hooray for progress

I went to visit family on the weekend and worked on some ideas that have brewing for my etsy.com store. I finally got a finalized list of items I'm going to sell =) Just have to finish mom's purse and my dress and I'm going to jump right into these projects.
I'm curious to see how many people read my blog. any suggestions you have for handmade items that would be a popular sell, please let me know.
I haven't been sewing a whole lot at work, I've been doing sales! Should be back to sewing in 2-3 weeks. Perhaps today I should attempt to make a tie, apparently I could make lots of money doing those!
Alright, I'm off to sew, need to fix a pair of pants then get going on momma's purse. Will post pics of it in the works....Also be on the look-out for my Euro-hem tutorial coming soon!

re-discovery!

so i was nervous to go into work today, because i knew i had a suit jacket waiting to be altered...a lined suit jacket *shudders*
well, needless to say, that went verrrrrry well =) i don't know why i'm so unsure of everything i do when sewing! even yesterday my boss had to, i guess, be my cheerleader as i hemmed approximately 7 meters of dress!! i thought about 1/3 of the way through, there's no way i'm gonna get this silly thing done in time, no way. but he was encouraging me. lol i told him he has to stand with my now whenever i'm nervous. it's kinda nice having your own cheering section =D made me realize i don't have to be so unsure and nervous, i know what i'm doing. i think i'm just afraid i'll make a mistake.

sure mistakes happen, but there is also a lesson to be learned with every mistake.

today is mom's birthday, was hoping to have her purse done by now! maybe i should be working on my organization instead of sitting in front of the computer, right?? ok, i'm off to continue the organization. thanks for reading

BTW, here's what my sewing area currently looks like =(

<---see the pile of rubble???

finally getting started!

well, my sewing stuff has been sitting in a pile for almost 2 weeks now. i have a box of fabrics and stuff to ship off to a friend who loves sewing as much as i do! i just really don't know where to get this all started, i'm not sure where to put everything =(
i have repairs that need to be done, about half a dozen projects on the go, etsy projects waiting to be started...ahhhh, crafter's overload!!!!
ok ok i give, i'm just gonna go jump right in and get started....will post a pic of my sewing area once it's representable....hopefully can start painting at the beginning of may
wish me luck =D

another day another dolla!

well, got dress # 2 done for work. i thought it was going to be difficult, stretchy blingy beautiful dress, made of stretch knit, ohhh fun!!
well, i had to adjust the straps, and take up the hem & lining. i look at the hem, it's a serged rolled hem. hmm, now how do i do this hem? sure i've played around with my serger, done a rolled hem on a dress of my own, but never on a knit fabric. was interesting to see how to this would turn out. no surprise, absolute success =D

<-----pretty rolled hem

 i'm off to drop these babies off at work. is it bad to say that i'm quite proud of the work i've done lately? i surprise myself some days haha hopefully next week i'll start working on my own dress. pictures will be up for sure of my progress on that one.
going for a walk in the beautiful sunshine. thanks for looking

i learned something new!

I work in a clothing store that offers tailoring. i took a dress home today to hem because i'm more comfortable fighting with narrow hems in the privacy of my own home and on my own machine...it's quite frusterating!
i remembered, there is a thing called a narrow hem foot, so i checked out all my machine's accessories. no foot! ohhh my heart sank, i really didn't want to fold up 1/4" on a satin dress, and fold under 1/8" on that first fold, ugh, how irritating! so i raided mom's sewing area, and praise the lord i found the foot!!!! haha
i attempted to use it, failed, almost cried because i thought this was the easy route. quit for awhile, came to sit at my computer. i decided to check out youtube for instructional vidoes on how to do a narrow hem. annnnnd SUCCESS :D

now i can do professional looking VERRRRRRRY narrow hems


here's the video that helped me, thank you thank you =D

The Begining...

I’m brand new to the blogging world…not too sure where to start
My main purpose in starting this is to keep myself motivated with my sewing. I’ve been sewing since I was 12 years old and am hoping to make it as a Fashion Designer. I’ve been accepted into Blanche MacDonald in Vancouver, starting September 2010.
I guess I need encouragement with my sewing, and that’s what I’m hoping you can help me with. I’m a Leo, I need praise, haha =) I really do enjoy sewing, I just get so wrapped up in it some days that it’s all I do. I’m going to be starting an online store through www.etsy.com…link will be posted once I have items to sell.
If you notice my website on my profile...that will be be my label name. F-B*mbClothing. My focus will be purses, lingerie, and jeans. I can’t take credit for the name, that was the creative mind of Krystal C. Thanks for the idea girl!
Looking forward to beginning this new adventure. Thanks for looking