Crafting is ongoing, sewing is on my to do list.
Right now, I'm busy knitting a fair isle scarf and hat for my boyfriend. And I have a pair of gloves waiting to be finished. I also have the beginning of a jacket on the pins. And, well, more yarn stash than I can handle.
As for sewing: I have mostly handsewn stuff that needed repair (buttons, loops on coats, rips in fabric etc.) and have gotten pretty good at this. However, I have little experience in machine sewing. Some re-seaming of showercurtains, shortening jeans and other straight-seam stuff. I'd like to broaden my skills and, eventually, get professional looking results. Of course, that will take lots of practice. So this online sewing circle is great for keeping track and exchanging results and challenges along the way.
On the to do list are:
- Ultimate-ultimate goal (maybe at the end of 2015?): refitting dress shirts etc. for boyfriend, who has a long and slender built so is always in a struggle to find proper clothes. Taking in 'normal' fit shirts to fit his body will be a great way to save on clothing costs, as it makes shopping at second hand stores more feasible. In order to make stuff up to this standard, I'll have to be supergood at sewing. So, long term goal ;)
- Ultimate goal (for this winter/spring): making a fancy new cover for the seat of the vintage lounge chair. The old one contains some piping (stuffed seam, of sorts) and a sunken zipper. All new techniques to me, so I need to practice before I dare to use my "good" fabric for this.
- Shortening some jeans with the original hem transfered. I'm rather short, so there are always some pants that need shortening. Never done it this way before, but I really like to look and watched some tutorials on youtube, looks doable.
- refitting a skirt thats two sizes to wide at the waist. This is pretty strait forward, but nice to get these smaller projects done first.
- making some napkins/handkerchiefs out of a worn out bed sheet. Basic stuff, good practice for getting my seaming nice and straight. Nice one to begin with to get to know my new machine. Will start this when I get my machine at the end of the month.
- making pillow covers out of left over fabric from the lounge chair and curtains. Will make these with a zipper, which is new to me. Will try this in the coming 2-3 months.