Please join me for a 12-day photo challenge in the days leading up to Christmas! Starts this Sunday, December 13 and goes through Christmas Eve. Invite your friends!
I have created 12 prompts (one for each day) and it can be whatever you want it to be. Christmas or otherwise. Sewing, crafting, art, baking, home decor, something you made, sometime someone made for you, old projects, plans for future projects, a combo of all - just be creative in your own way!
Post a photo/series of photos (10 allowed per post) or a video in The Sewing Sphere community that go with the day's prompt.
I'll be sharing a variety of my costuming work and personal projects from the past since I've done a surprising amount of Christmas sewing according to my old photos!
Use #HolidayPhotoHop2020 so we can chain them all together.
See list of prompts below and a calendar version (second pic) if you find that easier to follow.
If you want to participate and haven't already subscribed to The Sewing Sphere community, use promo code GRATEFUL2 to get two months free.
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Not bad for a first attempt at English paper piecing. I deliberately used a contrast thread so I could see if I needed to do anything differently.
I have a crazy idea in mind and this was just a test sample. It's going to take forever, but this should be the perfect mindless project to keep my hands busy when I'm listening to podcasts with my husband at night.
Triangle is 4" equilateral.
#epp
My husband sent me a "funny clothes" compilation video, and I actually kind of like this one, lol! I'm trying to wrap my head around exactly how to construct this so you could still turn everything! It looks simple but it's actually really complex!
I don't think it has any seams - looks like one giant circle. But to clean finish those holes, you'd have to sew them in steps with some burrito action. Definitely have to sew one and then the other.
I might have to make a half scale version to see if I can.
I made a patriotic 18th Century style skirt for and indie film maker to wear to her documentary premiere. Unfortunately, it has been delayed (she and her husband are still working on the final edit) and won't be out today as originally planned, but she'll have a skirt whenever it comes out later this year!
In true historical style, the skirt back ties around the waist and then the front ties around the back. This creates side openings that allow access to any pockets worn underneath. Modern women are always complaining about small or no pockets - they used to be separate accessories and as big as you wanted! (Example photos of me modeling it over my jeans at work because my coworkers wanted to see it.)
I couldn't help myself and matched the stars on the seams and even managed to hide horizontal tucks on the bottom layer that don't interrupt the stars (it's two layers of skirt). It can be worn with or without a petticoat, and the top layer can be draped with loops of red ribbon I stitched ...
