Craftsy Sewing Class Giveaway!
- At March 11, 2014
- By Kelly
- In Contests and Sweepstakes
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I am
SEW
excited about today’s post! (Sorry, had to do it!)
Have you checked out Craftsy yet? They have lots of classes and you can watch them as many times as you want and ask questions of the instructors. Plus, they offer free mini-classes like Sewing Machine Feet from A to Z and Mastering Zipper Techniques. These give you a chance to try out Craftsy classes completely free!
Want more? Craftsy is going to give a sewing class to one Sewing Mamas reader! It is super easy to enter, just click here to be entered to win a Craftsy class! Just one entry per person, enter no later than Monday, March 17th!
That’s all there is to it!
Good Luck!
Kelly
Upcycling: A New Look for an Old Sweatshirt – and a Contest!
We do a lot around the house to try to be more green – composting, recycling, using the backs of old envelopes for grocery lists and such, but when it comes to clothing, I never really got into the reuse side of things. Clothing is usually worn until it is outgrown or just worn out. Taking apart an old shirt to make it into something else seemed like more work than just creating it from a length of fabric in the first place. But, I recently found a little love for upcycling clothing.
My husband and I are Wisconsin transplants living in Minnesota, and our youngest insists that he is from Wisconsin even though he’s never lived there. Finding Packer gear here can be difficult, especially in kids’ sizes. My husband had tossed a sweatshirt in the giveaway pile not too long ago. It was one of those items that should have been returned when purchased because the sleeves were never quite right, but he’d kept it instead. Now it looks like this:
Using Kwik Sew 2894, I cut new sleeves from a fuzzy green fleece and cut the front and back from the body of the sweatshirt. I moved the kangaroo pocket up, but kept its original size because Jack was happy to have a huge pocket. The waistband was removed from the original sweatshirt as well. I made it smaller and then re-attached it. I turned the hood inside out and made it a little smaller by changing the seam at the top of the hood and cutting some of the base.
Do you love to give old clothing a fresh spin? If so, we have a new contest that will be right up your alley!
Pop over to the forums to get all the details and sign up!
Happy Upcycling!
Kelly
September Stash Game: Week Four Top Ten!
- At October 07, 2013
- By Kelly
- In Contests and Sweepstakes
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Woohooo! Here are the final week’s tallies! Looks like the machines were really humming this last week.
Week Four Top Ten point scorers:
The overall monthly totals will be coming in the next couple days, those are a bit of work for the Stash Goddesses to verify.
Fantastic work everyone!
Kelly
September Stash Game: Week Three Top Ten!
- At September 24, 2013
- By Kelly
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We’re in the home stretch!
Week Three Top Ten point scorers:
Just like the last weeks, week four is a new week for weekly totals, so don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make the top 10 this week. :) Plus, week 4 picks up the last couple days of September, so you get extra days in the week.
Hooray for National Sewing Month!
Kelly
Stash Game – Week Two Standings
- At September 17, 2013
- By Kelly
- In Contests and Sweepstakes
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We’re halfway through the month! Hope everyone is sewing merrily along. It was another close week, just 3 points separated the 10th and 11th place!
Week Two Top Ten point scorers:
Excellent work, ladies!
Just like the last two weeks, week three is a new week for weekly totals, so don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make the top 10 this week. :)
And for those following along with me, last time I checked in, I was at -22.667.
Ruffle Doll Skirt = 1 ruffle scrap + 1 waistband scrap = 2pts * 3 skirts = 6pts
Crib Skirt = .75 yds zigzag fabric + 1.5 yds top fabric = 2.25yds * 8pts/yd = 18 pts
Pillow cover = .5yd * 8 pts/yd = 4pts (I’ll show you this one soon, but it’s not very exciting, so don’t get your hopes up.)
Hooray! I’m at +5.33pts month-to-date! Do a little happy dance with me, I’m not in the negative!
Just keep sewing, just keep sewing…
Kelly