A new look for Jan

Today I thought I would share a little project I whipped up last night as part of my new-old sewing room makeover,

I didn't use a pattern or tutorial for it, although I have seen these type of covers many times in blogland.

I started with a line drawing of a dress form, which you can find here. You can use a transfer pencil, or do as I did and just lay the drawing under my white fabric and trace it. Then, using 3 strands of embroidery floss for the form, and 2 strands for the stand, I used a simple backstitch to stitch out the drawing.

After the embroidery piece was finished I just cut and added fabric pieces in a log cabin style manor until I had a large enough block for the front of my cover. For the back of the cover, I pieced together some large scraps. After sewing both sides of the cover together, I pressed and pinned it to my batting. Since I didn't plan to use a binding, I quilted the top of the cover to the batting only.

I added some ties and a pretty backing. Sewed them together right sides facing, leaving a hole for turning. Clipped my corners, turned and top stitched around the entire outside edge, closing the hole with the top stitching.

Tied it on, and just that easy, Jan has a new reversible cover for when she's not in use!

Stay tuned for more projects as I work on redoing my sewing room!

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A work in progress...again.

So recently we came to the conclusion that the basement sewing space we set up, directly across from where Bill works from home, and diagonal from Michael's School computer, isn't working out. Unfortunately, Jan (my machine) is just too loud when her walking foot gets to going. 

 (That dresser is going,  the heart back chair will hopefully stay after the slip cover is finished for it.)

On the one hand, I'm kind of glad, I can't listen to music when Bill is working or Michael is doing school, and well, I like a lot of natural light and my little basement window just wasn't cutting it. AND this will mean we don't have to cut down the cutting table from the shop..If I keep the majority of my supplies in my basement space, I have enough space in my old-new room for it as is. Which is really awesome, it is perfect for pinning quilts, and the height kept my back from hurting when I was cutting fabric. I'm hoping that If there is room, I will be able to talk the guys into moving my aqua shelving up here too...But as they've already stated that it had to stay where they put it after the last move, I'm not going to hold my breath lol.

So if I'm not posting much, it's not because I have disappeared or anything, I'm just working on getting the room emptied and the important things moved back upstairs and set up. my plan is to be sewing again by next Friday!!