Sew Whatcha Know Group 2014

We have had a long year full of fanstic sewing. I wanna say thank you  to my group for posting your items on my group  without you there would be no Sew Whatcha Know.

These some Items from the 

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Stepping Outside the Box

The Good thing about designing anything is the freedom. Everybody's mind has the freedom to explore what they want to explore.Some people interpret what they see very differently than others. That is why we have a different view of fashions. I see some apparel that I wouldn't dare attempt to put on that same outfit may be a beauty to someone else. This brings me to the outfits that I am going to post. My sister loves strips, polka dots, my mother loves everything, I am the Plain Jane. I decided to step outside the box on these designs. I hope you like them if you are not so sure that is perfectly understandable

Sewing In September

Sew as you know by know we are having a sewing challenge
@  https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwhatchaknow/. We started out with 8 potential members but end up actually the first week only myself and Lori Hilburn doing the challenge. The gift card give away is going to be really easy if she finishes out the challenge. For those that did not get a chance to do it there will be other chances.

Here is what Lori made for Week 1 she decided to use 2 different patterns

make a top in to a dress was the challenge. she did a fantastic job

change or add something on the top she tried and attempt to but still very cute

This was what I made for week 1

I decided to use 1 pattern for both my garments

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September Sewing Challenge

 I have tried to make the challenges not too hard so that u can do the other challenges if you choose to do so.

Choose any pattern you want. Post your pattern each week. You have the whole week to finish your project. Small tokens of appreciation will be sent to random participants. At the end of the month a gift card will be sent to a random participant.

Week 1 1st - 7th

Choose 2 pattern tops ( the same or different)

a). create a dress from 1 pattern 

b)  with the other pattern add something or enhance something

Example (short to long sleeves, collar to no collar, add ruffles ot flounces, different typs of sleeve collars or shapes i think you get it. The garment should look different fron the pattern

Week 2 8th - 14th

Choose Pant pattern

a) add pocket to the pants if it does not have pocket

b) pockets have to be embellished. When adding pocket design be creative.   You can add pocket to back, front, side where ever you want but the pockets have to have some type of design to it. 

Hint (check out your stitch patterns) Sew different material on add ribbon. what ever you decided

Week 3  15th -21st

Freestyle  make any garment you want  

a). make anything you like with a base pattern for the beginners

    for seasoned sewers no pattern or you can drape

　

Week 4  22cd - 28th

Choose a pattern for your cover all  

The fall is near a nice cover all will do the body good. No challenges here just plain ole sewing. A jacket can be challenging within it self sometimes

a) cover all can include  (jacket, bolero, sweater, shawl) no heavy coats that is for another time.

Final Day

On the 29th gift card. For the people who participated names will be drawn for the gift card

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September The Month For Fun, Sewing and Fashion

September brings so many wonderful things. This month is so full of wonderful colors. Orange, browns, and greens mostly. The month of September color is the Sapphire and the flowers are Asters

September is also the time when the parents get back into a routine because the kids go back to school. Some parent are sending their kids off to college which can be a happy but sad time. It is the harvest month for farmers or for just the people who have little gardens. It is the month for festivals. It is also the month for a lot of discounted items so make sure u search for the sales.

One of the main reasons I love September is that It kinda puts me back on track with my sewing.

September is National Sewing Month

The observance of National Sewing Month began in 1982 with a proclamation from President Ronald Reagan declaring September as National Sewing Month "In recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation."





September is Fashion Week Around the World

 National Sewing Month and  Fashions Week they do go hand in hand. Anyone can think of a design but not anyone can sew. Sewing is a life long skill without it we have no clothes.
London, Milan and Paris kicks off the Fashion Week in September so does many other cities here in the USA.  I love looking at all the fashion trends and the fashion recycles.


This month of September 2013 will be Sew Whatcha Know first sewing challenge. I thought that this would be a good month to start. We all are so smart and talented i think we are going to be as creative as our minds will let us be. I believe that sewing is an art I want Sew Whatcha Know Sewing Diva's to push their creativity to their limit. You all have some deigning skill if you can sew. Do the challenges you will see for your self.  I know you can it will be fun. Remember the only way to get to where you want to be in your sewing skills is to try new things.
I know all the Sewing Diva's have their own challenges & other sew alongs that they are doing so i don't expect everyone to do it.

Let me know who is up for this challenge

I promise it will not be too challenging especially because some of us Sewing Diva's work and have specific time that we sew and I don't want to put too much on anybody.

So the biggest part of the challenge is to use part of your fabric stash. (if you have a stash). I am trying to get mine down so that I can buy up more fabric which will create another stash but at least it will be a different stash :). So I thought that this will make a good part of the challenge. But of course if you don't have a stash purchasing will be fine. I will randomly be sending little gift items nothing fancy but any Sewing Diva can make use of it.

Stay Tuned in to Sew Whatcha Know 1st Challenge $25 dollar Gift card will be given away at the end of the challenge.

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Sew......Ers Block

I have been in a funk for a few weeks now. My brain has been on stand by for what reason I have no idea. No matter what I do I just could not think of any creative items I wanted to sew. Usually my mind runs over time with ideas. I even see ideas in my sleep. Sometimes when I awake out of my sleep with some idea. I have to get up quickly to write it down by this time I can't go back to sleep.  I lay there in the bed staring at the ceiling, the window and thinking about the idea so much that I really did not have to write it down.

I guess my brain just wanted a break from all of the creative ideas it had. I just went with the flow. 

I believe that sometimes we don't know how to shut ourselves off so that other things in our lives can function so our creative selves shut off automatically so that we can balance.

So these are the creation that I did now that the block has been lifted

Elizabeth McKay look a like

2 Maxie dresses



Let's see what else I can come up with

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