THE FHG SEWING THREAD :-D

[ilove2patch]

As requested, a place for us to ask for help and advice from other stitchers and to show the things we make.
Over to you.:-D

[numptz2012]

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[*hippyfairy*]

Morning

I think I need new specs - had to blow that pic up to spot Lottie and the lamp!

Lovely & sunny here now after a misty start. Just mentally preparing myself for the climb up the stairs to get washed & dressed.

BTW FB friends - you have invites to like my business FB page - please feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested - I need to sell some raggy dolls 😉 Trying to promote my folksy page - I've kind of neglected it but have 3 more dolls to go in there this week.

At my S&B group we are making a quilt for a special friends birthday - all doing a square each - could choose how we decorated it - here's mine ;

[ilove2patch]

Wow that is lovely Hippy.(big smile)

[ilove2patch]

Am I a FB friend? Not had an invite.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Morning ladies.:-D  My computer is on go-slow today!  It's driving me nuts!!!X-(

Lovely square hippy, how's your hoppy leg?

You're not the only person to wonder what the lamp is merlin, my granddaughter asked me what the 'hoover' was up there for!:^O

[petitecalicocat]

Cute doggy she would get whatever she wanted from me * smilie*

Hope all are well , im off to return a dress to M&S that dosnt fit , im sure they make the sizes much smaller than they used to !

[*hippyfairy*]

Maggie - you have had an invite - tis for my raggy dolls - you even like the page!

CG - getting better and stronger - have been for a little walk outside this morning just from the house and partially down the road. Still can't cope with uneven surfaces easily but getting better 🙂

[*hippyfairy*]

Posted too soon - thanks ladies re comments about my square - quite pleased with it - looking forward to seeing it when its included in the quilt.

[****merlin*****]

what a lovely idea Hippy

lucky recipient!

glad your leg is on the mend too!:-D

i kinda liked the idea it was a massive fish slice

to slap chickengrandpas hand when he reached for another slice of cake:^O

[ilove2patch]

Maggie - you have had an invite - tis for my raggy dolls - you even like the page!

So I did! lol

[cat-knitter]

Love the square Hippy 😄

Can't find anything on FB re page though 😞

[*hippyfairy*]

CK - you should have a little yellow envelope at the top of your page now 😉

[cat-knitter]

There lovely ..........  hopefully people will buy them for christmas pressies :-x

my page is really neglected, I need to relist somethings, I never sold anything so things have started to be delisted  😞 

[*hippyfairy*]

I'm giving it a push before christmas - might as well as I've got the time at the moment.

[ilove2patch]

I have loads of gloves to go on Folksy but no time to list them!

[****merlin*****]

Maggieeeeeeeeeeeeee

the postman has just been

😮 (i hope we have smileys)

its beautiful

i have sent you an email

thank you:-x

[2197alexandra]

Ello Ladies I have come seeking help...

I am a complete novice when it comes to anything involving sewing but I desperately need to do a couple of sewing related jobs.

First job is I need to make a curtain for my front porch door as its very cold now in there. I need to do something simple so I don't get it wrong. I was thinking of just an easy flap top to feed a rod through if that makes sense. But I don't want it just to hang as a flat sheet I would like it to be gathered in some way at the top but not too sure how to do this.

In my kitchen there was a glass panelled door leading to the utility room and it got smashed at the weekend. After seeing what could of been a horrendous accident if one my little uns has been either side of it I have decided I should do something in fabric rather than re-glassing it. Any tips on how I could do that I want to do something that sits over the empty gap but doesn't waft about when using the door.

I have borrowed my dads sewing machine to speed things along its a Brother bs2450 and it has lots of different stitch styles, straight zigzag, gapped, etc what type of stitch would be best used. I think I once used a sewing machine 20 odd years ago. So any help will definately be appriciated.

[****merlin*****]

for your glass door

get a rectangle and hem both ends

and use the springy stuff you get for net (eeeeek) curtains

so it can be attached easily top and bottom in the recess

and will be taught, i would use twice the width, so you can have nice gathers in the fabric

ummmmmmmm the curtain...........

someone?????

[****merlin*****]

this stuff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Net-Curtain-Wire-Expanding-Fabric-Sheer-rod-hook-eyes-/360200484704?pt=UK_...

just the first listing i came across

and i did think, if you are making your curtain to slot the pole through

wouldnt the same also work? using twice the amount of material?

that way it would be "bunched up"

i dunno

just thinking out loud

[chickengrandma-2008]

I agree with merlin for the broken window curtain, but I think you might be better with a narrow curtain pole for the big door, especially if you use heavy fabric.  Have you got room on one side of the door for the pole to overshoot the opening so that you can pull the curtain clear when opening the door?