{"id":528,"date":"2010-07-13T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T18:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theknitgirllls.com\/?p=528"},"modified":"2010-07-13T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T18:55:32","slug":"mid-week-catchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theknitgirllls.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/mid-week-catchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid Week Catchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a busy week here in Mississippi.\u00a0 So much so that I decided to catch y’all up!
\nFirst – I took a sewing class with my friend Tracee<\/a> last Saturday.\u00a0 I’ve had a sewing machine for a couple of years but could never get my threading tension to work for me.\u00a0 Incredibly frustrating, and I had no idea why.\u00a0 Well, if you watched Episode 16<\/a>, then (no doubt to your amusement), you know that my whole issue was that no one ever told me to put the presser foot down after threading the machine.<\/p>\n

I’d been trying to sew with the presser foot in the up position.\u00a0 For somewhere around 3 years (though very sporadically).\u00a0 When the lady teaching the class explained that I needed to put that down, it was like a light bulb going off in my head, and wham!\u00a0 I was off.\u00a0 I managed to sew a few straight lines on a piece of scrap fabric and decided I was going to be a master seamstress!\u00a0 Watch out world!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the store was closing as the class ended, so I didn’t get to browse to my heart’s content.\u00a0 I did go back the next day, and picked up a “Domestic Diva” apron kit (not this exact one, but I can’t find the one I got online):<\/p>\n

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It’s all the different fabrics (main, accent pocket cutouts, etc) all preprinted on a one yard piece of cotton.\u00a0 Here’s a photo of the whole thing, freshly unwrapped:<\/p>\n

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That afternoon, I set to cutting!\u00a0 I got all the pieces cut and pinned in the appropriate spots.\u00a0 I did the zigzag thing over the edges to prevent fraying and did the seaming thingie.\u00a0 (very technical words today)\u00a0 Photographic proof even that I was the one doing the sewing:<\/p>\n

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I also learned that making straps is a giant PITA.\u00a0 Turning those things inside out after sewing 3 of 4 ends closed was a huge hassle and I might have busted the seam in a couple of spots and just re-sewed it on the outside (but I’m not telling!) because really, who’s going to criticize the sewing on a cupcake apron?\u00a0 Right.<\/p>\n

Finally after a few hours of work, I was done!\u00a0 Mr. Awesome was gracious enough to pose wearing my FIRST SEWED THING and I’m very proud of it!<\/p>\n

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So YAY I have finished a sewing project!\u00a0 It’s not even a little bit perfect, but it’s a start!\u00a0 I’d love to dive into something else, but I’m not sure what yet.\u00a0 Any ideas for the sewing beginner?\u00a0 I am not much into skirts but might try one later.\u00a0 What other types of projects are beginner friendly?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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