Sewing mamas!Calling all AmityMama's who like to sew! Do you make quilts, clothes, diapers, bags? Do you love to run your fingers through fiber? Can't get enough just sewing, but want to talk about it too? Come on in!
First - made a shirt I love - tried it on, fit great, sleeves were exactly what I wanted, etc. Then I put the binding on the neck and sleeves, and I guess the stuff I used has NO recovery, so the neck and sleeves are all stretched out and wonky. So much, that I'm not sure washing it will fix it.
2nd, put the neckband on Kivett's shirt on backwards - didn't notice it until AFTER I had twin needle topstitched it. I'd start all over again to avoid seam ripping if I could, but I don't have enough fabric. And now I don't want to hem the other 2 shirts that are done except for that!
3rd - made skirt from a KS pattern I just bought. Perfect color for what I wanted, the skirt fit great, everything perfect!! Then I go iron it (to wear to church tonight - and we needed to leave in 10 min!!) and notice the 2 BIG crease/fade lines from where the fabric was folded on the back. So that skirt is trash basically. I'm going to try it in a dye bath with stuff that I'm dying a similar color, and hope it covers it.
4th - Remember the industrial machines dh bought me from work??? Well, the cops were at his work today. I guess the supervisor that was selling them didn't have permission to sell them. He got fired (and he has our money) and we have to return the machines. So not only do I not have the machines, we're not too hopeful of getting our money back either
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Allison mama to:
DH (lol), Chrissy 15, Mikhail 12, Kiera 10, Kivett 8, Aislinn 6, Alannah 3, and fresh from the oven Kian Oliver-Bell 11/15/07
OMG what a day in sewing hell for you. Man that is enough for me to leave my machine for a few days. HUGs to you. I am so sorry you had such bad day and how horrible if you are out of money you paid for those machines. That really sucks. Hope your day is better tomorrow.
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Heather~~Mommy to Alison and Holly
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That sounds like sewing hell day! You poor thing!
You should be able to get your money back... espically if you file a police report on him selling them to you. I would do it... even a couple hundred it would be worth it.
Love Val
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Val; Living the dream we have been working towards for over 5 years.
Mama to Alex, Cyan, and Logan. Wife to my very best friend.
Oh yuck, what a day!! I hope you have a better one soon!
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Laura
Mom to Steven (7/23/93), Elizabeth (12/15/95), Madelyn
(12/11/98) and Caroline (2/25/02)
Missing my husband and best friend Scott since 9/13/08. Mom, lactivist, heirloom seamstress and OB nurse.
I hope tomorrow is just the opposite kind of day. 
Living to love my boys... DH since 6.98, DS1 since 12.02 and DS2 since 1.05
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, Chloe 
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