Current mood:	creative
Entry tags:	self-design, sewing

Some sewing. Wait... LOTS of sewing
What is my problem? It's the third day of November and I STILL haven't cast on for NaKniSweMo. Guess I've had too many other things on my mind, such as all the sewing I've been doing.

First, the tablecloth I designed and made in a week for the Halloween party:

The tablecloth was made to fit the dining table that Kate's grandfather made a million years ago, and it fit perfectly. Hooray! I only went crazy sewing it while the cat was trying to sit on it. I made it from a twin size top sheet and an old tablecloth I found at the Goodwill. I think total, they cost me $8.

Next, I decided to join an ongoing swap on Craftster. It's great the way this one is set up... Somebody posts their wishlist, and then the next person claims something off their wishlist and posts their's. If you're too busy to make something, you don't claim anything. It's very low pressure. The lace-up armwarmers I made were for this swap. The second person I claimed wanted PJ pants and embroidery scissors with a case.





The case was pretty easy to make, except for me being an idiot and forgetting about how to make my lining into a nice finished edge. I managed, but it didn't look nearly as nice as if I'd actually thought about it. I lined the case in that plastic stuff sheet sets come in, with a double lining in the point, so the scissors don't poke out. It was a pain to turn inside out, but I'm pretty pleased with them.





The PJ pants were AWESOME. Can I just say right now that I didn't use a pattern for these? Oh, and the fabric was free, which I didn't figure out until I'd already walked out of the store and realized the clerk hadn't scanned my receipt from the cutting counter. Apparently she assumed I walked into the store with 2 yards of fabric tucked under my arm? The draw-string is i-cord I knit myself, I made the stencil myself, and whoo hoo! I ended up with pants that would look store bought until you turn them inside out. Have I mentioned I want a serger?

I know I mostly talk about knitting, and I hoard yarn more than fabric, but sewing was my first love. And hey, I've been doing it for... 15 years now? Not bad!