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- Hello Everyone! Thanks for joining me in this weeks #fridaysews which was created by Jen from @TodayinJensSewingRoom
Thanks as ever to all the Friday Sews contributors who are such a supportive team and to all my lovely viewers who always have kind things to say 😊
This week I celebrate the completion of the BBQ Cover, no clue if it fits or not!! I will know after the weekend.
I have also made some more Kwik sew 3614 shorts and some linen crops using New Look 6517.
In September I will be taking part in Michelle from @MichelleSewsAgain fantastic challenge to raise awareness for ALZ (Alzheimer's disease). It will be the #sewpurpletoendalz and I will be making a garment along with Michelle, I've chosen a Big 4 pattern and Michelle will use an similar Indie pattern. I am very excited for that! I hope you all join in with creating something in purple, whatever you chose to do, the world is your oyster as they say!
Thanks for watching and have a great weekend
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Your joy at re-discovering your early sewing journey is so refreshing!
Oh thank you, when you come across something like that it is just so fabulous to read and remember the girl you were! Who knew 40 odd years later I would still have it 🤣. Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you for all your sewing goodness. Love your view & doggie.
Oh thank you so much Maddie, I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing Mickey and my sewing. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊
Love that you still have your school sewing book!
Thank you! The weird thing is I didn't keep any others 🤣. Maybe I sensed it would be my reference book for later years, who knows! Thanks for watching. 😊
The dress you are wearing is lovely.
Thank you for your lovely comment, I was never sure of this one! 😊
I think the shorts are great!
Hi Christina. Well everyone says white lace so that's the one I'll go for! I'm so pleased you approve of the wild shorts, they are a big change for me 🤣. Thanks so much for continuing to watch me and for chatting 😊.
I like the gray
Thanks Sally! I did make up the grey and I still wasn't sure about it 🤣. Happy Sewing 🧵😊
You're funny, I would love those shorts. They aren't too much!
Thanks so much Lynda, I like them more and more every time I see them. Maybe this is my future! Thanks so much for watching 😊
I really like the gray and think it looks a little more modern and up-to-date
Thank you Diane, most people said they liked the white but secretly I liked the grey so ordered both in the end! If I have time I'll make up two 😊. Have a great weekend. 🌸
Hello Carole, I think your bright shorts look fab! I love your needlework book - I took O-Level needlework at school and my teacher hated me! When I did well in the mock exam she punched me in the arm!! Have a lovely holiday.
Hi Helen! That did make me laugh. I actually failed my O Level, I've always thought perhaps I should retake it now 🤣. I'm glad you had a similar experience but you still passed. Thanks so much for commenting and watching 👏🏼😊
Go with the white
Good idea to cut the green T and the coral rib T down to sleeveless. I do this a lot when I'm not wearing a T or shirt and it seems a lot more versatile that way. I can wear them in summer better this way and in fall winter and spring under long sleeve shirts or sweaters. I like both colors on you. Loved the footage of you and your doggie walk and your usual path. Looks like parts of it burned at some point. I really enjoy walking with my dog to start or end my day.
Hi Barbara, I have never cropped off sleeves before and not sure why as it transforms a garment doesn't it. Glad you enjoyed my walk in the forest. I know the bit you mean about burnt but it is just a small dead section that never gets the light and as we have had no rain for weeks it is looking much worse! Walking a dog is a brilliant way to start a day isn't it 👏🏼🐶. Thanks for watching 😊
I love the white better than the gray; maybe find a satiny ribbon and use it as a binding for the hem?
The dress you’re wearing is a beautiful style and the fabric is just gorgeous!
Yay for the grill cover! I finished my dog crate cover and the corners were difficult, but I just winged it. The denim was stretchy and I pieced it together with my serger. It turned out satisfactory.
Wow! What a treasure in your book!
Hello Lisa. Thank you, I think most people said the white so I have ordered that. It's a really good idea to use a binding for the hem thank you. I can't wait to see your dog crate cover and you were so clever to have created that from denim strips. Once I found out how to do the corners it was easy but not on stretch I imagine.
Thank you for the comment on my dress, it's one of those I was never really sure about and thought the bit across my neck due attention to the scraggy neck I seem to have 🤣. Thank you so much for your idea on the hem and for watching. 😊
I know you aren’t crazy about the dress you are wearing, but I ❤ it! The fabric is beautiful and the detail at the throat is very pretty.
Thank you Lynn. I think I would be happier if I lifted it up a bit and the fabric was so lovely I hate that I'm not too happy with it! Thanks for watching 🌸
Yay for a completed BBQ cover - You’ll have to let us know if it fit! I love your tropical shorts and your new white pants. There’s something about a white pair of pants that is just so classy to me. But then again, I’m also a middle-aged woman 😆 For the shrug, I really like the white, but like you, I would have no idea how to hem it. I hope you had a fabulous weekend! 🇨🇦💞
Hi Izzy, I will give you some secret info .the cover fits!! I'm glad it isn't just me with the white trousers, it's just an easy evening outfit in summer isn't it 😂. More or less everyone said the white so I ordered it but mistakenly ticked black instead 😩 so I have had to reorder. I kept the black as it could be useful for something else! Everyone has said use binding so I will explore that first on a scrap bit...we will see 😁. We had a scorcher of a weekend, I hope you enjoyed your family trip. 😊
@@socarole66 So glad the cover fits! I heard the weekend was super hot in the UK. My weekend was fabulous ! 😊
Make the white cover up, that fabric is perfect for a holiday Carole.
Hi Annette and thank you. I think the white one is perhaps the better option. Thanks for commenting 😊
Glad you’re finished with your barbecue cover! Quite the challenge. How about a light gray pair of cropped pants to wear with the green tee shirt? I thought it was pretty.
Hi Norma. I have a pair of grey linen crops! Why didn't I think of wearing those two together duh!!?! Thanks for that idea. Hope you have a great weekend 😊
Scout tee is my tnt
I do love the scout tee as well in both woven and jersey, it always hangs so nicely. Glad you are also a fan!
I would face the hems with bias binding. Sew it on and turn it up to make a hem.
Hi Nancy, thank you. I didn't think of that at all, you are all so great at sharing ideas. Have a good weekend 😊
HI Re the 'granny shawl' I have seen a different fabric that is like a plain cotton mesh that is trendy and does the same thing. I agree the cob web one doesn't work, it also makes me think of a curtain :) You look lovely in the dress you are wearing. :)
Thanks so much Nancy. TH-cam does funny things sometimes as this Friday Sews was 2 years ago! Oh my gosh I can't bear to think how much of a beginner I was back then 🤣. Update on the dress, it ended up being too tight for me so I donated it BUT I very recently made a better dress from the remnants of it! Also I made the cardigan in the white and I love it still. I re watched the video and the strange thing is the footage is of me walking my lovely old dog Mickey, sadly no longer with us. It was lovely to watch him again.
Thank you so much for picking up this video and watching it as I forgot about that footage 🥰🐶
@@socarole66 I am so sorry about Mickey... wonderful memories of our furry friends, but also can be a bit sad Glad your second dress worked out and the cardi too. There always seems to be a way to find the answer, i usually have to sleep on it. Love your videos :)
Hi Carole!! You are so funny! Those shorts were not too bright; they are tropical-looking. Very summery-looking. You have been a very busy girl; you got a lot of sewing done and you've made so many useful things, incuding a BBQ cover...I wonder what your sewing instructor would think now. AY, the comment she left in your notebook -- OUCH! Sounded so much like something my junior high school teacher would say to me. Isn't that awful? So critical; no encouragement. Well, look at you now!
What a lovely, morning walk you have. I loved it when I saw Mickey stop and turn to watch you as you caught up with him. Good boy!
Have a great week-end!!
Thanks Deb, I always seem to make more than I think and it's only when I do the Friday round up so I realise that! I will be so glad to pass on that BBQ cover, it's in the car already because imagine if we went all the way to meet them and I'd left it at home! 😰. I am glad you enjoyed the stroll around the forest, it's always so difficult to know what footage to include in our videos isn't it. Bless Mickey we really are trying to treasure each day now he is 13, I'm sure you know the feeling. Unpick and ask for help is my new motto! 🤣🤣. Have a lovely weekend x
LOLOLOL...Nooooo, that's not a proper motto for you. Anyway, I could see you say something kindly like "let's unpick this and see if we can't make it look just a bit neater." Something to that effect.
Mickey is really spry for his age! Ginger can be at times, too. She really had me worried this morning. When I woke up this morning, she wasn't on her pillow on the floor near my side of the bed and she wasn't there last night when we went to bed. Last night, she had fallen asleep very soundly on a blanket in the family room and didn't even stir as we got busy cleaning things up for the night before going to bed. I let her sleep out there thinking she'd wake up during the night and find her way to her pillow in the bedroom. I don't think she stirred all night. Right away this morning, I went in search of her and found her still sound asleep on the blanket -- where I had left her last night! Of course, I thought the worst. I reached down to stroke her little head and she moved just a little. Whew! William was worried about her as well and had me pick her up and look her over. She seemed okay. When I put her back down, she made for the door needing to go outside and I took her out. She was fine! Another WHEW!! She has eaten a little breakfast and has now settled back in the blanket for her morning snooze.
I know it's inevitable but I don't want to lose my little Ginger just yet. Besides, how would we manage? She rules this household and keeps it running smoothly!!
@@DebsWay oh Deb that really was scary for you! Bless little Ginger, just obviously sound asleep. I know how you feel as Mickey is completely deaf now so every time we come in the house or a room he is asleep and doesn't hear us, you always think the worst don't you. We have to wake him gently but when I see his little tummy going up and down with breathing I am so relieved! Our lovely doggies eh 😊🐶🐶
I've done the same thing at times, Carole -- look at Ginger when she's sleeping so soundly to make sure she's still breathing. Yes, indeed, our beloved, four-legged friends...
I would bind the hem and sleeve maybe with the lacey fabrics for the cardigan, super productive week again Carole, well done ☺️☺️
Aww thanks Adam. I will look into that (admitting I'm not exactly sure what you mean 🤔🤣). No where near as productive as you but I try! 😉
@@socarole66 like a bias binding around the edge, so stick one side and flip under in the same colour but a plain cotton binding maybe, like how the edge of a wedding veil would be bound, I just love seeing Mickey, he’s so cute, spaniels are just the happiest breed lol I delivered to a lady the other day and her spaniel sat infront of me so I had to throw pebbles from the driveway so he could catch them lol 😂
@@AdamSews oh right 🤣 I thought you meant with some kind of glue 🤪. That's a great idea I'll find some kind of thin satin or make some from a voile Brilliant idea now I get what you mean! 👏🏼
That sure was super smart of you to build a makeshift grill. Hope it fits, I’m sure your son will love the sentiment 🙌 I think the white will make an amazing shrug, maybe practice a rolled hem on the sample of fabric. The shorts are great, I don’t think they’re overly bold and will look great w/ a navy top👍 Have a great holiday!!
Enjoyed your walk w/ Mickey 🐕, do you ever see any wildlife in that forest?
Hi Carmen, thank you for all your sweet comments. Gosh I hope that cover fits the BBQ, the weather was so darn hot when I made it! We aren't used to it in the UK 😂. I am excited to wear the shorts when I make a top that works! Re the forest, the only wildlife I come across is Deer and squirrels. The odd slow worm perhaps but that's it. Mickey just ignores the deer now but in his younger days..... 🐶🦌🏃🏻♀️. Thanks and have a great weekend 😊
Congrats on finishing the bbq cover! I love the neckline on the dress you're wearing - it's really cute. 🧵 I LOVE the shorts - the print is so fun! 🧵 I LOVE that you have your old sewing book - that's so wonderful! 🧵Sounds like you have a wonderful weekend planned 😀Your morning walk seems so peaceful - thanks for sharing!
Oh thanks Michelle 😊. Do you really think the neckline is ok? That's good to hear as I was never sure. I'm quite excited to wear those shorts as I always go plain on my bottom half 🤣. Did I read that you are off work next week? Hopefully you can join in the call that would be bloomin amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Have a great weekend x
Thank you Carol. Really enjoyed your video. Love the shorts. Enjoy your holidays
Oh thank you Anne and I am quite pleased with the shorts, hope I can make something quickly to go with them 🤣. We don't go away until the end of the month so a couple of sewing weeks left 👏🏼😁. Have a lovely weekend. 🌻
Hi Carole, loved the shorts, they look really good on you. I’ve recently made a lacy type cardigan to wear if needed on holiday and I used satin bias binding all around the neck, front and hem and also on the sleeve hem and it looks really good. 😀
Oh thank you Kay, that is really sweet of you. I'm so excited to hear you have made a Lacy cardigan and a fabulous idea to use a satin binding thank you. I need to get ordering that fabric and binding then! Thanks again 🌻
Thanks for the fun video! I absolutely love your shorts! They are so cute! I prefer the white lace for your jacket. Have a great weekend!
Hi Karen and thank you for your lovely comments. Everyone has said white so far so I'll order that! Hope you enjoy your weekend too 😊🌻
I love those wild shorts on you. The fit is perfect and the colours really suit you. 🇨🇦😎 I don't think the fabric is that wild....love your videos.
Thank you Linda, now I just have to make something to wear with them. I don't have any plain white tops either 🤣. Thanks for watching from one of the best countries! 🇨🇦 enjoy your weekend 🌻
Your book is fantastic! Definitely keep.
Hi Carol and thank you! I'm so glad I don't throw things away, it's fabulous to read back the notes and it's almost like a different person wrote it 😂. Thanks for watching
Those shorts are great, not too bright. I love those cropped pants, I have the same pattern, it’s a tnt for me. Mickey is such a sweet puppy, waiting for you to catch up, and I love the way he throws back to you! Great job on the bbq cover. Have a great weekend!
Hi Sue. I am excited to wear those shorts actually once I find something to go with them. You can't beat those NL trousers can you, so quick to make up 👏🏼. Mickey always throws the cone and it gets more and more soggy and in pieces every time 🤣. Fingers crossed the BBQ cover fits! Have a great weekend. 🌻
Happy Friday Carole, I love your shorts! There are so many color tops that can go with them. Congrats on getting that BQ cover done, it looks good. Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoyed the walk with you and your fur baby.
Hi Sherri! I need to get some tops made for those wild shorts! It's such a change for me as I always going plain on the bottom 🤣. What a relief to get that cover made but I hope it fits 😬. Hope you enjoy your weekend as well 🌼
I was born in Australia with English parents and I still cook (or my husband does!) a roast most Sundays. Christmas is in the middle of Summer, but we always have a roast then. We have a Beagle and it is more of a sniff-along rather than a walk-along! She would be into those trees sniffing out all the wonderful scents. Does your dog do that?Thank-you for sharing again.
Oh Diane that's amazing! You just can't beat a roast plus if you have leftovers that is another meal sorted for the week isn't it 😁. Mickey is so strange, on the morning walk he just sticks to a path and stays clean. The afternoon one is a complete different story! He is off in the tress, mud and water and gets filthy 😂. Just can't figure him out? I can't imagine walking a dog in Australia with all your scary wildlife! Have a good weekend x
@@socarole66 The wildlife is not that bad. Keeping to the paths helps and snakes generally keep out of sight if they hear us first. We generally take our dog to the dog park which is a great fenced area where the dogs can run and play safely. In Summer there are sightings of snakes but the park is very clear and snakes don't go in there. We also have lovely walking paths along the river which cater for everyone...paved so people in wheelchairs can use it so it's nice and safe as well.
A rolled hem with the serger would be easiest on those lacy coverups you showed, not a nightmare at all, with some stabilizer. Like a water soluble stabilizer, or even a piece of calculator tape (figured you just might be of an age to know what that is) 😂 as am I……..😘
Hi there, yes sadly I knew what you meant about calculator tape 🤣. I also used telex machines and an old style switchboard with plugs when I started work! Anyway back to sewing, do you use that tape doing seams? That is really interesting, I will give both those suggestions a go and lucky I have the samples. Thanks so much for your suggestions. 😊