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
Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!
I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.
#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp
A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!
Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.
I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.
#derbydress
Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.
This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.
