Look at what came in the mail today! A very inspirational book with beautiful quilts beautifully photographed. I can't wait to have a really good read of it.
I did manage to make it into my sewing attic today. I got 3 items cut out but realised I didn't have enough interfacing for them so they will have to wait till tomorrow. I did some mending on the girls clothes. They had both worn holes in the knees of their leggings. On Caitlin's pair the hole was quite big so I cut out some flowers from some fabric scraps, reinforced it with a little interfacing on the reverse then simply stitched around the flowers. Caitlin was pretty happy with them and will probably wear them tomorrow. Amelia's pair just had a tiny hole and I found a stitch on my machine that I had never realised was there and it is obviously designed specifically for darning. I can't believe I've had my machine for 15 years at least and never discovered this stitch.
When I am mending the girls clothes or taking up hems etc I feel grateful that I learnt to sew and always wonder what women who don't sew do in these situations. A lot of clothing must be wasted out there!
2 comments:
I LOVE MO 2! I took it to work yesterday to show something to a friend and she wanted to borrow it overnight. It was so hard to say goodbye for even one evening!
Those patches are beautiful...you better watch out or they might start TRYING to wear holes in their clothes!
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