Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:00 am

In attendance: Grama Mary, Vita, Loosh, and Lucy. We had a time of "show and tell". Grama Mary shared some of her patterns and books. She also agreed with Vita that you should never use your paper patterns, always trace on (don't know the name of it) pattern fabric and cut out from that. This way your paper patterns stay intact. Aunt Loosh borrowed the T-shirt book and Lucy borrowed the Embroidery Fun book from Grama. Grama instructed us to never pass up a piece of good fabric and not to restrict shopping to just fabric stores - she makes wonderful aprons out of things like pillow cases (she shared an apron that she's making for Aunt Becky that is beautiful - out of a pillow case!), and other such fabric sources that you can even find at second hand stores. Grama also helped Lucy with improving her Mexican Peasant dress around the neckline. Aunt Loosh also gave a wonderful suggestion to cut the knots and use glue instead on the loose ends of the stitching (on the back of the embroidery) to make it cleaner looking because embroidery should look the same front and back. Also, to make it washable Aunt Loosh suggested iron-on material so the embriodery stiches won't come loose in the wash as the glue probably wouldn't hold forever. Aunt Loosh shared fabric remnants and patterns that she got at last weeks' sewing fair. She also shared some of her books and the mermaid doll that her friend Sonya made, as well as the link to Sonya's Etsy site which is www.mermaidincali.etsy.com. Aunt Loosh also shared more ways to get more knowledge such as a sewing cruise, fabric store run, classes, etc... Who knew there were so many different ways to get out there and learn to create?! Vita shared her Barbie doll idea using Juanita's old Barbie dolls. She will make Summer a fabric door/wall hanging with clear pockets that she can store her dolls and doll clothes in. Also she will make a purse with clear outside pockets for the dolls, and clothes and such can go in the main compartment of the purse. Genius! She also shared her remnants and more patterns for purses. Aunt Loosh showed us how to make yo-yo's using a yo-yo maker machine. She gave one to Lucy to take home, along with instructions. Aunt Loosh will ask Sonya to come share with us at the Sewing Tea to be held at Lucy's house in OB, around end of June. Our next meeting will be on Friday, the 27th of May, at 10:00 am at Grama Harrar's house. Aunt Nina will be there to share some things with us too.