tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59995225879156229192024-03-14T00:32:09.500-07:00Behind the Scenes at the CircusRedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-24806841054758939312013-12-02T07:50:00.002-08:002013-12-02T07:50:21.470-08:00Christmas Quilt from a Kit
I bought this kit about three years ago when I found this quilt shop in Wilsonville and decided I wanted to construct one of these lovely quilts but I didn't think I could coordinate all the fabrics.
It's a pattern called French Quarter, by Figg Tree Quilts
Then I did nothing with it until the dreary January 2013 weather hit and I was cold and blah and just started cutting. It RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-78723094278970833312013-11-30T16:28:00.000-08:002013-11-30T16:28:13.487-08:00Baby Girl Pink Scrap Quilt
Just some quick photos of the little scrap quilt that I put together as a girl baby gift to have on hand.
There is most certainly a better way to do these little squares I have learned since this photo.
I had lots and lots of pink with dots
All these squares are scraps from other projects....
Many are from this baby quilt project-
http://behindthescenesatthecircus.blogspot.com/2012/02/RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-45212944303489272732012-08-04T12:08:00.000-07:002012-08-04T12:08:20.550-07:00Summertime Stars/Marvel Comics Quilt
My second quilt was inspired by the Marvel Comics fabrics found at Fabric Worm fabrics that came out with the Avengers movie. I loved them, their bright colors and large scale. I had to have them, looked at them everyday on line and waited just long enough till they were sold out (mostly, I did purchase some yardage from FW). Loser! Then I had to stalk them on RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-32962904248866042132012-06-09T08:02:00.001-07:002012-06-09T08:02:20.660-07:00Sewing again......Simplicity 2290
Back in action over Memorial Day weekend, my sewing mojo reappeared. It's funny how much I like buying fabric and patterns and then getting around to doing the sewing seems to elude me sometimes.
Over the next few days I'll catch up on my blogging what I've sewn.
Pajama Pants:
I've had this fabric for some time. I made a self drafted pattern off of some old pj's and then opted to RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-5535174225867928592012-03-10T10:06:00.002-08:002012-03-10T10:06:07.673-08:00
Spring Fever! Sewing room realized and Vogue 1250
Spring has sprung in Portland. Well, it's only been about two weeks since it snowed- and when I say snow it really just looked like little fairies sprinkled powdered sugar on my house. But the daffodils are up and that makes me happy.
These are not in my yard but I aspire to have a whole hillside of them someday
I've always RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-43345934130881326982012-02-28T20:08:00.002-08:002012-02-28T20:08:49.784-08:00Summertime Stars Quilt
I really enjoyed the quilt making. And now I'm ready to make a quilt for my house. For some reason I've been obsessed with making something stars and stripes for the 4th of July. Since everything at Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe is BEAUTIFUL, I like to go there often to admire the quilts. There's something so comforting about a stack of warm quilts. I've always RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-43178101778941635052012-02-20T17:09:00.000-08:002012-08-06T15:36:05.521-07:00Color Wheel Complete
I finally finished my first quilt. It's a good thing because I was at Holly Hill and bought another pattern. Thankfully, I held back from buying the fabric but I'm sure I'll be there next weekend to buy it.
Hand sewn binding
I love hand sewing. I'm pretty good at it and it's very relaxing. It's hard to control front and back of a machine stitch but when you hand RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-67319793642308889142012-02-05T09:01:00.000-08:002012-02-05T09:01:23.459-08:00My First Quilt- next steps.....I might have made it seem like in my last post that all the cutting and work just happened but I actually did all that last summer and set it aside. Then when my dear cousin got pregnant I thought I better get a move on and finish it to give to her. I don't think she reads this blog. If so, surprise! I missed your shower but your gift is on it's way. And, before the babe RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-43042359963277367352012-02-04T17:38:00.001-08:002012-02-04T17:38:44.424-08:00My First QuiltI got a wild hair this summer to make this quilt. I had seen it on Very Prairie Blog, and then bought the book "Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts " by Joelle Hoverson. From this beautiful book I made my first project, and I blogged about it here.
But I always had this one in the back of my mind as a doable first quilt. A gift for someone having a baby. It has RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-85408031793090140202011-12-21T07:54:00.000-08:002011-12-21T07:54:33.710-08:00Happy Holidays 2011Long time no see everyone. I will admit that my life spun completely in a strange direction when I got my new job. No time to sew and no desire either. Really busy digging in at the new company.
Then..... I bought a house.
And I did a lot of this.....
in the back yard.... and if you can't tell, that's drinking, eating and hanging out with friends and family.
Then I got one of RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-49328546078797904222011-03-22T22:13:00.000-07:002011-03-22T22:13:20.990-07:00Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder..........and anxiety makes you sleep less. But let's talk about what makes me happy...FABRIC!
And now that I've bored you to death with the last weeks of nothing to review, I'll just give you a little update on what appears to be a new hoarding habit that's developing in the fabric world of my closet.
Gorgeous Fabrics
This beautiful print I intend to make Vogue 1224 Tracy Reese style- Why is it RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-22549909032672097932011-03-05T10:24:00.000-08:002011-03-05T10:24:24.847-08:00Vogue 8685 a Winter Dress and Winter Wonderland
After finishing the wool coat I was exhuasted. I've been super busy at my new job and I get home every night and just want to lay on the couch after dinner. But, that's pretty boring and lots of episodes of American Idol and Oprah are stacking up and those are really what I play in the background when I sew cause you don't really have to watch them, I can just listen.
This weekend RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-79800277916202513752011-03-03T08:34:00.000-08:002011-03-03T08:34:05.104-08:00Pattern Review Simplicity 2508 and More PicsMore photos of the coat with me in it this time. There are some things I would have done better but not enough to make me not wear it. I wore it once and thought the buttons needed to be repositioned but turns out, they are ok.
cut my head off a lot - need to adjust tripod- sorry
And no shoulders, oops
I did a pattern review here. Moving on to next project. One RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-64568723081970365322011-02-21T19:55:00.000-08:002011-02-21T19:55:12.534-08:00Simplicity 2508 Coat Fini!Ah finally finished....
There is still a slight issue with the front flare being sharp at the edges. See the pattern envelope- same on there.
It's a raglan. I'm not sure I could have no drag lines on the sleeves for a raglan, but I could have fit out more than I did. The finishing went really well. The weight and feel of the finished garment is great. I think I RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-12661625390484458572011-02-16T21:08:00.000-08:002011-02-16T21:08:20.129-08:00The American Apparel IndustryDisclaimer..... this could be ranting......
I just was reminded of the HBO documentary "Schmatta" about the American Apparel Industry and it's migration over seas. It really says it all about the cheap throw away garments that we can buy from Old Navy and Target that cost nearly nothing and are made of .....gasp...... CASHMERE!
There are still factories out there in the USA and MissRedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-9118026755751292182011-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:002011-02-15T08:06:09.831-08:00Simplicity 2508 Coat part III + Found FabricLast post pictures seemed like I was in the same place as before basically but with the addition of the pockets and the collar we have made more visible strides toward finishsed coat.
Odd thing with the collar. I took out 1/2" width to account for the width taken out at shoulder seams. All dots and markings match up, but the collar does not over lap at CF as it should. RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-47387865155572504362011-02-13T09:49:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:49:21.392-08:00Finally some progress Simplicity 2508 Coat
Fitting is better- Dress Form is much smaller than me
Thanks for the encouragement and advice everybody! One of the things I marvel at when I watch Project Runway (this is a "Project Runway" pattern) is that they move so fast. Even when I was in school and especially when draping, I fuss, fix, stand back look, fix again, contemplate, and on and on. I'm just getting worse with RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-40592182393419463062011-01-24T06:00:00.000-08:002011-01-24T06:00:07.585-08:00Why I ignore my instincts over and over,is one of the great mysteries of me. Simplicity 2508 The Coat I've been contemplating since October when I bought the lovely cashmere/wool herringbone- and by the way cashmere is wool so what does that mean anyway? Why don't they say cashmere goat wool/plain old sheep wool or something? But, I digress. Anyway, I finally cut out the coat.
I fused the pockets, collar and RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-83771062621407762742011-01-23T10:09:00.000-08:002011-01-23T10:09:09.794-08:00Sew a girl a dress, she looks great for one party.....Teach a girl to sew and all the American Girl Dolls in the neighborhood will have little pillows for their heads. These two beautiful girls are my best friends daughters. Lulu 9 and Cece 11. They had an old crusty sewing machine that was given to them and alas it didn't work.
Lulu sewing away
So for Christmas I gave them my cheapo brother from Target- works great but I RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-52169301546097411522011-01-22T10:46:00.000-08:002011-01-22T11:00:34.010-08:00Pencil Skirt- Burda 8155- Pattern ReviewSo, I've finally figured out how to take photos of me in my creations. I do think they look more realistic on me instead of skinny little faker size 10 (really 4) dress form.
The pattern is not centered on the front of my body in this photo- ok all the following
Side seam
I had fun wearing this all day at work. I felt great in it and let's face it, isn't that what it's all RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-958784772706440852011-01-17T22:27:00.000-08:002011-01-17T22:27:52.491-08:00Pencil Skirt- Burda 8155- Fini! On to the next project.....
Gorgeous skirt with crisp waistband (not hemmed)
It's amazing what happens when the mojo hits you. It's like you want to do nothing else but sew as much as possible. Well, when the new Vogues hit I couldn't believe how many great wearable styles there were. I realized that I had to get through the fabric and patterns I had before the next sale hit or I would just continue to RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-12316685430023575972011-01-09T17:39:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:39:53.468-08:00Pencil Skirt- Burda 8155I cut out this skirt a while back, spent yesterday doing all chores and prep for the week to free up my day to sew and then..........no mojo. Anyone have that problem? I literally couldn't muster the umph to start. Could have been due to the cold cold weather making my little windowed, uninsulated, old time apartment a freezer box?
Yes folks, those are little snow flakes comingRedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-43272361550671959752011-01-02T12:12:00.000-08:002011-01-02T12:12:14.713-08:00Farewell 2010...... Hello 2011- the International year of ME!
New Year's Eve; wearing my grandmother's mink coat for the first time.
Well 2010 was a really great year. I fell in love and then out. Quit a job and started a new one. Started sewing again and kept on going. And, I turned 40. That's when I decided that this year is the year of ME. Things seem to be going my way and I've hit on some things that make me happier thanRedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-20414781197205097652010-12-30T11:28:00.000-08:002010-12-30T11:28:51.894-08:00Fun Sewing Related Birthday/Christmas giftsYes, it's true, recently I had a birthday. It was in fact a big decade number. Yay! Blank age is the new _______! Never mind. Anyway, I got a few very nice gifts that are sewing related.
Ceramic spools of yarn and herringbone tape, lift off the lids and they are candles!
Here's the top of the herringbone spool.
My best friend gave me the green one for my RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999522587915622919.post-42282089620614909232010-12-29T10:25:00.000-08:002010-12-29T10:25:52.543-08:00Found and free fabric....Many years ago there were little stitched items at craft fairs and the like that said "She who dies with the most fabric, wins!" My mom and I joked about that since we never let fabric sit around long- I was
conditioned to buy fabric for the project, make it and move on. It wasn't until this year when I dove back into the obsessive pit of sewing that I got frenzied and bought fabric RedHeadShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334815026638589552noreply@blogger.com0