My Sewtuary!

My sewing room is amazing. I don't think I could have design a better sewing room for myself. It's femine, efficient and most of all it's.. PINK! Pink is my ultimate favorite color and I think when I die want to buried in an pink coffin (extreme but yeah it's me) 

I made my craft table myself using two book cases from Walmart and a table top from Ikea. Pre measuring truly matters, as my first table top was to small so I had to take an extra trip to ikea :-) 

My desk also came from ikea and my husband put it together for me. The dressform was a gift from my sister in law and I adorned it with a beautiful Chanel sewing charm bracelet. My first machine ever and my serger are gifts from a few of biggest supporters--my mom and god mother. 

My ironing board went so well with my area rug you would think I made it. But it was a lucky find at Ross. 

Last but not leats my "Jada Olivia" sign. Jada Olivia is my daughters names and the name of my future clothing line (God is working on the perfect timing) I made this sign huge because one day this name will be plastered everywhere. 

Since I get so nervous while sewing, I created such an oasis that is kind of calming and perfectly me! 

Tell me about your sewing oasis.. Do you use your dining room table as a cutting table or your actual sewing center. How do you create your sewing mood. I would love to hear from you. 

Kris B

Blogging

I don't think I ever took into consideration the amount of time it takes to maintain a blog.  I guess being a mom, wife and having a full time career (that I love) I didn't think I wouldn't have so much time for anything else that I love.

 There are multiple blogs that I follow, and when there is a new post I get all excited and gitty inside (lame, I know :)), But that's how I want my readers to feel.  I want to be able to relate to my readers. I want to inspire my readers to do better, go farther and reach new heights. I'm not a professional seamstress with her own line who can sew anything with her eyes closed. I'm learning... I took classes and now its time to put it work. I have made several pieces that I will never wear but that's life. We try...we fail and what matters the most is that we try again. Like I tell me daughter practice makes perfect.....

So let's practice! I will work on my sewing and maintaining my blog and you can "practice" reading it on a regular basis lol. I will have giveaways and even take topics from my readers. If your a beginner this may just be the blog for you.

 

Ready... Set.. SEW!!!!!

So  I decided to take a sewing class... Nothing spur of the moment since I have always been crafty, but I was battling a mild case of depression and was using retail therapy to combat it. So in order to channel my emotions I decided to pick a trade/craft and sewing was it.

I researched the different courses in my area like Joann's,  a small private school and the local community college and based on price and what seems to be more bang for my buck I chose the local community college.

Background Information- I always rely on people to enable my goals. So if there is something I really want to do to and I can't find anyone to do it with I tend to miss out.  So one day I clicked "Pay for Class" and I must say it brightened my entire week. PS- I signed up by myself..

So I received my supply list and it was a bit overwhelming. I had no clue what most stuff was and all I had was a sewing machine (bought months in advance during a retail therapy session.) I went to Joann's and the lady was very helpful, she guided me through some things and I also googled it to see what they would look like. 

Disclaimer: Joanns does not have everything and since I googled it I was able to find the rest of the stuff at www.goldstartool.com in LA. Both companies offer students 10% off their total purchase and since sewing stuff is a bit pricey, every little bit helps.

1. Sewing machine

2. Sewing Foots (used in conjunction with the machine) 

3. Pin Cushion

4. Seam Ruler

5. Seam Ripper (My Best Friend)

6. Spring Action Scissor (discovered while researching my blog)

7. Spring Action pinking Shears

8. Hand Sewing Needles

9. Water Soluble Marker 

10. Pins

11. Iron

12. Gridded Cutting Mat

13. Rotary Cutter

14. Spring Action Snips

15. Serger (I got one as a gift from my goddie :))

Buyer Beware: The fabric store is addictive. There are so many pretty prints and fabrics, that I buy so much and I haven't even learned to sew so its adding up. 

Anyways... I will keep you updated on my sewing journey. Please comment and if there is something you want to know just ask and I will get back to you. Thanks for reading.


                                                                                                                  Kris B