The Imaginative Seamstress

I bought about 8 yards of this navy polka dots because I knew it would just be loved!! This is for a lady who previously bought a tank and shorts for water aerobics. She got the first one in the mail and loved it. Then her daughter bought her this one for Christmas :-)   

This is my first suit shipped to Germany :-) Its so exciting to ship things out of the country!! This makes 9 countries I've shipped to, other than my own! I have now shipped to the following countries. Australia  Canada  Costa Rica  Germany Isreal  Singapore Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom   This suit sent to Germany is a tall, and is custom lengths as you can see. She wanted full length leggings and a longer skirt.

 I've just completed and mailed off a nursing tank, to a customer. I took a few detailed photos of the top, including photos of it displayed on the dress form, with the inside facing out. I won't be typing much today, as I had a needle go through the tip of my index finger, on my left hand, and its rather sore. But enjoy the pictures! This is a design that you've seen here since Spring of 2012, but these are the first photos I've shared showing the inside of the suit. Here is where I turned it inside out. Its difficult to tell that its inside out because the print goes all the way through the fabric. That's one way to tell you've got a good fabric :-) Look closely at the neckline and arm holes. You can see some color difference around those areas. The black half circle you see at the center chest, is my hair tie. I placed it there so you all could see where the panel stops. Its designed so that if its done right, the under panel will com

Last night I was playing with an idea for a nursing top. This is what came out of it...  The fist try seemed cute, but not for a nursing top. The over layer, being sewn into the side seam, kept the fabric too restricted for nursing. Pardon the rough edges on this one. I didn't take the time to finish the armholes and neckline when the photos were taken. And so I tried again..   Front  Back This time the over layer went all the way around the body. It was cut fuller and was much easier to lift up if someone desired to wear it as a nursing top. (If its to be a nursing top, I will cut slits in the under layer) I did finish the arms and neck of this one. Its a size 16 and will be for sale in my etsy soon.   

I feel terrible. This is the worst case I've had of falling off the wagon with my blog yet! Its been terribly lacking of late and its all my fault! I've tried to be steady and have a few posts every month, but this last 2 months I've failed.. or not even tried. September and October were full of nothingness on the blog :-( I've been out of it! I'm not like most bloggers who pour everything they have into their blog. But I've definitely tried to be somewhat consistent this year. Epic fail!  T hings that have happened since I left my blogging world are, that I've started in the journey of homeschooling. Just getting started of course, and I've lots to learn! But with my Mother having schooled 9 at home, and my Mother-in-love having schooled 7 at home, I have awesome role models to look to :-) My oldest daughter just turned 4 years old! She's such a big, beautiful, sweet girl. Granted she picks on her little sister a good deal, but I do find myself s

September 18th was the wedding rehersal for my brother Jonah's wedding. I did not attend because 2 of my friends had birthdays on this date and we were going out to dinner :-) My husband attended the rehersal with our daughter (the little flower girl) Birthday Dinner with friends To make an attempt to keep this relevant to sewing, I'll throw this note in there... I made the top I'm wearing in this picture :-)  As I waited for my family and the wedding party to arrive in town for the rehersal dinner, I stopped by dance class and took a couple pictures. I joined this dance class when I was 16 (2004), and continued going until I met my husband in late 2009 and he introduced me to swing. Which is an amazing amount of fun!!! Now with children and work we don't have much time for dance of any kind :-( We still visit the ECD group from time to time, especially when they have a ball or party :-) ECD stands for English Country Dancing. Traditional dance like you wo