Try something Tuesday #2

So I had some stitching success last week - I stitched two lines of my son's blanket with my walking foot. 'Twas easy, but good grief it was slow. I *will* keep going with the blanket, but I get bored and seek the more instant gratification of sewing new clothes.

Today I decided to revisit a previous  fail, using a Big 4 pattern to make children's pants. I have attempted this before, the results were not very wearable. Since then, I have just avoided sewing pants from these patterns did children. This was fine when I was only sewing for my daughter, but now I am sewing for my son too, pants need to come into the equation. 

So I traced off McCall's 6779 in some stash pin whale cord - fruity no less and we'll see how they go. Hopefully they will be assembled tomorrow.

I'm planning in sewing some pants for myself  in the next couple of weeks, so it's always good to have a mini  practice, it's just a shame mine won't be fruity, or elastic waisted.

Try something Tuesday

I am an enthusiastic person. I love to learn new skills and have fresh experiences. Sometimes though, I get a little too excited and buy all the things! And then get overwhelmed and fear of failure creeps in.

A classic example is how I have quite a few craftsy classes that I have either never or barely watched. Or the number of unread sewing books. And uncut fabrics. We all know that fabric isn't truly loved until it is seen. It's like chocolate cake, it can be admired or revered but it's all just potential until you sew it.

So with this in mind, every Tuesday I am going to try  something new. A new pattern, gadget, fabric, class. I am going to have a crack at something I haven't done before. I don't want to feel sad and overwhelmed by things undone and truly, what is the worst that can happen? So a class or a project doesn't pan out, then it's up to be to find the benefit.

Today was an easy one. I intended to make my son a faux chenille blanket since about this time last year (when I was pregnant with him. I purchased fabric and prepped it, found tutorials, I even bought a walking foot and chenille cutter, and then it all just sat there. So for today's challenge I pulled out the fabrics again, pressed, pin basted and has a crack with my walking foot.

It was all fine. I've been watching the Craftsy Creative Quilting with your waking foot and I not only picked up some tips, but realised even if I completely stuff it up, a nine month old will not care and if it's really that bad, nothing I am working with is irreplaceable, even my pride.