#stayhomeandsew

[vipswalletofficial]

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[ablimpfallsfromacamera]

Who's a pretty birdie 🐦 IM A PRETTY BIRDY 🐣🐥 GAZE UPON HOW MY HAIR NATURALLY FORMED A PRETTY BOW 🎀 AND DESPAIR!!! Im clearly bored waiting for Round 1 of #SockMadness so check out my plague doctor mask made using @dieselpunk.ro's pattern! I also made a full mask but unfortunately thats less practical and more costume since most places wont let you in with a mask that covers your whole face--esp if they look ominous. Do yall want to see more sewing/leathercraft endeavors? I recently picked up some white leather to make a Darkest Dungeon Plague Doctor cosplay as well. 👀 BH Cosmetics Illusion Palette in Green and Gold . . . . . . #marchmeetthemaker #leathercraft #leatherwork #plaguedoctor #stayhomeandmakesomething #plaguesewing #stayhomeandsew #plaguedoctormask #plaguebabe #cosplayerofinstagram #pandemiclife #plagueinc #pathologic #seuchendoctor #plaguedoctorcosplay #facemask #creepycute #чумнойдоктор #чумнойлекарь #cosplayfun #diversityincraft #sewingfacemasks #sewingwithlove #sewistsofinstagram #sewingmakesmehappy #bhcosmetics @bhcosmetics https://www.instagram.com/p/CMsF6clpIYj/?igshid=128qi9v49ae90

[sightdoll]

“STAY HOME AND SEW!” Lots of sewing going on at my house! Finished these two corsets for my Minigenue girls. Used handmade Dupioni Silk fabric from @silkbaron 👌😘♥️ #StayHomeAndSew #Quarantine2020 #LegitBJD #BallJointedDoll #BJD #BJDsewing #Minigenue #ArtifexKindred #TwiglingIngenue https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DUASSJudg/?igshid=16hgv256f9hb8

[ayearofmaking]

Robe Jacket

Pattern: robe jacket from Peppermint Magazine by Common Stitch

Size: B

Fabric: spring reverie by Cloud 9 Fabrics

Fiber: rayon

This was a fun, quick make. In fact, I'm almost a little mad at how quickly I made this. Sewing really does feel like instant gratification compared to crochet. As much as I've loathed making the face masks, I think the repitition of it has made me faster and technically a little better at sewing.

This fabric, though. I'm obsessed. I saw it and had to have it. I don't go in for floral that much, but it has these earth tones that I like to wear, and I love that it looks modern and graphic at the same time with the floral element. And it's so soft and drapes just right for this pattern. The jacket has belt loops and a belt, but I imagine I'll be wearing it open most of the time - over tank tops, jumpsuits and dresses.

I had started wearing these kimono inspired jackets when I lived in the middle east A) because lots of women wore stuff like this and B) because I needed to stay covered even in the summer, but needed something more breathable than a sweater for when it was 95 F outside. But all the stuff I owned there was fast fashion from cheap outlet shops, and was often straight up the wrong size for me, so I'm very happy to have made this.

I love the inverted pleat in the back, and I opted to do French seams throughout since I don't have a serger, this isn't the tightest weave fabric, and I like clean looking guts. I also hemmed up the bottom a little more than the pattern called for.

[inspiration-cindygrisdela]

Some progress on my blocks. I added a couple of dull values to my color choices to give some contrast with the brights. That neon yellow is really eye popping but I like the spark it provides. We’ll see if it’s too much or not. More tomorrow! #artfulimprov #workinprocess #brightcolor #konasolids #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #stayhomeandsew #contemporarydesign #improvpiecing https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dJrxJHLeC/?igshid=16fz4uicx822y

[shibaguyz]

If you follow along on our Stories, you’ve seen the daily progress on our improv piecing. These two panels are from today and will join the other panels we’ve completed. Eventually, this will be one Ginormous Scrappy Improv Quilt… eventually. It takes a lot of little scraps to make whole panels of fabric. A. Lot. Luckily, we save all of the scraps from our own projects as well as our classes. And, from time to time, we are fortunate enough to raid a friend’s scrap bins for additional goodies. This is definitely not a quick project but we’re still loving every minute of it and we really love standing back and the end of a day and seeing how it all turned out. Have y’all done improv piecing before? ✂️ . . . #improvquilting #scrapquilt #lifewiththeshibaguyz #sewing #quilting #sewistsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #stayhomeandsew #stayhomeandcreate #fiberart #fiberartist #fiberartistsofinstagram #seattlefiberarts https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWdkuLpAC7/?igshid=128rc00sglrj4

[actualshonenprotagonist]

Getting back on the horse after a rough couple of days, mentally. I finally got around to testing out my piping foot! I got the 1/8", the narrowest one on offer, but the first few channels still ended up bigger than the pattern calls for-- closer to 3/16", which can add up quickly with multiple rows. With a bit of practice it looks like I can force them down to 1/8", though. Test conducted using jute twine and heavy-ish linen scraps. #symingtoncorset #cordedcorset #corsetry #stayhomeandsew #cording # https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H8EBdgkpA/?igshid=t7x2m8y41js0

[gardenofyoga]

How amazing is this succulent quilt?! Handmade by @bluedogquilting who just happens to be my besties sister 💖 This is wide enough for a Queen size bed and the details is incredible - such an awesome birthday present!! 💕🌱😍🌵💕 . . . . #leoseason #jungalowstyle #abmcrafty #stayhomeandsew #abmlifeiscolorful #abmlifeisbeautiful #handmade #succulents #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantsplantsplants #plantladyisthenewcatlady https://www.instagram.com/p/CDnZMMZDNsK/?igshid=13rn8s5pzet01

[vipswalletofficial]

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[introvert-stylist]

🚨NEW BLOG POST🚨 I’m taking it slow I promise, but I have a new post up that walks you through changing a commercial pattern into a designer tunic. I’ll do a YouTube video soon for my visual learns. Go to latest blog post in my bio to see which pattern I used. And don’t forget to subscribe to my mailing list. I have some goodies planned this month. XOXO 💋 - - - - - #introvertstylist⁠ #scsisterlove #stylecollective #sewersofinatagram #whomademyclothes #blackgirlssew #colorfulsewl #millenialsewing #stayhomeandsew #sewingaddict #sewingbloggers #sewingblogger #sewingcommunityisthebest #Sewciety #sewcialist #lovesewing #sewingproject #sewingeveryday #makersgonnamake #sewinghobby #sewingismytherapy #curvysewing #sewingaddict #sewingcommunity #sewistofinstagram #pocwhosews #isewmyownclothes #meetmakersofcolor #isewlation #sewingissexy (at Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWTUsxVpGzp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jenamaen]

When I was a kid, I saw America as this great big country where all your dreams could come true. Coming from someone who grew in a small town in a third world country, where there's very few foreigners around, stepping in and living in this big country is a definitely a dream come true. But when I got here, I was faced with different kinds of situation at hand that I never actually thought is a reality. Racial discrimination is a big deal. Skin color prejudice is rampant. And right now, coupled with protests and riotings, I really dont know how I feel about this country anymore. Dont get me wrong, I love being here and I love the people I met along the way that lives here. I just dont understand why some people here have to go through so much trouble as to perform public violence to get their point across. It saddens me in so many ways to know that there are alot of people being affect by such actions. Businesses, as well. Coz really, what good can it bring everyone if you destroy a certain establishment and rob them? Riots, angry mobs, injured people. I dont know. It just takes a lot of energy for me not to get emotional with whats going on right now. Its one reason I dont read news very often. But sometimes social media makes it worst. So, I just do what I know I do best. Making small things for people that makes them happy. 😀 Sorry for that. Im just here documenting my recent makes. They're mostly out already to their respective new owners. 😀 I didnt realize Ill be going down this road of sewing stuff for people until I actually started it. I guess theres no stopping now since I got more orders coming in..😀😀 . . . . . #scrubcaps #sewingtime #sewingfun #maskmaking #themakingofscrubcaps #sewist #spreadpositivity #blacklivesmatter #stoptheriots #stayhomeandsew #sewingwithlove #sewinginspiration #sewingaddict #sewingcommunity #sewingismytherapy (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9GL9rha_y/?igshid=1gjdqz1b6tj7g

[sightdoll]

Finished this corset for my Violet Minigenue, very happy with the embroidery. My wish for nice outside weather was granted, and I had the luxury of sewing outside for several days. 😊💕 #LegitBJD #BallJointedDoll #Minigenue #ArtifexKindred #TwiglingIngenue #BJDsewing #Embroidery #EmbroideryArt #StayHome #StayHomeAndSew #Quarantine #Quarantine2020 #SilkBaron https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2TL-Fp_Xa/?igshid=1oduz78rtej27

[ayearofmaking]

Getting down with the lockdown

Here in Connecticut, we’ve been in a semi-lockdown for about a month now, and like many people, I’ve vacillated between panic attacks and depression and trying to see the silver lining/it-could-be-worse side of things. For example:

I’m so lucky I still have a job and can work at home!

Oh my god, now that my mom lives with me and my husband, I’m the only one with an income!

At least my husband is still getting job interviews in a time like this!

Holy shit, he’s an immigrant and just moved to the US at the worst time possible and I feel so guilty!

Believe it or not, the panic even carried over into crafting - like many sewists, I did order a few yards of fabric and elastic to make masks for others. Compared to the relative ease with which I’ve made garments and bags though, masks have become the bane of my existence. Everyone’s face is different! I have no idea how you’re supposed to mass produce these. I’ve made 3 for my husband and have yet to make one that fits him right - I may have yelled at him for having the wrong sized head. Since I work at a medical school, I was going to donate these to our healthcare providers, but since we’re still getting conflicting information on what’s considered acceptable PPE, I decided to donate them to a women’s/family homeless shelter - someplace that is ostensibly lower risk than an ICU ward, where people will actually use them and will hopefully help to slow asymptomatic spread of COVID-19. Anyway, this fed into my anxiety because with every mask that I felt I messed up, I was angry at myself because it meant wasted material and one less person who would get a mask.

And then I’ve also been grappling with feeling like, okay - I got out of working in news because covering humanitarian crises was not great for my mental health, and then a pandemic followed me to a medical school, and now I have to read about COVID-19 research and case numbers all day and make videos about this stuff. Cool. But yaaaay I’m so lucky to be employed and have health insurance, even if I was barely making it to the end of the month before, everything is fine!

Anyhow. I’m doing a little better now that I’ve set an alarm to make myself take my anxiety and migraine meds at the same time every day. Duh. 

If there is a silver lining amidst the endless human suffering, the 20% unemployment rate, the miles long lines for food banks, the disproportionately high death rates for POC, the poor - folks who can’t afford to socially distance - I guess it might be this.

We’re all being forced to cut a lot of conveniences out of our lives right now. It means different things to different people, but it boils down to less consumption. Fewer trips in the car, fewer frivolous trips to the store, fewer mindless purchases. With places like Chewy and Petsmart out of stock of my usual pet supplies, my locally owned pet stores are coming to the rescue with curbside pickup. Same for craft supplies. The tiny vegetarian, organic, family owned supermarket by my house is usually better stocked and has better behaved customers than people at Stop and Shop or Target. If you can afford to do takeout, you can pick up meals from local restaurants that are still open, rather than ordering through Grubhub that takes a large commission from these places that are already suffering.

On the flip side, the things that have been added into my life these past few weeks are having my mom and my husband get more time to bond, since we’ve always lived far away in the Middle East, being grateful for both of their compassion, going on lots of hikes and walks and bike rides together, cooking together, playing card games, reading books and watching movies. 

The things that seemed important a few weeks ago - maybe trying to get a job with a fancier title at a fancier institution, deadlines set for myself (including finishing my master’s this year), what people think of me, what my house looks like - all that has gone out the window very rapidly. On the other hand, even with all the uncertainty, it’s easy to contemplate long-term plans with my family, because that is solid.

In other words, now is the time to contemplate what we want to let back into our lives when things eventually go back to “normal.” Do we even want a return to “normal,” considering “normal” is what got us in this situation? “Normal” means our jobs are our whole lives in the US - without a job, we have no health insurance and no safety net. “Normal” has resulted in world-class healthcare systems collapsing and manufacturing supply chains being broken globally. And this crisis has revealed that scientific research and innovation can happen rapidly - we just haven’t been prioritizing it with funding before now. Now is the time to Marie Kondo all that shit and think about the kind of lives we want to lead.

[jeudijapan]

(jeudi)BOSSとYUKIの私物紹介 . ええと、今回はYUKIさんをが生きていく上で欠かせない『オタクグッズ』 . 本当はもっといろいろあるんだけど……今回はわかりやすくタオルとうちわにしました～～ . タオルめっちゃ好きで、毎回グッズが出る度に買ってしまうアイテム、、本当は１番お気に入りの不協和音のタオルがあるんだけど行方不明でした、、我が家神隠しがおるねん。笑 . ２枚目はうちわ！ジャニーズライブグッズの定番はこのうちわ！自作もあるんだけど、、、さすがに恥ずかしいからやめといた。 . 最近CHIEさんのせい？おかげ？で山田涼介再ブーム来てます。毎晩2人ですキャーキャー言いながらみてます。笑 . 新しい情報欲しいな～！それまでDVD観まくって耐えます～～ 早くライブに行ける日が来ますように、、！ . . (書いた人:キモオタYUKI) ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 次回のお休み . 4/2(木)～5/31(日)まで . ※新型コロナウイルスの影響により . ※変更の可能性あり、決まり次第、追加します。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー . 〒211-0025 川崎市中原区木月2-10-3 ベンチャーマックス2F 204 044-982-3365 ＊ (jeudi) (ジェンディ) ＊ PM12:00～PM8:00 (看板が出てたら何時でも入ってきてOK！) ＊ 木曜日休み * #ジェンディ #元住吉 #古着屋 #古着 #川崎 #東横線 #駅チカ #武蔵小杉 #日吉 #BOSSの私物紹介 #古着好きな人と繋がりたい #お家時間 #おうち時間 #jeudijapan #jeudi #fashion #used #vintage #alden #stayhomeandsew (Jeudi.japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAmL_f4Dmff/?igshid=21rh4mkic8dg

[shibaguyz]

Visible mending by us. Photobomb by Dallas. Tutorial by us coming soon to @cloverusa blog. Dallas will stay right here making sure nothing interesting happens without her supervision. As is her right.💖💖 . . . #lifewiththeshibaguyz #lifewiththeshibakidz #sashiko #visiblemending #aurifilthread #aurifildesigner #aurifil12wt #shibainu #shibainuofinstagram #japanesedog #handsewing #stayhomeandsew #sustainablefashion #upcycledclothing #recyclereducereuse #fiberart #fiberartist #seattlefiberarts https://www.instagram.com/p/CALfNItJXzB/?igshid=i6fwaz9wgwpx

[asaajatha]

#χειροποιητεςμασκες #βαμβακερη #διπλο #υφασμα #επαναχρεισημοποιουμενη #handmademask😷 #cotton #washable #coronavirus #stayhomeandsew #staysafe #covid19 #remake #reuse #sew #sewing #sustainablefashion #whomademyclothes (στην τοποθεσία Sifnos Tailoring) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_mboODFVny/?igshid=1tm3br6jovk0f