Tackling Mending…
This is what I SHOULD be tackling tonight:
But, I am procrastinating and chose to tackle something a bit more fun — mending!
“Mending is fun???” you may ask. Well, when I tackled my sewing machine at Halloween it reminded me how much I love to sew. Unfortunately, I have no time for sewing. So, an evening mending clothes at least lets me pull out my sewing machine and feel the thrill of the sewing machine pedal beneath my foot.
My first two items were Jackson’s pajamas, so I didn’t worry about perfection by any shake of the stick. They are eight year old’s pajamas, for goodness sake! This is simply about function.
The first pair had torn fabric up the sides, due to them being too long. So, I needed to sew them up and do a quick hem.
The second pair is super long on Jackson and needed a hem. But with the rate Jackson grows, I decided to leave the fabric so I can take it down later. Since they are just pajamas, I just sewed a super big hem. Hardly attractive. But again. These are pjs ladies!
Finally, I need to mend a pair of my husband’s shorts. The fabric had torn, so I had very little to work with, but I think they came out well.
So there you go! That is what I tackled this week. What are YOU tackling?
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(It doesn’t even have to be housework… just whatever is on your To Do list.)
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Happy tackling ladies…
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I tackled healthy living this week!
I tackled Google Documents this week! I want my recipe posts to have printable recipes!
Looking forward to surfing everyone’s tackles!
Great job on those shorts!! I never seem to have the exact color match
Great choice of words… “Thrill of the pedal”
You did a great job with your mending. And good idea on the PJ’s. The bottoms are always too long.
Blessings,
Kim
First off…GREAT taste in the HABS clothing…can you tell I’m Canadian? lol
This is one thing I have/need to learn how to do. I spend way too much money on sending our stuff to the tailor.
Great tackle.
I can’t sew worth a flip!! I’m quite impressed!
Just got back from vacation, so Tackle It Tuesday might become Tackle It Wednesday too. I’ll be attempting to figure out where I’ll be living for the next 5 months (sooner the better).
This week I’m tackling everything I need to get ready for Becca’s birthday on Thursday and her (small) party on Sunday.
Great job with the mending!!
That’s a tackle I can’t do! Good for you:-)
I would rather of tackled the paperwork than doing the mending…I hate sewing! lol! I actually did tackle our paperwork today…looking for tax info!
I too love to sew but never seem to have time. I am a haloween pull out the machine(er) too! Looks like you did an excellent job
Great job on everything, but especially the tricky looking shorts.
My Tackle It Tuesday became Tackle It Thursday!
Once I started my paperwork project, I couldn’t stop and still not finished but made HUGE headway. Your paperwork looks harder though. I would have chosen the mending, too. lol