First DW Post!
Apr. 11th, 2009 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosebeeI'm really excited to try this out and see where DW goes! The NKOTB-addict in me is highly amused that I'm going to be referring to Donnie Whalber'gs intials a lot around here ;)
I'm also trying & failing to come up with a meaningful & momentous of a first post as I think this occasion deserves. Of course, this likely won't remain a 'first' post, as I'm going to import all my LJ posts.
So I'll turn this first post into a little projects-update. I enjoy sewing (a lot) and wish I could just take a full week off work and stay home and do nothing but sew!
I have a short sleeved shirt that's been adjusted & cut out & I just need to sit down and sew it together. Though I did the adjusting when I thought I was a cup size smaller than I really am. I only have three bras that are in the new correct size, so I'm curious to see how my unsewn shirt will fit in the new bras compared to the old ones. I should pin-fit &/or baste the shirt together wearing one of the new bras... that way I'll be able to (hopefully) fine tune some adjustments before doing the final sewing.
I'm also taking a class on quilting (well, actually four classes, I've got three down & 1 to go), just because I thought it would be something fun to learn. I like learning things!
The quilting is actually a bit more frustrating for me than I thought it'd be. I'm very much a perfectionist, so the fact that my blocks aren't all exactly the same size & don't have all their bits & pieces lined up correctly is difficult for me. The blocks look really good from a distance of 2-3 feet, so I'm trying to remember that I still have gorgeous fabrics, put together in an interesting and beautiful way, and it's going to be a great quilt! To finish it I have to make 16 more blocks (I'm hoping to do that this weekend), then go shopping for batting, and go shopping for a fabric for the outer border. I have a nice white fabric that will work just fine for the inner border. I also have to sew all my rows together before the final class (but first I have to finish the rest of the blocks so my rows are complete)!
I have this weekend and next weekend to accomplish these things, because I have my final quilt class on the 28th where I'm going to learn how to put it all together!
I've got to decorate around here! I want to play with colors, layouts, & mood themes!
I'm also trying & failing to come up with a meaningful & momentous of a first post as I think this occasion deserves. Of course, this likely won't remain a 'first' post, as I'm going to import all my LJ posts.
So I'll turn this first post into a little projects-update. I enjoy sewing (a lot) and wish I could just take a full week off work and stay home and do nothing but sew!
I have a short sleeved shirt that's been adjusted & cut out & I just need to sit down and sew it together. Though I did the adjusting when I thought I was a cup size smaller than I really am. I only have three bras that are in the new correct size, so I'm curious to see how my unsewn shirt will fit in the new bras compared to the old ones. I should pin-fit &/or baste the shirt together wearing one of the new bras... that way I'll be able to (hopefully) fine tune some adjustments before doing the final sewing.
I'm also taking a class on quilting (well, actually four classes, I've got three down & 1 to go), just because I thought it would be something fun to learn. I like learning things!
The quilting is actually a bit more frustrating for me than I thought it'd be. I'm very much a perfectionist, so the fact that my blocks aren't all exactly the same size & don't have all their bits & pieces lined up correctly is difficult for me. The blocks look really good from a distance of 2-3 feet, so I'm trying to remember that I still have gorgeous fabrics, put together in an interesting and beautiful way, and it's going to be a great quilt! To finish it I have to make 16 more blocks (I'm hoping to do that this weekend), then go shopping for batting, and go shopping for a fabric for the outer border. I have a nice white fabric that will work just fine for the inner border. I also have to sew all my rows together before the final class (but first I have to finish the rest of the blocks so my rows are complete)!
I have this weekend and next weekend to accomplish these things, because I have my final quilt class on the 28th where I'm going to learn how to put it all together!
I've got to decorate around here! I want to play with colors, layouts, & mood themes!
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Date: 2009-04-11 07:13 pm (UTC)Did you know that sometimes quilters put in a mistake on purpose, just so it's not too perfect? *g*
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