Mathildas Market-Melbourne

Come for a play, a sticky-beak or a chat. As long as you come along! As well as us, there'll be so many lovely stalls chock full of unique goodies, you really don't want to miss it in the lead up to christmas.

xxxCherry

Piping- do it yourself the easy way

If you want to make your own piping, the easiest way is to get some existing piping and cover it. Maybe a huge roll on sale(I love Jack Stock), or some funk-eugh colour from the op shop or ripped out of an old garment. Just make sure it's colourfast, though. You don't want to cover red piping with a lovely cream satin and then have it run in the wash!

Then cut your bias strips of your new fabric, fold over the piping, keeping the fabric nice and firm around the cord, and stitch down. If you use a great big stitch, it will take no time at all, and try to sew closer to the edge rather than the cord (like the gray on the far right). That way when you insert it into your garment the basting stitches will be hidden in the seam. When you do insert it, use an invisible zipper foot to get nice and close to the cord for a neat finish.
And voilà! Custom piping that is easy and quick to make.

xCherry

Phat stack of hats

Phat stack of hats, originally uploaded by cherry_rockette.

All 10 done! All one of a kind. Elastic in the back to fit ages 1-6. They even fit my puny toddler size head.

xCherry

www.FuriousKingston.com.au

Grading patterns is duuuuuulllll

Grading patterns is duuuuuulllll, originally uploaded by cherry_rockette.

Been grading my patterns into size 1,2,3. Which is soooooo dull and time consuming but costs upwards of $40 per style per size to outsource so nowhere near an option yet.
And then begins the cutting marathon. Figure I'll make 1pc size 1, 2x2's, 2x3's of everything. Hope that's enough. I know I shot myself in the foot a bit by planning too many styles, but hey, it's what I do! Hmmm lemme think, I have 3 pants, 3 shorts, 6 short sleeve tees and prints, 2 long sleeve tees and prints, 4 shirts, a fleece hoody, a knit hoody, a vest, a waist coat, ties and bow ties, grandpa caps and pork pies and peaked caps, treasure bags and wooly dress up moustaches. Whew! Thank jeebers I canned the jacket, cardigan, school bag, stripe pants and 2 more tees!!!
Oh and I've done the maths (very badly, it's been a looong time since I did maths1 in yr 12) and it seems I need to do at least 2hrs a night in addition to my 2 full days a week in order to get all the sewing done. And yeah, that includes the weekends.
So here's hoping nothing drastic goes wrong and I come up with some spiffy short cuts to help get me through.
Know what's nice though? Jim (mr Furious) said he's going to make me lots of dinners and cakes and yummy goodies to get me through. Yay!

xCherry

www.FuriousKingston.com.au

Cool summer grandpa hats

Cool summer grandpa hats, originally uploaded by cherry_rockette.

These are all cotton, with some mock suede trim, with cotton lining to keep little heads cool and shaded in summer while looking damn fine to boot. With 10 one of a kind options to choose from. Keep your eyes peeled at Mathilda's.

xCherry

www.FuriousKingston.com.au

Sewing tip: zigzag trimming

Sewing tip: zigzag trimming, originally uploaded by cherry_rockette.

Instead of clipping the seam allowance of a curve, use pinking shears to trim the seam allowance to about 3-4mm before bagging out(turning). You end up with less fabric inside and a smoother curve.

xCherry

www.FuriousKingston.com.au

Labels de la moustache

Labels de la moustache, originally uploaded by cherry_rockette.

Labels full of moustache-y goodness have arrived! Now I can sew them into all the funky arse shit, like every single day.

xCherry

www.FuriousKingston.com.au