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
Why do you have to be so pretty, brocade? I love you, but you are so fussy to work with!
#derbydress
I made a rub-off dress... the only change I made was to increase the width of the waistband from 2" to 3", which I am more-or-less satisfied with. I'd do a few things, construction-wise, differently next time, but this is an easy, comfortable dress.
The original is from Talbots.
It’s been awhile since I’ve had something to show, but I’m finally getting the pictures up! Both of these were from the Paloma pattern in the Itch to Stitch “Sew Beautiful” book. I did the top first to test the pattern, and tried to add some length to the sleeves, since 3/4 length only works here about 3 to 4 days of the year! I apparently underestimated the length I needed to add, but I had to cut crosswise even to add this much, so I couldn’t have done more.
For the dress, I did add more sleeve length (slightly overestimated this time). I also added ties to the neck and pockets, though in retrospect, I probably should have put them in higher. Based on the shirt, I’d thought putting them in the top part would be too high. So I inserted them in the first ruffle layer and it is maybe a bit too low.
Overall, though, I think this was a worthwhile pattern to play with.
