Having fun with my new Janome 8900

Talk about perfect timing?

My brand new Janome Horizon MC 8900 sewing machine finally arrived after her 6000km journey from Brisbane to Port Hedland... and I can't tell you how excited I am to have some fun with her.

My new baby will be putting the icing on my Tiramisu which is the first Cake Sewing Pattern and the wonderful StephC is hosting a fabulous Tiramisu Sew-along.

Here's my new little baby... straight out of the box.

And here's the first project she'll be adding some icing to is my sweet Tiramisu :)

I just love this fabric and I think it's going to look great as a Tiramisu... what do you think?

Over 70 people or social sewists as StephC call us (love that term) have signed up for the Tiramisu 30 Minustes a Day Sewalong on SewingCake.com and I'm proud to say I'm one of them.

If you'd like to join in it's not too late... there's even a Flickr photostream page which is super lively and has a great community spirit... oh and StephC has been answering lots of questions and is really supportive of everyone in the group.

I have two other projects on the go... nothing like mixing it up and having a little fun!

There is my Sewing Dare.   

My Sewing Dare was to make a straight skirt using a woven fabric.

I've decided to use a gorgeous red silk dupioni and a rayon print for the lining which were both in my stash and I thought would be perfect to make up a classy straight skirt for myself. ... I love the print fabric and even better it feels great on my skin.

But wait there's more...

Another Sew-along with Rachel from MyMessing for the Hollyburn skirt.  I'm loving Rachel's posts as they are so easy to follow along with.  

I've chosen to use this print woven fabric and white lining.

I'm really looking forward to making this skirt as well and I love the colours and the print in this fabric... it's so summery and feels great... I think it's perfect for light weight summer skirt.

So as you can see I've got a few projects on the go and they'll definitely be a great way to test out my new Janome... so when I'm not at work I'll be in my sewing room having a some fun!

It's a Sewing Dare and I'm In

It all started with a simple little Tweet from Gillian 

Well... naturally when you're a little curious like me you can't help yourself but do a little investigating.  I started with a hastag search via Twitter search using #SewingDare and also saw there was another hashtag #SewingDares... and OMG there were so many Tweets and so many people getting involved.  That was it... I wanted in and was feeling up for a sewing dare.

Next thing you know I landed on this blog post via @GillianCrafts website and then on this blog post via @LBreton and my little fingers couldn't help it they just typed away saying I was wanted to join on the fun of a Sewing Dare.

So... what's my Sewing Dare?

This is what came back to me after Gillian and Leila visited my blog to get an some ideas.

I love what my new sewing friends Gillian and Leila suggest for my Sewing Dare.

I've opted for a pencil skirt especially after Leila tweeted this

Here's hoping I can make up a skirt that not only looks awesome but also feels awesome to wear as well.

I'd also love to sew my hubby a shirt as this is something I've always wanted to do and haven't never tackled yet... and I shouldn't always be such a selfish seamstress LOL...

I think Gillian and Leila suggested great dares for me and I sure am up for the challenge and looking forward to sewing both of them.

Do you have any skirt patterns you can recommend for a curvy girl like me?

If you have any pattern suggestions or recommendations for either a high-waisted or a pencil skirt you think would suit and look good on a curvy girl like me please feel free to let me know as I'm now on a hunt for a pattern... and some fabric :)

I owe that cute little Twitter Bird and the lovely Gillian and Leila for bringing some sewing fun into my life and as an added bonus have made some great new sewing friends and I'm sure I'll meet many all thanks to a simple little Tweet for a Sewing Dare.

Would you like to come and play

If so... Here's the Sewing Dare rules

1. Have fun. Stop if it is not fun
2. There is no rush - Do your dare whenever you want!
3. Did I mention to have fun? 

As you can tell by the rules the most important thing is it's meant to be fun... you can take as long as you like with your dare... it's your dare and it's up to you to complete your dare at your own pace.

If you'd like to join in it's super easy... you can either leave a comment below with a link to your blog and I'll come and visit and let the others know you're in for a Sewing Dare or you can connect with us on Twitter.  You can find me on Twitter here.  Between us all I'm sure you'll get a great Sewing Dare that you can have some fun with.  

Once you're happy with your Sewing Dare, Gillian will add you to the list of those who have taken up a dare on the Sewing Dare page here

Remember the most important part of the Sewing Dare is to have FUN!