I realize most of my readers are past raising their own babies but this stuff is really cool and may have applications beyond just diapers. The new Stitch magazine features the “Babyville Boutique” line and guess who carries it? Hancock Southtown has a whole new display (on the endcap at the end of the left side of the cutting table as you are entering the store). Everything from plastic snaps to the water resistant “Pul” fabric which is used for making diaper covers to foldover elastic. You may have to buy some just because it’s so cute and has to be useful for something!

We’ve had several questions about finding the faux leather so hope this helps-

The softer, knit-backed leather used for the wool jacket is at Joann’s. Pretty sure this picture was taken at Joann in Shakopee. There is also some at Yorktown and Ridgedale stores. Word has it that there is none in Woodbury. At the Yorktown store it is in the middle of the fabric section, right side of the aisle, at eye level.

The gray, flannel-backed, and still supple leather used in the bags this past Club is available at the Southtown Hancock store. It’s on long upright tubes in the home dec section.

Hope that helps. We also have one unused copy of the Hibiscus Shirt (Laurel’s gold silk cotton) if anyone is interested in it.

The week of Club meetings started out warm and hard to think of wearing wool but quickly went to chilly and wool and layers felt good. Lots of good show and tell-here are a few details:
At Treadle, Pat showed a tie purse from ASG (scroll down-it’s the second pattern).
Good directions for the One Seam Collar, aka Express Collar.
Kristin’s Faux Leather Trim Jacket, Vogue 2232, is not available for sale unless you find a random copy on eBay. There are a few people in line to borrow the pattern. Email if interested.

The format of our website will be changing sometime this week so look twice before you decide you are in the wrong place. Calendar has been updated and classes are listed by location. We’re doing some new serger classes during the winter-flatlock skirt, totally serger tee, napkins and scarves and yoga pants/leggings. Expand your serger horizons and make a few gifts/garments in the process. There’s also a class for making a faux leather bag.

Just a few items of interest to pass on from Club meetings:
This from Cheri-
Was just reading an article on Stitchers Guild about a lady that had pre-washed some fabric (purple) with jeans and khakis. You guessed it, purple spots all over the khakis. A couple of different products were recommended: “Krud Cutter” and “Synthropol”. Have never heard of the Krud Cutter, but Synthropol is an excess color remover used in washing new quilts and available at independent quilt shops. Thought it was interesting since Laura brought up her oops with her iron.
And Laura’s fix for “Ironing Oops (scorch marks)”-
It was hydrogen peroxide! I just dampened the spare piece of cloth with the hydrogen peroxide and laid it on top of the scorch mark and ironed the spot with a warm iron — not cotton or linen setting. Gosh it didn’t take long either but the directions said you could do it more than once if the spot didn’t come out . Now, I was doing this on white linen…..
Check out this great link for all kinds of different scorch/peroxide answers.
The website for Cheri’s Circle Skirt-
circle skirt directions

Happy Sewing!!

…with a difference.

Last month, I went looking for directions on our website for a garment made previously. I realized that without the pictures attached to the words it was cumbersome to find what I wanted. So this month I won’t put ALL the pictures here (just a teaser) and I’ve put the garment pictures just above the instructions in the Club sheets.

If you want to see all the photos, click on “Club Sheets & Garment Photos” and then “July 2011” and you’ll find everything, hopefully conveniently located right next to each other. It should also be easy to scroll down to find the garment you are looking for, if that’s the case.

Do you like the new format or have suggestions to improve it?



You can find this fabric in the previous post “Treasure Hunting at Hancock”.

Sorry if I made you go from Facebook to website but my small knowledge of etiquette says that Facebook is for short and sweet.

If you didn’t come from Facebook, here are the pictures of the treasures Debbie and I found at Hancock yesterday:

So as we were wandering around the store between classes we saw the flowers on netting-in two colorways. Never seen anything like it before and at Hancock! I love treasure hunting and am usually rewarded at almost all fabric stores-some just have a higher occurrence of treasures and, needless to say, this is not good for my stash reduction program.

Anyway, I moved the fabric fold to check on the price of this unique fabric and it was $39.99 per yard! A rare price tag at Hancock.

And then, we realized that the very fabric used to make the flowers was there too. It’s the last picture. Another customer was in the next aisle while all of this was going on. I had to show her the fabric and explain our glee but I’m not sure she was convinced that I was not a crazy person.

I am the proud owner of this fabric, with the aid of a 40% coupon and am very excited to explore the possibilities of both the flowers on netting and the flat fabric used to make the flowers.

Just one more treasure-we were looking in the linens/seersucker and found a short bolt of something that felt like silk (the plum/wine in the last picture). The label said linen and as linen was 50% off and it was a color of mine, I bought the rest of it. After some online research I think it may be a silk linen, only 42″ wide-the label said 54″-and I got 5 yds. for $5 a yard. It’s in the washing machine as I write and I will still do a burn test just to see if I can firm up the identification (silk should smell like burning hair, linen like burning leaves).

All in all, a happy hunt. Now to make something equally wonderful to wear!

Have you found any treasures lately?

Another month of sewing and learning more about techniques and fit and which patterns work for us, individually, and which ones don’t. It’s always fun to add a new pattern or two to my “Favorite Patterns” box-a pattern I can just whip up now because I’ve made the changes I need to and the pattern fits great. I highly recommend Peggy Sagers’ fit webcasts to help you with the fitting process. Here’s the link if you are having trouble finding them.

At Treadle we saw an American Girl Doll Bed with all the trimmings. This was designed by Linda Swensen from Wilmar, MN.

Here are the garment pictures-anyone want to do some amateur photography?? Hope you enjoy them if you didn’t make it to Club. The Club sheets are on the website under “Club Sheets” in the bar at the top of the site.

Happy Sewing until July-

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Somebody knew what they were doing when they named the event “Confluence”! So many wonderful fiber arts things to do this weekend (this does not profess to be an exhaustive list-just what I’m aware of and had time to look up-feel free to add more):

First off-If you need an SR Harris fix, some of us are headed up there on Friday-arriving about 9:30 and then we’ll have lunch someplace. Call if you’d like to carpool-952-201-3863.

Katherine Tilton is in town for Confluence-this is from her email, “I’ll be showing my latest work – some great new pieces! – at the Trunk Show this Friday night, 6-10PM. See hotel location info below. There will also be 2 movies, the Vendor Fair and a DIY festival happening at the same time so it should be fun.

I am in charge of the Vendor Fair which is free and open to the public Thursday evening, 6-8PM, Friday, 8:30AM-2PM & 6-10PM (Trunk Show time too!), Saturday, 8:30AM-5PM & Sunday, 8:30AM-1030AM. There are amazingly beautiful textiles from Japan, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Southeast Asia, Kyrgyzstan, India and the US available plus many tools, yarns and accoutrements for textile makers and lovers.

All this is happening at the:
Radisson University Hotel
615 Washington Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Phone: 612.379.8888

This link has information about getting to the hotel during the construction that’s happening on campus: http://www.surfacedesign.org/subpage/travel-lodging ”

Click here for more Confluence info.

And June Colburn will be having a Trunk Show at Treadle on Friday evening-spaces available. She’s also offering two classes on Saturday at Treadle but only 2-3 spots left. Call Treadle if interested-651-698-9690.

And Fashion Sewing Club is this Thursday at Hancock, Monday at Make It Sew and Tuesday at Treadle!

Hope to see you soon.

Having a great time in the UK. Not much use for sandals or shorts here. The standard uniform for my daughter’s age group is a short dress or shorts/top and black tights and boots and don’t forget a scarf.
My age group? I started looking and saw everything from jeans to dresses and travel clothes.
We’ve seen high fashion in Portobello Road and punk and goth in Camden Market.
The food is wonderful. People have been friendly. Got into London just after a big thunderstorm otherwise drizzly at times and partly cloudy at others.
V&A still on the list of things to do. Haven’t found Liberty of London yet either.
Having a wonderful trip.