Thursday, November 26, 2015

tote bags have come to the shop

the newest to go in to my etsy shop are some great cotton tote bags/ shopping bags

this one is an ASU bag that has a wine pocket, I saw that  my shopping bags didn't have a pocket for the wine bottle and that it really could us one so I came up with this pattern to hold it, along with all my other food.

the other bag I came up with is this snow white bag with an inside pocket to hole the things you don't want to fall to the bottom like your phone or tablet. Also out of cotton

you can find them both and much more at misschastains.etsy.com

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First thanksgiving

Now this is the first time that my husband and I have spent this holiday together, it's just our first one as husband and wife. It was a very nice day now becuase we now live where we don't have family and it's just the two of us no I didn't cook a thanksgiving dinner. We enjoyed a day of doing a whole lot of nothing for most of it then some class work for me I'm taking a photograph class and I thought that being that I need to do some portraits today would be a good day to do some of us, then we had Chinese food. Yes he watched football not my thing so I did some draping work on a new skirt for me, so all in all it was a great day. I have a lot to be thankful for and I think it's great to enjoy it sometimes, far to much with the holidays people are so worried about what stuff they can get they forget to stop and be thankful for what really matters in life. I myself feel that's it's sickening that store open up on the holidays so people can shop. I don't shop Black Friday and don't ever plan to, it's way to busy and everyone seams to have forgotten what the holiday means that they are shopping for or that the day before we were just having a day of thanks. So if you are shopping tonight or tomorrow try and be kind to the people work and to the other people that are shopping,after all it's just stuff!

Here is one of the photos from today of me and my husband 

Back to draping my skirt, well really sewing now the drap is all done 
Yes I drap in my fashion fabric

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Sleepless night

There is nothing as un easy as not being able to sleep. I try to go to bed and sleep but my mind gets going when I should be able. so I try to sleep and I hear my husband snoring away as design ideas run thur  my mind guess that's a good time to just get out of bed and work. So many ideas the men's shirt pattern that's going to be in the shop soon or the doll line manybe a bit of both. Just keep an eye on the shop misschastains.etsy.com for the new things to come. The first thing for the line that fits 18inch dolls is going to be an early 19th century corset. The pattern is all drafted and ready to start sewing.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

First dinner party

So last night I hosted my first dinner party with my husband. I have to say it was a good night nothing to fancy just a nice little thing. It was great I was able to use my China that was my grandmothers, along with some of the serving appetizer trays as well. I know for a lot of people it seams crazy but I love it when I get to host in that full 1950's way, I really enjoy it. I should have gotten a photo of everyone but it's all the telling of story's and getting to know eachother. I didn't even think about it however I did get a few photos of things before people came over when the food was cooking.
My wine glasses from the dollar store look great with my China, that's something else I love to do is pare old things with new things, but you know you don't have to spend a whole lot to have some nice things you just need to take the time to look. I was lucky to get my China after my grandmother passed away. But if you don't and your like me and aren't able to spend the high price of China you should look at places like goodwill you can find some nice things and not pay like crazy. 


Saturday, November 14, 2015

The finished blouse and skirt

so here they are all finished, the skirt I knew how it would come out I have made it before and will make more of them. The fit of it is great on only does it look good but it feels good, even when I wear it all day. But then the blouse this is a pattern that i hadn't made before and as nice as it is, I found that like with a lot of patterns, the drawing is not the same as the finished blouse. If you look at the drawing on the pattern the neckline is much more open then how it really came out even with flowing the pattern to a T, but that's how it happens some times. But it still came out will and is a nice fall look.


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Cry for peace and compassion in our world


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Friday, November 13, 2015

Puting the zipper in

 So there are many kinds of zippers that you me use a metal a plastic invisible or not invisible zipper. They each have their own unique ways of going in in this video I mostly talk to you about how to put in an invisible zipper which is what I am using however the basic fundamentals are the same whether it be an invisible or not invisible plastic or metal zipper.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Putting in the sleeve and neck facing so I like to do something a little different than the way the pattern towels on how to put in the sleeve so in this video I talked about and shown how to do that and when versus the traditional method that the pattern he discusses. Either one is fine it is just a personal preference on this and what you find to be easier for yourself and the fabric you're working with.


So I like to do something a little different than the way the pattern towels on how to put in the sleep so in this video I talked about and shown how to do that and when versus the traditional method that the pattern he discusses. Either one is fine it is just a personal preference on this and what you find to be easier for yourself and the fabric you're working with.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Making woven bias tape strips

 In this video I'm going to talk about how to make your own bias strip bindings you use them for finishes you can use them for seam finishes of all kinds, as well as on edges, they make a nice little add onto things. You can also use them if you make them small very thin for appliqué decorations as well. Really the uses her and Lister just restricted to your own creativity they are something that you want to make sure is cut on the bias one doing it in a woven that way you get the stretch to go around curves without it puckering.


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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Rain filled day

It's a nother rain filled Saturday here in Louisiana, I do love the rain but that maybe becaus I get to stay inside. Looks like I'll be spending my day sewing on my blouse. Then I'll be starting my new line of doll clothes, that's right in a few weeks I'll have a new line of historical inspired clothing for 18 inch dolls. I decided to do this because when I was a girl I loved The historical stories as well as making historical close for myself and for my dolls however it would've been great if I could've just gotten them as well as some that I had never even thought up. In this line there will be everything to create the historical look, historically accurate from the appropriate undergarments to your outerwear. This Linal range from everything in time from Renaissance through mid 50s. So keep an eye out if you're looking for particular time, Leave me a comment and let me know what you're looking for and keep an eye out in my Etsy shop at Misschastains.etsy.com

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Friday, November 6, 2015

The next steps for the blouse


So in this video I talk about the pleats and how to put those in, as well as seem finishes seem finishes are always an important thing to think about. Just like with the skirt I am not using the surgery for the same finishes on this I am doing hand finishes so for this one I have chosen to do the folding in the seam and then I will handstitch a slip stitch picking up does that one thread of the blouse to Tackett into place to make it very flat  appearance.

 This video take shoe right up to putting the neck binding and facing and keep in mind that when you stitch on your neck facing to your blouse you were using a 3/8 of an inch seam allowance not a 5/8 of an inch all other seams are a 5/8 of an inch seam allowance. You will also not be stitching the right pleaded part of the blouse to the facing it will be being tucked in in a manner I will discuss in the next video.  As always hope that your enjoying your sewing!

Vintage blouse pattern layout

This video will discuss and show the layout of this pattern


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Paper pattern fitting

So it's a good idea to do this before you start selling a pattern that has some difficult options to it as this one does as well as if you are completely sure of the size. It will let you know where you may need to increase and a size or decrease a size.


Thursday, November 5, 2015

The skirt hem

There are a few ways that you can put in your hem. I'm going to be doing my hem using lace hem tape. Now this isn't really vingate however I really love doing hems this way. What's nice about it is that when you iron it the lace hem tape does  shrink up a bit. Much in the same way that doing a running stitch in it to pull it up would do.

 When putting in the hem tape I like to put it about a half inch from the raw edge of the skirt then after that is stitched on to the right side of the skirt I will turn the skirt inside out and  Measure up the rest of the hem that I want to put in, then using that seam hand stitching that we used in the waist I'll stitch the hem tape to the skirt and its done.


Stitch lace hem tape 1/2inch from raw edge, on the right side of the skirt fabric.



Cut  excess fabric, if it ravels then use  pinking shears


Then turn lace hem tape to inside of skirt, Measure from the turned up edge of skirt to lace hem tape edge 1 inch

The hand stitch the lace hem tape to skirt

Then iron and skirt is done! Ready to wear and show off!


If you don't want to use hem tape of if its something you can't get here are the  directions of other way of putting in the hem.


1) mark hem

If you have someone that can help you do this when you ae wearing the skirt it is best

2) take off skirt if you were wearing it first, then turn hem up .

3) put in hand basting stitches about 1/8 inch from the folded edge, then careful press hemline

4) measure hem width from the pressed edge, to about a 1 1/2 inches mark all the way around the skirt, then trim so that it's even.

5) machine-bast close to that cut edge, pin hem back up

6) pulling the machine basting ease in fullness, adjust the fullness evenly

7)  finish the edge, you can use pinking shears, if your fabric ravels a lot, or you may want to hand-overcast, or use a small machine zigzagging right on cut edge

8) re-pin and press hem, then using the hand sewing that we used on the waist to stitch in hem, then after hem is all stitched in cut the hand-basting and pull it out, do one last press of the whole skirt.

9) wear and enjoy!!


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

A hard day 😒

 I got up with a lot a pain and stiffness, it makes for a hard day that's for sure. When all I feel like doing is going back to bed. I have so much that I want and need to do, but when everything hurts it's hard to get moving. I'm lucky that my husband for now is understanding but I do worry that at some point it's going to be to much for him to deal with. When the good days are here they are good but then the weather changes or I over do it on a good day and that's when the bad days come. If only the hot water would last forever that's just about the only thing that feels, being that I don't have my other option. So for now I do want I can do some hot mint tea for pain, heat pads and hot showers, and as crazy as it may sound getting up and doing some movement it does help as long as I'm moving its the after that's not so great. But I know I can't spend my life living in bed becuase that's not truely living. So even when I'm having a hard day I make myself do something even if it's as little as walking to get the mail. 

Monday, November 2, 2015

Pilates with the husband

I had my husband do his first Pilates session today, his a great sport that's for sure. I know it was hard for him but he just kept going  for the whole time. I know that as he does it more it will get easier  but I love that his willing to do this for me ! But truthly I do know that it's going to help him.