@penguinusa: 10 Early Radical Poets http://bit.ly/Lzo1b8 via @flavorpill #poetry -- shared via UberSocial http://ubersocial.com
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
I want to go to all of these places!!!!
@randomhouse: West Coast destinations for lovers of books http://bit.ly/NSzJ3m -- shared via UberSocial http://ubersocial.com
Friday, June 15, 2012
More handmade gifts
This sweet pup is going to be a gift for my best friend.it will soon have a very raspberry best friend and the two of them will hopefully make up for the Hanukkah and birthday presents that have been mia....
Monday, June 11, 2012
Baby blanket
My first machine made baby blanket!!!! It's made of fleece and this wonderful mink fabric that's really soft.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Teddy bear
This is a Teddy bear I made for another coworkers little girl. I used the bear in a jiff pattern from lion brand.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
my favorite way to diy skinny jeans
I don't know about you guys, but I'm short. This makes wearing cute flared jeans kinda hard, especially because I'm not in a position to wear heals all of the time. So lately I've been trolling the interwebs looking for a good tutorial on how to convert flared jeans to skinny jeans.
The most popular version I have seen involves putting your jeans on inside out and having someone pin them close to your leg.
The result isn't too bad, symmetry is a problem, one side is a bit more snug than the other; there is also a frustrating pucker around the knee area from wear I took in the flare but I'm sure that patching over it would take care of that...
However, I had a brain wave about the whole process. I have a pair of skinny jeans that I love but are frankly too small in the waist. By laying the skinny jeans on top of the flared jeans I was able to make some super cute slacks! What follows is how I converted my flares without having to pin them to myself:
First turn the jeans you want to convert inside out:
Second, lay the skinny jeans, right side out, on top of the inside out flares:
*note: make sure that it is the inside seams that match up. you will be cutting off the outside of the flare.
This next part is optional but I like to do it because it makes sewing easier; take a ruler and place it along the outside seam of your skinnys, with a sharpie make a line along the flares.
Next, pin the flares together alongside the skinnys just outside the sharpie line:
Finally sew along the line.
While they are inside out, try them on to see how they feel. Hopefully they will feel perfect; if this is the case cut off the extra fabric, turn them right side out and be on with your day!
The result isn't too bad, symmetry is a problem, one side is a bit more snug than the other; there is also a frustrating pucker around the knee area from wear I took in the flare but I'm sure that patching over it would take care of that...
However, I had a brain wave about the whole process. I have a pair of skinny jeans that I love but are frankly too small in the waist. By laying the skinny jeans on top of the flared jeans I was able to make some super cute slacks! What follows is how I converted my flares without having to pin them to myself:
First turn the jeans you want to convert inside out:
Second, lay the skinny jeans, right side out, on top of the inside out flares:
*note: make sure that it is the inside seams that match up. you will be cutting off the outside of the flare.
This next part is optional but I like to do it because it makes sewing easier; take a ruler and place it along the outside seam of your skinnys, with a sharpie make a line along the flares.
Next, pin the flares together alongside the skinnys just outside the sharpie line:
Finally sew along the line.
While they are inside out, try them on to see how they feel. Hopefully they will feel perfect; if this is the case cut off the extra fabric, turn them right side out and be on with your day!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I say the same thing about my public library
@nypl: “This Library is our second home — without it we would be lost.” — Sisters Terry and Frances Ziccardi http://ow.ly/bmYHk #ProtectNYPL -- shared via UberSocial http://ubersocial.com
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