I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE POSTED THESE LAST NIGHT
BUT I DIDN’T GET THEM DONE
I WAS MAKING WAY TOO MANY MISTAKES WHEN I WAS TRYING TO SEW THEM. SO I DECIDED I NEEDED TO PUT THE MACHINE AWAY AND FINISH THEM THIS AFTERNOON.
I HAD SO MUCH TO DO TODAY SO I AM JUST NOW GETTING A CHANCE TO POST THEM.
YES THEY ARE FREE AND I HAVE 6 AVAILABLE
1 CUPCAKES
2 INKED
1 YELLOW FLOWERS
1 FRIDA

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ADDRESS TO MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM AND I WILL SEND THEM OUT ASAP.

AS SOON AS I BUY MORE SNAP CLOSURES
I WILL HAVE 1 MORE CUPCAKES AND 1 MORE YELLOW FLOWERS.

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HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE QUILLING I HAVE BEEN DOING
PLEASE EXCUSE THE GLUE

I DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON THE TIP OF THE DAY UNTIL ADTER THE NEW YEAR, BUT I DO HOPE TO BE BACK NEXT WEEK FOR A COUPLE MORE POST’S

HAPPY HOLIDAZE AND I APPRECIATE YOU VISITING!!

HI
SORRY FOR NO TIP OF THE DAY THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS
I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY DOING STUFF FOR WORK SECRET SANTA AND KNITTING.
LAST NIGHT I FINALLY GOT A MINUTE TO SIT DOWN GET SOME SEWING DONE. NOT AS MUCH AS I WOULD HAVE WANTED TO BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED.

SOOOO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WENT ON A QUILT RUN.
ONE OF THE SHOPS HAD A TUT FOR WHAT I WANNA CALL POUCH OR BAG, BUT THE SISTER SAID IT COULD BE A CLUTCH. YOU CALL IT WHAT EVER YOU WANT LOL. I READ THE INSTRUCTIONS OVER AND OVER FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THEM AT ALL. SO I DECIDED TO SIT DOWN AND RE WRITE THEM TO MAKE IT EASIER ON ME.
SO THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH USING THIS VERY POPULAR ALEXANDER HENRY FABRIC.

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I WAS SO EXCITED THAT I MADE 2 LOL

THE LITTLE ONE FITS IN THE BIG ONE

WHEN I WAS CUTTING UP THE SMALL ONE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WAYYY TOO SMALL AND QUICKLY MADE A PATTERN FOR THE BIG ONE. WHEN I WAS DONE STITCHING IT UP I REALIZED IT’S A PERFECT SIZE FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO RUN TO THE STORE REAL QUICK AND NOT TAKE A PURSE.
I WANTED TO SEE HOW MUCH I CAN GET IN THERE SO I PUT MY PHONE, IPOD, PENS, MONEY, BANK CARD, HAIR CLIP, STAMPS, COIN POUCH, WORK ID, CHAP STICK AND STILL HAD ROOM FOR A COUPLE MORE THINGS. I DIDN’T PUT ANYTHING IN THE LARGE ONE BUT MAYBE I’LL TRY T LATER AND TAKE SOME PICTURES FOR YOU ALL TO SEE.

IT’S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
THANKS FOR COMING BY.

OHHHHH
1 MORE THING.
I STARTED QUILLING!!!
ONE OF THE CARD’S I’VE MADE!
SO EXCITED LOL

JANUARY WILL BE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN SEWING.
I HAD BOUGHT MY LAWN MOWER (MY SEWING MACHINE) MONTH’S BEFORE THAT AND WASN’T SURE IF I WANTED TO TEACH MYSELF OR IF I WANTED TO TAKE A CLASS. I WENT WITH TAKING A CLASS AND THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER.

FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTH’S AFTER MY FIRST CLASS I WOULD COME HOME FROM WORK AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE SEWING MACHINE. I WENT INTO TOTE BAG PRODUCTION, I MADE ENOUGH TO LAST ME 10 YEARS LOL
I GAVE SO MANY TOTES AWAY.
THE GIRLS AT WORK AND THE SISTER LOVED IT.

8 MONTH’S, 50+ TOTE BAGS LATER MY LAWN MOWER STARTED MAKING THIS FUNNY NOISE. I HAD NOT EVEN HAD IT A YEAR AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. I DIDN’T PAY VERY MUCH FOR HER SO I WAS WORRIED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT IT WAS WORTH IT. I FIGURED I’D GET A NEW ONE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY SAID IT WOULD BE.

I KEPT SEWING WITH IT NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE NOISE, UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS MAKING A PET SCREEN POUCH AND THE NEEDLE BROKE. I CHANGED THE NEEDLE AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW, IT FIXED THE NOISE. HA HA HA
ALL I NEEDED TO DO TO MAKE THAT FUNNY NOISE GO AWAY WAS CHANGE THE NEEDLE.

SINCE THEN, I CHANGE THE NEEDLE ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY 5-7 PROJECTS DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF FABRIC I AM USING.

SO THAT IS MY TIP OF THE DAY, CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE OFTEN. NOT ONLY WILL IT AVOID THE FUNNY NOISE ON YOUR MACHINE BUT NEW NEEDLES ALWAYS WORK BETTER WITH YOUR THREAD.

HELLO PEEP’S

I DECIDED I WANTED TO DO A TIP OF THE DAY HERE ON TOP STITCH.
THAT WILL PROBABLY KEEP THIS PLACE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE

I AM NOT DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK I KNOW IT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING OR BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH ADVICE TO GIVE. I DECIDED TO DO IT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY TIPS AND TRICKS THAT I HAVE LEARNED IN MY SHORT TIME SEWING. TIPS THAT I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TOLD ME LOL

SOME OF THIS STUFF I LEARNED ON MY OWN FROM MAKING MISTAKES OR FROM JUST TRYING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER ON MYSELF

I’VE ALSO LEARNED FROM TAKING SEWING AND QUILTING CLASSES

FROM EXPERIENCED SEWERS

FROM PEEP’S ON LINE OR TUT’S I’VE COME ACCROSS

FROM THREAD TO FABRIC, FROM ROTARY CUTTERS TO QUILTING
I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT ALL!!

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS OR YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE ME STUFF TO TALK ABOUT LOL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM

SO TODAY’S TIP OF THE DAY IS: WHEN QUILTING, PRESS AS YOU GO. IT’S SO VERY IMPORTANT OR YOUR QUILT WON’T HAVE THAT NICE CLEAN LOOK IT’S SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

THAT TIP COMES FROM MAKING THIS BAG FOR THE SISTER.

SEWING 116 2 I/2 INCH SQUARES WAS HARD WORK!

THAT’S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. HAVE A GREAT WEEK