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!

I love my cutting table

Yes.. I have to admit I truly love my cutting table

My cutting table is actually our outdoor camp table that my husband raised for me using PVC pipe to extend the legs.  There was a brand new door someone had left in the shed that we found and it didn't have a hole in it for a door handle even.  As soon as I saw it I quickly confiscated it for a cutting table top.  All I did was sit it straight on top of the camp table.  I've since added two self healing cutting mats on top and now I can use my rotary cutter to easily cut out my patterns.  Ideally I'd love to get some bigger cutting mats to cover the whole table... I've added them to my wish list.

Here's the quick little table leg extenders my hubby put together for me... they work perfectly and was really inexpensive to do... definitely help having a handy hubby around at times LOL

Even though I only have a small sewing room with a little rearranging and a some help from my hubby I can now move around 3 sides of the table and no longer have to bend or stretch over the table to cut out my fabric and best of all I no longer get a sore back.  

Ok... that's enough about my table... now here's what's on my cutting table at the moment

I'm making a skirt from New Look 6609.  

The pattern doesn't include it but I'm adding a lining as this fabric is quite thin and a little too see through for me.  I've got some lovely bemberg lining fabric in my stash which is lightweight, static free and most importantly breathable and is a perfect lining for where I live as it gets really really really hot here.  We live in Port Hedland which is about a 2hr drive from the hottest town in Australia... and it sure does get hot... at times when you go outside it feels like you've just stepped into an oven.  Thank goodness for air conditioning. 

The fashion fabric I'm using was quite inexpensive and has a few flaws in... nothing that I couldn't work around though.  All I did was mark the flaws with pins when I found them as I was ironing the fabric.  Then when I laid out the pattern pieces on the fabric I could easily see and avoid the flaws.

This is what I avoided... as you can see this wouldn't have looked great on my skirt.  It kind of looks like smudged paint.

Ok... that's enough from me for now... I've got a skirt and a sewing machine sitting in my sewing room calling out to me to come and play and I can't resist.