they have a separate trim sewn on. The thread is a 40-weight rayon and seems to be holding up very well, even with all the wear I'm giving it.<br />
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This one is also very comfortable to wear and is easy-care. I just wash it on gentle in cold water and hang to dry, which is how I wash most of our clothes. I rarely use our dryer! Maybe only two - three times a year.<br />
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This jacket is made from a suede-finished, hand-dyed, 100% cotton. From a distance it looks like real suede cloth. I put serger crochet on all the edges to finish it, using 12-weight cotton variegated thread. The ruffle effect is quite nice, I think. I do have to be a little cautious when wearing this jacket because of the loopy crochet edging, as it sometimes gets snagged. But, when I take it off, the snags are easily pulled through with a tool called a "knit fixer," so I don't let that stop me from wearing it.<br />
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With all the muted colors, this jacket can be worn with many different outfits, so it's also very versatile.<br />
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This Bias-Wrapped Jacket is my favorite, but is the most delicate! It's made of a lacy knit fabric that I just had to have when I first saw it, but had no idea what I'd do with it. (Maybe you can relate to that?!)<br />
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Again, I put serger crochet on all the edges, but with this one the crochet edging is wider. I believe it's eleven rows wide. If you look closely at the bottom of the jacket, you'll see threads hanging down. Well, that's where the ruffle snagged while wearing. I really, really have to be careful when I wear this one! But, it's good for dressy occasions and goes with almost everything in my color palette.<br />
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The flower is from Hope Yoder's Layered Flower In-The-Hoop design made from 100% cotton fabrics. The center is an embroidered, covered button (flatback) from Hope's Borders and Frames design for her Button-Ups system. I just glued it onto the fabric and then sewed a pinback onto the back side so I can switch it around to other garments.<br />
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I have also made two of these jackets for my mother out of upholstery fabric. I don't have photos of them, but will take some and add them to a later post. She loves wearing both of them and gets lots of compliments on both. She says they really are warm. We haven't tried to wash either of them, yet; but I'm going to try washing one of them, after washing some scraps and having success. The other one has drapery trim on all the edges, so it will definitely have to be dry-cleaned.<br />
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All of these jackets were made on my serger, with some of the trims/bias bindings sewn on with a sewing machine. There really is no reason this jacket cannot be made on a conventional sewing machine, so that's the way I taught it at our Sew What group this month. When we have some more finished jackets, hopefully next month, I'll post photos of them. This project is one of the more challenging projects we've worked on in our monthly group, so I'm hoping those who are making it are having success!<br />
<br />Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-27745508673512136672014-09-06T22:27:00.001-04:002014-09-23T13:16:55.235-04:00Sandy's Sanity-Saving Sewing Snippets - #1 Sew FlatThis is the first of a new feature I'd like to start of posting some tips for beginner sewists, as well as experienced sewists, where I'll share ideas gleaned from my years of sewing experience and teaching on how to sew faster, easier, and better. I'm naming this series of bi-weekly (approximately) posts, "Sandy's Sanity-Saving Sewing Snippets." I hope you enjoy the posts and learn some new information from them. Please feel free to leave a comment on something you'd like to see here pertaining to sewing faster, easier and better.<br />
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Today, I worked with a beginning sewing student on a project. The subject of sewing-in-the-flat came up. What I mean by this is, sew together hard-to-access parts of your sewing project while it's still flat. For example, it's easier to sew in sleeves before the underarm seams and side seams are stitched, or it's easier to install a zipper before sewing any seams. Once the project has taken shape, some areas are more difficult to access. Make your sewing easier to do, not harder. You'll have more fun while completing your projects in less time.<br />
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As an additional tip, please go to this post <a href="http://sewnsan.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-keep-our-sewing-machines-clean.html">http://sewnsan.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-keep-our-sewing-machines-clean.html</a> to see a tutorial on how to clean and maintain your sewing machine. This tutorial is especially important for all of you beginning and returning sewists out there!<br />
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Please let me know how I can answer your basic sewing questions!<br />
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The jacket was only partially finished when I returned home from the retreat, and with several private sewing students lined up to teach during the next 10 days, I wasn't able to get back to it. On top of that, I came down with Influenza B, pneumonia & bronchitis! That kept me out of commission for about five weeks! At almost the last minute, I was asked to teach a week-long summer camp for youth sewing students the first week of July and along with many more private sewing students, I found myself staying up very late at night to get the jacket finished. I had submitted it as one of my entries in our State Fair and the deadline to turn it in was August 11. By the grace of God, I got it finished and turned it in about an hour before the deadline! When Lee & I went to the State Fair a few days later to check on awards, I was pleasantly surprised to find it had won a blue ribbon. Yay!!!<br />
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I also entered a T-shirt makeover that is made from two cotton knit T-shirts. I purchased two
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My third entry, a ribbon purse made from grosgrain ribbon, came in with an honorable mention. For some reason, no one seems to realize the amount of time and workmanship that goes into making these ribbon purses. I've had three of them in a gallery at the Galt House Hotel for sale, and none of them sold! Oh, well, I think they're very unusual and pretty, so possibly I'll find buyers for the six remaining purses if I set up my online shop on Zibbet!<br />
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This is the three-piece American Girl doll outfit one of my 11-year old students made for this year's State Fair entry. I was so thrilled to see that first place blue ribbon attached to it. When choosing her fabrics from Austin's Sewing Center, she said she wanted something with bright colors. Well, I think she accomplished that goal! She did an outstanding job on her creation, not only with her sewing skills but also following the pattern directions. This was the first time she actually sewed on knit fabric, but she didn't let that stop her! Congratulations on a job well-done, young lady! Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-40085635559937424702014-03-28T22:13:00.000-04:002014-03-29T18:36:17.938-04:00Sew What Community Sewing Group 2014 Community Service Project<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sew What Group has been extremely busy since the start of 2014 making cough pillows for the cancer treatment center at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville! Recently, Lee and I delivered over 250 cough pillows to Norton Suburban. The nurses and coordinator of the unit were absolutely blown away by the group's generosity. And, for good reason! Two of our ladies made close to 225, themselves! There are six of us who have been making pillows. Yesterday, at our March meeting, more than 160 more pillows were brought to me to get delivered. I am really looking forward to delivering this next batch of cough pillows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some of the fabric was donated by the husband of a woman who died from breast cancer about 3 1/2 years ago. I know she would be happy about how we're using her fabrics!</span>Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-91227011180254750862013-11-30T20:05:00.000-05:002013-11-30T20:05:01.000-05:00Lined Drawstring Christmas Gift BagsNow, on to making Christmas items! Our Sew What?! November class project was this lined, drawstring Christmas gift bag. These little bags make great re-useable gift bags, which can be given as part of the gift. They don't necessarily have to be made in Christmas fabric. They'd be cute in other holiday-themed prints, children's prints or winter, spring, summer, fall prints - whatever you'd like.<br />
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The lining allows the bag to have a little more stability and style with the lining peeking above the top edge as a faux piping effect. I have lots of satin ribbon in 3/8" width for other projects, so the choice of ribbon was easy to make since that's the width needed for this casing.<br />
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The red bags have a red satin lining and red satin ribbon threaded double through the casing to make two drawstrings (one for each side). The green/red/white bag has a red cotton lining with green sating ribbons for the drawstrings.<br />
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The finished measurement on these is 6" X 9 1/2", but the drawstring bags could be made in any size you want. I'm thinking of making some infinity scarves for Christmas gifts this year and I'm not sure they'll fit into these smaller bags, especially if the scarves are very long, so I'll probably make some larger gift bags to accommodate a larger gift.<br />
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I hope you like the way these cute little drawstring gift bags look. They go together fairly quickly, especially when making several. As you may know, the more you make of one item, the quicker they go together!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-41536592597762293992013-11-27T16:26:00.000-05:002015-09-14T23:58:50.723-04:00Thanksgiving Turkey Tea TowelMy Thanksgiving Turkey Tea Towel project got finished just in time to drape it over my oven handle, or better yet - hang it from the drawer of my antique pie safe where it won't accidentally get used! I decided to use my serger for a rolled edge all around the flounce edges with a gold metallic thread. Then, I stitched it onto the tea towel with a zig-zag stitch using the gold metallic thread in the needle and clear thread in the bobbin. The metallic thread sparkles nicely. (I like sparkly things!)<br />
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At our October Sew What? class, we had a lesson on how to calculate the size needed for the circle pattern that would be used to make the flounce on the tea towel. Then, we determined the width we wanted for how wide the flounce would be. It was much more easy than it sounds!<br />
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I had a lot of fun working on this tea towel project. It was begun last year for our November Sew What? class project; but, I had to put it on hold due to some health events. Everything is back on track, now. All the praise goes to God!<br />
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My birthday was on the 25th and my Mother gave me three stamped, ready-to-embroider tea towels as a gift, so I guess I'll be doing some more hand embroidery - which I am rather enjoying. They are really cute, with days-of-the-week printed on them. When I get them stitched, I'll post them on my blog, but don't hold your breath - it could be a while!<br />
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This is my favorite holiday of the year - no presents necessary, no decorating necessary, unless we just "want to". Let's all remember to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the abundant blessings He has given to us and to our wonderful U.S.A.! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!<br />
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After years of looking at this project in an old Hancock Fabrics project booklet, I finally made myself get the necessary felt colors, trace the pattern and get the turkey project finished! Wow! I guess I'm a procrastinator, huh?<br />
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I don't do much hand embroidery, but lately I've made two
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towel. I find that hand embroidery is very calming and soothing. I know my blood pressure went down a lot! I'll post the tea towel project in a few days, after I get it finished. The tea towel project was what I taught at our October Sew What? Community Sewing group meeting. Everyone did a great job on their embroidery!<br />
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I really didn't follow the exact color combination that the directions give. Honestly, I forgot to look at the suggested colors for the turkey project before I went to the fabric store to cash in on the sale price for the felt - and to be able to use my discount. The orange is supposed to be "cardinal red" and the light tan is supposed to be gold, but I used gold embroidery thread for the blanket stitching around all of the feather pieces. I thought that would make the stuffed felt turkey show up a little better on the front door.<br />
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He's really a table-top project, but one of my students said she wanted to make her turkey project into a door hanging. I thought that was a great idea! Since I'm partial to Thanksgiving (we tend to overlook that holiday), I wanted to show my "Thanksgiving Spirit" by placing my stuffed felt turkey on my front door.<br />
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Here he is on my front door. I hung him on a door hook - I think it's called a wreath hook. It's a little high, but I think it shows up really well.<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-72685484653861321872013-08-21T23:31:00.000-04:002014-04-06T22:33:01.346-04:00Sewing Student Wins Second Place Red Ribbon at the Kentucky State Fair!In June, I started teaching private sewing lessons at Austin's Sewing Center in Fern Creek, KY. I have such a love of sewing and now I can share that with many more sewing students. I am loving it!<br />
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Two weeks ago, I had an interesting experience with a lovely 10 year old girl. She had committed to enter into the Kentucky State Fair an outfit for her American Girl doll, but had only cut out the pattern for the tunic, leggings and shoes. Time was running out to get it made before the deadline to submit the entries. I got the call on Monday that her lesson needed to take place right away so she'd be ready for the deadline on Saturday.<br />
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We got the two-hour lesson scheduled and got to work at the designated time. The young lady was already familiar with her sewing machine. She had taken lessons at another sewing dealership, having made two projects there, so that was a huge plus.<br />
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At the State Fair last night, Lee and I made a special effort to find out where the junior sewing department was located. Well, as we were walking toward it, I spotted the lime green tunic top on a doll in the top row of the display case from far away.<br />
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I'm really proud of my budding, designer 10 year old sewing student and can't wait to call her and let her know what great work she did! Her doll looked fabulous, dressed in her lime green tunic and printed leggings outfit! I can see that she has a love of sewing even at her young age.Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-22978220427875138042013-08-21T00:20:00.000-04:002014-04-06T22:34:19.002-04:00State Fair Entry Winners: Sweatshirt Makeover and Ribbon Purse!Two of my three Kentucky State Fair entries have won a blue and a red ribbon! I almost didn't enter anything this year, but decided to go ahead since I had some items ready to go. The sweatshirt makeover that I've been working to complete off & on over the past two years became my last minute "hurry up and finish" project! Here it is with its blue ribbon.<br />
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My second place entry is one of the ribbon purses I made a year and a half ago for the craft shows and for the Koi Gallery at the Galt House in downtown Louisville. I added a layered flower with an embroidered, covered button center placed on top of the bow that was already on it. I think because it's in the red/black/white combination, it looks like a University of Louisville Cardinal bag and that may have caught the judges' eye! Oh, well, I'm not going to complain about a second place, red ribbon award!<br />
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The display at the Fair isn't very attractive, so I've included the photo I took of the purse just before I took it to be entered. The second photo shows it off better. <br />
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<br />Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-89179573100591910992013-06-14T00:03:00.000-04:002013-06-14T00:03:06.067-04:00Recycled Necktie Purse ProjectSew What! Community Sewing group is working on this recycled necktie purse project for our May & June project. We thought it would be quick enough for only one month, but as it turns out, we need two months to get it completed. <br />
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The purse project is from my Master Clothing Volunteer annual training last October. It's made from (You guessed it!) a man's necktie. An old one that's been washed or dry-cleaned will work just fine, or a new necktie that hasn't been worn would also be a good idea. It turned out to be a really cute little purse.<br />
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This small evening bag-type purse doesn't have any pockets and only has the flap you see here as its closure. A sew-on snap will work to close the flap, or hook and loop tape would also work. If the latter is used, a large decorative button would be a great way to cover up the stitching on the outside of the purse flap.<br />
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Obviously, I don't have the closure put onto the purse flap yet. But, it will be added before this month's class. Also, I'll add some more photos of my purse step-by-step samples.<br />
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The purse project goes together fairly quickly. The necktie is cut into seven sections and are arranged into this cute little purse. It's amazing how much fabric is in one necktie!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-58084305400512539492013-05-10T22:08:00.000-04:002013-05-10T22:08:00.811-04:00My Online ShopI have a confession to make to everyone! I had hoped to get my online shop at www.zibbet.com/sewnsanscottage opened by now. However, plans don't always get worked out the way we'd like. Some of you already know that my husband, Lee, fell on November 6, 2012 and broke his hip and wrist (I won't go into all the details), then two days later I came down with vertigo. <br />
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We were both in recuperation mode for about 3 months, missing both our birthdays in November, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's. It was well into February when I was able to get back to some normal activities, but then my chronic lower back pain and sciatica started getting worse. I went into physical therapy the first week of March and am now doing much better. Lee had a much shorter recovery time. He was doing very well by the end of January.<br />
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I didn't even go into my sewing studio until around the first of March when it was time to get ready to teach two classes at the 2013 "It's Sew Fine Sewing Expo" at General Butler State Resort Park, scheduled for April 16-17. Now that the Expo is behind me, I'm taking another look at getting the Zibbet shop opened up. Lee & I have had some serious discussion about taking on this endeavor. Now, comes the confession: I'm not sure sure it's going to happen.<br />
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I really think I'd love to give it a go; I have some product already made;I have lots more product ideas I'd like to pursue; I do have the shop set up. It's now a matter of how much time I will have to give to it and if it will be worthwhile. Lee & I are looking at taking on some additional responsibilities with our church and a couple of other churches, so we're praying about which way the Lord wants us to go.<br />
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I'll keep you posted on what our decision will be when it happens. Please keep us in your prayers, as well. I know the Lord will lead us to the correct decision for His glory!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-30510938057734072282012-10-02T13:51:00.000-04:002012-10-02T13:51:23.172-04:00Nothing to do With Sewing! Thank you, Locks of Love!This post has nothing to do with sewing! I did something on the spur of the moment yesterday that I want to share with all of you.<br />
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I have had very thick, coarse and heavy hair all of my life. Many times I've said, "I just wish I could give some of this hair away to somebody who needs it!" So many people would say to me, "You should be glad you have a lot of hair!" But, no one seemed to understand how hard it is to manage.<br />
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Well, I found out about Locks of Love, an organization that takes donated hair for use in making wigs, hair pieces, etc. from human hair. So, after much thought, I decided that's what I would do with my hair! Since Locks of Love requires hair to be at least 10" long, in a ponytail, I let it grow for almost two years, since my last full cut. It was already at the base of my neck at that time. It was a real challenge for me these two years to deal with how to fix my hair; should I always wear it "put up," and how can I manage that?<br />
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I think I've broken three hair clips, even the heavy-duty version! But, my hair finally got long enough to just double it over with a covered ponytail rubber band. Yesterday, October 1, 2012, after putting my hair in its usual up-do, and experiencing pain in my left thumb joint, I declared, "I'm ready to get my hair cut!"<br />
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I had found out that Great Clips cuts hair for donation to Locks of Love for free, so I made a call to verify that and off we went to the salon! Great Clips not only cut my hair free, but they will take care of packaging it and mailing it in.<br />
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Here is what my hair looked like before leaving home to go to the salon. I had Lee take photos of what it looked like before, during and after.<br />
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I didn't know how this whole thing would work out. I didn't know by going into the salon as a walk-in, whether there'd be a hairdresser there who can handle my type of hair, so I knew I was probably taking a chance. There were two hairdressers on duty, one was busy and the other took me without hesitation. <br />
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She was amazing! She took charge of my hair as if she had been cutting it for years! She wasn't in the least intimidated! Here, she had parted the back of my hair into two ponytails and was cutting above the rubber bands. (Hair has to be banded before cutting so it will stay together while it's being sent in.)<br />
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Now, the hair is ready to be sent in. Wow! What a mop! <br />
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Now for my huge surprise! I had curls under all that hair and didn't even know it! My hairdresser said, "Your hair is curling in the back!" What?!!!! I haven't had curls since I was a toddler. Another thing I've always said is that I'd love to have curly hair! Well, God does answer in ways that are sometimes surprising!<br />
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So, about one-third of the way through the cutting process, I said that I already felt lighter. At the end, I said I must have lost half a pound. So, this morning when I got on the scales, sure enough, I had lost half a pound since yesterday! (I've been wanting to lose some weight!)<br />
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My hairdresser suggested a "bob" cut, even though I had taken in a picture of a cut I had four years ago that I liked. I told her that I had actually thought about that kind of cut and style, so let's go for it. She worked some kind of magic in the way she cut it and the tools she used to bring back my childhood curls! I'm happy!<br />
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No more curling iron, no more extensive blow drying, and no need to get a perm now! Blessings do come in batches! I think I'm going to love this new way of gaining back some of my time.<br />
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The bag in this photo is the prototype I made with the teacher's first and last name initials just so she could see how the stitching looks on the bag. The bag is made of unbleached muslin, so I think the royal blue shows up on it nicely.<br />
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We decided to put the solid blue ribbon on the boys' bags and sheer royal blue ribbon with white polka dots on the girls' bags. I switched the teacher's ribbon to the sheer version (since she's a girl!) - it's the one in the upper left of this photo. I used the Curlz alphabet from Hope Yoder, which lends a fun flair to the project. <br />
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I'm thinking about adding these cute fabric gift bags to my product line for craft shows this Fall. If anyone out there has an idea on other fabrics I can use, please leave me a message below. I'm going to experiment with some organdy and some cotton Christmas fabric. The person who inspired me to make these bags is making hers out of a sheer fabric with a pretty flower embroidery and has started a business making them for bridesmaid favors. Hmmm.....Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-88508223676549453312012-08-24T13:49:00.001-04:002012-08-25T23:03:26.870-04:00Sew What! Community Sewing Group Sews Cute FlowersYesterday was another day of sewing class for our Sew What! Community Sewing group at the Jeffersontown Library. Our regulars are so faithful in showing up month after month, and yesterday was no exception!<br />
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The class centered around making "Cute Flowers" from a class that I taught at Austin's Sewing Center in March of this year, and at the Bullitt County Cooperative Extension office in June. These flowers are all made by hand and are great for embellishments on headbands, on purses and tote bags, as brooches, or any other application your creative mind can envision. The rick rack flowers are taken from Kari Mecca's book, <u>Sewing With Whimsy</u>. The book can be purchased on her website at www.karimeaway.com., or if you live in the Louisville, KY area you may purchase it at Austin's Sewing Center in Fern Creek.<br />
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Sew What! students had a fund workday learning new techniques on making three different flower projects: felt flowers, sheer ribbon flowers, and rick rack flowers.<br />
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We made four layers of petals cut out of felt, then stitched them
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This flower was made complete when some black eyelash yarn was added to the center behind the button. (I forgot to take a photo of the completed flower - sorry! It really looked finished with the yarn.)<br />
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Here, students are working on cutting the felt flower petals and layers of organza to place in between the felt layers for their project.<br />
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My students are so very creative and I really enjoy seeing what ideas they come up with after I've given them some hands-on instruction!<br />
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This felt flower is the sample I made as I was going over the printed instruction sheet. I layered the felt petals with some organza and some sparkle bridal tulle to give it a different look. It will look good on a lilac knit top I have, or on my pink one, don't you think?<br />
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This student had just completed her rick rack posie flower project from Kari Mecca's book. We ran out of time to complete the other two rick rack flowers I wanted to teach, so we'll continue this class next month.<br />
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If you'd like to learn how to make these cute flowers, please join us on the fourth Thursday at the Jeffersontown Free Public Library from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. We'd love to have you join us!Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-4013594113016336852012-07-18T22:57:00.000-04:002012-07-18T22:57:29.089-04:00More Craft Show PicturesThis picture of our craft show booth may be a little hard to figure out with the open drapes behind it and the bright sunshine outside. I guess I could have asked if the drapes could be closed, but didn't even think about that! I know I need to make some improvements and adjustments to this set-up. I'll figure out what to do before the next show, I promise!<br />
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This shows the work area, behind the covered button display board, where customers could watch me actually put together their covered buttons as they chose what they wanted.<br />
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I took the rest of my ribbon purses to the craft show. The label shown in my heading above is like what I've made for all of my purses. Each of these purses is one of a kind, making them very unique. They're made out of grosgrain ribbon sewn onto a fabric base, with a hook and loop tape pocket on the inside and are fully lined. The one I've been using almost every day for the past four years is holding up so well, you'd never know it's that old!<br />
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I love the way the color combination came together on this sticky note pad holder. The pen has matching paper rolled up and inserted inside the barrel. I used a scroll embroidery design on baby blue fabric for the covered button. The purple thread matched the purple sticky note pad perfectly!<br />
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Of course, I had to have a University of Kentucky button on the blue sticky note pad holder! <br />
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This is one of the first covered buttons I made - the one in an earlier post on which I added fusible crystals on top of the stitching. The black layers are made of organza, which added to the "glitzy" look of the brooch, I think!<br />
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This layered flower brooch came together nicely. I love the way the two shades of yellow compliment each other with layers of pale yellow and yellow and white gingham. The yellow rayon embroidery thread really picks up the darker yellow in the gingham, don't you think?<br />
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Again, to this layered flower, I added some layers of black organza and layers of white bridal tulle. The black rayon embroidery thread really gives the black and white theme a punch.Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-81959338866304271432012-07-17T13:39:00.001-04:002012-07-17T14:00:54.823-04:00July 15 Craft Show Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that I've had a day of rest, it's time to give you a report on my July 15 craft show. This is a photo of part of our booth. I know I need to make some adjustments on how to display everything - we're still learning how to do this. Having these pics helps me to see it from the attendees' view, then I can see what I could improve upon. </div>
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These bookmarks/memo holders are made with large plastic-coated paper clips and covered buttons glued on the front. I have been using one daily for over a week, and it's holding up really well. I've carried it with me on shopping trips to hold my shopping lists and to keep all my lists together in my notebook.<br />
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The layered flower display took over the middle of the display table. All of these, except the ones for headbands, have a pin back attached to the back for use as a brooch, on a tote bag or purse, or can be pinned onto an adult headband.<br />
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I thought this layered flower turned out really pretty with the two shades of yellow, accented by the hot pink covered button to pick up the touch of hot pink in the flower petal. The button cover is stitched on yellow/white gingham, which is duplicated in two layers of the flower. It's rather subtle, but striking, I think!<br />
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This display shows the button cover choices that we offered. The purchaser of a retractable badge reel (for name tags, security clearance cards, scissors) could choose the covers they wanted to interchange on their badge reel and then could watch while I actually put everything together using my button-making machine. The button covers can also be made into pin back buttons to be worn separately.<br />
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Stay tuned for more pics of our booth, probably tomorrow.Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335344721911538156.post-49649011128622771412012-07-13T22:56:00.000-04:002012-07-13T22:56:08.748-04:00Covered Button Craft Show ProjectsI'm getting closer to being finished with my craft show items! Hallelujah! Here are some more photos of the covered button projects I'll have in my booth.<br />
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The top two photos are some memo holders I've made from an acrylic photo frame with a matching pen. I used two sizes of sticky notes and a covered button with a butterfly embroidery. I'm happy with the way they turned out. I'm working on more with a red/black color scheme and a University of Louisville embroidered button. I think I'll also make a blue/white University of Kentucky button for a few of them.<br />
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I've made lots of these layered flowers, from Hope Yoder's Layered Flower CD. These are sewn onto stretchy headbands and covered buttons with a clover embroidery design from Hope Yoder.<br />
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A closeup of the pink layered flower.<br />
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These are brooches made with the layered flowers and embroidered covered buttons. A pin back is placed on the back side. These would look great on a dress, a jacket, a purse, a tote bag.<br />
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This white layered flower has white fabric, white organza and white bridal tulle. The covered button is embroidered with irridescent metallic thread. Wouldn't this look fabulous on a white and black outfit?<br />
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Here is an assortment of holiday/event themed covered buttons that will go with the badge reel shown. I'll package these in a set of 5 buttons along with the badge reel. I realized after I took the picture that I left out the snowflake that I stitched with metallic threads. It turned out very "sparkly!"Sandy Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914209426391968152noreply@blogger.com2