Thursday, December 29, 2016

Easy Hem For Pajamas


I love sewing but like anything there is a down side and it comes in the form of “Can you hem my pants?” While hemming pants is not a big deal it is not my favorite thing to do even for myself and my family, just ask my husband.  Thanks to this post I hemmed two pair of pajama bottoms for him that had been in my studio for so long he forgot he had them and though I had bought him new ones! That said here is my tutorial for easy hemmed fleece pajama bottoms and this is a great place to start learning to hem your own clothes.

First off wash and dry pants to make sure that if they are going to shrink they have done so before hemming. Put them on and have the person stand on a flat surface, preferably a raised surface. I use my step stool. Then fold the pants under and pin in place when you get them the correct length.


Notice that he is not wearing shoes. These are pajama bottoms so he wanted the length to be correct when barefoot. If they were slacks or jeans he would have worn shoes to get the correct length when pinning. You can pin just one leg or both depending on how sure you are of your measurements.  I am doing one leg because I have done this many times. If I were hemming a non family members pants I would err on the side of caution and pin both pant legs. Now take the pants and carefully turn them inside out so you can see how much fabric is turned under.

These need to be taken up about 4 1/4 inches not including leaving some for the hem. The original hem is 1inch so I am going to cut off 3 ¼ inches from each leg. Now if you have a surger you can surge the raw edge of fabric before turning it under then straight stitch in place like this. 


Since this is fleece it is fine (and faster) to just turn the edge under and stitch using a zig-zag stitch. If you use matching thread its barely visible when finished since the fleece is kinda fuzzy.



 See easy peasy and you have the satisfaction of knowing you hemmed your pants yourself! Give it a try! 

Friday, December 16, 2016

Linda Belcher Feltie

My submission for this weeks fan art Fridays. On of my favorite moms Linda Belcher, Alriiight!! I think I quote Linda more than any other Belcher family member. Its almost Christmas and I have yet to stop singing her Thanksgiving song. That voice of hers, I love it!!! John Roberts is one funny guy, its not just the way he does her voice but the enthusiasm behind it is perfect! They could not have chosen a better person to bring Linda to life. To all of the Linda feltie fans out there "Thank you for loving me!"


Friday, December 9, 2016

Gene Belcher "holiday" Feltie

Busy week but I do have a new tutorial on the way! In the mean time here is my submission for this weeks fan art Fridays.  @BobsBurgersFOX threw a curve ball and asked for holiday fan art so I quickly added a Santa hat to my Gene Belcher feltie lol! I love this show!

Friday, December 2, 2016

Fan Art Friday: Louise Belcher

Its time for FanArtFriday! Here is my latest Bob's Burgers feltie:  Louise Belcher!!!

Port Pillows


As you can probably tell by now I make a variety of things. Most of them are for other people either by request or as gifts. On that note today I wanted to share a small but special gift I made for a friend- a port pillow. If you have never heard of them here is a picture of one I made.
 
I had never heard of them until my friend was diagnosed with cancer.  Like most people I wanted to help in some way but wasn’t sure how (and without being intrusive), so a few google searches later I found these. Port pillows are small pillows that attach to a seat belt to keep it from pressing down on a chemotherapy port. I whipped one up to give her and it just so happened she had been looking for one! These little pillows can make a big difference in comfort levels when traveling. My personal favorite tutorial for these comes from fellow blogger Carole at From My Carolina Home. Her tutorial is perfect and so easy to follow! You can find it here:  https://frommycarolinahome.wordpress.com/  Thank you Carole for the wonderful tutorial!
 
These would also be great for people with pacemakers, or a larger version for after heart surgery or mastectomy. Surgical incisions are painful enough but imagine a seat belt pressing down on it, ouch! Not to mention this is a great way to use up scrap fabric or learn to sew while helping others. In times of illness any comforts are always a good thing!