T-shirts

I have gotten together with Stacie and Terri a couple of times now. We are slowly moving along on our projects.
  Stacie has cut out a lot of her T-shirts and have them backed with interfacing, acting as a stabilizer. 

They are learning new sewing terms, and even how to use a seam ripper !

Here, Stacie is applying her interfacing to her T-shirt.  (she is OCD, so it has to be perfect !)

 

Here is a picture of several of her T-shirts, all cut out and interfaced.  She is making a huge quilt, so she has a lot of T-Shirts still to work on.  She is loving it, and Me and Terri and Her are having so much fun hanging out, and having fun!

 

 

 It will be a nice big warm quilt when she gets it all done. I think once she puts it together, she will be having someone else do the quilting. 

 

Halloween Time !

Once again it is Halloween time. For those that dont know me personally, dont know, that it is a big deal at my work. Several People go ALL OUT on their costumes. I kind of like doing that also, or at least, if I'm going to do it, I'm going to try my best. This year, our department has chosen the theme "Egyptian". So I checked out sites on line, collect some photos for ideas, then go try on a costume, for more ideas. The costume I tried on was pretty cute, however it did not flatter my body style, (ie..not perfect), plus, costumes, are just not made quality wise, very well. Or at least the ones I have found. The top of the dress was different fabric than the bottom of the dress. So I figured, well, I could do that. Really with a costume, you can do anything you want, you are the designer. By the way, that costume I tried on was 40.00. Well, it is easier to buy clothing these days than making them. Same goes with costumes. So far, as of today, 10.15.09

I have bought a wig, which by the way also, I though looked hurrendous, (is that a word), anyway, I tried it on for my friend, and she said it looked fine. So I guess the 16.99 wig stays. Next, I found a blouse where I like the top, kind of a peasant style, size 3x, (ha, yeah) only 9.00$ I am a sewist, I can fix things like that. And I have some fabric already in my stash for the skirt part, and my friend gave me some lining white, since it is kind of see thru!. Then on the way home today, I stopped by the local fabric shop, (one of the few left in town), and spent 37.00 on fabric and trim for the neck thingie, not sure what it is called, I will have to google that and get back with you. Anyway, I have the idea in my head now, and the colors, and the trims, so its just a matter of me putting it all together. Now there is no turning back. Ive spent too much money already. Where else would I wear such a thing? So check back again, maybe I will show pictures in progress, or I might wait till the end. But there will eventually be a costume on way or another. LJHUNT cannot show up at work without a costume... its just not right.

New at this blogging stuff

Hey all, I am a newbie to all this blogging stuff, very new. never done it, (I guess you would say I am a virgin at it), anyway, I was hoping maybe If I keep something like this up, It would make me kind of more accountable to be doing my sewing stuff. I sew, I guess, you cant tell that by my title. I'm a newbie, remember, I'll have to remember that next time I do something like this.!

New year, hopefully I get more sewing done, and more projects. I'm not quite sure this will be a hit with bloggers, but if it will make me do more, its working! plus it may give me somewhere to post things about my sewing, or whatever I'm working on.

Here we go on a new adventure!

till later, ljhunt