The Imaginative Seamstress

Among my sewing pictures I have found these random pictures that I just feel like posting to the blog...  :-)  I thought this one was pretty... and I didn't even look through the viewer! It was just a test shot before using the camera :-) My recent thread haul from the fabric store. I waited for the sale!!! :-) I will be back for the next big sale in September! Woo hoo!! Pajama pants I made for a friend's little boy (on the left), and a pair for my daughter (on the right) My Marigolds Just playing with the new camera lens :-)  This is a makeshift wreath I made out of an old curtain. Its a really large rolled rosette. The flower itself measures about 13" across. I put it on my front door. If anyone cares to know how I did this, I can show pics :-) 3  A friend ordered a suit from me and she was sooo pleased with it that she sent me this in the mail :-) So sweet!  I gave Jubilee a treat for being such a per...

 People have asked me these questions several times, about the maternity scrunch top. "What does it look like when you're not pregnant? Does it look too full and frumpy? How much does it stretch? Will it look okay when I'm not expecting and don't have a large belly?" Well, there are a few variables but I'm hoping these pictures and descriptions will answer some of those questions. And at least give some visual answers to satisfy curiosity! :-) I will say that it may depend on the type of fabric that is used and how much stretch it has in it. I have what I call a 'midsize fullness' for the belly, and its what I commonly use. I re-sized from 'really full' to a little 'less full' when people started asking if they could wear the maternity top whether they were expecting or not... Or at least if it could be worn for pregnancy and postpartum. Some had asked if it could be worn all through pregnancy. From early on, all the way throug...