Halloween & Art Every Day Month 2011

[kimikosews]

For Halloween I did actually make a quickie Halloween costume for my son. He wanted to be Link from Legend of Zelda (and the rest of that video game series), in Red. So I whipped out a quick t-tunic and red hat this afternoon for him to wear (all serged but open, except the neckline by hand). Which means he gets to wear the red tunic at our local

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[ravenessdotcom]

I totally forgot about AEDMo. CJ will enjoy it... and oh golly I need new curtains for my living room. I just don't have cash to spend on the fabric right now, and not enough stash to do the 3-4 panels I'd need. (they wrap a corner so I can cheat with spreading 1 over the corner if need be)

[kimikosews]

Do you have two fabrics that go together that could work for a two-color panel setup? I'm doing that with the valences I've planned for my dining room, since I wanted more color in that area.

[ravenessdotcom]

Just not in the quantities I'd need...without looking really bad. I also fear straight lines, so doing it with the least amount of joins is a big thing on my list.

[kimikosews]

Don't be afraid of straight lines. Hell, my lines are never 100% straight. I will either follow the guidelines on my machine plate, or mark a chalk line that I try to follow best I can. Unless someone comes up really close to look at that seam, they can't tell.

And if you need to, when I bought my last machine, I also bought a seam guide sticker that extends the marks several inches onto the bed of the machine, which makes it a lot easier for the drapes I have done. I bought mine from Clotilde, but there may be other sources. If nothing else, tape down a short length of a tape measure or paper tape measure or something with the marks you need.