Wanderlusting at Jo-Ann's!!

 Jo-Ann's Jo-Ann's oh how I love thee!

No matter what your Jo-Ann's looks like, the inside (some better than others) is usually the same, but never a bad day at Jo-Ann's whether it is planned or spontaneous.

As a person with a secret addiction of crafting, this store is the ultimate satisfaction to that crafting crave by fulfilling my creativity by giving such an array of possibilities.


Check out my vlog of my spontaneous walk-through of Jo-Ann's!


So, while on our way home from visiting family, my husband treated me to a time of aimless enjoyment walking through Jo-Ann's.

I had remembered that my sister-in-law had given me a project idea for my new nephew. A swaddling blanket and bibs. You'll see that in my vlog post when you click on the link above.

Now, I am not saying that I am perfect in any way, but my intentions were good. I bought the fabric that I wanted to use for the blanket as well as the bibs. BUT..... still haven't gotten to them and my nephews are a little older, so I need to hurry a little bit.

So here is where I am at so far with this spontaneous idea:

1. So I am at part one where I bought the fabric. 
2. The 1st half of Part 2 where I have made my pattern and pinned it onto the fabric. The Other Half of Part 2 is cutting the pattern out which I haven't done yet.
3. Part 3, 4 and so on....is still yet to come!

I will have a detailed video of explaining how I made my swaddling blanket and bibs in the NEAR future!

Stay Tuned and Happy Adventures! 

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All About the Man! Pattern-Making Edition!

Now that you have all the measurements, there is a process in how to measure and draw each measurement. I was able to learn the basics of the process and I thought it was more helpful to have it written down as well as a video.

FYI:

• Each point should be labeled with numbers in order to help you keep track of where you are in the process.
• Use pencil color that is visible to the color of the paper you're using. 
• Draw closer to the edge to save paper.
• As I refer to sections, the patternmaking sections will be abbreviated to "PM" and the measurement sections will be "M".

All About the Man! Let's Get Measuring!

This blog post is all about the man.....a man's clothing, of course.

One day, my husband was sharing his difficulties of finding shirts that fit him the way he liked.

Darn the generic sizes of Medium and Large....

So this sparked my journey to figure out how to make a man's shirt from nothing.

FYI: I do not have a fashion degree, never have used a sewing machine in my life, my sewing skills by hand are at beginner's level, so here we go...

Second Creation - Husband's Hoodie Shirt

Welcome! Welcome! Friends!

I finished my husband's shirt/hoodie before I left for my Belated Korean Honeymoon.

I have photos of each stage of my journey in figuring out how to make shirts for my husband.

First, when I was researching on measuring for clothing for men and women, at first I thought it was the same, but I found that the measurements for men's and women's clothing were entirely different. I am still figuring out the details on how to measure a women's clothing, but I think I have figured out the general idea for men's clothing.

I will have the exact details of how to measure men's clothing on another blog post.

New Friends and New Creations!

Meet my new friend!

Sally! Yes I have named my sewing machine.

This sewing machine was a gift from my aunt who passed away a few years ago. 

She was a fashionista of her time and created her own clothing because none of the clothes that were sold at the department stores fit her the way she preferred and she had a petite figure which made it difficult to find clothing that will fit her "perfectly".

I realized that instead of staring at this machine that it would be nice to be efficient and productive and put this machine to use. Now, keep in mind that I have never sewn anything in my life and have never used a sewing machine. 

So if you don't try, you'll never learn. So....I tried and I created this shirt.

It is a 3/4 sleeve shirt, loose fitting, with dual designs and dual material.

Cotton & Polyester Spandex. 

Outfit with this shirt is below.

So the process of all this was actually frustrating, BUT I felt really accomplished when I completed my first creation. 

What I learned:

1. Patterns are very important and lining up material when you sew is important. 

2. Sewing two different types of fabrics is very tricky so you need to make sure you are aware of how the fabric works in order to sew it correctly. 

3. Patience even if you have to start over and when you are trying to find videos on how to do certain things when you sew and how to use the gadgets on the sewing machine. There was one Youtube video that did help a lot by Crafty Amy. Check It Out! How to use a sewing machine + Sewing Tips! (Easy for Beginners)

I will be doing my own tutorial on how to use a sewing machine for questions that I had while teaching myself as well, So Stay tuned for that. 

4. Too much seam allowance makes it very difficult to sew 

(So Make Sure you cut only 1/2" or less of seam allowance for your pattern)

5. Must practice sewing straight lines I did and it did help a lot when learning how to control the sewing speed and making sure the stitch is in a straight line.

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