may be getting somewhere

For a while I have been squelched by a project that should have been done well over 2 months ago and is still sitting in my studio. Since this project my life has been in turmoil, my husband and I found out we were pregnant then that a house we put and offer in on was accepted. Needless to say things are a changin'! But I almost my my second full length tie skirt complete...I will load pictures soon. It has taken me significantly longer than I had planned because I made some poor choices in materials....but have since removed nearly half the ties and proceeded to make the skirt the right size.
I have also made it through Halloween, making a wee little dragon costume, a 80's dancer costume for my pooch, and some really sweet leg warmers for myself.....again pictures to come later.
Now I am getting inspired for the holiday season. I have started making patches, that people can buy and use where ever they like, I have started ideas for some small fabric paintings that I should be able to sell at a reasonable price, I have a vision for mittens from sweaters, and also my awesome leg warmers..I plan on making more to sell! So needless to say I am becoming more motivated, and I should have some really cool stuff done by the end of this month!

An unproductive week

So even though my goal was to finish a project every week to update the blog it has not worked. I have actually been busy for a while helping Jackson School of the Arts prepare for our next school year. But anyway, I did get my sewing machine a much needed tune-up and now it actually has even stitches, which is really exciting for me. It has inspired me to schedule classes. So here is the announcement!
I will be holding classes every Monday night for people wanting to familiarize themselves with their sewing machine. It will be pretty basic, getting to know how to thread, what the different stitches are good for and how to complete a sewing project of the students choice. This will also be a great time, if you are already good at sewing, to just bring your machine and work around others working with fabric. The class will start around 6:30 and go until 8:00 at the latest, or if people need to leave earlier. I will provide scrap material for practice and thread; please bring your own machine, bobbins, and material for your final project. The price for this class with be $15 for an hour (this is negotiable, I love to barter).
My other class with be on Friday evening from 5-6. I hope for this class to take on the "stitch-and-bitch" type feel where we all have solo projects, and socialize while working on them. The projects will be focused on recycling and art, especially clothing. If you want and idea of what that looks like click on the image of the green and white tank top to the left. Some call this up-cycling clothing. I usually do it when I really like certain aspects of an article of clothing but I dislike others. I will be there to lend novice sewers a hand in getting started and guidance throughout their project. I will provide any scrap fabric needed for projects, as well as any needles or thread needed. The fee for this class will be $10 (also negotiable!).
Well that is all the news for now!

Goals met

So I have been working as "holey altered" for just under a year and my goal was to have this blog up and running by the end of this month! I cut it a little bit close but here it is! My goal with this is to post a weekly project, so that I am more productive and people who don't make it down to Art 634 can still see what I am up to. I will also be posting a class schedule sometime next week. If you have any ideas for classes you would be interested in taking, let me know! I will do what I can.