DIY Projects and Destination DIY

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Studio member Shino writes:

Hi Emily & Jim, Here is a picture of my dog (Moka) with her Royal Wedding Inspired dog hat. Honestly, I don't think my hand sewing "looks" great (I'm sure not professional looking by any means), but I was definitely confident enough to dive in and start the project after taking your Get Up and Sew classes (specifically hand sewing and machine basics). The hat took about 1 day (1/2 day Saturday shopping at SCRAP for materials and making my pattern and then 1/2 day Sunday for sewing and fitting/finishing). For the circle I hand sewed the fabric around my circular mold and for the "ribbon-esque" parts I machine sewed a couple fabric strips into tubes and then finished them with some hand sewing too. I also used hand sewing techniques to "tac" the ribbons to the circle mold and also the elastic chin strap. Thinking back, I'm really amazed that I was able to start, but more importantly FINISH, this project! Before taking your classes I was really good at starting a project, but then stopping because I wasn't confident in my ability to actually do the work (holding unrealistic expectations for myself, the finished product and what others would think of my work) and thus I lost the "fun" and "enjoyment" that I originally had when first inspired. Now, I feel I can start a project and just enjoy the process...including all my mistakes and pitfalls. Thank you again for all your help and wonderful classes...I'm looking forward to signing up for Commercial Patterns as soon as I find a good pattern...I'm thinking Halloween Costume. :) Have a great day, Shino

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