What I learned from OWOP
Yes, I said I'd review OWOP on Sunday... but I got home from the school trip and went to bed. I'm still exhausted now, so forgive me if this is total garbage.
OWOP was really fun. I've never done anything like that before. Here is a summary of my outfits:
Lesson 1: a variety of left arm positions makes photo collages more interesting. I'll try to remember for next time!
Lesson 2: The more I sew a pattern, the more confident I feel. I think that rather than aiming to sew lots of different things, I'll focus on sewing items a couple of times to see clearly how much better I get!
Lesson 3: I cannot fit in much sewing during the week. One of my aims of this blog is to share how I squeeze sewing into my life, but be assured that a normal week does not allow this much making. I am now significantly under pressure to catch up on work.
Lesson 4: Knee length is the best skirt length for myparsnips legs.
Lesson 5: Darts are more important than I thought. Taking time over them IS worth it.
Lesson 6: Non-sewers notice nothing. I spent an entire day with incorrectly, uneven darts and an unhemmed lining. No one noticed. Pretty sure that's going to change my life.
Lesson 7: I have a very patient husband. I am lucky.
Lesson 8: Circle skirts use a lot of fabric.
Lesson 9: Hems on circle skirts are a pain in the butt. But the skinnier the hem, the easier it gets. My final curvy hem was about 3mm. Fun!
Lesson 10: I would like a special narrow hem foot for xmas (Mr M??).
And I'll leave it at that.
In other news, a box of zips arrived this week:
Not sure what I'm going to do with them - I bought them off ebay for £15 (inc p&p). Hoping that this will reduce my mad dashes to the haberdashery mid-project. I think Mr M is also hoping for that.
Before I get stuck into my huge box of zips, I want to decide what to do with these bad boys:
I bought these on a whim because they are pretty and I saw them on Pinterest. Now I have no idea what to do with them. All suggestions welcome!
Emily.
OWOP was really fun. I've never done anything like that before. Here is a summary of my outfits:
Lesson 2: The more I sew a pattern, the more confident I feel. I think that rather than aiming to sew lots of different things, I'll focus on sewing items a couple of times to see clearly how much better I get!
Lesson 3: I cannot fit in much sewing during the week. One of my aims of this blog is to share how I squeeze sewing into my life, but be assured that a normal week does not allow this much making. I am now significantly under pressure to catch up on work.
Lesson 4: Knee length is the best skirt length for my
Lesson 5: Darts are more important than I thought. Taking time over them IS worth it.
Lesson 6: Non-sewers notice nothing. I spent an entire day with incorrectly, uneven darts and an unhemmed lining. No one noticed. Pretty sure that's going to change my life.
Lesson 7: I have a very patient husband. I am lucky.
Lesson 8: Circle skirts use a lot of fabric.
Lesson 9: Hems on circle skirts are a pain in the butt. But the skinnier the hem, the easier it gets. My final curvy hem was about 3mm. Fun!
Lesson 10: I would like a special narrow hem foot for xmas (Mr M??).
And I'll leave it at that.
In other news, a box of zips arrived this week:
 |
| In size order... |
Before I get stuck into my huge box of zips, I want to decide what to do with these bad boys:
 |
| cute, huh? |
Emily.
Comments
Post a Comment