Books, books, and drapes!
My books came in the mail! I got 2 knitting books and a quilting book. It's a very good book for beginners even though it's really all about Celtic Quilting. The pictures are phenomenal, and so are the quilts. I can't wait til the Holiday season is over and I get some more cash so I can make one.
I felt the bookstore 'calling to me' while I was reading the Celtic quilting book, and I just had a feeling that the book she references about hand appliquing would be there. Well, I browsed and I was like "They don't have it, but they must! I just KNOW they do!" And then, I looked again, more thoroughly and low and behold! They had it! Not only that, but I found a few other books that I have on my wishlist for cheap! Not just sewing books, but some makeup and cosmetology books as well. But I did find a book on fixing and caring for clothes as well as altering them to fit after they are made!
I also saw a book that I've seen there before on choosing fabrics for quilts, but I will get that another day - they have quite a few of them there. I put the books I liked on hold. I also looked at Donna Kohler's Quilt Encyclopedia and contemplated getting it, but I am unsure if I want to, so I didn't hold it. If it's still there when I get paid, I may get it.
I'm so excited with my book finds today :D
On to more exciting news... I learned to sew drapes! Unlined drapes, that is - with the help of The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques. There's a section in there for Curtains and Drapes, so I made sure to refer to it when hemming these up. I also learned how to use my blind hem stitch foot, and I learned how to utilize the blind hem stitch. I may write up a tutorial on this soon.
I made a slideshow of the first drape made - I did it for my mom so she can actually HANG them in the kitchen.(For years they've been shoved over a small valance as just cut material wanting to be drapes.)
Click to view slideshow
I felt the bookstore 'calling to me' while I was reading the Celtic quilting book, and I just had a feeling that the book she references about hand appliquing would be there. Well, I browsed and I was like "They don't have it, but they must! I just KNOW they do!" And then, I looked again, more thoroughly and low and behold! They had it! Not only that, but I found a few other books that I have on my wishlist for cheap! Not just sewing books, but some makeup and cosmetology books as well. But I did find a book on fixing and caring for clothes as well as altering them to fit after they are made!
I also saw a book that I've seen there before on choosing fabrics for quilts, but I will get that another day - they have quite a few of them there. I put the books I liked on hold. I also looked at Donna Kohler's Quilt Encyclopedia and contemplated getting it, but I am unsure if I want to, so I didn't hold it. If it's still there when I get paid, I may get it.
I'm so excited with my book finds today :D
On to more exciting news... I learned to sew drapes! Unlined drapes, that is - with the help of The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques. There's a section in there for Curtains and Drapes, so I made sure to refer to it when hemming these up. I also learned how to use my blind hem stitch foot, and I learned how to utilize the blind hem stitch. I may write up a tutorial on this soon.
I made a slideshow of the first drape made - I did it for my mom so she can actually HANG them in the kitchen.(For years they've been shoved over a small valance as just cut material wanting to be drapes.)
Click to view slideshow
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