Hello, stitching buddies~ I hope you're all doing well and enjoyed your Valentine's Day. I decided I've been healthy for far too long and spent the day groggy and coughing, yay! Luckily it doesn't seem to be one of those that will linger forever (
knock on wood). We're set to get a few inches of snow today which is fine with me; I'll just snuggle up with some blankets and cats.
I'm starting to long for spring though... we bought some special seeds I'm anxious to try. What are they, you might ask? Well...
Carolina Reapers,
Trinidad Scorpions, and
Naga Morichs. :D We greatly enjoyed our
Bhut Jolokia last year (more readily known as Ghost Pepper here in the States) putting them in all our various chili/bean dishes and my husband enjoyed sharing them at work. But enough rambles, onto GG~
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I can count this for GG because it's being worked on the huck towel gifted to me by TiffStitches. Thank you! :D It sort of has started to look a little more like nothing, or maybe possibly just random greenery. I wanted to see if I had the widths right; it feels very weird for me to start at the bottom of a stitch but all of these towels have been like that. It makes me nervous until I know for sure the width is centered, or at least centered enough that the "weight" of the design looks centered. It's a bit difficult to tell in the picture, but there are actually two different greens in there now.
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The sewing machine can actually sew! What a strange adventure this was. Here is an unglamorous shot of a pajama set I made. I figured my husband could have the first clothes made on the machine since he spoils me. :D They look really huge but are somewhere between a medium and a large. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to find a dressform at some point.
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I am glad I started with the pants. If I had started with the shirt, I'm guessing nothing would've been finished as I would've nuked the whole project. The shirt is a stretchy material, not quite jersey but almost like a poly-spandex blend. I'll have to get back into the store and see if I can get a picture of the bolt end to know for sure. These older machines do not have built-in zig-zag capabilities and zig-zag stitches are quite necessary if you don't want your stitches to break when the fabric stretches! So I got to play with one of my fancy little attachments. Let me tell you, after breaking three needles in a row, I was about to start stabbing things in the craft room and possibly the rest of the house. One panic run to the store later, and armed with fresh ball-point needles, it finished up easy as you please. I still need to master the tension needed with guiding this type of fabric on the machine.
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Not very perfect, mind you. I am not so good at sewing in a straight line just yet. The plaid on the pants sure helped with that though! I think if I make this pattern again, I will change a few things. Those buttonholes seem like they should be
vertical slits in the waistband. Maybe a different fabric for the shirt; something more T-shirt-y. I really liked the raglan sleeves. Waistbands in general will require patience and practice. That was an adventure -- I redid it three times because I thought the elastic was twisting inside the band. I am pleased that most of my seams lined up very well with the plaid. Plus I got to use a button from my (new-to-me) stash!
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Next up, 2019's second Gifted Gorgeousness Giveaway! I chose this one because of the hearts although it joyfully contains all the seasons~ This is a set of cute small patterns on a single leaflet by The Needle and I featuring four different seasonal hearts with a primitive feel! I rather like the Americana one for summer. And I like how they're all finished! Once again, no fancy extras will be included in this giveaway to cut down on shipping costs but it will go worldwide!
Gifted Gorgeousness Giveaway Guidelines
- Be a
minion follower (upper right corner of my blog)! Feedly, bloglovin', etc. do not count as there is no way to show it! I am sorry; blame blogger for this one.
- Comment and tell me you would like to be included in the drawing!
- Open worldwide!
- No winning twice in a row (example: the winner of March's drawing would not be eligible for April's).
- Closing date: February 28th, 2019 23:59 CST.
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Lastly, I am requesting a little help! When I was on a different computer, I noticed something different about my blog. I normally use a Windows-based desktop with Firefox as my main Internet browser. This is how my blog looks on it.
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When I was on the laptop, I was using Chrome for the browser and this is how my blog looks. My banner is completely missing, as well as the little side images denoting the blogger widgets. Don't mind the difference in flowers; my laptop's screen is smaller than the desktop's.
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How does it look on your device? Do you see the banners? What do you use (computer/tablet/etc)? I'm hoping to figure out if it's my personal settings (I have very strict script blocking/anti-ads/high privacy settings on all my computers) or if it's a problem with the special code itself. Thank you for your help; this really bugs me!
Well done with tackling the sewing machine, something I should also learn.
ReplyDeleteI see your blog with full banner ..like the one showed with Firefox.
Congrats on finishing the PJ's. I really need to sew more too but I'm happy to have the machine for stitching finishing. I love the Life is better with stitching friends stitch. Thank you, I'd love to be entered in your giveaway. Mary
ReplyDeleteRosey I use Chrome and yes it is all missing.
ReplyDeleteWell done on the pjs!
Interesting, I'm on Chrome and no banner and your pictures are missing on the sidebars. However, I'm on my work computer. I am thinking your blog was fine from my home com, but I will check again when I get home this evening.
ReplyDeleteI would like to be part of the February drawing, I do follow you although I cannot see (due to blogger issues) the proof that I do. I'm hoping the issues you are having are not due to the Google+ shutting down!
Thanks, so far it seems to be a Chrome and IE issue. I wonder if I did something strange to the code since I do most of the blogging on Firefox.
DeleteI'll look into the followers thing too. That's one widget that doesn't display on Firefox for whatever reason. I think Google just wants to take over the world and makes random things annoying because of it. Thank ya :D!
How great to be able to make a pyjama! I use a normal computer with Google Chrome. I see your banner and all the things you have on the right and left but I must say some of the titles on the right and left gadgets look grey and I can't tell what they are.I mean over Followers for instance I see a grey round thing. Please don't count me in in the giveaway as I won the last time. Thanks. AriadnefromGreece!
ReplyDeleteGood start on your huck towel, something I've been thinking of stitching more of. Great work (and perserverence) on the pjs, my machine doesn't get used often as I struggle with machine sewing but I'm hoping to use it soon to make a table runner.
ReplyDeleteI use Chrome on my tablet and your banners are missing. I can only suggest checking in settings under display to see if there is anything that needs ticking or ask Google, often links to forums come up which can often help.
Yes please include me in your giveaway, if posting to the UK is ok. I love these, I already know how I'd stitch them, thank you
Well done on the pjs!
ReplyDeleteI use Chrome and I've got missing pictures and sort of no entry signs where they should be
Great work on the pyjamas. They look really comfy. I'm using my Android phone, and I can see the top border but not the side ones. It gives me an option to view the web version, and when I select the web version I see all the borders and their content.
ReplyDeleteStuff is missing on my laptop too.
ReplyDeleteWell done on the pj's, fabulous!
Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Stitching on gifted towels totally counts.
ReplyDeleteI use Chrome and have the same no-entry symbols here. I wonder if you are using a non-standard widget and it doesn't like it? Who can say!
Nice work on the PJs.
Oh, Carolina Reapers! Our go-to burger place had a few of them last year, they really are vicious.
ReplyDeleteGreat sewing! I'm always super impressed when someone can make clothes just like that from scratch. I'm even sure I could do it if I tried, but I really can't get myself up to do it.
I'll have to check at home, but at work (Ubuntu/Firefox), I'm seeing strange No-Entry symbols for your banners and widgets. Same thing under Chromium (and I never use that one, so I don't have any adblockers/whatever installed there)-
Great job on your sewing, Rosey! I used to actually sew more than a straight line (like I do now for my little pillows!) when I was in high school years ago. I made dresses for myself and my sisters, lots of skirts and tops with ruffles--real sewing. Sadly, that is a thing of the past now. I just don't have the interest any longer--nor the ability, I'm afraid :)
ReplyDeleteI checked your blog on both Chrome and Firefox and IE and found my Chrome looks just like yours with the missing words. Firefox doesn't show your words clearly in your sidebar or any of your columns under your header at all. IE is missing things just like Chrome. This is on my desktop here at home.
Hope you can figure it out :)
Hi Rosey! I got the virus and sinus bug here and have been off the computer for awhile but I'm catching up with all my comments.
ReplyDeleteYour pj's came out terrific. You have way more patience than me and that is impressive. It is so hard to get into a project when needles etc. are breaking. I have a really nice machine that does just about anything and I can't find the directions book. So basically all I do is straight stitching with it.
I have chrome and use a computer and I can see everything. Hope you have figured out the problem. Have a great week. RJ@stitchingfriendsforever
Kudos on finishing your first sewing project. You mentioned sewing a straight line. Here's a tip: Take masking tape or painters tape and stick four or five layers. Stick it on the sewing machine bed as a guide to line your fabric edge against. Viola! Straight line.
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