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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Jun 28, 2016 17:58:35 GMT -5
We had no buried metal things. I'd have to look at a survey if I have one, or maybe I only have a simplified version, but most every property I've ever been to does. Wouldn't it be hilarious if I was out there looking for nothing! I can see that happening. According to a state statute we found all section corners were to be completed in 1971. Here we are in 2016 and our county has been finished. Then using these section corners they buried the boundary markers.
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Post by Clotilde on Aug 17, 2016 11:47:45 GMT -5
I'm still working on the kiddie house, it was either too hot or we had guests. I'm thinking about planting a winter garden, which would be mostly garlic. My zinnias turned out to be awesome and I am going to plant 2-3 times as many next year.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 12:20:22 GMT -5
I made a modified circle skirt for my granddaughter, turned out great. I expected applying elastic with the serger would be hard but it was a breeze. She's actually too tall for a true circle skirt so I had to make it with two panels and side seams. I will be whipping up a half dozen of these for her to wear since it is so hard to find longer skirts for girls. Here's a link showing how to make the circle skirt. But I did use a serger to apply the elastic, not a regular machine as she shows. And of course I made it much longer. If I can figure out how to add pockets I'll make some for myself too.
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Post by jen51 on Sept 27, 2016 15:00:56 GMT -5
I'm going to check out that link, Marlelar. Thankyou!
I have a serger, and know how to sew with one, but haven't taken up the task of getting the monster threaded. It's something that I can't avoid for much longer, because my sewing list is growing fast.
I need to make myself a few maternity skirts and dresses. Maternity clothes are expensive, and I can never find any that fit right. I also need to make my daughter some clothes. I have so much fabric, there's no reason why I can't make her clothes. Not wanting to isn't a good enough excuse.
This past week I have been altering some shirts that were given to me that were about 3 sizes too large, into maternity shirts.
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Sept 27, 2016 20:53:20 GMT -5
I made a modified circle skirt for my granddaughter, turned out great. I expected applying elastic with the serger would be hard but it was a breeze. She's actually too tall for a true circle skirt so I had to make it with two panels and side seams. I will be whipping up a half dozen of these for her to wear since it is so hard to find longer skirts for girls. Here's a link showing how to make the circle skirt. But I did use a serger to apply the elastic, not a regular machine as she shows. And of course I made it much longer. If I can figure out how to add pockets I'll make some for myself too. Those skirts on that site are super cute. A little longer they'd be great. Good for you, that's one great grandma.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 12:12:55 GMT -5
I'm going to check out that link, Marlelar. Thankyou! I have a serger, and know how to sew with one, but haven't taken up the task of getting the monster threaded. It's something that I can't avoid for much longer, because my sewing list is growing fast. I need to make myself a few maternity skirts and dresses. Maternity clothes are expensive, and I can never find any that fit right. I also need to make my daughter some clothes. I have so much fabric, there's no reason why I can't make her clothes. Not wanting to isn't a good enough excuse. This past week I have been altering some shirts that were given to me that were about 3 sizes too large, into maternity shirts. One suggestion. When you have about an hour of quiet time sit down and thread and unthread it about 20 times. Test the stitches each time. After doing it so many times in a row correctly you will find threading it a breeze. I used to work in a sewing machine/fabric store and so many people who bought machines would finally get it threaded correctly and then not want to change the threads! After a month or so when they HAD to change the threads they would have forgotten how and then have to go through the frustration of learning how to do it all over again! They learned to hate their machine Use different bold color threads for each of the cones when you're learning, it makes it so much easier to play with the tension when you can tell at a glance which one is off. After you've got it forming the stitches correctly thread it with neutral colors, I like shades of grey for light colored fabric and shades of charcoal for darker fabric. And keep it clean! Lint will make your machine go wonky really fast. Also, change the needles after 6 or 8 hrs of sewing! Wonky time with even slightly dull needles! (these last 2 apply to any sewing machine (ok, that's actually 4 suggestions I'll pipe down now.
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Post by RitaMarita on Sept 29, 2016 8:32:28 GMT -5
I made a modified circle skirt for my granddaughter, turned out great. I expected applying elastic with the serger would be hard but it was a breeze. She's actually too tall for a true circle skirt so I had to make it with two panels and side seams. I will be whipping up a half dozen of these for her to wear since it is so hard to find longer skirts for girls. Here's a link showing how to make the circle skirt. But I did use a serger to apply the elastic, not a regular machine as she shows. And of course I made it much longer. If I can figure out how to add pockets I'll make some for myself too. My sisters and I used to make circle shirts for our dolls when we were growing up! It is hard to make true circle skirts for adults that are long enough though, since material usually comes only by the yard. So usually I make A-Line Skirts with a couple panels. I have been showing my friends how to do it! Lots of fun! Keep up the good work! (I would love to see a picture of your finished projects if you want to share them. :-)
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Post by Clotilde on Sept 29, 2016 10:01:25 GMT -5
I'm going to check out that link, Marlelar. Thankyou! I have a serger, and know how to sew with one, but haven't taken up the task of getting the monster threaded. It's something that I can't avoid for much longer, because my sewing list is growing fast. I need to make myself a few maternity skirts and dresses. Maternity clothes are expensive, and I can never find any that fit right. I also need to make my daughter some clothes. I have so much fabric, there's no reason why I can't make her clothes. Not wanting to isn't a good enough excuse. This past week I have been altering some shirts that were given to me that were about 3 sizes too large, into maternity shirts. One suggestion. When you have about an hour of quiet time sit down and thread and unthread it about 20 times. Test the stitches each time. After doing it so many times in a row correctly you will find threading it a breeze. I used to work in a sewing machine/fabric store and so many people who bought machines would finally get it threaded correctly and then not want to change the threads! After a month or so when they HAD to change the threads they would have forgotten how and then have to go through the frustration of learning how to do it all over again! They learned to hate their machine Use different bold color threads for each of the cones when you're learning, it makes it so much easier to play with the tension when you can tell at a glance which one is off. After you've got it forming the stitches correctly thread it with neutral colors, I like shades of grey for light colored fabric and shades of charcoal for darker fabric. And keep it clean! Lint will make your machine go wonky really fast. Also, change the needles after 6 or 8 hrs of sewing! Wonky time with even slightly dull needles! (these last 2 apply to any sewing machine (ok, that's actually 4 suggestions I'll pipe down now. Thanks for this. Costco has good prices on sergers from time to time and I may want to try it out in the future, good to know about the threading.
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Post by jen51 on Sept 29, 2016 12:14:35 GMT -5
I'm going to check out that link, Marlelar. Thankyou! I have a serger, and know how to sew with one, but haven't taken up the task of getting the monster threaded. It's something that I can't avoid for much longer, because my sewing list is growing fast. I need to make myself a few maternity skirts and dresses. Maternity clothes are expensive, and I can never find any that fit right. I also need to make my daughter some clothes. I have so much fabric, there's no reason why I can't make her clothes. Not wanting to isn't a good enough excuse. This past week I have been altering some shirts that were given to me that were about 3 sizes too large, into maternity shirts. One suggestion. When you have about an hour of quiet time sit down and thread and unthread it about 20 times. Test the stitches each time. After doing it so many times in a row correctly you will find threading it a breeze. I used to work in a sewing machine/fabric store and so many people who bought machines would finally get it threaded correctly and then not want to change the threads! After a month or so when they HAD to change the threads they would have forgotten how and then have to go through the frustration of learning how to do it all over again! They learned to hate their machine Use different bold color threads for each of the cones when you're learning, it makes it so much easier to play with the tension when you can tell at a glance which one is off. After you've got it forming the stitches correctly thread it with neutral colors, I like shades of grey for light colored fabric and shades of charcoal for darker fabric. And keep it clean! Lint will make your machine go wonky really fast. Also, change the needles after 6 or 8 hrs of sewing! Wonky time with even slightly dull needles! (these last 2 apply to any sewing machine (ok, that's actually 4 suggestions I'll pipe down now. Your suggestions are always welcome. That sounds like a wise idea. I'll give it a try. Makes me cringe, though. Tedious things like threading a machine drive me nuts. It's part of the reason I don't sew as much as I should. It's kind of like the reason I haven't learned to weave. Too much threading. If I were quick at it with lots of practice, I'm sure it wouldn't be as annoying as I think. On the subject of sewing, my MIL is coming over tomorrow and she is going to teach me some new sewing skills. We're going to make matching mother/daughter dresses, and DH a bowtie.
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