So the spoonflower fabric worked out great! It wasn't quite exactly what I imagined, so I tinted it with some Rit dye to get it just right.



It's for a Melisandre costume from Game of Thrones. She wears this dress briefly in the second episode of the second season. Progress pics are at chancecrafts.tumblr.com ! I <3 wrap dresses so much.

6/6/2012 8:48:14 PM

You're quite the seamstress! Nice work

6/7/2012 10:03:50 AM

love the print!

6/7/2012 5:17:18 PM

I love that dress!!

How many yards of fabric do you figure is needed for curtains that will hang in a door frame? I'm planning to take out the closet doors in the room we're turning into a nursery and figure I'll use curtains to conceal the closet. I've seen some fabric I like at Spoonfabric put it's pretty pricey so I don't know if I want to splurge if I'll need lots of it.

6/8/2012 10:42:32 AM

In my experience, about 2.5 yards of fabric per panel. So if you want 2 panels that's 5yds

I've had good experiences with fabric.com & they run sales all the time

6/8/2012 3:41:25 PM

Yeah $90 is a bit steep for curtains I should email them and see if they have like a bargain bin at their warehouse or something. Or I wonder if they donate mess ups to the Scrap Exchange.

6/8/2012 3:53:17 PM

Have started my first quilt. So far it's not as bad as I was expecting.

6/15/2012 1:36:36 PM

I didn't find quilting hard at all

The worst part is the end when you put all 3 pieces together... That shit blows

But there are a ton of modern cheats & shortcuts now.

6/15/2012 10:47:38 PM

Have any links to methods you like? I'm not looking forward to that part lol.

6/16/2012 11:32:43 AM

I think I might try making this after I get done with my quilt:

http://thinkliz.com/2009/09/04/reversible-pocket-sling-tutorial-with-padding/



Looks like a pretty easy sling. I might even splurge and get some Spoonflower fabric for it so I finally have an excuse to order something from there haha.

7/9/2012 2:52:26 PM

I just finished my first big hand sewing project- a pair of blue elbow length gloves! I needed a suede material to match shoes I have for a costume and couldn't find them anywhere... so I made a pair.

7/24/2012 3:12:40 PM

I've been wanting to try gloves and sewing with leather but both seem too hard. go you!

7/24/2012 5:10:40 PM

Nice! Will you post a photo of the gloves with your costume?

I just finished an A-line knee length dress made with Tanzanian batik fabric. I'll probably add a zipper because
it's a little tight in the shoulders and a total bitch to get off.

7/24/2012 7:51:52 PM

^^ They were faux stretch suede, so it wasn't too hard, just time consuming. I used a pair I found at a vintage shop for three bucks as a pattern. You should give it a shot!

^ The picture I uploaded is too big to post here, but I've got the (mostly) finished costume at http://chancecrafts.tumblr.com

8/12/2012 1:34:33 PM

Made me some pillows



I don't know why I thought piping was going to be difficult. It was so easy abet time consuming!

9/21/2012 10:33:11 AM

cute!

9/21/2012 1:51:56 PM

Does anyone have a machine that can do custom embroidery? I need something simple for my Halloween costume- the art is already vectorized.

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10/7/2012 9:53:11 PM

If no one here does, I'm pretty sure that sewing shop on Duraleigh Road has one you can use on-site. I have no idea what they charge for the service though.

10/8/2012 9:25:18 AM

^ Good tip! I'm in Greensboro... I wonder if there is anything like that in this part of town. I ended up downloading some software and found someone on another forum to stitch it out for me.

I've got a sewing heavy Halloween.... Anyone else working on costumes?

10/13/2012 4:50:30 PM

I'm just going to be at home passing out candy so I doubt I'll spend the time sewing a costume. But I've been making lots of baby stuff! Baby stuff is great because you can usually finish it in an hour, which is about my attention span for sewing

10/15/2012 8:19:08 AM

Most places that sell home embroidery machines will be willing to show off the machines capabilities if you act interested enough in buying one.

10/15/2012 9:08:54 AM

lol I just remembered this weekend my mom was saying she has an electronic embroidery machine new in box she has never opened. She was asking me if I want it but I don't know if I'd ever use it. She should probably just sell the thing for cheap to get it out of her storage closet!

10/15/2012 9:13:43 AM

uh, so the girlfriend's birthday is coming up soon, and id like to know what the best new sewing machine under $200 would be?

she is very craft, and will be a beginner, but i dont want her to outgrow it in less than a year.

i suppose i could spend a little more if there was some fantastic leap in quality, so just let me know.

3/31/2013 10:59:32 PM

Brother and Singer are the best brands out there. I have an antique Singer from 1927 that still runs like a charm. Plus its pretty easy to find replacement parts as needles do break! You can find reasonable ones on Amazon for under $100.

4/1/2013 12:02:32 PM

id like specific model names/numbers/etc

4/1/2013 8:51:23 PM

I disagree about getting a Brother or Singer. While they used to make quality machines, the ones they make now that under $200 are pretty low quality. The people that I know that like there’s they have had for a long while like the user above. In my experience, the newer ones break really easily.

4 years ago when I went to purchase a new machine, my budget was similar to yours and I was tired of buying a new machine every 2 years because of them breaking. I went to a Pfaff dealership and got the Hobby 1122. Knowing how I sew, I wanted a machine that could run a basic single stitch very well, make a buttonhole and really needed it to do nothing else. I also did not want a machine with a computer built in it. This fit the bill. I have been very pleased with my purchase ever since then and have had no issues. (If you think she will want more stitches available the 1132 and 1142 include more.)

I did have to laugh recently- I took a quilting class at a Bernina dealership (which I believe the cheapest machine they had in the store was 1.5K) and several complemente my machine on how well it stitched. I must admit though, I was drooling over the machines they had in store!

4/2/2013 4:04:07 PM

If you're trying to sew leather, go by tandy and get some glover's needles. they have a triangle type sharp point that will punch through better than a sewing needle, and won't leave a large hole. I use them for sewing buckskin.

4/4/2013 11:20:03 PM

Here is the Blog of the Game of Thrones Costume Maker

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/07/23/here-is-the-blog-of-the-game-of-thrones-costume-maker/

7/23/2013 3:29:24 PM