Garment sewing

Garment Sewing 

I'm away from my sewing machines right now helping someone who needed an extra pair of 

hands & some extra prayers .  Being away has given me some time to reflect on just what my sewing 

goals are .  I do love garment sewing - garments were my first ever sewing projects & 

are still my first love. Then why am I not sewing more garments ?
Hard question to answer - if I am really honest it's because of my weight & not feeling good in clothes . But the other part of that is fitting . I need to make a more concerted effort to fit garments properly. I certainly have enough book, articles & Craftsy classes that I ought to be able to figure this out. It's not so much a time issue as a motivation issue .
I think I need to give this more thought & start taking steps in the direction of making great fitting clothes .


PS - this is not a woe is me post . Just some thinking out loud 😍
Day 3 of my mission of mercy is wearing me out a tiny bit , but spending time with loved ones is worth that . 

Make up bag for a special niece -

This was a fun bag to embroider . Our Diva club project & I actually finished it the within the same month. I had the embroidery finished in class so it was a quick finish. The embroidery is from fabric confetti . Vanessa is so talented -check out her website & ideas. 

I have Sandra Betzina's puzzle top cut out & ready to sew. I wanted to make this as soon as possible so. Wouldn't forget what I learned during my week with her in January . 

I also have some snap bags to cut out & finish for a friends birthday get together on Monday .

...the skirt & table runners are still staring at me on the cutting table !! 

Since I only have 2 nieces I'd better get started on one of these makeup bags for my other special 

Sweetie!!! 

Quilt finished in under a year !!!

I finally finished the quilt I made last year on a quilt cruise in April 2015 . If you finished within a year - the quilt shop would reprint the  pattern  cover with your picture on it. 

I had 90% finished on the cruise . The long arm quilter took 5 months to machine quilt. So that put me behind , but done is done !!! Shop owner said only 20% had finished their quilts so I feel very happy that I finished !

Tote bag finished !!

Yeah ! 

I finished our Gourmet Club January project yesterday ! Wow I got so far behind - Decmber is not finished but it will be by next Christmas .

Belonging to 2 sewing clubs & 1 sewing software clubs per month can sometimes be a bit much .

But it is great to finish projects.

I finished the Diva Wallet but the hardware is drying so I'll take a pic later. 

The Everything But the Kitchen Sink tote bag was fun to make . It took over 3 yds of fabric & had many steps . I tried to do it in bits & pieces but finally took some time to concentrate & finish it . 

The pictures do not show off the inside of the bag as it has many pockets. It's also a reversible bag which I really like . A fun project I hope to get a lot of use from.