tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90695352737003393132024-03-26T02:03:53.086-07:00Sewin' Shit Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-59049602849481631702013-07-02T09:34:00.000-07:002013-07-02T09:34:03.132-07:00I've been busy... ok not reallyI realized that I haven't blogged since my gym post, and I'm sorry. <br />
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So it turns out that spin really isn't all that scary. It is really HARD but it's not scary. If you were ever thinking of trying it but are too scared, you should get over it, because it's a great workout! <br />
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Moving On...<br />
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I decided to make my bff a quilt for her 30th birthday. I had big dreams (ok, HUGE dreams) of finishing it in two weeks. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Of course this did not go as planned. I <i>did</i> however get the top done. I was nervous that I was putting in all of this time and effort and she wouldn't even like it. Let's face it, quilts aren't for everyone. I realized, after making one that wasn't appreciated (I will not name names, but I didn't even get a "thank you" from the people who received it), that some people think quilts are for grannies and they either 1) don't like them OR 2) don't realize how much time, effort, and money go into them. Believe me, after I wasn't thanked for the (AWESOME) quilt that I made, my feelings were hurt and I was rather pissed off. After that I made sure to tell my Grandma "thank you" for a quilt that she made me 10 years ago, because I KNOW that I didn't appreciate it and didn't give her a sincere "thank you" for spending all of that time on something just for me. It also brought me to tears that I didn't get to give my other Grandma a sincere "thank you" for the one that she made me before she passed away. It really takes being a quilter to understand how much effort goes into these things! Needless to say, I was elated when Natalie's eyes lit up when she lifted some of the tissue paper out of the gift bag and could tell that there was a quilt in the bottom. She said "I have been trying to figure out a way to ask you to make me a quilt!". WIN!<br />
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Pictured is the top folded into quarters. It is a (huge) twin size. I don't know if my little Brother cs6000i can handle quilting it, but we shall see!<br />
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<br />Lately, I have really been itching to make a dress or a shirt. Last summer I bought the Wiksten tova pattern and I want to make a sleeveless tova, but I am inexperienced in garments and I will probably need to adjust the pattern size. I think I will need it to be one size bigger than the biggest size offered. I am not too confident in this and I HATE making a muslin for everything. Usually what happens is that I lose all of my interest after finishing the muslin, because I am tired of looking at it and don't ever end up making a real one. I might make one this week. We will see.<div>
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I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July! </div>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-15393794328510742432013-06-04T08:54:00.000-07:002013-06-04T12:47:24.077-07:00My New (intimidating) GymHello all! First off, I would like to give <a href="http://www.thestanfieldclan.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> a big shout out for giving ME a big shout out this morning! Thanks Holly!<br />
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I joined a new gym about a week and a half ago and I don't know if I'm in love with it yet.<br />
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First I'll give you a little background on my "old" gym. It was an all women's gym. It was small and never crowded. There was an even ratio of fat to fit women so you never felt out of place. They offered a few classes but not many (body sculpt, zumba, turbo kick, ya know the normal stuff). The machines were all old, the cushions had holes, the cup holders would fall off of the treadmill as you were jogging, the treadmill buttons were hard to push, none of the heart rate monitors worked, etc.. It definitely needed a facelift, but I didn't mind. I love lifting free weights so I didn't use the machines often enough to care. The treadmills were kind of annoying, but they got the job done. I LOVE an empty gym, and this one was always empty in the middle of the day. They even had free tanning and massage chairs! Last month I found out that they gym was closing due to low membership and the landlord was raising the rent. I was going to have to find a new gym.<br />
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I had a few requirements for my new gym. Some of them reasonable and some of them are silly<br />
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<ol><li>It had to be fairly close to the house. This narrows my options down by a LOT</li>
<li>It had to offer more exciting classes. I've always wanted to try a spin class or pilates</li>
<li>It had to have new machines and LOTS of different kinds. I loathe the treadmill and the elliptical. I wanted more options when it came to cardio. I also see <a href="http://www.skinnymeg.com/" target="_blank">Skinny Meg</a> on that stair stepper that looks like actual stairs in her instagram pics and I think "I want a gym with one of those!" (silly, I know, but it was a factor)</li>
<li>I had to feel comfortable in it. I NEVER once felt out of place at the women's gym. I wanted that same feeling somewhere else.</li>
</ol>So the search began. It was a short one! I found Sky Fitness which is about 3 miles from my house and it has everything. I mean EVERYTHING. It completely meets requirements 1-3 (it even has the Skinny Meg stair stepper). Requirement 4 is the problem. It is a huge corporate gym. The fat to fit ratio is what seems like 1:100 (honestly, I've seen like 3 fat people in there not counting myself, that's IT). I decided that 3 out of 4 isn't bad and I just need to get over my insecurities at the gym. I signed up.<br />
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I am writing this post now, because I tried to go to the 9:00 a.m Spin class and it was full. I got there 10 min early (which I knew was cutting it close) but they stopped me at the door to sign some paperwork and I lost precious time. I am now planning on going to the 12:00 class and I will get there 25 min early just to be sure! That is another downfall of this gym. It is NEVER empty. There isn't a time of the day where a spin or body pump class isn't full. I took a body pump class last week (uses barbells, low weight, high reps), I got there 20 min early (luckily) and by 9:55 the class was FULL. "Don't you people work!?!" is what I want to say and then I am reminded that, oh yeah, I don't work either. haha.<br />
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I will be attempting spin at noon. I am terrified. I have heard how brutal the classes are and I am praying that I can hang for just 45 min. After that I can come home and read Game of Thrones for the rest of the day. Just peddle your ass off for 45 minutes!!!! It's just 45 min! (this will be my mantra). If all else fails, they are showing Top Gun today in the cardio cinema. That is where the chubby people hang out (all 4 of us). It's dark and no one can see how red your face is. OH by the way, my very first day at the gym, I went and jumped on that Skinny Meg stair stepper and set that bad boy to 30 min... I made it to 3 min and 45 seconds. FUUUUUCK that shit! More power to ya Skinny Meg! I <i>have</i> found that I like the rowing machine though. That thing will make your whole body hurt! I love it. Wish me luck at the spin class. Here's to hoping I don't embarrass myself in front of a bunch of skinny-minis. If I do, I'll just go cry it out in the dark while watching Top Gun.<br />
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Here is a video that Curtis (my fiance) sent me to make me laugh and not be so nervous about spin class...<br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-89937120273312024572013-03-13T15:48:00.000-07:002013-06-04T12:51:26.425-07:00So What...<center><a href="http://www.lifeafteridew.com/search/label/So%20What" target="_blank"><img alt="So What Wednesday" src="http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m504/diamonddolldesign/sowhatidew_zps90902df1.png" /></a></center><center></center><center style="text-align: left;">This week I decided to participate in my very first link up (*canned applause*, thank you). It's called "So What Wednesdays" and you can check it out over at <a href="http://www.lifeafteridew.com/" target="_blank">Life After I "Dew"</a>. So here goes nothing.</center><center style="text-align: left;"></center><center style="text-align: left;">This week I am saying SO WHAT IF:</center><center style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>I failed a "merit test" for a state job that I really wanted. I can't test again for 6 months. Over half the test was about accounting and auditing. I only passed accounting in college by the grace of God (and my best friend, accounting major, Natalie). I wouldn't have wasted an hour and a half of my life if they would have just told me that the test was accounting based. Btw, the job had nothing to do with accounting... AT ALL.</li>
<li>I treat my basset hound, Oliver, like he can do no wrong. That dog gets away with murder. My fiance's rat terrier on the other hand... meh.</li>
<li>I am really loving Gypsy Sisters on TLC</li>
<li>We have a folding table instead of a coffee table in our living room. I took it out to craft on while I was watching TV 2 years ago and it just stayed. *shrug*</li>
<li>We eat at said folding table because I always have sewing projects strung out on the kitchen table (sorry Curtie!)</li>
<li>I like pork rinds but I never eat them for fear of being judged. THERE I said it!</li>
<li>I get my feelers a little hurt when no one likes a pic I post on instagram. It's like a silent insult.</li>
<li>I do NOT like Mumford and Sons. I feel like I am the only American who thinks this way.</li>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-32035097581043739302013-03-11T11:08:00.001-07:002013-06-04T12:52:19.124-07:00Viva la Compound!I decided to make a quilt for an old internet friend who is having a baby in a month. I have never actually met her in person but she was a part of a group of people that listened to an internet radio station called Compound Radio every day. The station is no longer on the air, so no one really has a reason to talk to each other anymore. I wish the station was still around. I worked the graveyard shift at the casino and I would come home every morning and listen to the radio until 12 or 1 and <i>then</i> go to sleep. In the morning Oliver Peck (who some might now know from the show Ink Master, he is also my tattoo artist) did a show, and after that came another show by a guy named Josh Lazie (former bassist for Danzig). The radio station was actually based out of Josh's house and the other guys did their show either at Josh's house or over the internet at their own homes (or sometimes on the road, Oliver did his show from the Warped Tour every morning for one whole summer). It worked like this, everyone would listen to the live stream over the internet and log on with their AOL Instant Messenger account. Whoever was on the air at the time would start talking about some random topic and then everyone would join the convo with him via IM. He would then talk about what other people were saying. You learned the usernames of other people through these conversations and you would eventually IM them to make silly comments or whatever. Many of us made friends through AOL IM. It was social interaction every morning without having to leave the house, much like the blog universe is today. Eventually it became a burden to Josh, which is totally understandable. The radio station operated on donations only, there was no advertising. At the end of the month he'd tell us how far away he was from paying the bill to keep the servers up and we'd all try to pitch in. He had an obligation to be at his house every single morning to host his radio show, and I'm sure that got old. Towards the end he got a job giving shark diving tours off the coast of Mexico. He would be gone and the radio would be off the air for a week or so until he came back. Eventually, he just let it go and I don't blame him one bit. Christine was one of the listeners that I talked to the most. She was a fun girl from NY and has her own jewelry line called <a href="http://www.candyapplyny.com/" target="_blank">Candy Apple Jewelry</a> (you should check it out, she has some really cute stuff). I am friends with her on fb so I knew that she was having a baby in the Spring. I also follow her on Pinterest, so I noticed that she had been pinning a lot of nautical themed decorations so I assumed that she had chosen a nautical theme for the baby's room. I found some nautical fabric that I liked and made a simple plus quilt for her. I must say that I felt like a total stalker trying to figure out how to get the quilt to her baby shower while keeping it a surprise. I had to message her sister-in-law to find out who was hosting the shower. She let me know that Christine's mother was going to be hosting and luckily she helped me get her phone number. I then called Christine's mother to see if I could mail the gift to her so that she could take it to the shower. Keep in mind that I had to explain to both of these people that I do not in fact know Christine personally, just over the internet, and I am wanting to send her a handmade gift. Makes me sound like a creeper huh? Luckily her mother agreed and did not treat me like a weirdo. She said "oh of course! I'm sure she's going to love it!". So I decided to cover the box in leftover Compound Radio stickers that I had laying around, then wrapping it with traditional baby wrapping paper and a bow. On the outside I only put "Viva la Compound". I thought it would make for a fun surprise, not immediately knowing who it was from. On the inside I left a card saying that I thought it would be fun to surprise her and that I like the nautical theme that she picked and thought it would make a cute quilt. I then put the wrapped gift in a bigger box with some bubble wrap and mailed it off to NY in hopes that he mother would receive it in time for the shower. Well, the baby shower was yesterday and Christine messaged me last night to thank me and tell me how much she loved the quilt and how it was such a surprise. Mission accomplished! I'm thrilled that she liked it.<br />
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</div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-40397165716923897922013-02-26T12:14:00.000-08:002013-06-04T12:52:30.852-07:00What's for Dinner?A week or two ago I found a blog called <a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/" target="_blank">Plain Chicken</a>. I don't know if you've been to this blog or not, but if you haven't, and you like simple, southern recipes, I suggest checking it out. I had seen this soup on Pinterest a few times and then I saw it again on Plain Chicken (which I believe she also found it on Pinterest, but I like to hear from someone who has tried it, and gives a review) so I decided to try it. We LOVED it. It only takes about 2 min to throw everything into the crock pot. Easiest dinner ever, right!?! I DID make one change, every recipe I've seen calls for shredded hash browns, but I think the homestyle kind is better. I just think potatoes cut into tiny squares is more pleasing than shredded potato. I just don't know how I feel about shredded potato in my soup, but I am picky about the texture of my food. Just a suggestion! I think this will be my go-to cold day recipe. I usually crave beans, cornbread, and fried potatoes, but Curtis doesn't like beans<strike> because he doesn't know what's good</strike> so I find other soups to make. This is by far the easiest. One of my other favorites is Cheeseburger Soup, it is absolutely delicious but you have to spend an hour+ in the kitchen cutting shit up. I like the "throw it all in the crock pot" kind much better.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I noticed that the cream cheese will stay in small chunks for a little bit. They will break down eventually. It just looks weird at first. You can also top your bowl with stuff you would put on a potato (bacon, chives, cheese, etc.)</div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-74228748488944220162013-02-07T13:42:00.002-08:002013-06-04T12:52:42.518-07:00Pay It Forward Quilt Finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H4kQaNZ8uHk/UQbPUYW7jXI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/uE3ys-c2hEg/s640/blogger-image--1165833435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H4kQaNZ8uHk/UQbPUYW7jXI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/uE3ys-c2hEg/s640/blogger-image--1165833435.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Well, the Pay It Forward quilt is finally finished! It was actually finished about two weeks ago, I have just been dragging my blogger feet when it came to writing this post. It really didn't take all that long to make, I just kept getting distracted by other things (like TV and internetting). Some might say that this quilt is waaaay too big to be a baby quilt. I say they are wrong. It seems silly to me to spend time on a teeny tiny quilt that can only be used for a few months and then put away in a closet FOR-EV-ER (Sandlot style)! This one is big enough to lay on the floor and let the baby play on it while they are small and then they can cover up with it and carry it around when they are toddler-ish. I am making another baby/child quilt very soon, but I can't say anything about that one until it is done. It is a surprise for someone.<br />
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On another note, I have been thinking about making this an "everything" blog. I love sewing and showing off what I have made, but I'd also like to talk about random things and participating in link-ups and other blogging nonsense. Would any of my seven followers be offended if I converted "Sewin' Shit" to "Sewin Shit... and other shit"?<br />
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Popular topics of discussion would most likely be...<br />
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<li>trying to lose weight, eat better, excercise</li>
<li>recipes I've tried and my reviews</li>
<li>link-ups with other bloggers</li>
<li>random life happenings</li>
</ol>I have pretty much made up my mind that this is going to happen, so if one of you seven wants to jump ship, now would be the time! (please don't, really, I only have seven of you)<br />
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<img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-36123174983899322712013-01-09T10:56:00.001-08:002013-06-04T12:52:54.495-07:00Welding CapWhen I started dating Curtis (who is now my fiance) he came with a rather large group of friends who have been together since high school. This group of friends is tighter than any group friends I've ever had. I guess that is because most of my friends come in singles, not a group. At first it was pretty intimidating because they are so tight knit that you feel like an outsider (it's 3 years later and sometimes I <i>still </i>feel that way), but eventually they became my friends as well. Every year "the friends" have what we call "Friendsmas". It usually in January to give people a little time to recoup from Christmas. Before I came along, everyone bought a gift for EVERYONE (we are talking 13 people!! $$$$$!!!), so I suggested that we draw names and just buy for one person. At first they were not supportive of the idea but then we came to a compromise. We would make "stocking stuffers" for everyone in the group ("stocking stuffers" consist of something that costs no more than $5 OR is homemade) and then draw a name and buy a big gift for ONE person. This year I made padded cases for sunglasses/eyeglasses for stocking stuffers. Some people liked them, some couldn't give a shit at all. That's usually the way it goes, you can't make everyone happy. *shrug* This year I drew our friend Sean's name. He just recently finished welding school. I asked him what he wanted for Christmas and he gave me specific things. Specific things are great but they lack the element of surprise. So I got him the specific things he asked for and I also included this welding cap. I found the free pattern on flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewing_engineer/3226539174/in/faves-wallywoot/" target="_blank">here</a> and the instructions for the pattern are <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewing_engineer/4589333733/in/faves-wallywoot/" target="_blank">here</a>. Now I don't know if you are familiar with welders or welding caps, but when I was a kid I remember my dad and Uncle welding and they always had pretty wild looking welding caps (flowers, paisley, bright colors, etc.). I guess the louder and busier the better when it comes to these caps. Well, Sean is a simple man who is not too into wild or busy, but I still wanted it to be fun. So I decided to make him a reversible one. One side wild and fun, the other side plain black. This was my first attempt at sewing a hat of any kind. It actually came together surprisingly easy. Did I also mention that I was running short on time and had to throw this baby together in a matter of an hour and a half? I'm glad that it came together so easily. I think it's the first project I have ever done that I didn't use the seam ripper, not even ONCE! I impressed myself. I didn't have time to take the greatest pictures because we were in a hurry to leave the house. We were already 15 min late (we were also the second people there! go figure!). I think he liked it. It's hard to tell, he's not an excitable kind of guy. He thought that I bought it at first until someone asked me how I made it and then he overheard and said "oh you made this?! Nice!". I wish I had a need to make more of them, but he is the only welder I know.<br />
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Here is a picture of the sunglasses case <br />
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The plan is to make Kim's son and fiance a herringbone quilt. I have chosen to do the herringbone pattern in a cream and green. The backing is a really cute fabric with bugs (cute ones, not gross ones) all over. The binding will be done in an odd blackish brown (think earthy). I think it will all look great when I get it together. I have never done triangles before. I have made a couple of practice pieces and they went pretty smooth. I hope the actual quilt top comes together just as easy. If you have any tips on working with half-square triangles, feel free to leave them in the comments! I'll update again once I get the top together. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P9WeqaCblLE/UDT72UVllnI/AAAAAAAAAMs/RCAlV9LsR5M/s640/blogger-image--1647371558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P9WeqaCblLE/UDT72UVllnI/AAAAAAAAAMs/RCAlV9LsR5M/s640/blogger-image--1647371558.jpg" /></a></div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-33504354380766798612012-08-20T19:01:00.001-07:002013-06-04T12:53:25.843-07:00Drumroll please!!! ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q0l4fk7En-E/UDLr4mHPRrI/AAAAAAAAAMY/7MxcBByZGDo/s640/blogger-image--164489376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q0l4fk7En-E/UDLr4mHPRrI/AAAAAAAAAMY/7MxcBByZGDo/s400/blogger-image--164489376.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Ta Da! My plus quilt is finally finished! It ONLY took a few months! (sarcasm) The pictures aren't great but they are all I have. I might try to take more after I wash it. Anyway, I think I am in love with this quilt. I love how each square is a little puffy and it just seems so cozy! The straight line quilting was much easier than the chevron quilt that I did last time. I also bought some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jo-Ann-Fabric-Craft-Stores-209G-L/dp/B001E5S05W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345515024&sr=8-2&keywords=machingers+quilting+gloves" target="_blank">machingers quilting gloves</a>, and holy shit, what a difference! They made quilting so much faster. I highly recommend them (I know all of the pictures of the gloves look like hamburger helper hands but they don't look that way in person). I also decided to hand stitch the binding because I loved the quilt so much that I didn't want to risk messing it up by machine binding. My first quilt has quite a few mistakes from machine binding. I had no idea that hand stitching would take so much longer, but it was worth it. I can't say that I'd do it on every quilt though! I think I am keeping this one. Maybe the next quilt I make I will give to someone. I get so attached to them! I think if I start out <i>knowing</i> that I am giving it away, then it will be easier to let it go.<br />
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Today I started quilting it. Not as easy as I expected. You see, my very first quilt was a zig zag quilt. That thing was a total bitch to quilt! I quilted 1/4" away from the seams and I had to turn the entire quilt 180ยบ about every 5 inches! UGH! I didn't think I was ever going to get through it, but I did and I vowed to never quilt zig zags again. This time I am quilting straight lines, so I thought "this is going to be a piece of cake!". I don't think it's going to be. Honestly, I don't think quilting anything other than potholders will ever be a "piece of cake". So far, I am two lines in and I am already thinking "holy shit! what have I gotten myself into!?!"<br />
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<img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-77207756677898557952012-07-07T14:02:00.003-07:002013-06-04T12:53:50.431-07:00Clothespin BagMy wonderful boyfriend, Curtis, hung a clothesline for me the other day. The poles have been there since I moved into the house but the back one was hidden by over grown shrubs and there were never any wires strung between the poles. The other day he cleaned up the back yard, cut down all of the shrubs, and hung the wires. I was stoked. I've wanted a functional clothesline since I moved in. I usually use one of those collapsable wooden racks but it's just not big enough since we hang probably 50% of our laundry. I wanted to make a clothespin bag for my new clothesline, so I got on <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneywoot/" target="_blank">pinterest</a> and searched for a cute pattern. I found <a href="http://blog.christyscreations.com/clothespin-bag-tutorial/" target="_blank">this tutorial</a>. I made the bag today and it turned out great! I wish I could make more but I just don't have the need for more than one clothespin bag. =/<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am now waiting on my fabric to come in the mail for the backing. I am going to use Kona Mahogany (the dark brownish-red solid on the front) and I am going to bind it with Flea Market Fancy <a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/descflmafame1.html" target="_blank">medallion red</a>. </div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-31771970046327764672012-06-03T10:38:00.000-07:002013-06-04T12:54:14.755-07:00Gershwin Clutch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zIjQ322E2ZI/T8udMMVjkeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ltQK0eYCzZc/s1600/IMG_0845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zIjQ322E2ZI/T8udMMVjkeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ltQK0eYCzZc/s400/IMG_0845.JPG" width="297" /></a></div><br />
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This bag is for a friend's birthday. I asked her husband for her favorite color and he responded with "yellow, more vintage than bright". The closest thing I could find was duck in a mustardy yellow (none of the pics do the color justice, they are either too dark or washed out). The bag was so easy to make! I was really surprised with how well everything matched up and how easily it came together. The next part was the bow. The construction of the bow was simple. I even taught myself how to sew on buttons with my machine, which saved a lot of time!<br />
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<div>The hard part was slip stitching the bow to the front flap of the bag. I am convinced that it would not be a pain in the ass with MOST fabrics, duck, on the other hand was a total BITCH! My fingers were sore for two days from hand stitching that bow onto the bag! It was worth it though. I think the bag turned out great! I hope she likes it.</div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-29664208867357485002012-06-03T10:17:00.001-07:002013-06-04T12:54:23.360-07:00Funny StoryI made <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94162637/pleated-wristlet-sewing-pattern-pdf?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_query=pleated+clutch+pattern&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade" target="_blank">this clutch from Michelle Patterns</a> a while back. I love it. I carry it all of the time. We went to Twin Peaks (it's like Hooters if you didn't know) *rolls eyes* with some co-workers the other night. We were sitting at the bar and the bartender (pretty blonde girl that couldn't have been older that 21) said "I like your bag" and I said, "Thanks! I made it!". Then she said "Did you sew the buttons on it?" and I said "yep!". Then my boyfriend and I looked at each other confused. I'm pretty sure that she thought I bought the bag and just sewed 3 buttons on it. It was really strange. I don't know why else she would be most impressed with the buttons. Haha. I just had to shake my head.<br />
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I made this bag out of a T-shirt yesterday. I think I turned out really well. I got a few compliments on it at the game last night. I love when people compliment you on something and you get to say, "THANKS! I made it!". ( I have a funny story about "Thanks, I made it" but I'll tell it in a separate post)<br />
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Here is a picture of my thunder wreath that I made (it took me TWO DAYS!) I don't know if you've ever made a yarn wreath, but it SUCKS! I will never make one again. Those felt flowers took forever too because every petal had to be hand sewn. BLAH! I hate hand stitching! It looks cute though!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">UPDATE: After some block test runs, I realized that I like bigger blocks better. These were just going to be too tiny, making the quilt too busy. I am now waiting for my 1/4" presser foot that I ordered from amazon to get here because I also learned on my trial blocks that perfect 1/4" seams are essential with this pattern.</div><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/wallywoot_2007/signature.jpg"/>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-24084170172115248482012-05-07T14:20:00.003-07:002013-06-04T12:55:02.810-07:00Look What Came in the Mail Today!!!!Ever since I found a new love for fabric, I have been eyeing the "Flea Market Fancy" collection everyday online. I made a deal (I sorta plan on sticking to) with Curtis that I would only buy fabric if I have a plan for it. He thinks that the idea of having a stash is ridiculous. I think he's ridiculous for thinking that! So I finally decided that I wanted to make a plus quilt from <a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/2010/09/plus-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> that I found on <a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">In Color Order</a>. I knew exactly what fabric I wanted to use! It arrived in the mail today. I actually did a dance.<br />
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I had to redo the bottom pleats by letting them out a little bit to make the bottom wider. After that was taken care of, it was smooth sailing until I got to the zipper. I don't care what people say, zippers are a bitch, especially when the pattern doesn't give you dimensions for the zipper, pocket, etc.. I have around 15 different colors of zippers that I got from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zipit" target="_blank">zipit</a> not too long ago, but only had ONE that would even come close to matching this fabric. I only had one shot to make it right. I cut the zipper 6" and put fabric ends on it. I cut the hole about 5.5" but by the time I got the little triangles at the end of the hole tucked in, it was 6". This made it a little difficult to get both ends of the zipper tacked and sewn. <br />
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Luckily I got it done. It may not be the prettiest job but it's on the inside of the bag. No one will be able to look at the inside close enough to notice my mistake. Finally I got to sew the thing together! I got the whole thing put together, turned right side out, and immediately slip stitched the opening at the bottom of the lining. Unfortunately my excitement got the best of me and I slip stitched it closed before I tried to put the lining inside the outer shell. Once it <i>did</i> put the lining in, the top edge of the bag wasn't laying right at all. I could not figure out what was wrong. I knew that the edges matched when I sewed it together. A little bit of panic started to set in, then it dawned on me that I didn't clip the rounded edges at the top. DUH! I had to rip out the slip stitching I had just done, turn it inside out again, clip the edges, turn it right side out and slip stitch it AGAIN! At least it turned out right the second time! PHEW! Here are the final pictures...<br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05103930417995797235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069535273700339313.post-34969952472511527822012-05-05T08:09:00.000-07:002013-06-04T12:55:24.153-07:00My First Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4R0TfdPqgg/T6U9UWAfkbI/AAAAAAAAAFE/cgleF9_hlE4/s1600/532697_3431955910793_1027251680_33140640_1226078754_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4R0TfdPqgg/T6U9UWAfkbI/AAAAAAAAAFE/cgleF9_hlE4/s320/532697_3431955910793_1027251680_33140640_1226078754_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>Yesterday I finished my first quilt. I found a <a href="http://beesquarefabrics.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-make-zig-zag-quilt-without.html" target="_blank">great tutorial</a> on pinterest. I made the quilt top a few months ago with no problem. I was so proud of it after I was finished, that I was scared to ruin it. So it stayed folded up in my spare room (soon to be sewing room!) for a few months. My fiancee Curtis kept badgering me to finish it. Finally I decided to just suck it up and do it! I read as many blog posts as I could about putting the sandwich together and basting. My lovely friend Jen loaned me her quilting safety pins (the ones that are curved) and this awesome thing called a Kwik Klip (helps close safety pins). I am so glad I used those. Originally I was going to baste it by sewing but I'm glad I didn't. I don't think it could get any easier than pinning. I decided to machine quilt it since the pattern is a little more modern than "usual" quilts. I was afraid hand quilting would take away from the modern look (and it would take forever!). Machine quilting this thing was a total bitch! I had to turn the whole quilt every 5 inches. I was so happy when it was finished though! I was going to bind it with yellow, I even made 300" of yellow binding tape and then decided that I didn't want to use it. There are too many variations of yellow in the quilt, using one for the whole binding just wasn't going to look right. I just wanted the back to have some color too, oh well. I decided to go with the gray and I'm glad I did. <br />
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The binding was easier than I thought. There are a few mistakes but it's my first so I'm not going to beat myself up over them. All in all I am really happy with how this turned out. I may have a hard lesson coming up though, because I was so eager to start sewing, I did not prewash my fabric. I have my fingers crossed that it does not completely distort in the washing machine. <br />
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Please excuse the wrinkly pictures! Also, the quilt is gray and yellow, even though it looks blue.<br />
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UPDATE: I finally washed my quilt and everything came out fine! Woo hoo!<br />
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