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Sep
12
Duck Tape brand duct tape is offering a $1000 prize for creating a Jack-0-lantern with Duck brand duct tape!
Click the graphic below for the full details but it sounds pretty fun! Also their site has a gallery of last years’ entries if you need some inspiration.
It began at 12:01:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”), September 2, 2011, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET, November 1, 2011 – so get stickin’!
Sep
10
So now the question is… What do I want to make for the National Sewing Month Contest?
Well I have tons of vintage patterns… so whatever I make must be vintage… and its got to be a smaller project since I have like zero sewing skills.
Here are the contenders:
Simplicity 1336 (left) is a clothing pattern for the 25 inch Sweet Sue doll (late 1950′s) – I’m loving the blue ball gown and the yellow nighty. Simplicity 5277 (right) is a size 2 childs jumper – I’d skip the heinous collar.
Simplicity 5165 and Advance 3361 are pretty similar little girl jumpers… I’m in love with that little giraffe on the Simplicity pattern.
Simplicity 1553 is nightgowns – I like the polkadot one in the top right corner – and Butterick 2795 is another girls jumper.
So what do you think?
Sep
07
It’s National Sewing Month!!! And there’s a contest… with goodies!!!
Just click the picture above to go to NationalSewingMonth.org and get the full contest rules – but the short version is – sew something with a very noticeable heart in it, then take a picture and submit it by September 30th!!!
Sorry about all the exclamation points… I think I’m a little hyper today!!!
Now what shall I am my dubious sewing skills toward. Hmmm….
Sep
01
Finished Mario Brothers Pattern
Ms. Jean finished stitching the Mario Brothers pattern! It’s absolutely beautiful and thank you Ms. Jean for sharing your work with us.
Ms. Jean requested the pattern from me last year and stitched it for her grandson. This is a full poster sized pattern 24″x36″ – that’s some dedication to finish this monster.
From her email:
I used needlepoint canvas and DMV Pearl Cotton #5 floss to
give it a shine. Of course, it was a big hit.
Here is a photo. I had it framed in a bright green metal frame with a
bold blue mat. Thanks for providing the basics.
Thank you again Ma’am! (and sorry for the delay in getting it posted here).
