Wednesday, July 22, 2009

My T-Shirt Loot (and Pink Super Hero Boots!)

I've been working on some new knit sewing patterns and I've destroyed almost every knit t-shirt, shirt, and dress we have in the process! I was browsing through Marshall's yesterday and I found about 20 t-shirts on the clearance rack that I could NOT do without....all $3 and $4. 


I'm working on compiling all of my tricks for sewing knits with a regular sewing machine (you know it is hard!) Here is a sneak peek at what I'm working on:


I had to include this photo. Sienna in a recycled knit dress....with her pink "super hero" boots. She wears them in the 115 degree weather...usually walking around the yard in the buff. I wish I could pull these off.....


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4 comments:

  1. LynetteJuly 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    Oh, I would love some helpful tips on sewing with knits!!! I have the hardest time using them, but I absolutely love them! I'll be watching out for your post on that!! Thanks!

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  2. UnknownJuly 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    Yes...sewing with knits...need lots of help!! I never know how to handle the following:

    1. Needle Size?
    2. Do I stretch and straight stitch?
    3. Do I zig-zag stitch?
    4. Do I stretch and zig-zag stitch?

    Are there any "general" rules of thumb or does it always depend on the knit? And what's up with the stretch scale?

    What about cutting...do knits need to be cut on the bias? Ok...that might have been off-base totally!

    In a nutshell, a tutorial on knits could be helpful!

    Love your blog & you!!

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  3. ShariJuly 22, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    Love the boots :) I drove past that Marshall's today and was gonna stop in but I knew you bought all the good stuff ;-) I'll have to go to the LQ one tomorrow :)

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  4. Angie - treasuresfortots@gmail.comJuly 23, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    I so wanna know how to make this!!!

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