sorry, it's been a while. things are busy on this end. orders for invitations, programs, place cards and menu cards!!!!!!! dh's burda jeans are coming along. i hit a hiccup (used embroidery thread that was not thick enough) and had to do some major undoing! i tried the new jeans topstitching thread with my twin needle and the stitch was skipping on one of the needles. i tried everything! adjusting all through 7 tension settings. i may have to try something to treat the thread to prevent skipping. i've read of this somewhere but i forget now. anyhoo, i bought my first sewing book.

vogue sewing
drawings are great and instructions are clear. used it to double check sewing a flat fell seam on the jeans i'm working on. (the pattern had regular seams no flat fell). i have a whole list of books to get on my amazon wishlist. here's to gift-giving at christmas =)

hmmm.
humpf!
one day. one day. i just can't wait till we finish the basement and i can have my own non-carpeted workroom. (we haven't even started work on it yet and i'm talking about finishing it. it's ok for a girl to dream). my husband asked me to clean up the sewing "mess" i made in the second bedroom. thread + carpet = not fun. in the meanwhile, i'll have to invest in the dyson slim.


nowadays, i am doing a lot of alterations. why throw away good stuff? why not renovate and innovate? i'll be posting a few of my alterations later. on the new clothes side of things, i'm working on burda pants for my husbad. i have the pieces all cut out and i'm ready to sew.

(he'll be wearing it with his shirt buttoned up! =)
fabric:
blue 7.5oz non-stretch denim fron joann