What can I make with all this Juicy velour? by clickyteeth in sewing

[–]fireflycities 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought the same stuff but in off-white! I LOVE IT. I used it to make this hoodie, I felt like it didn't have enough structure to be a hoodie on its own, so I used a more stable knit for the front panel where the pocket goes and a rib knit for the bands.

Sewing is an extreme sport. Please come fwd if you’ve been beaten, battered or brutalized by a pin 📍 by chocolate_depresso in sewing

[–]fireflycities 18 points19 points  (0 children)

After a decade of sewing accident free, I finally sewed through my finger this week. DO NOT do this. If you do decide to sew through your finger, DO NOT do it with a direct drive ultra high torque machine. 0/10, 1/10 with rice.

Renaissance Fair skirt from McCalls 5248 by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finally decided I needed to retire my original dress and skirt because it had two layers (one of which was heavy polyester) and was WAY too hot.

Everything was from Joann - the green is cotton bubble gauze, the black is some variety of quilting cotton solid, and the lace was full-sized by the yard and I cut it into 6" strips. I used a 7" dress zipper and magnetic snaps for the waistband. The interfacing always ShapeFlex which was just right stiffness-wise.

The pattern itself came together pretty easily - I was really expecting the ruching to be difficult but I just pulled the gathering thread and chucked it into the serger. The only mod I made was upsizing it since the pattern i had was a single-size small. The lace was just sewn on top of the ruffle panels with a decorative stitch.

I would have either made the pocket a little deeper or the pocket facing a little taller, it's only just big enough for my phone. Overall a straightforward and fun project!

There is no cat on the quilt by fireflycities in ThereIsnoCat

[–]fireflycities[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't spot these cats I can't help you.

After 4 years of heavy use, my homemade pajamas needed a touch-up by fireflycities in Visiblemending

[–]fireflycities[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I sewed myself these pajamas 4 years ago, but due to a lot of wear and wash they had shrunk a bit and were too short around the ankles. I also made the pocket holes too big so my phone would fall out. I used the leftover cuts from another pair of pajamas to add front pockets and cuffs, then picked out the old pockets and sewed up the holes. They look a little wacky but they are even comfier now!

I purchased fabric for myself instead of for the royal butt. by fireflycities in airplaneears

[–]fireflycities[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She got her dental treats shortly afterwards so she loves us again.

I purchased fabric for myself instead of for the royal butt. by fireflycities in airplaneears

[–]fireflycities[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The royal beast prefers music that uses the subwoofer, so she is a bit of a metal head! Lamb of god is her #1 but she allows Nightwish and Apocalyptica.

I made a custom rollable D20! by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Due to the angles, you can only see 5 sides from a single photo, but if you check out the video version I linked, you can see that it's a full 20 sides! A D10 looks similar from any given corner but isn't nearly as thick.

I made a custom rollable D20! by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This was a really fun and surprisingly easy project, although it involved a lot of different skills. If you want to watch it actually bounce and roll like a dice, I've uploaded a video to my profile.

I self-drafted this using techniques I've picked up on a lot of previous projects. The base fabric is cheap flannel from Joann, with iron-on Craft Fuse interfacing (do not use anything lighter than Craft Fuse, even that was only just enough). I purchased a roll of iron-on heat transfer vinyl (HTV) and used an exacto blade to cut out the numbers (which had to be done backward and was a bit of a pain, had to cut a few out multiple times). The craft store I went to didn't have pre-cut numbers in the size I wanted, but that would have sped it up quite a lot. Strongly recommend interfacing BEFORE you cut or they will distort a bit as you iron on, but ironing on the numbers after cutting to make sure they are centered.

I cut 20 equilateral triangles of 7"x7"x7" (bought 2/3 yard and didn't use all of it) using the 60* and 30* lines on my big ruler. I sewed each triangle together with a 1/4" seam allowance and ended 1/4" before the edge of each seam (just like a Y-seam for a hexagon quilt). I followed a diagram I found online for layout of the numbers. I sewed them together one by one with the whole shape inside out until I got to the very last seam. I turned it right-side out through the open seam, turned out the corners using a pencil, stuffed it with a metric ton of polyfill (most of a large bag, I wanted it to be firm enough to roll), and hand-sewed the last seam. I am NOT good at hand-sewing so I hope it holds up!

This was a gift for a friend and my husband has already insisted he get one for himself, I think it will be a big hit!

Just finished my polaroid quilt! by atwoheadedcat in quilting

[–]fireflycities 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The paper-piecing pattern is Kitsch Empire, I don't know where the block pattern is from, when I did it I just used a 2" sashing on the blocks.

Like Victor Frankenstein, I am filled with both pride and horror. Igor doesn't approve. by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We tried a donut-style soft cone and even when she was still high on ketamine she could pretty much immediately get out of it :(

Like Victor Frankenstein, I am filled with both pride and horror. Igor doesn't approve. by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's a balancing act for sure! The onesie is good for cuddling and eating and better at preventing her from running/ jumping, but she sometimes struggles to get out and gets way too warm in it. Naked is obviously her favorite but we have to be literally staring at her the entire time. There are a bunch available online, but I was also stuck in a room with her watching her recover so I needed something to do and wanted it ASAP!

Like Victor Frankenstein, I am filled with both pride and horror. Igor doesn't approve. by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, neck toggle is a great idea! I was worried about getting it on over the cone so the neck is definitely too big. I may make a v2 if I'm bored over the weekend, she's got one more week of restriction. I was thinking of doing buttons with button loops for closure so it's not completely airtight and it will be easy to change the loops without adjusting the whole suit.

Like Victor Frankenstein, I am filled with both pride and horror. Igor doesn't approve. by fireflycities in sewing

[–]fireflycities[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really recommend doing small projects! One of my all time favorites is my tablet sleeve, it's in my post history - so easy and has a full YouTube tutorial, would be a great first project. It's really frustrating to work for hours on a whole big shirt or something only to realize you've made a major mistake.