Uppity-Mama

Sew Modern is Coming

Have you missed me?  I have been in a holding pattern waiting for the final lease deal to go down.  I WILL be opening my shop, probably in mid January.  Yay!!  I hope you will take this journey with me as I get the store together.  I will share photos with you soon.  And yes, the name is SEW MODERN!  Someone suggested it on the survey I put out and I love it.

There has been sewing going on, but not much is getting finished.

I've been working on this blouse which was so simple until I got to the neckline.  I cannot seem to attach in a graceful way.  It is a simple tube of fabric, twisted a few times.  It needs to be handsewn on and I guess that's why I keep messing it up-soooo not my forte. 

I am also joining in with Rachel's Colorbrick Quilt-a-Long.  Mostly because I have been admiring the one she made for a long time and I want one just like it.  So I'm pretty much copying her (I did ask her first!)  This is what I've got so far:

And then there's this stripey quilt I'm making based on a guys shirt I took a picture of in a restaurant once. Not too far along on this as you can see.  Hopefully I'll be able to post a finish next week.

Happy Sunday!

 

A Pretty Scarf Can Brighten the day

I've been meaning to make this for a while now...what took me so long?  It only took about 20 minutes.

It's just the prettiest AMH fabric ever, I think.  I was having a blah day and then poof!...I'm happy!

Hope your weekend is happy!

 

 

Fabic Scrap Swap at LAMQG!

We have done other swaps at LAMQG meetings but this one has been my favorite thus far. Each participant brought in a small baggie of scraps.  The reciever could add ONE fabric from their stash and make anything they wanted to return to their person.  Our names were drawn randomly and oddly, Terri and I got each other!  I was thrilled because Terri is an amazing sewist.  

Here is what I made for Terri:

 

I used the Cosmetics Pouch pattern from I Heart Patchwork.  The fabric I added was the Lecien grey polka dot which I also used for the lining. 

   

And here is what Terri made me!  I hope you can see how beautiful it is.  It's been very rainy and hard to get a good picture. The navy fabric is what she added.  I love it.

She even put a zipper in the back.

It was so exciting to see all the AMAZING things people made with the scraps they got.  You can see what Alissa made here, what Kelly and Kelli made here.

It was also our one year anniversary!  Emily has a post with a picture of all of us present at the latest meeting.  And we were ALL supposed to be making a funny face, not JUST me!  Although it was my idea---I thought people were on board!  Latifah gave out some awards which was really sweet and funny.   See what I got?

The white rolled up thread catcher was made by Latifah...one for EVERYONE!  She is awesome, I tell you!

Plus there were door prizes donated by members and local businesses.  I won a queen size package of batting!  Yay!