Charity Sewing

I did sew a bit last week. I just haven't taken the time to report in. In my "spare" time, I was trying to keep up with Ike's path. We were forecasted to get 4-6" of rain and high winds as part of the aftermath. We got rain, but not flooding rain and some wind, but nothing more that one of our spring storms. We were lucky to be on the outskirts. It has now past us by. My heart goes out to the folks in Galveston and Houston (and parts in between).

Back to sewing..............




I've had this speciality machine foot for so many years that I can't remember and have seldom used it. Well, I was trying out this pattern for a large size dress for our ASG community service project, and I wanted piping between the yoke and dress. I saw this as a good time to bring out the pearls and piping foot. As you can see, it worked great!





I used it to make the piping and then again in sewing in the piping. When sewing the yoke to the dress, I placed the piping in the groove as I sewed the seam connecting the yoke to the dress. I sewed slower as to not get tucks in the yoke (it was a doubled yoke so a bit more bulky).

Here I hope you can see:



Finished dress in the largest size the pattern provides (a 6X): I altered the pattern by making the neck bigger so it could be a "pull over the head" rather than putting in a back zipper.



I also got the word from DGD that the "scrub fits great, Grams!" so I've cut 2 more to sew for her. I'll probably make 5 or 6 so she doesn't have to wash them as often, and that will give her a week's worth or more. I'm using all stash fabrics so that does my heart good. I've picked up some really cute cotton prints over time, and I think they will be perfect for this project. I'll post photos of the finished products before they go in the mail.

And, on a parting note, you haven't seen Miss Onnie Onyx in a while. She'll be 2 in December.



I've no clue what is hanging from her mouth on the left as you look at this photo. She's always busy and too curious for her own good!