hello welcome back to my channel in the last video i did a really thorough reorganizing of
my fabric which was very very therapeutic hope you guys enjoyed that video going through everything
reminded me of a bunch of projects where last year for whatever reason i just didn't really finish
well i know the reason it was because because of time i ran out of time i have projects that
just didn't really reach like the level that in my heart i wanted them to reach i know i'm not alone
in this i know you two have stuff that you've started but not quite finished or finished but
you were like i could have gone back and fixed it up a little or if you just have like a little hole
in your t-shirt in this spot you know that one spot where you always get holes in your t-shirt
we can pull those out and get those handled today together okay let me go get my first project oh
i'm very motivated to get this one fixed before winter is over anyways as you can see this bucket
hat has some fit issues it's like so boxy on top that it has like spots where it [ __ ] i guess my
plan was just to put a dart in it that's kind of my easy solution hoping i can get away with
it i feel like i could lose literally up to a centimeter in a dart so i'll give that a try
i feel like this looks so much better a lot of that awkward wrinkliness at the top is gone
i started deep in the corner here just tapered it out to be about a centimeter
lost a fabric and then smooth it out to be flat across the top now for the
lining so i can wear this without worrying about little bits of fuzz
my newly organized fabric shelf the heavier ones with some lining so i could go with
an actual lining fabric one of these whitey creamy ones but since it's going to be on
the inside i kind of feel like i should just use a fabric that i don't have any
other plans with so it doesn't go to waste so therefore i'm thinking this guy or this guy
i'm gonna do this one because it's easier to sew it's a firmer fabric
and i just want like a no fuss option
i cut out a circle that is the same diameter as the top of the hat and then i cut out two
walls that i'm going to join together to form a complete donut basically we're
making everything that the hat has except for its brim so let me just put these together
all right that seemed to go decently
i think i'm just to literally sew it to this band that was put in and that way i don't have
to fuss with getting all the fabric shoved under the machine at once finally getting this done
yes okay finish this gap is just the spot that couldn't go around the machine
so i'm just gonna hand sew it shut and it'll be done
next up do you guys remember this chanel inspired jacket made from an ikea blanket that we thrifted
so we didn't even know it was ikea we just thought it was a old green thing originally i'd made it
with a matching skirt and all together with all the little details and chain and buttons and
lining it became quite an ambitious project and so in the end i never had time to line the sleeves
the shock the horror i've never done sleeve lining so i was also a little bit intimidated and i saw
a lot of comments that reassured me that it's not that hard so gonna go get the lining fabric
this jacket was also made using my letter low pattern drafting kit which if you guys haven't
seen me mention that in the past i'll put a link in the description it's a very helpful
kit can give you patterns for tops and bottoms all using one of your body measurements either
your bust or your hips and so far it's working this is the original sleeve pattern
that made these sleeves let's cut it out of the black lining fabric
two layers here i'm just gonna sew these right sides together
into arm tubes also known as sleeves
wow so far this is going so much faster than i feared originally i did a blanket stitch this
is a stitch that my sewing machine offers so it wasn't too hard just went all the way around so
that it wouldn't fray but unfortunately i now have to undo the lining fabric is now
free from the green fabric i'm just going to sew the sleeves to the armholes right sides together
just gonna have to hand stitch close this but
here she is all the way around pushing it all through the sleeve
based on my online research it should stick out farther than the edge of the
sleeve because now i'm going to flip it back press it and then do a blind stitch
to hold it to the inside of the cuff you guys were right it wasn't that scary thanks thanks for your
encouragement okay two down two more to go the last one we'll get back to the swing machine but
this third one has to do with how i mentioned in the last video that we're getting ready for some
changes and if you watch my 2020 recap video you know that this tapestry has been on this thing
for literally all of 2020 i'm so sorry if you want to get into tapestry weaving this year it's
very relaxing and i highly recommend it i've been telling myself that it's like a form of decor but
i need to stop kidding myself i'll put a link in the description if you guys want to see the video
i made that explains all the basics of tapestry weaving based on a class that i took everything
from how to start all the way to where i am now how to finish so we're just cutting these strings
free one by one we go over the next one come back under pull down over the next come back
under pull down hopefully you can already see how tab's removing is just like so chill
put a link in the description to the tapestry supplies that i put together on my website too
to make it easier for you guys to shop if you want to check it out she's almost free
and i'm gonna weave these strings that i brought down into the tapestry so that they don't come
i undone i'm going to finish off the bottom the same way i did the top
for the real finishing touches i'm using this package of wooden dowels that i've gotten from
the dollar store i have to cut them down to size because it's nice if it can match the width of
this tapestry perfectly i managed to get the raw edges to look so good just using a metal
nail file at one point i got so sick and tired of going through nail files
and decided to get a metal one and no regrets it's been so good for arts and crafts as well
if you have not been on the metal nail file situation that is super versatile for other crafts
get on it so i got my two sticks that are the same length gonna secure them to the tapestry
maybe we focus on the future no use in living in the past
try to remember that the bad times never happened this is sagua we named her after a popular chinese
canadian kids tv show about a little cat who lives in china with her family i think they
have an official job as palace calligraphers and that's why that cat has black and white markings
and sagua has black and white markings do you want to say hi to the audience look at that bye
and now our home is just totally transformed with all her cat goodies hopefully you guys
are okay with seeing more of her here oh she's pushing against me going to end this video with
one last upgrade which is i finally added little ties to the inside this duvet covers inside out
so the inside corners of my duvet cover i made this a couple of years ago there's a tutorial if
you want to make one yourself i loved the idea of a soft blue linen the really natural tie closure
so this is the one that i made for myself your duvet has the cute little ribbon in the corners
you can now tie these to that little ribbon so that your duvet does not run around inside your
duvet cover the ties i salvaged from an old duvet cover that has really been falling apart in the
wash so it was time for retirement i know none of the projects in this video were particularly
challenging but it's just their aggregate that nags around in your mind and so i hope you guys
are able to get some inspiration to finish your own odds and ends projects as well finally my head
is clear i'm excited we're gonna do a big sewing project for our next video until next time bye