Carla Fredd

Contemporary Romance Author

Sewing Wish List

2009 Sewing List and Goals

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Here’s my list of remaining sewing items to buy from 2008

1. Rotary cutter mat (big one to go on cutting table)
2. More Pattern weights of some kind
3. Sewing table
4. Clapper

It’s not a long list but I think I’m going to make some changes. I’m going to the Sewing Expo in two weeks and I plan to look at furniture. My sewing table and cutting table are better than the dining room table BUT I’m tall. I don’t want my back to hurt after sewing and cutting fabric. That means I’ll have to find ergonomically correct furniture…that also mean expensive. Maybe I will find something that’s not too expensive at the Expo.

2009 Sewing Goals

  • learn to sew sleeves without puckers
  • learn to make waist adjustments on skirts, pants, and dresses
  • attend the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo (March 2009)
  • make at least two skirts that fit me
  • make one pair of pants that fit and it can’t be pull on pants!

That’s it for now.

Watch out! Carla’s going to the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo

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I registered for the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo today at lunch. That might not have been the best time. I registered over the phone while I was driving back to work from Cap’n D’s. Now, when I began the call, I was at a complete stop and traffic hadn’t moved for 5 minutes. The MINUTE the operator answered the dang phone, traffic begin to move. Then I had to repeat myself because an ambulance drove by with sirens blasting. I’m sure the lady on the phone thought I was crazy 🙂

I didn’t get two classes (Hands on zippers with Cynthia Guffy and Industrial shortcuts with Mickey Hudson-Sandoval) that I wanted.  Both are hands on classes.  I did get in Cynthia Guffey’s Fitting Accomplished: Upper Body and Fitting Accomplished: Pants, Emma Seabrooke’s Pattern Drafting:  Tees, tees, tees; and Mary Ray’s Tailoring techniques for the timid.

While I’m at the expo, I plan to buy a clapper or tailor board (on my wish list) , interfacing, fabric and whatever else that will fit in my budget.

I’m really excited about it and look forward to learning alot.

Shopping the day after Thanksgiving

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For the first time in my life, I got up at 4am to go shopping. I drove to Joann’s for stuff and not Christmas presents. Okay, maybe Christmas presents to myselfSmiley Face

Here’s part of my shopping spree.

Part of the shopping stash! Needles

More notions Tape

  • 7-Schmetz Machine needles for my Brother 6000i
  • 3-Olfa Rotary blades replacements
  • 2-Waist Shaper interfacing
  • 1-package of seam binding
  • 1-package of button
  • 1 package of tracing paper
  • 1-package of seams great
  • 1-tape measurer
  • 1-Circular knitting needles

But the prize and worth the early morning shopping is this…Cutting Table!

Cutting Table

Woo-hoo! Yet another item check off my list.
Revised Sewing Wish List

A few months ago, I published my sewing wish list. It has changed.

Here’s my list of sewing items to buy

  1. Rotary cutter mat (big one to go on cutting table)
  2. Pattern weights of some kind
  3. Dress form
  4. Serger (I’m thinking Brother 1034D or Not I’m still looking)
  5. Sewing table
  6. Cutting table
  7. Clapper
  8. Subscription to Threads Magazine (I’m mailing it off today!)

I’m tall and cutting is hard on the back now. JoAnn’s has a cutting table on sale for $49.99 and Erica B bought one. I got this all for 50% off non-sales items and 20% off of the total price!

The circular knitting needle is for a project I’ve started. It’s the Nautilus Hat. The pattern is here. I’m using Blue Sky Worsted yarn.

Nautilus Hat yarn

I’m happy! Now, back to work for me.