I like making things: And still a lot of work in progress!

Sunday, June 12, 2016

And still a lot of work in progress!

I have been working on the sundresses....a lot! I have realised it takes me so much longer to do anything these days than it did even 10 years ago.

I have always been a plodder but I could do a lot of plodding in a day once upon a time. I could go from one plod to the next. But these days I have to rest in between and some days I am just not up for much plodding at all.

So, one sundress is all but done and the other is close behind. Then I will have the bloomers to make but I might just leave them as shorts as I have no idea how chunky our grand daughter's legs are. I will make them as shorts and consult with my daughter in law when we see them in a couple of weeks.

I didn't document making them this time which is just as well as I made a couple of boo boos along the way but all is good now. I wouldn't use this pattern again, the flounce has not been that easy to do. I thought it would be a quick simple make but that hasn't been the case.

The blanket is coming along, it takes forever to do a round on it now as it is so big but it is simple going and I can do it in the evenings.

I have so many other things I want to make. I desperately need some loose baggy shorts for round the house. I have two pairs of shop bought ones that I have worn for about 8 years but they are falling apart. I will use them as a guide to make some more as they are nice and loose and baggy, perfect for the very hot weather we are having right now. I wouldn't wear them out in public but for round the homestead here they are great.

So pictures later this week, hopefully, on the grandbaby's sundresses and shorts.

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DawnJune 12, 2016 at 3:27 PM
My list of things to make grows longer every day, I need to make some shorts mine are only just hanging on :-)
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PamJune 12, 2016 at 7:38 PM
I have been thinking of shorts for a while to wear in the garden, I have a pyjama pattern that can be cut down and will have a stab at making some this week. I dad buy the elastic and have plenty of fabric to go at.
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Carol- Beads and BirdsJune 13, 2016 at 6:15 AM
Oh man, Terry and I were just talking about what we get done every day and how in our youth what takes all day would have taken a few hours back then. But, being busy and seeing the fruit of your labor is what really counts...not how long it took to do it.

I found a pair of shorts I loved about 5 years ago. I bought about 10 pairs, picking one up each time they came on sale or I had a coupon for a discount. I'm sure my neighbors think I wear the same clothes every day. I don't much care what the neighbors think, lol.
xx, Carol
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KimMJune 13, 2016 at 8:03 AM
Seems like my stash is bottomless.....always something interesting I"d completely forgotten about - such fun!!
xxx
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maureenlthompsonJune 13, 2016 at 10:21 AM
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I started this blog in 2011: Ever since my Mum taught me to knit at the age of about six or seven I have made things. Back then it was doll clothes. I was also inspired by Mrs Levitt an elderly lady who had a sewing room in a conservatory type room on the back of her house. I would sit and watch her in awe as she sewed.

When I was a child living in England the school system was such that you started at 5 years, did two years in Infant School, then four years in Primary School then five to seven years in Secondary School, depending on whether you chose to stay on after fifth form to get qualifications to go to University. I can't remember much of the Infant school other than making the standard square doily thingy from fabric that had holes in it so you could embroider patterns into it. A bit like the modern day cross stitch fabric but with bigger holes and spaces to make it easy for small hands to use. I also remember with great joy getting a toy sewing machine one Christmas which sewed only chain stitch but I did make doll clothes on it and that was before I started Primary school. I do have very vivid recollections of Primary school and having sewing and knitting lessons. In Primary school I knitted gloves and made a dress from scratch hand sewing it all.

Secondary school continued on with sewing by which time I had progressed to using full sized sewing machines and was making more intricate skirts and dresses. My parents bought me a proper sewing machine when I was thirteen. I used that same machine right up until I emigrated to Canada at age forty six years.

I have always had a fascination for sewing machines and knitting machines. I bought my first knitting machine at around age twenty one from an ad in a newspaper for twelve pounds. I had absolutely no idea what one was just that I wanted one. I trundled on the bus to the address in the advert and handed over my twelve pounds having absolutely no idea what I had really bought. Fortunately it came with a manual. It was an aged Knitmaster, very basic and I loved it. I wore it out. Next was a Brother push button one which I didn't keep because it was at a time in my life when things were difficult. Later on in my life, around forty, when things were better I bought a brand new Brother punchard machine with a ribber attachment. I loved it and made many things. Life took a different turn, I moved countries twice and along the way, regrettably I sold it.

Now, through the universe's blessing I now have another machine. It is a vintage one because they stopped making them early 90's but works perfectly and I love it. So I decided to make this blog to document my knitting progress and include sewing projects.

In 2013: we embarked on a new hobby, leather-work. My husband got started with it and it drew me in. It is something we can do together. We have a workshop so have plenty of room to work. We added another workbench for me to work on in 2013. We already had one but we were tripping over each other both trying to work at it. We only make things we want to make. It is strictly a hobby. We made some things for our good neighbours who help us out a lot. I am also working on Christmas presents. So this blog now incorporates the leather-work. Knitting and sewing will always be my first love though.

Fast forward to 2023 and now age almost 75 years. I have seven sewing machines, four knitting machines, several ribber attachments and a garter carriage for one of the machines. I am blessed beyond words, but I know that I have more than enough machines to keep me going in my lifetime so I don’t think I will be adding to my collection any time soon……….unless a nice embroidery machine manifests itself very cheaply.

I am a Brit living in the USA, sometimes I spell like a Brit and sometimes like an American. Sometimes I use slang and even make grammatical errors. I blog for the pleasure of it and to record my endeavours in the event that my memory fades, as I am sure it will with more age. I will be able to look back and remind myself of the things I have made along the way. So please forgive my mistakes when reading about my life making things here in the hinterlands and I hope you get as much enjoyment from my blog as I do from reading the blogs I follow.

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

And still a lot of work in progress!

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