For some reason the words aren't coming and what does come sound stilted and forced. I have been trying for days to write a post and have deleted all of them. So. Stilted and forced it will be.
I have been sewing, but I haven't been following my previously published plan. (sigh) I think I have mentioned in a previous post that I make The Husband's scrubs for work. A lot of his scrubs have been developing holes and I had four fabrics in his stash (strangely much smaller than mine??), so I have been a good wife and sewing for him. I have two finished and one cut out. Which of course in classic passive aggressiveness I made a mistake in cutting, it is fixable, but I have some figuring to do so as not to have it look like I made a mistake in cutting. Damn. The pattern I use is much modified Simplicity 2769. The main changes I have made is the pockets. The Husband's favorite hobby is to try to rip all the pockets off his scrubs, which as you can imagine annoys me greatly, especially as I have to fix them. Threatening him with a painful lingering death if he continues to tear them has had no effect, so I had to change the pockets. I have figured out that if I move to pockets away from center and have one edge joined at the side seam and the bottom enclosed in the hem the pockets stay intact longer. If anyone out there has any other ideas about pocket placement or whatever else I can do to make the damn things last longer, please share. I will be grateful.
| this is the fabric for one of the scrubs, we are not talking high fashion here folks |
I have done some sewing gadget shopping lately and I have to share some of my new favorites. The first and really fun one is a needle case thingy. It looks like a lipstick, and rolls up the needles like a lipstick does. The needles are held with a magnet. Here is a photo. I got it at a local quilting shop, but I couldn't find an online seller in the US or Canada that carries it, only the UK. There is actually a video showing how this works on YouTube. For some reason I think that is hysterical. Or maybe I am hysterical. Whatever.
The next couple are from Nancy's Notions. I ordered some pattern tracing material and impulsively threw these in my basket as well. Good picks. The first one is the Pattern Notcher, it is perfect for those of us that use a rotary cutter to cut our fabric. This clever gadget takes a tiny (1/4" x 1/16") sliver of fabric instead of trying to cut tiny triangles. I love it. The other one is Black Roll A Pattern, very handy for tracing patterns
I am spending the entire day (from 10:30 a.m. PST) watching the pre-pre-pre Oscars, pre-pre Oscars,etc, while catching up on my ironing. I figure if I am going to waste hours watching TV, I may as well get something accomplished. Right? Right.
I'm now having the opposite problem to you. I really want one of those Roll a Patterns (first time I've ever seen one) and can't find a supplier in the UK or a US supplier who will ship here.
ReplyDeleteI still have the packaging, so I did some looking for you, have a look and see if they will ship to you. If no luck, email me at ellecsews at gmail dot com and we will figure out a way to get it to you.
Deletehttp://www.createforless.com/Lasting+Impressions+Roll+A+Pattern+Rotary+Marker+Blue/pid174406.aspx
http://www.pronto.com/shop/lasting-impressions-roll-a-pattern
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HKV0IK/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1278548962&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004HKV0FS&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=14ZG2F
Oh, I understand getting blocked when it comes to writing posts. I fight that all the time too. Good on you, pushing through it.
ReplyDeleteI love the fabric choice for the scrubs! SUPERMAN! And I really want to swipe that notch cutter. What a great idea!
It was so frustrating and I knew if I didn't post soon I would quit entirely and I really didn't want that to happen. Thank you for the encouragement.
DeleteThanks for posting anyway! I did nothing stitch-wise this weekend except futilely attempt to organize my patterns, and I'm trying to figure out how to turn that into a post that isn't boring or whiny. We'll see if I succeed.
ReplyDeleteAs for the pocket problem, I'm assuming you already do stuff like reinforce the pocket tops with bar tacks etc? I used to try and skip that on jeans and it doesn't work without them. Hmm, while we're talking about jeans, what about studs? Would studs on scrubs be too weird? :)
Oh hell yeah I use bar tacks, on average 1 1/2" long! He still manages to rip the suckers off. AArrgh. I couldn't do studs or rivets because of the potential of scratching a patient. Studs would be wierd, but nicely wierd.
DeleteHmm, kevlar threads? What about a big box-shape at the top, like a square with an X in it? Is it the thread that gives or the fabric?
DeleteAlso, now I totally want to make studded scrubs for my cousin who's a nurse. Preferably in a Superman print.
The fabric gives, it catches on something, he claims they get caught on the handles of a wheelchair. On one of them the rip in the fabric was a lovely three corner tear 4 inches long either way. I can't figure how he does that as he is 6 feet tall??
DeleteIf you are going to make studded scrubs I would make them in a skull and crossbones print, or a tattoo style print.
No advice on the pockets, I only sewed my second one ever last week :) But thanks for posting even in the midst of writer block!
ReplyDeleteSome nice gadgets, and that lipstick thingy looks pretty cool! Hmmm, scrubs is a great idea for my husband too... Thanks for the inspiration!
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