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June 08, 2007
Summer craft projects: 3, Thesis: 0
I finally got it together enough to bring some crafty items to Dandie in the Underworld last night. They're still getting things set up- the space will eventually hold a studio as well as the retail shop -but it's already starting to come together, and they have some great work by local crafters. I can't wait for them to really open!
So, I totally got into the idea of making some sleep masks since watching "Breakfast at Tiffany's" last weekend. I picked up some cute little fabric squares at Valley Fabrics and figured out a pattern that worked. Here they are:
I have a hard time with straight seams on the sewing machine, so maintaining that shape was impossible for me. I ended up sewing them by hand and actually leaving the paper pattern pinned on as a guide. I used two layers of the cotton attached to one layer of a satiny fabric for the back side. I had thought about just using the cotton, to make them more washable, but it just wasn't opaque enough, so the satin helped in that regard. It was also really hard to pin the elastic on straight, between the layers of fabric, and have it stay in place while sewing. There were a few duds with really crooked elastics at the end!
Posted by kelseyfrost at June 8, 2007 01:31 PM
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