Sewing wishlist

Hi all,
Just wanted to started a discussion on our sewing wishlist for the near future. Here is mine
1. 4 toddler pants (ideally with some applique/embroidery/fabric paint)
2. toddler shirts
3. Summer dress (frock with embroidery)
4. Toddler capris
5. Summer blouses
6. Quilted covers for the various wooden surfaces (side/center tables)

I just started on a toddler denim pants.

That's a nice list!!!
I don't have such a list because tend to get lazy sew sometimes. At present, I'm working on various stages of 3 frocks.

Hey Beeamma, toddler pants on my list too. I completed one. waiting to buy fleece fabric on sale to make some more pants for winter.
alter t shirts, sew pillow covers, tote bags.

Thanks Shruti and Charaal for the feedback. I completed the denim pants yesterday, however the elastic seems to be loose so I will need to shorten the elastic. Will post pics once it is done.

Do you buy patterns or just wing it?
I finished iron board cover. all others are in the backburner now.
the material i bought for ironboard cover is soft and nice that now i am thinking of sewing a lounge pant for myself. just wondering if i should buy a pattern or not..
have u tried pants for youself?

Hi charaal,

Ironboard cover sounds neat. I am going to need a new cover for my iron board soon. Did you get the batting? Any pointers?

I am a newbie and am learning from books an videos. I primarily sew for my toddler and refashion older clothes (I like to recycle and reuse). Not had much luck with ready made patterns so I make the pattern based on pants that fit her.

Last month I finally got both my machines fixed (by me) (new belts on one, new feed dogs on the other) so I am hoping to do other than mending. I want to make a Christmas dress for my goddaughter up in Toronto. I have an old piece (meaning purchased a million years ago) of turquoise velveteen which I think will look really nice with her black hair. I want to try and find a pattern that won't bankrupt me as the price of some of them is so high now. I really got out of the habit of sewing (my degree is in clothing construction) after years as an IE in an apparel plant. I've been out of it long enough sewing interest is resurfacing.

BeeAmma: good book for sewing is the Readers Digest Guide to Sewing. As to the quilted items, you might be able to find some that come on a bolt and you cut them out and hem or pipe the edges. If you are crazy enough to want to quilt your own stuff, there is a foot for that. Hand quilting might end up a better alternative.

For myself, I like the ironing board covers that are aluminized as they will not burn and I think they make ironing easier. (Caveat: iron rarely after discovering wrinkle release spray) I think that you can get the batting with them depending on the package.

Hi Tina,

Wow, a degree in clothing construction--sounds exciting. Btw, what is an IE?

I did chance upon the Readers Digest book at a library sale and grabbed a copy. I have made a denim pant for my toddler only to discover that it is long and loose so I am trying to do some fitting on it. Would love to see some of your works.

IE is an industrial engineer. I used to work for an engineering dept in a Fortune 500 clothing manufacturer (our plant was sweaters). Now all those jobs are in China, India, etc and folks like me are out of luck in our chosen careers.

Based on the economy looks like most promising careers seem to be in healthcare and defense.