Altering a Prom Dress

This prom dress was purchased online and was 2 sizes to big.

  
  I will show you how I altered it to fit this young lady perfectly.

 About 3" needed to come out of the shoulders.  We pinned it up and I removed lace from where the seam needed to go.  Basted - double checked and then stitched a secure seam.   I cut the seam allowance away to 1/4" from on the back allowance and 1/2" on the front allowance.  I wrapped the extra front seam allowance over the back, hand stitched it down and reapplied the lace to cover seam.

 In the center front the bodice was to wide.  A dart was taken up following the line of the insert.  Later small pieces of lace that were taken off from the shoulder were reapplied to cover the bluntness of the seam in the center.

The back zipper was taken out but only to about 3" from the bottom of the zipper.  I moved it to the pinned location and Stitched it down.  This gave a dart effect and because of the fullness of the skirt all blended in nicely.  This left more at the top but I closed it with a hook and thread loop.

This is how I made the loop cord.

 This is how I inserted the cord to the zipper. Lace was reapplied at the top back to cover the hook.

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Machine Bobbin-work and Fabric Texture

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Using heavy threads in your sewing machine is possible and beautiful!  Thread them on the bobbin and sew on the wrong side of the fabric.

• Using heavy threads in the bobbin:
• Wind the bobbin slowly and evenly by holding your finger around the tension disk. 
• Do not fill bobbin all the way. 

• Purchase an extra bobbin case.  
• Loosen the tension screw.
• Mark the case so you know it is for thicker threads.
• Slide thread into slot pulling it toward you and then up into the spring.  Be sure bobbin rotates freely - If not pull bobbin out of case and thread it again.  
• Sew on the WRONG side of the fabric.

 

• A 8" X 10" fabric will make a new front for your Cross Talk Cell Carrier. 
• Steam for texture. 

Project - Cross Talk Cell Carrier - Cross Talk Pattern 1/2 Price

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Patty Dunn 

New Vest!

New Vest PatternApril 2, 2016

My new vest pattern called "The Long and the Short of It" is easy to make and comfortable to wear.  I have made it from all kinds of fabrics from rayon to polyester chiffon.  The easiest is making it from 2 pashmina scarves.  Because the scarf is interesting on both sides,  I made a flat seam so it could be reversible.  Here is the video on how I did the seam.  Make this pattern up in your favorite fabric by April 30, 2016, send me a picture and you will get your name in a drawing for a pair of 10" serrated KIA scissors (valued at $89).  Drawing will happen on May 1st.  

Watch a video of how to lay it out using a scarf. Scarf layout for Vest.   Pattern MD (modifying designers) has other helpful information on fitting redesigning patterns.  Join today.


 

I have made a new type of pillow case.  This has a modern look for a great gift.   I now have posted the instructions with the template on my website AND a video making the case from start to finish on youtube - all FREE!  A Mod Case
By the way I like the polyester satin at Hobby Lobby the best.  They have lots of bright modern colors too!

Sewing room help

CLOSED AND BEFORE I FOUND ALL THE HOOKS 

What to do with all the thread when you have an embroidery machine.  I bought a software for my embroidery machine.  I got a wonderful deal - a whole box of FREE thread.  Nice BUT what do you do with 100 spools of thread! First I left them in the box and was constantly digging through it looking for the color I needed.   I remembered when I had my kitchen remodel they put sliding drawers in.  So off to  the hardware store I went and there they were!  I cut the pegboard to fit the inside wall of the sewing machine table. It is 24" deep.




 I mounted it with DRAWER slides so it will pull in and out.  The hardest thing?  Finding enough hooks that were the same!  It took 3 different stores and I took ALL of them!

Patty's Award Winning Cherry Pie

Patty's Award Winning Cherry Pie!

Ingredients:
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust
1 Small Container of Heavy Whipping Cream
8oz package cream cheese
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 can of Cherry Pie Filling

Directions:

1. Whip the Heavy Whipping Cream in a big bowl.

2. Add cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla and mix together.

3. Spread onto pie crust.

4. Add cherry pie filling on top.

 Bon appetite!

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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