I just had an idea while listening to the livestream in Dave's community. (Lots of new things will be coming to Locals in the near future!) When I say "just had" I mean it's such a fresh idea I haven't quite moved beyond the concept phase with any real details yet.
I don't really feel like this community should be all about me - I want it to be about ALL of us, and I want us to be able to make the connections we have trouble making on other social media platforms. A real community.
With that in mind, would you be interested in something like "Community Conversations" videos? I could video call each of the active members one at a time and post informal interviews of the recorded conversations. That way we all get to know each other a little bit better and maybe we can continue to attract more people to The Sewing Sphere.
Are there any other ways you'd like to connect and get to know each other? I'm still looking into zoom calls meetups and possibly some movie/tv watching together. Do you have any ideas to add to my list? I want to make this the community place to go for creative inspiration and sewing/crafting!
Please vote and comment on what you'd like to see!
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 ...
