Thursday, 19 November 2009
1st Meeting
Our first meeting went great! Here are some of the notes to pass along:
A: Fabric Corner, Mass Ave and Mill St, Arlington. This is a great fabric store with very helpful and knowledgeable employees.
A: Joann Fabrics and Crafts, Burlington, Natick. Great stores. There are great sales at Joann's plus you can almost always find a coupon on their website for 40% off one item.
A: Clotilde, catalog and online catalog of sewing supplies and other great stuff.
A: Ben Franklin in Belmont has a limited sewing section. Great if you just need to pick up thread or something quick.
A: Fabric.com
Q: What ideas do you have for future projects?
A: Baby Taggie blankets, Amy Butler bags, Throw Pillows, Simple bags with drawstrings, Stuffed animals, Quilts w/machine quilting, Christmas stockings, Table runners, Little girl dresses, Girl dresses made from adding on to t-shirts, Pleated skirts.
FYI: Always wash your fabric before using it. (That is if you plan on washing your finished project.) Fabrics that are very bold colors and are most likely to fade. You can SET THE COLOR first by soaking the fabric in a mixture of cold water and white distilled vinegar. After an hour, the color should be "set" and won't fade or bleed when washing it in the machine.
Happy Sewing!
Q: Where do you buy fabric?
A: Fabric Corner, Mass Ave and Mill St, Arlington. This is a great fabric store with very helpful and knowledgeable employees.
A: Joann Fabrics and Crafts, Burlington, Natick. Great stores. There are great sales at Joann's plus you can almost always find a coupon on their website for 40% off one item.
A: Clotilde, catalog and online catalog of sewing supplies and other great stuff.
A: Ben Franklin in Belmont has a limited sewing section. Great if you just need to pick up thread or something quick.
A: Fabric.com
Q: What ideas do you have for future projects?
A: Baby Taggie blankets, Amy Butler bags, Throw Pillows, Simple bags with drawstrings, Stuffed animals, Quilts w/machine quilting, Christmas stockings, Table runners, Little girl dresses, Girl dresses made from adding on to t-shirts, Pleated skirts.
FYI: Always wash your fabric before using it. (That is if you plan on washing your finished project.) Fabrics that are very bold colors and are most likely to fade. You can SET THE COLOR first by soaking the fabric in a mixture of cold water and white distilled vinegar. After an hour, the color should be "set" and won't fade or bleed when washing it in the machine.
Happy Sewing!
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Welcome!
We're glad to have everyone together as we sew-along on monthly projects. As we begin please remember these things:
* You will not be kicked out of the group if you do not finish any projects.
* You do not need to attend all meetings.
* You do not need to have ANY sewing experience to be part of the group.
Our first meeting is this Thursday at 10am at Camille Pack's house. Yes, children are welcome! We won't be doing any actual "sewing" at this meeting so, you don't need to bring any supplies or materials for this meeting. We will be giving you instructions, list of materials needed for the projects, explanations, etc. We would also love to hear your ideas for projects, so come ready to share.
Our first projects for this month are NURSING SHIELDS, PILLOWCASES, and APRONS. We will be following closely to some online tutorials that show step-by-step how to make these projects. Here are the links for these projects.
Nursing Shield Tutorial
Pillowcase Tutorial
Apron Tutorial
Apron Pattern Tutorial
We're excited to get our creative juices flowing! Email will be our major way of communication. However, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.
--Becky & Camille
PS. I have a kind offer from Tiffany Purcell in our ward that will loan her sewing machine out to anyone that needs one.
* You will not be kicked out of the group if you do not finish any projects.
* You do not need to attend all meetings.
* You do not need to have ANY sewing experience to be part of the group.
Our first meeting is this Thursday at 10am at Camille Pack's house. Yes, children are welcome! We won't be doing any actual "sewing" at this meeting so, you don't need to bring any supplies or materials for this meeting. We will be giving you instructions, list of materials needed for the projects, explanations, etc. We would also love to hear your ideas for projects, so come ready to share.
Our first projects for this month are NURSING SHIELDS, PILLOWCASES, and APRONS. We will be following closely to some online tutorials that show step-by-step how to make these projects. Here are the links for these projects.
Nursing Shield Tutorial
Pillowcase Tutorial
Apron Tutorial
Apron Pattern Tutorial
We're excited to get our creative juices flowing! Email will be our major way of communication. However, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.
--Becky & Camille
PS. I have a kind offer from Tiffany Purcell in our ward that will loan her sewing machine out to anyone that needs one.
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