Pattern Organization and Fabric check

I was looking for a pattern I bought on sale. I knew I bought the pattern- where the heck? All the patterns in the file cabinet drawer were dumped on the floor to be sorted through. Not there. Wait, what's that... I stretched my arm back through the back of the drawer and felt paper. I gave a pull and unearthed an addiction.

Found it. But they were all on sale! See, I've used a lot of them... Ok I have enough to justify organizing them.

I used the drawer again, but this time used folders marked:

Dresses
Shirts
Skirts
Pants
Sportswear Collections
Knits Only
Random (seasonal, slippers, etc.)
Vintage
Bags

Believe it or not, that is better.

Having seen all the patterns, I decided to pull out my fabrics and try to match them up.

It all fits in that tub, so it isn't too bad.

This is a pretty clearance rayon that I think would make a pretty shirt dress (but kind of suspect that it will look kind of 90s and must be sported with combat boots). There are three yards of it, so if you have any ideas for it, please let me know.

A planned Texas themed quilt. I intend to do it later in the Spring. We are a proud people here in Texas.

Baby shower gifts.

Dear Stacie,


Why would you give a dead cow and chili pepper themed gift to a baby?


Concerned Reader

Dear Concerned Reader,

This is a joke fabric. The couple doesn't know the sex of the baby, but I know dad has a love for Southwest inspired decor which drives his wife crazy. I think this will be a lesson to everyone to tell me the sex of your baby or you will get scary baby shower gifts. Yes, I will probably make it a more appropriately chosen present after it is born. Until then I am sending a powerful message.

Stacie

Scraps big enough to make tote bags from.

Fusible, interfacing and muslin, oh my!

Skirts. Has to be right? They are my summer uniform, and I love bright colored skirts.

Seasonals: Christmas and Halloween to be exact. Check ya next year!

I have about three yards of this lace which is so pretty and drapes nicely- except for the color. I think I may dye it a prettier blue to make a summer dress out of.

I may make a Violet out of this material. I have held off because it is so slippery and cheap feeling. I may want to make one out of a cotton first to see how it goes. Maybe it would make another good attempt at a Taffy...

This is a weird tube of scratchy knit I acquired randomly. I may try to make another cardigan like my Polka Dot one. I don't know what else I would do with it...

This is an awesome print given to me by Holly for Christmas. I used some of it to make a tote bag, and I'm hoping to either make a sorbetto or a skirt out of the rest of it. Hopefully there is enough for the sorbetto because I just don't wear too much white on bottom. Super cute!

That's it! I am trying to inventory what I have with what I need because I have surgery on my foot scheduled for Friday, and I won't be able to walk for six weeks! I will have a knee scooter, but good luck getting one of those through Joann's. I have been practicing left footed sewing, so hopefully I can get a few garments done.

Basic T-shirt

I joined the Shirt A Month (SAM) group per Doobee, then realized I need to make a shirt now because I have three days left this month, and they are almost totally filled. I had New Look 6838 in my stash and a cut of camouflage knit I found on clearance at Joann's, so I thought 'what the heck.'

I really like this shirt! I made the whole thing in about an hour. I followed the measurements in the pattern and made an XL. I wound up taking it in an inch on both sides and the center back as well as the sleeves. Also, those sleeves are supposed to be 3/4 length. It was a bit huge. Now, take in consideration I don't work with knits a lot even though I would like to. I used my serger for everything except the neck and sleeve hems. I didn't hem the bottom. I'm tricky like that.

Here is my center back. It is wrinkly because I am holding up my hair. I almost cut it on the fold, but I had to take it in so much everywhere I am glad I didn't.

Here is a goofy picture of my neckline I used a very thin zig zag stitch. I didn't think Mr. Thinks He Can was shooting my face, so I am looking goofy. The neck was huge as well, but when I took in the center back that helped the neckline as well.

Overall it is a comfortable shirt. I always wear long sleeve T-shirts and I am proud to have made my first one. Next time I make it, I think I will go with a medium. I think I will even wear this one to work tomorrow.

Look at me, shirt a month challenge for January is in the bag! The quilt is looking awesome too. What a great weekend!

Fabric winner is....

Well, on random.org I got number 3... So Heather!

I have to admit I'm excited because Heather was one of my first followers and I've been ripping off her ideas ever since!

Excuse the short post, but I'm on my iPhone blogging because I fell at the park and now my ankle looks like it is growing and orange on the inside. I'll update on that soon, but I didnt want to miss the giveaway. Also the reason I don't have a random.org picture too...

Email me your address Heather and I'll send off the fabric. I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Stacie at staciethinksshecan . Com

Spotted Cardi and a giveaway!

I made McCall's 6408, and I love my new cardigan.

Now the material is a charcoal gray with white spots. It is a really soft and thin knit. It was originally supposed to be a dress, but it turned out pretty sheer, so I made this tie waist cardigan.

The spots are a bit busy, but this is the shot off the McCall's web site.

This style is all over the stores lately. I think the fabric was a bit thin, but it turned out nice and super comfy over all. The only change I made was I shortened and took in the sleeves a bit. They were pretty big. I also made a size smaller than the envelopes recommended based on tips others had given on Pattern Review.

The pattern is a 10, 20, 30 Minute to Sew pattern by Nancy Zieman. I had seen that before, but didn't know what that meant. Nancy breaks the pattern into tasks and tells you how long each one will take. For example she estimated about 10 minutes to sew the shoulder seams. She was pretty close to right too. That's really nice when you are sewing in chunks, or time crunched.

Now, for the giveaway!

See this? This is the tie of my belt. My fabric came this way from Fabric.com. Here is the great part...I e-mailed them that it had a hole in it and some discoloring that I couldn't work around. Obviously I have no patience and made this anyway.... Well, Fabric.com's awesome customer service team e-mailed me back and said they had put an extra two yards in the mail for me. I few days later I had two more yards of this spotted material.

Since I already finished my cardi, and you really can't tell there is a hole at all, I thought I would pass on the extra two yards to you guys.

The sticker on this fabric describes it as "Stretch Jersey Knit Burnout Polka Dot." It is 65% Rayon and 33% polyester. Here is a link to the actual listing on fabric.com. I haven't quality checked this particular cut as it is still in the envelope.

If you'd like the fabric, leave me a comment. I will draw a winner on Thursday. Good luck!