snow ball (townes actually hit Joseph with that one, maybe he should play baseball this year)
warming up
sledding...
sledding...
sledding!!
And this is my little sewing moment. There was a fluffy mockingbird on that little tree trying to stay warm. The sewing was me trying to make the figure 8 scarf. Trying, oh trying. I am having trouble with the fabric bunching and such. I always do, and am determined to figure out why after, I take my time trying to match things up and pin them well, they still bunch up. So I am reading some of my sewing books in hopes for a light bulb moment or something!
so there's my snowy post, it had to be done. Now maybe I'll get to show off a new scarf soon?!
Great snow pics! :)
ReplyDeleteAbout the bunching...maybe the tension on your machine? Just a thought. Of course, maybe you're hand stitching so that might not be the case. Those scarf kits are beautiful -- are you doing the figure 8 or just a normal scarf?
That anonymous above was me....sorry, don't know what I did wrong. Here's a second try for my identity. :)
ReplyDeletehey annie girl. I finished it today, and I did do the figure 8 this time. I love it so much. I wish I had done the last one that way, my mom opened her Christmas gift and thought it was a table runner! Ha! But I was lazy and didn't want to hand sew that one seam (have you read anna maria's directions on how to make it?). Anyway, I think my tension is ok, I think part of my problem is not enough pins? I was reading and discovered you're really supposed to pin about 2 inches apart (shouldn't I already know that?). I definitely place them too far apart when I sew. And that velveteen, the voile sticks to it...maybe I needed lots of pins really close together to keep it straight? I sewed one long side of the scarf just fine, it was the opposite side that would get off and end up skewed at the end. So after my second attempt I just pulled the voile over and kept sewing! But it ended up being ok cause of all those folds when you wear it. I think I am going to get my mom's new "table runner" and turn it into the figure 8 it's supposes to be :)
ReplyDeleteI bet that it is the pinning, probably, but also sewing a lighter weight fabric to a heavier one is supposed to be problematic, I think. I'm glad that you got it finished and liked the result! Speaking of making stuff, do you have a pattern or something for making the little bird? I have some leftover batting and felt (I made a stuffed owl for my baby nephew) and thought I'd give making ornaments a whirl.
ReplyDeleteI totally dig your yellow front door! Hope that you have a good day tomorrow. Friday, yay!