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Lorcan said:
Well I figured if I'm gonna make an elephant why not do it in the light grey? Here's to hoping it works though, I don't have enough of the light grey left for a second chance haha.
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You could always do the trunk a different colour and say he was meant to look like that. Nobody will know any different. I mean look at Elmer!

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Betsy said:
You could always do the trunk a different colour and say he was meant to look like that. Nobody will know any different.
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It's not an option with that pattern unfortunately. Not unless I cut off the trunk, sew a new one, and then somehow sew it all together again. And I can barely sew the backs of these toys together as it is, let's not get ahead of ourselves here!
 
Lorcan said:
It's not an option with that pattern unfortunately. Not unless I cut off the trunk, sew a new one, and then somehow sew it all together again. And I can barely sew the backs of these toys together as it is, let's not get ahead of ourselves here!
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I'm only trying to encourage as you seem to be doing so well!
 
Betsy said:
I'm only trying to encourage as you seem to be doing so well!
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Thank you :luv: my mum only showed me the very basic stuff, how to not break the machine, that kind of thing. The rest of it I'm just making up as I go along (and swearing a lot at tissue paper in the process lol). For all that I'm bit doing badly. Felt is such a PITA though.
 
Swissgreys said:
@Lady Kelly I would like to report this post to a moderator.
Because of this post I have now ordered fabric that I don't really need, and had to buy 2 new patterns (that i also probably don't need) to justify the fabric purchases.

I also blame @Lorcan for all the fabulous and inspiring sewing posts of late.
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And probably pay massive overseas postage charges too! I'm glad sewing isn't my thing at all 😅
 
Black piggies said:
That is adooorable! You're like Rumplestiltskin producing something in such a short time.
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I genuinely don't have anything better to do. It's either this or I start getting into trouble :))

Swissgreys said:
Better every time @Lorcan
Is this your first attempt at a new pattern?
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It is. I didn't quite get her head seams to match (I've called her Eily. Yes. Eily the Elephant.) I seem to do a better job with thicker/heavier fabric, like the felt or calico. If only felt wasn't such a pain to mark things with.
 
Swissgreys said:
This weeks make for me was a seagull shoulder bag.
Perfect for people who can't afford designer bags they keep spending all of their money on fabric :lol:

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That's brilliant!

Wish I had a fraction of your ability- I can just about sew on buttons and re do hems. Pretty pathetic really! 😁
 
@Swissgreys and @Lorcan I feel like I should start sewing too! I mean, I need to make fleece liners from the fabric I bought months ago.... You both have done a fantastic job! :clap: First, I have to finish canning all the tomatoes from the garden, but then I should have more time to sew. I do feel like @Lorcan needs a guinea pig pattern. :D
 
RedLoredAmazon said:
@Swissgreys and @Lorcan I feel like I should start sewing too! I mean, I need to make fleece liners from the fabric I bought months ago.... You both have done a fantastic job! :clap: First, I have to finish canning all the tomatoes from the garden, but then I should have more time to sew. I do feel like @Lorcan needs a guinea pig pattern. :D
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Do it! I'd never even touched a sewing machine before I was on holiday at the end of June. And here I am, 5 bears and one elephant later :))
 
Betsy said:
Found one @Lorcan!

Gertrude Guinea Pig INSTANT DOWNLOAD Sewing Pattern PDF
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I have made this for my daughter, and she absolutely loves it.
It is a great pattern, but what I would say is it's got a lot of pieces, a lot of steps and it isn't easy.

As for printing patterns @Lorcan I always use CLC Essex
www.clcessex.com

They are super cheap, will print instruction books, are fast and very, very helpful.
Honestly it is cheaper for me to order my patterns printed by them and have them shipped to Switzerland than to print them locally or on my home printer.
 
Swissgreys said:
I have made this for my daughter, and she absolutely loves it.
It is a great pattern, but what I would say is it's got a lot of pieces, a lot of steps and it isn't easy.

As for printing patterns @Lorcan I always use CLC Essex
www.clcessex.com

They are super cheap, will print instruction books, are fast and very, very helpful.
Honestly it is cheaper for me to order my patterns printed by them and have them shipped to Switzerland than to print them locally or on my home printer.
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Oh my. Well that's that sorted then, bye everyone, it was nice knowing you!
 
Lorcan said:
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Your Eily looks absolutely fabulous Lorcan! 😍😍
Swissgreys said:
This weeks make for me was a seagull shoulder bag.
Perfect for people who can't afford designer bags they keep spending all of their money on fabric :lol:

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That is a very swanky bag! I don’t do designer labels anyway. I’m not one who can justify spending that kind of money on a bag…even if I had the money, I’d prefer to spend it on the piggies, kids and yarn 😁

What kind of fabric did you use?
 
Siikibam said:
Your Eily looks absolutely fabulous Lorcan! 😍😍

That is a very swanky bag! I don’t do designer labels anyway. I’m not one who can justify spending that kind of money on a bag…even if I had the money, I’d prefer to spend it on the piggies, kids and yarn 😁

What kind of fabric did you use?
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It was just a light weight canvas, although the pattern (a free tutorial on You Tube) used regular cotton with an iron on interacting.
I already had the seagull fabric which was sold as being used to make roller blinds, and then picked up a couple of off cuts at the local fabric shop to add some contrast.
 
Swissgreys said:
I have made this for my daughter, and she absolutely loves it.
It is a great pattern, but what I would say is it's got a lot of pieces, a lot of steps and it isn't easy.

As for printing patterns @Lorcan I always use CLC Essex
www.clcessex.com

They are super cheap, will print instruction books, are fast and very, very helpful.
Honestly it is cheaper for me to order my patterns printed by them and have them shipped to Switzerland than to print them locally or on my home printer.
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I have heard of CLC though they had a bit of a waiting list when I wanted mine printing so I went to pattern printing girl on Instagram/Facebook. She prints A0 full colour at £2 a sheet. She's local to me so I offered to collect and she knocked money off for bulk buying and picking up instead of her posting. They were ready the next day too. Piecing together patterns eats in to valuable sewing time!
 
Lady Kelly said:
Piecing together patterns eats in to valuable sewing time!
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Oh don't I know it. One of the patterns I used, it doesn't quite fit into an A3 page, so I was sellotaping two pieces of paper together to trace them. Then I got the A2 tracing paper for the bigger patterns, and BOTH parts of the smaller pattern fit into one A2 page. Then I had to angle one of the A2 sheets today to get the piece to fit.

Probably would've been easier if the pattern I was tracing had printed properly. 😒
 
Lady Kelly said:
I have heard of CLC though they had a bit of a waiting list when I wanted mine printing so I went to pattern printing girl on Instagram/Facebook. She prints A0 full colour at £2 a sheet. She's local to me so I offered to collect and she knocked money off for bulk buying and picking up instead of her posting. They were ready the next day too. Piecing together patterns eats in to valuable sewing time!
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When I made the PJ bottoms a little while back, I had A4 sheets all over the living room floor. I think next time, I'll get a pattern printed for me!
 
Jill B said:
When I made the PJ bottoms a little while back, I had A4 sheets all over the living room floor. I think next time, I'll get a pattern printed for me!
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I did it recently as hubby wanted a pair of PJ bottoms. It was so annoying all those sheets of A4 everywhere. Definitely not eager to do it again 🤣
 
Jill B said:
When I made the PJ bottoms a little while back, I had A4 sheets all over the living room floor. I think next time, I'll get a pattern printed for me!
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I used to do it that way too, but most patterns are 1 - 2 (max) A0 sheets and at 1.50 pounds (free P+P) per sheet it is so much faster and easier to have them printed.
I keep the original sheet and just trace the size I need onto pattern paper, so one pattern can be in multiple sizes.
 
gerbilord said:
Made my first ever pair of socks! Stayed up till 2:30 this morning obsessed with finishing the second one but it was worth it. :)
They’re so cosy - can’t wait for winter/autumn so I can wear them all the time. :))❄️
I’m a bit concerned about how well they’ll wash as the yarn has wool in it but I’ll see how it goes.
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What’s the wool content? What cycle do you wash on? You could hand wash them. Though I put mine in with other clothes…and pop them in the dryer…
 
It’s 20% wool, also 6% viscose, the rest is acrylic.
I just use a basic cold wash.
Hand washing might work well, thanks.
 
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