I'm Having a Sew, Sew Saturday...Join Me

For some reason, I didn't post a Sew Sew Saturday last week. Must be losing my mind...nothing new there. I swear if I don't make a "To Do" list of things to get done...they don't get done! but I digress.

It's Saturday and my intent for this post each weekend is to make an appointment with myself to SEW and to get YOU to join in with me. During the week, I work, clean the house, do the laundry, run errands, shop, blog, pinterest etc...just never make the time to sew as much as I'd like.

Sooo, here we are on another Saturday. This morning, I am going to sew a few things for my Etsy shop that I will be opening up some day soon. I'm trying to sew a little stock first before I open it up. Scared to death to take that leap of opening a shop, but all my new comers took the leap yesterday and joined the Find a Friend Friday linking party, so I can't be scared to open up an Etsy shop!! Right? Go visit them HERE if you haven't already...so many great blogs!

I will do a little sewing this morning, go for a walk with hubby, bring my mom flowers at the cemetery for Mother's Day and then we'll take a trip to visit our 2 daughters at college. We are going out for dinner with them for Mother's Day, but also taking a load of way too much stuff back home with us. If we take some stuff back with us today, both their cars won't be too packed when they have to do it themselves next week.

They are almost done though! They'll be home Tuesday or Wednesday according to their final exam schedule. Can't wait to have them home again. Thankfully, they are at the same school and we see them about once a month, but we miss them to pieces.

Ok ladies and maybe some gents ( not sure though)...get out your Sew Sew Saturday projects and let's hear those sewing machines humming or your hands humming if you're doing some hand sewing.

Either way...

WE'RE HAVING A SEW SEW SATURDAY!!!

What's on your project list today?

Happy sewing,
~Karen~

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I'm Having A Sew Sew Saturday...Join Me Again?

Last Saturday was my first "Sew Sew Saturday"...not a so so Saturday, but a Sew Sew!! I made an appointment with myself to get some something done and I did it.

For me, Saturday seems to work the best. During the week, work gets in the way and night time I usually  do my projects for my blog post, not to mention computer time for Pinterest and catching up on emails. This is why I love my new "Sew Sew Saturdays"

Today we are leaving bright and early for a road trip to see my nephew play soccer. However, I am still sewing something. I promised myself I would try to stick with this.

Here's what I dragged out of hiding...my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. I will do my hand sewing in the car. Need to take my Bonine though (motion sickness pill). That stuff works great for me. I can sew AND read in the car when I take that.

I am hanging my head in shame on this one...I started this 10 years ago.

My saving grace on this project is that I told my husband I would make him this quilt for our 50th wedding anniversary! Lol.

• we'll be married 25 years this summer...so still no pressure
• I also never told him what size the quilt will be...lap quilt, table runner, bath mat, place mat!!!

Join me today for another "Sew Sew Saturday" and get out an unfinished project or start a new one, but just START SEWING!!!

Happy Stitching,
~Karen~

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I'm Having A Sew Sew Saturday...Curtain Redo

I sewed, I sewed!!! Still working on Kelsie's pillow, but I finished the curtain redo.

My sister gave me curtains that were 63 inches long. Knowing the curtains were too short for my windows, she thought I could use the fabric to add accessories to our family room...pillows etc.

Instead, I chopped up the curtains, made them longer and added them to my existing curtains as ascent panels.

Here's how I did it...I used 2 short panels for 1 window.

Cut each curtain in half, length wise, so you have 4 parts.

Take the left side from one panel and the right of the other panel. This way when you lengthen them, you are using the hem from one and the top of the other and the already sewn side seams match.

In the picture below, I let down the hem on the left piece and took the hanging tabs off the other.

After figuring out the length I needed, I cut the needed bottom piece to length, adding one inch for seam allowance on each piece. I gave myself one inch to make sure I had enough if I made an error in measuring.

Sew the bottom piece (with the hem) to the top piece.

Finish the long side on the left if you want. I had 6 panels to make, so I cheated and left it alone. Shhhh, don't tell!

Here's the seam. You don't even see it with the busy floral patter. The pencil is where it is.

This is my secret for attaching the accent panels to my existing curtains. I didn't want to sew them onto my curtains just in case I want to change them out. I added a few paper clamps on the back of the curtains.

Here they are. The color in this photo was all wrong for the tans, but you get the idea for the panels.

Pillows match too!

Now for all those tabs I cut off...

I use rings for the curtains. All I had were silver rings, so I need to spray paint them black to match the others.

The tabs have finished edges, so all you need to do is fold them right sides together and sew a small seam.

Now you have Napkin Rings!! I also have enough fabric left over from adding the hemmed portion to the top, that I can make placemats!

Just added more to my "To Do" list with the placemat idea :(

Hope you had a "Sew Sew Saturday",
~Karen~

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I'm Having A Sew Sew Saturday...Join Me?

Appointments...we have them for doctors, car repairs, hair coloring (I actually have one today!!), but we never make an appointment to sew. Well, I have designated Saturday as my "appointment" to have fun.

I do have time in my week to sew, but blogging, emails, making things for posts, roaming through Pinterest all seem to take up my free "fun" time. I need to make a point to sit down and sew!!

So here's my solution..."I'm Having a Sew Sew Saturday!!!" Get it? I'm not having a so so Saturday...I'm having a sew sew Saturday!!

However, I don't want to do this alone! I want you to join me too. Saturday seems to be a good day and here's my thinking...

• I work during the week and week nights seem too short after dinner
• Saturday afternoons or Saturday evenings seem to be calmer than Saturday morning
• We can sew late into Saturday night and catch up on sleep somewhere on Sunday Lol
• Saturday is great for friends to join you too. Have a Sew Sew Saturday Party!

Here are the fabrics I have an appointment with this Saturday...

The lime and black floral is fabulous fabric I bought at Walmart!! Yes, Walmart. They have great decorator weight fabric. These are going to be pillows for my daughter Kelsie's room.

This fabric is actually curtains that my sister gave me. I am chopping them up to fit my windows. We'll see how this goes.

Matches my brown couch and love the red accent in the flowers!

I will show you pictures later today to show you that I kept my appointment!!

Don't miss your appointment either. There may be a "No Show" fee...Lol !!!


Have a great Saturday,
~Karen~

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