Tales of a self taught/mom taught sewer.Tumblr (3.0; @sewsusan)http://www.sewsusan.com/<p> <span>My mother taught me how to sew. Even before I took a Home Economics sewing class in high school I had made my own rag dolls and pillows. We always had the best dressed Barbie’s and Cabbage Patch kids on the block. My mom painstakingly made our Barbie’s velvet capes, gowns, shorts, tops, anything, name it. </span></p> <p><span>I have always considered it a blessing and a curse that I have a hard time buying clothes, curtains and duvet covers because I look at it and think “I could make that!” </span></p> <p><span>In my years of sewing have done just that; curtains, pants, skirts, hems, buttons, duvets. I am willing to try my hand at anything. </span></p> <p><span>So where does the pair of jeans fit in? I can hem jeans without there being any evidence of a hem.  You could call this my specialty. I mentioned this one day in a conversation at work, and the word started to spread… Contact me with your project ideas and let’s see if we can work something out!</span></p>http://www.sewsusan.com/post/5803472268http://www.sewsusan.com/post/5803472268Tue, 24 May 2011 12:59:18 -0400<p>We are moving in about 1 month and I am super excited about new projects for the new place! We are moving from a 2 bedroom to a 1 bedroom to save some money and to downsize a little.</p> <p>My first sewing project for the new place is going to be to make a slip cover for our chaise lounge. I tried to dye it from white to gray - disaster. So I decided to try and do a nice fitted slipcover in dark gray.</p> <p>After that who knows: pillows, table cloths, curtains?</p> <p>How does this apply to this weekend? Well I want to plan this all out - I’m a planner - maybe do some fabric shopping. Hopefully drag my husband along.</p> <p>Another weekend project is to get some cheap khaki pants from the thrift store to do over for work. We have a conference each year and we have polo shirts in navy blue, white and yellow. We have to wear black or khaki pants or skirts. I don’t love khaki so i thought I would buy a cheap pair and tailor them for the trip. I already have two pairs of black pants so if I could find 2 more pairs of Khaki ones I think I would be set. Not too exciting but a good project that will hopefully save some money!</p> <p>What projects are you up to this weekend?</p>http://www.sewsusan.com/post/5669742610http://www.sewsusan.com/post/5669742610Fri, 20 May 2011 12:51:57 -0400