Posted on 09/01/2020 1:12:32 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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I’ve never been a ‘movie goer’. It’s probably 20 years since I’ve been to one.
But I do like books, and where there is buzz around the movie, sometimes I read the book.
I was always interested in the experiences of early 20th Century Europeans in Africa, and enjoyed the books ‘West With the Night’ and ‘Out of Africa’. One day I went to the movies all alone to see Meryl Streep in the latter. I thought it was wonderful.
I don’t know much about Streep otherwise.
LOL!
Only we use Hobby Lobby and Dick Blick.
Check out:
‘The Paris Wife’ - Paula McLain
‘The Nightingale’ - Kristin Hannah
‘Circling the Sun’ - Also by Paula McLain
‘Dick Blick’ is CATNIP to me. Hide my credit card, LOL!
An early attempt to post a photo. It worked yesterday?
I think the photo is at this address? https://pasteboard.co/JpefLzB.jpg
Photo not showing in preview
A failed attempt at posting photos of my anorak made from old heavy wool blankets.
The sewing is much easier than the photo posting.
One is the inside of the anorak, mostly simple straight seams.
https://pasteboard.co/JpefLzB.jpg
The second photo... I was on a roll and did not want to take the time to visit my sewing partner and use her Singer Model 29, a long thin freearm with a rotating presser foot.
So, I first made a practice run on a heavy flannel shirt; not easy but doable...Most have heard of ‘Stitching in a ditch’, this was more like stitching in a small drain pipe.
Because of the weight of the wool, it did not roll up like the flannel. I used black thread to help me see where it was going. Not pretty and I will not take the seam ripper to it! Happy I didn’t sew a finger or two.
This link work MIGHT work?
https://pasteboard.co/JpeBexA.jpg
I’m having fun and it is going well.
*APPLAUSE* Good job! :)
I can see your work when I click through to the link. :)
Thanks for this thread. I was off work for a few days, and got to sew a little, but nothing too ambitious.
For any who sew, Walmart has some AMAZING pre-cuts that are dirt-cheap, and good quality. I picked up 5 pieces in the past couple weeks. These are like $2 for a huge 2 yard X 60” wide piece. Always prewash. They also have quite an assortment of fat quarters ($1.47 each), which worked for 4 child-size masks each, and are also great for trim, such as contrasting bias trim for other projects.
I sewed a basic, elastic waist skirt for 9 year old granddaughter, then a patterned sweater-knit was made into a coordinating vest with the skirt fabric as a lining. She will see/receive these on Saturday. Hoping she likes them. I kept looking at the vest, and think I messed up somewhat. The pattern has the armholes finished with bias binding, so you would essentially have no seam allowance. The way I made it, with the 2 layers, I (dumbly) finished the armholes with self-binding of the sweater knit, which turned out very nice, except, they are big, as I used up 5/8” all the way around, and should have bound them without assuming the 5/8” seam allowance. OH WELL. If I make it again, lesson learned.
My sister has just finished a fascinating garment, called a “bog coat”, and I am thinking that one of the Walmart fabrics I got would work for a “bog coat” for the 9 year old. Kind of a top layering piece, a little more shape than a kimono.
Also made a few more masks, both for the granddaughters and for myself and husband.
Have two more projects in mind for work attire tops for myself, but need to get some more inspiration/motivation, before going ahead on those.
Beautiful in wool!
It worked! Twenty plus years and I posted a photo that I had taken! NOT CRIBBED from the internet.
ZOOMED IN to show all the loose threads, mismatch, moth holes( I tried to cut around them, the front pocket will cover it.)
Mostly because I do not yet know how to size a photo...
All felted blankets and I surged all edges, just in case.
The 2016 sandbox instructions did not work, the 2004 HTML campfire did!
Small victories! :)
Looks like it could also be an “easy” (easy for me to say!) project for knitting or crochet. Here is one example:
https://noodleknit.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/fo-the-boy-bog-jacket/
It reminds me of a pattern I have for a simple vest with pretty buttons.
Thanks for sharing. I’m intrigued, now. Making a note of it for Fall-into-Winter crafting. ;)
I will; Thanks. I need to get away from 24/7 NEWS, anyway - it’s driving me nuts.
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