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    Rebecca Woolston 📍 Utah
    Finished up the hand quilting on this one and I li Finished up the hand quilting on this one and I like it even more than the first one I’ve made of this pattern. I used my projector to help me draw the lines speedy. I’ve saved it under my “Projector” highlight.
    I bought a few pair of twill pants last winter and I bought a few pair of twill pants last winter and have lived in them all year. I’ve pretty much sworn off denim and non elastic waistbands because life is too short to not be comfortable. I prefer to not wear sweatpants out and about, so I’ve been on the hunt for soft materials that aren’t sweatshirt fleece. @minervadotcom sent me this super fun black and white striped knit jacquard. I considered making a cardigan but thought, “What the heck, let’s see if I can get pants out of these!” I went with the #bobpants pattern. Partly because I wanted to fix the mistakes and modifications I made last time. I cut out the pattern one night and the next night I was able to put them together in 2 hours! Definitely a personal record for me and it’s quite exciting to be getting faster at putting things together. I made size 18 with no modifications. I purposely cut out each pant leg to have a vertical and horizontal flow because “why not?” I’ve seen other people do this with striped pants and love it. I’m really into this fabric. It’s stretchy and soft but has a really neat square embossed texture. I like how much it drapes but it a medium weight fabric. It was perfect for caramel apple making at my sister’s house this weekend. Onward and upward in the DIY pants journey! Fabric: textured knit jacquard from @minervadotcom Pattern: #bobPants from @stylearc Pictures and beautiful home: @woodhouse.workshop
    I’ve given away most of the mini pumpkins we gre I’ve given away most of the mini pumpkins we grew, but saved a few for myself. Rainy day means fuzzy socks and all the decor is coming out!
    My finished quilt top! I stayed up late the night My finished quilt top! I stayed up late the night before our road trip so I could have this beauty finished. Because, hello, I needed my rainbow quilt to meet these other rainbows. More color, more fun! Big thanks to my husband holding the top, my mom holding the bottom and both my sons hiding behind the quilt in the wind. 🤣 It’s a family affair. Can’t wait to start hand quilting this one!
    A couple months ago, I decided I needed some more A couple months ago, I decided I needed some more polka dot #BobPants. I wanted to try my hand at fabric painting, so I used some screen printing ink on some inexpensive Ikea fabric. It’s called “ditte.” It’s 100% cotton and it comes in 3 colors. I’ve read about people using this fabric in quilts and clothes so I was optimistic it would be a good fit for me. But alas, once I made the pants and tried them on I knew I didn’t like them. The fabric is a little too crisp for balloon pants for my liking. I also reduced the rise by 2 inches and I think that was a little too much. I didn’t even bother finishing the hems because I knew I never wanted to put them on again. I’m learning why people make toiles and I that I have a lot to learn about how to alter pants! I debated even taking a picture, but I like to document the wins and the losses too. I’m planning to unpick the waistband and reuse the elastic for another project. If you have a great idea for how to reuse 4 pants legs worth of crisp fabric, I’m all ears! 🤣
    I’ve been looking for a good men’s t-shirt pat I’ve been looking for a good men’s t-shirt pattern for my husband. I downloaded this one called the #sagetee from @elbe_textiles . It was free! I have a new projector setup for cutting patterns and this is the first project I’ve cut out. It wasn’t a “projector file” but I used the A0 layout and it worked just great. I can’t believe how much time and money this projector is going to save for me. (If you want to see the details and how we set it up, check out my story highlight called projector.) For Greg, I made size D. He’s tall, so I added a few inches to the bottom, just in case. But I ended up trimming those off in favor of the original pattern specs because it was plenty long. It fits pretty loose, so I’ll probably go down a size next time. I used a really lovely deadstock knit from @designcofabrics. I bought similar knits in a few colors and now I definitely want to go back for more. I constructed it with my serger and used my twin needle for the hems. This fabric was the best my sewing machine has ever handled a twin needle because it has a bit more girth.
    Making more progress on this rainbow quilt! I’ve Making more progress on this rainbow quilt! I’ve never used a quilt pattern before and I’ve never done this much piecing for one quilt top. I’ve learned. So. Much. Even though it’s taking longer than I expected, I’m leaning into enjoying the process of growing and trying new-to-me techniques. My therapist reminded me last week that it’s not easy to do things you’ve never done before. I prefer to stay in that zone of “I got this” quite a bit. But I’ve never regretted stretching myself and hopefully this quilt won’t let me down. 🤣 Pattern: #rainbowfallsquilt by @wren.collective Fabric: @cottoneer and @peartreemarket_com
    Local friends (in Salt Lake City, Utah) I’m teac Local friends (in Salt Lake City, Utah) I’m teaching an in-person embroidery workshop this weekend and I’d love to have you come! It will be hosted at a beautiful studio space in Sugarhouse called @workshopslc . This month we’ll focus on beginner levels and next month we’ll have an intermediate course focusing on botanicals. This is a beginning workshop to teach you how to get started with this fun craft. You will learn all the basics and leave knowing how to do embroidery even if you’ve never done needlework before.  Instruction will be provided on how to transfer a design to fabric, choose fabrics, tighten a hoop, thread your needle, knot your needle, create a variety of stitches, switch threads, and finish off your project by learning a few display methods.  All materials will be included and you get to take home everything we use. I’ve taught this course to nearly a hundred students now and I’m excited to teach it again! Link is in my profile to sign up.
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