It has been 3 months since my last post, I am failing horribly on my pledge to post consistently! What have I been doing in that time? Tons of stuff! It has been a great summer so far full of traveling, wading pools, splash pads, finger painting, park visits and many more exciting things! Here is a picture of my munchkin and I chilling in the back yard. My is he growing!
I haven't had much time in the last 3 months for sewing but just recently I picked up a new technique known as shirring. A good tutorial for this technique can be found at 'Ruffles And Stuff'. There are many shirring tutorials out there and if this one doesn't help you just google the technique and try a different site.
Every sewing machine is a little different in how it responds to the elastic bobbin thread. I found with my machine (Omega) I had to loosen off the tension screw on the bobbin case just a wee bit as originally it was pulling the elastic too tight and the backstitching was not able to hold the elastic thread. Good luck!
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I was quite excited to try out shirring on an actual project. See below for a picture of a couple of children's dress I made. I think that they turned out so well that I might try to make one in my size, it will be able to grow along with my growing belly!
The inspiration for these dresses was found at Sew Mama Sew! Because of the shirring technique used in these dresses they will fit a child for years! For wee ones the straps can be crossed in the back before they are tied and as the child grows it can eventually be worn as a top with pants or tights.
If you are interested in ordering one of these dresses please contact me here or check out my limited stock at Little Bird Consignment Shop on Ottawa Street in Hamilton, Ontario.
Hopefully I will post again soon! I am currently working on some new aprons for Little Bird so I will get some pictures up as soon as they are finished!
