Blogger Meetup

A few weeks ago I went to my cousin's wedding and had the chance to meet up with Katie of Kadiddlehopper. 

She took me to Yellow Bird Fabrics, a lovely fabric shop! We just happened to run into Sunni while we were there. She cut our fabric and took our picture for us.

I bought a gorgeous brown wool blend jersey for a summer Renfrew and a stretch cotton remnant which will be a skirt for my daughter.

If you are ever in Salt Lake for a visit, be sure to stop by Yellow Bird. Katie and I petted the Liberty Lawn they had in stock. I didn't understand why it was so coveted until I touched it! It is worth the price, and I think I will be buying some in the near future!

After our fabric shopping, we headed over to Capital City Antique Mall. We were having a great time playing with the vintage cameras when it occurred to me that we should be taking pictures of our adventure. (You can see more pictures over on Katie's post.)

We found quite a few pattern stashes to raid, and I loved seeing them in old suitcases.

I found some sewing machine accessory boxes. This is the one I didn't buy.

There were several racks of vintage clothes, with a few pieces that made us question, "why?"  Here is Katie with one of them.

I did buy a few things at the antique mall. 

I found a few patterns to my liking, but none of them are for me. 

This Simplicity pattern will be great for one of my daughters one day.

Here is a closeup of the Spadea unprinted pattern.

The PJs and robe are perfect for Drew, and the adorable girl's dress will one day (hopefully) be for my a little niece. 

The Singer sewing machine accessories box I bought didn't look that exciting at first, but the top piece came out and revealed a surprise.

This is the lower section with the real goodies!

A binding foot...

...and a ruffler foot. I'm pretty sure these will fit my older machine!

I had such a great time with Katie! She is vibrant, energetic and so lovely. I had a blast! Thanks for showing me around! 

Wellington Pattern Pyramid Has Arrived!!

The Wellington Pyramid arrived a week ago, but I've been lazy. Sorry about that!  These patterns have travelled around quite a bit.  Will they be coming to your house next?

These are the patterns sent to me from Laurie and Kerrielee over at Sew Exhausted. Thank you, ladies!

I picked 3 patterns to keep- 2 for me and 1 for my daughter.

And here are the 3 I am adding to the pyramid.

First up is Simplicity 4951, easy chic. 

Vogue 7353 is a lovely fur accessories pattern.

Lastly, is Vogue2659 with 5 easy pieces-  top, capri pant, skirt, jacket, and dress. 

If you'd like to be entered to receive the Wellington Pattern Pyramid just leave a comment below before 12:00am PST (GMT-7) April 7, one week from today. This is open to anyone with a blog. I will announce the winner on April 8.

You can find the origins of the Wellington Pattern Pyramid here.

Polka Dot Frock

I joined up with Scruffy Badger Time for Polka Dot Frock Fest in February. Of course, in my usual style, I didn't finish it in February. I managed to wash the fabric that month, that's it.  The pattern is New Look 6000. I love the pictures on the pattern jacket. I wasn't sure how it would look on me, however. 

I used a double knit from Girl Charlee. They don't normally have double knit in stock, but I lucked out with a dotted one!

I graded the pattern up, as it only goes up to size 16. I basted it together and it was huge! I ended up taking it back in to just barely bigger than the 16, cutting the neck and shoulder seams down between sizes 12 and 14.  

Checking the fit before adding sleeves and neck facing.

Catch stitching the hem.

The dress went together rather quickly, and I really shouldn't have put it off so long. I was just so unsure of the sizing. It all worked out in the end!

I wore it to my cousin's wedding for it's debut.

I love the pleating!

Unfortunately, the fabric is very fond of static. I need an awesome slip and a can of static spray, apparently.

I do love the dress. The neckline is wonderful.The sleeve length is great for me. I didn't add the cuffs, as I didn't really prefer those. 

I may sew this again, but not any time soon.

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sewcialists seeking graphic designers

Calling all graphic designers!

The Sewcialists are seeking emblem designs for our budding community of sewing aficionados.

Who are the Sewcialists?

Sewcialists are those who sew and chat about sewing, fabric stashes, etc on social media.

What are we looking for? We are looking for a design that:

• Relates to sewing and the social nature of sewcialists
• Is modern, simple, recognizable and memorable
• Is useable in black & white as well as in color

What will the winner win?

A 1 year subscription to Make magazine
• A $100 cash prize. The cash prize of one hundred US currency will be paid through PayPal only
• A custom ipad sleeve

We are proud to have MAKE as our official competition sponsor! They're the ones giving the winner the subscription.

Deadline for submissions is April 20th. Submit to jury [at] sewcialists [dot] org

We have a sewcialists jury of 10 who will be blogging about this contest. Check out the jury list at sewcialists.org.

General Voting

April 24 until May 8: The jury members will open up general voting on the designs that made it to the final round.

• Voting will happen via comments on the jury blog posts
• Every sewcialist has one vote per jury-blog
• One person can vote multiple times (as long as it's on different jury-blogs) on different designs, or on the same design.

Any questions? Please let me know! Feel free to share this contest with your friends. It's open to all. The fine print can be found at sewcialists.org.

Jeans for Fearless February

If you remember, I signed up to make some jeans for Fearless February with Victoria of Ten Thousand Hours of Sewing.  Due to the move, my sewing room wasn't unpacked enough to do any sewing until this week. I have finally traced the pattern and cut my fabric!

I highly doubt that I will finish these before the end of the month, but hey, at least I started them!  This month has been quite the crazy month, and perhaps signing up for this, along with the Polka Dot Frock Fest, was not the best idea.  However, I have finally gotten started on the jeans I have meant to make for almost a year now, so at least I am getting somewhere.  I have also purchased the pattern and fabric for the polka dot frock and plan to make it in time for a March 16 wedding I will be attending.

Map the Sewintists

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This is soooo cool!  Another Sewing Scientist came up with this map, and we (the sewintists of the world) can add ourselves!  Never miss out on another meetup in your area.  Get to know your sewing neighbors.  Everyone should really join in the fun, and here's how:

Here's how to participate:

Open this link to get to Map the Sewintists
Click on the red Edit button on the leftClick on the blue pin on the upper left of the mapClick on your location to drop the pinA box will open that will allow you to add your name or blog URL in rich text 
Save, and click Done.