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Hi Carole, I just picked up a very very old vintage pattern S8413 from my quilt group. It's very similar to the Hudson pattern. Chris's pants look perfect! He looks happy. I love the grey trim. Hey that pink ribbing works on yours for now! No worries. They are only temporary. Fabric makes all the difference. I know. Great pencil cases. That Mickey applique is genius!! Your Daughter will be over-the-moon happy for sure!! Wonderful placemats. I never heard of that waterproof stuff. Clever! What is it called? Where do you get it? Thanks. Gorgeous celestial fat quarters for the taco purse! NICE! Have a wonderful week Carole! 💖💖

Ugh jersey is so unpredictable isn’t it!!!!! Good save though 🎉 Mickey Mouse is amazing!!! What a fabulous idea! You’re so right about the letters, that would be a nightmare to do on a premade sweatshirt!! What gorgoeus beach pictures 🥶 ❤ Have a lovely weekend Carole xx

Hi Carole, I have a feeling that the ‘snug’ joggers may actually have a bit more polyester than not. I find that the more polyester the less these will stretch. I have made the Hudsons several times in the ‘cosy colours’ Sweatshirting … they are fine…. Made them in loop back French Terry…again fine….i really think it’s the polyester content that is the problem. Plus, polyester just won’t iron either so they always look ‘bouncy’.

Hahaha I've made leggings in dusty rose. Regrets. Your joggers look good, but I agree wrong colour.

Hi Carol. The Mickey Mouse appliqué is really cute. I am famous for choosing the wrong fabric for a pattern. We all get it wrong sometimes. Thank- you for sharing the beach pics. They were sure having fun.

Making joggers for my brother but he doesn’t like a tight cuff was thinking of using a cuff off a pair of socks. That would definitely fit over a foot. 20:57

Thank you, Carole, for sharing your sewing delights and frustrations. It is wonderful that you are so candid about the problems, turning them into a great learning experience. The beach and countryside photos are beautiful. Enjoy your family holiday in the snow.🎉😂❤ 🇦🇺 🪃

I see in my mind’s eye the double brushed poly in a tshirt top with blouson sleeves. Next I see the blue athletic fabric in the Hudson pants! I just watched that episode before this one. Maybe floral needle cord in shirt and pink plaid in pinafore (less pattern matching). The first fabric print in blue on white, maybe you could make patch pockets on chambray shirt or use some travel-themed scraps or fabric quarters with the blue and white to make Mickey for your sweatshirt or binding on some other clothing. I see the black and white print in the raglan sleeve, shirred shoulder pattern that I know you like. Just brainstorming here and having fun. Thanks for sharing Carole.😊

I was giggling thinking about you trying to get your feet out of the legs. Wow you are so creative and so busy in the sewing room. Enjoy your winter vacation. My sewing is coming to hopefully just a short halt in the action. I’m scheduled Tuesday morning for having my gallbladder removed. The boys are really cute. I live very close to Virginia Beach here in Virginia.

Can you add a strip of fabric coordinating with the cuff down the sides of joggers? Also, if you want different colors for your Mickey, use the tester on a bag!

Great pictures of the English countryside and beach. I don't think children feel the cold when they are happily playing, we just feel the cold for them. Thank you for a great Friday Sews, love your Disney applique, great idea. You are one creative lady.

Thanks for sharing the pencil case make - is this pattern available to buy? Thank you.

You are so funny. For your joggers, I agree the blush color 😮 how about a suggestion to salvage them if your interested-if there is no side seam, cut one and sew a 2” wide black fabric same as the joggers or even navy. That will give you the room you need and again, you’ll just be wearing them around the house. If not, me personally, I would cut them up for dust rags 😂😂 that’s just me. The Disney Mickey is beautiful. I love the blue and the point of the strips is mixing them up. Great job!!!!😊

Thank you Carole; your Disney sweatshirt is genius. Such a great way to customise a sweatshirt, endless possibilities.

Thanks for sharing all your creative makes. Love the Micky ears on a sweatshirt. Such a great idea. I'm glad Chris is happy with his Hudson pants. Sorry yours didn't work out so well, but at least they are wearable inside. Knit fabrics are so hard to buy online. You can never really tell how the fabric will feel and how well it will stretch. I really wish there was a local place I could purchase knits. I'm looking forward to seeing your taco pouch and your wheel of fate make. Great pictures of the boys at the end, they are so cute. Have a wonderful time in Austria.

Sorry your joggers didn't turn out how you wanted them but it is nice to know it's not just me that gets disappointed when a different fabric works out differently than previous version, it always make me feel like I've done something wrong! I love that you sew as the mood takes you and do what you feel like, sewing is a hobby and should be fun and not feel like pressure as so many vloggers portray. Your Mickey ear applique idea was genius and it looks great. And thanks for sharing your lovely pictures

I love the top you're wearing, such nice colours. I bought dusky pink viscose for a blouse once and I had the same reaction, what was i thinking !....lol Austria is beautiful , enjoy your trip !

Thanks Carole. Great catch up look forward to seeing what you’ve been up to next week. Xx

Fab makes! Never seen that waterproofing stuff! Stunning fat quarters. K xxx

Hi Carole, your Pants look just fine. I like the contrast of the cuff it helps define the bottom of the leg. The beach looked like a lot of fun. Thank you ☺

This is very interesting! Crazy how much difference the fabric makes to a pattern. K xxx

It is so tricky buying fabric online. Even though your Hudson pants didn't give the result you were going for they certainly look great on you so there's that. I did notice that Sharon posted a video but haven't watched it yet. I'll be sure to check it out. I have discovered a new-to-me channel, @CatherineSews, and have been doing a bit of a binge there. She teaches sewing to highschoolers in British Columbia and does a lot of upcycling of thrifted items. So creative, and obviously her sewing is top notch. There's a video tour of her classroom and wow, it's nothing like my highschool sewing classroom. Lucky students. I hope you have a nice weekend preparing for your upcoming trip and that you manage to squeeze in some sewing.

Just a thought. Could you open (or trim off) the side seam and add a strip of the fabric you used for the cuffs? Change the waist band and it would look intentional.

Hi. Carole. Where was your fat quarter box from?

Hi, your Hudson pants look good. There are certainly plenty of variety in your videos, and your photos always look great. Would you know of a tutorial on how to make those pencil cases please? 😊

Hi Carole. Well I was expecting the photo of you in your Hudson Pants to be pretty bad, cos that's what you think/said. Not sure I'm seeing the same as you, they looked good to me. If you're just wearing them round the house why not just finish them off. I don't think there's a problem with the bottom cuffing. We've had a bit of snow up here in West Yorkshire, enough to make the road I live on (which is narrow, unadopted and not many people live on it) into an ice rink, so we've not been out in the car. Unfortunately 🤣 I've had to retreat to my sewing room so I'm hoping the quilt as you go will be finished soon (in the next week). No dressmaking allowed until it's complete. Thanks as ever. Oh and you made me laugh out loud with your impression of "old people".

Hi Carole! The patchwork quilt Mickey face is a great idea!! If you wanted to, you could "fussy cut" your strips so you wouldn't end up with just feet showing on a strip. It's a cute idea no matter what though. What a difference the fabric made in the fit of your pants! My goodness, you certainly have a very busy start of the New Year --- lots of sewing plans and travel plans. And coming to Disney World?? Will you be doing any fabric store shopping while here??? Do you hear Bahama Breeze calling your names?? LOLOLOL... Enjoy the cold of Austria. Actually, Florida has been mighty cold lately but no snow.

Your Hudson pants. Can you not just take the ribbing off the legs altogether and just have them with a straight hem.

Another ribbing hint for you: use socks as ribbing on jogger legs. Learned when I had 30 minutes to repair my son's pants as he was leaving for boy scout camping!

I know what you mean about fabric choice. I have a wrap dress that I made over a year ago and I’ve only worn it once. The fabric is beautiful, but it doesn’t have enough drape, so it gapes in the bodice and the skirt. I need to refashion it somehow. Your “scrappy” Mickey ears are adorable! I envy you living so near the ocean and beach! Such fun for the boys! 🥰

Your Disney appliqué looks fantastic 😊

Carole, what you get done in a week is AMAZING! Fabric shopping for me is a very tactile/color therapy thing, so I love my trips to fabric shops. I agree, those fat quarters are gorgeous. Never mind about your pants. We all have duds once in a while. Enjoy your snowy vacation! ⛰ Bernadette

Many thanks again Carole, great information re pants. Love the pics of the boys at end….always love your slide shows and accompanying music, very therapeutic and relaxing ☺️💕🧵Xxx

I can relate to the sweatshirt fabric issue - I made a turtle neck sweater with some sweatshirt fabric from Pound Fabrics with 70% cotton 30% poly and I can hardly get it over my head! When I do manage to get it on it hurts my ears getting it off! I made some bottoms from the same fabric but a different colour, but I didn't put a cuff on the bottom so they go on fine.

I've had my eye on those pants for some time now. I think it's time to order the pattern! I'm so glad they have the physical pattern available. Mark has some joggers I convinced him to buy at - where else? - Disney! You and Christine rave so the Hudson pants it is. Ah, Minerva. I think it's that it's online and fabric is one of those things you need in person for color and hand. They have everything possible but it's such a trade off for going into the store. Come back to the warm and we'll go together. I adore your fabric wheel of fate series. I hope it catches on - you never know! 😘🤗

Carole, your scrap Mickey ears fabric is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing this Carole! I too discovered Sharon’s scrappy project and have been hooked ever since. Your version has inspired me! You did a beautiful job!

You and your hubby standing back to back looks so adorable!

I try to do a stretch test on my fabric before cutting into it. I can adjust the size I cut accordingly. Patterns usually tell you how much stretch they were designed for. Fabric stores will generally put in the product description the stretch but its always good to double check it. Love the Mickey Mouse patchwork patches. The beach photos are lovely. We have received 2 feet of snow this week. Lots of shoveling for my workouts 😂

The pictures with the boys were so wonderful Carole! I love how you end your vlogs. And what a fun and creative scrap Mickey. Minerva is interesting. So many fabrics and sometimes I'm drawn to the price, which isn't always a good thing. Now I scan the details of every fabric before buying. The stretch %s are key, I agree. I've also found thicker cotton knits, without a bit of lycra, are less stretchy, so I look for that as well when possible. Have. a wonderful snow filled time in Austria. It's so beautiful there. xo

Carole, I understand what you mean by fabric choice when sewing. I too made a pair of Hudson Pants recently and I chose a waffle knit. I should have been concerned when the greater stretch was not on the grainline line but I continued on and I am totally not happy with the result. Very baggy and when sewed using the serger they have quite a wave to the seams. I may wear them but I was totally disappointed. I was admiring the top you are wearing in this vlog and realized I have the same fabric I purchased in the summer from a on line store in Canada. I love the colour and have been searching for just the right shirt pattern with a v-neck and 3/4 sleeves. Love the Mickey design for your sweatshirts, they will be great for you to wear on your upcoming trip!! Take care!

I love the Disney ears! Your Hudson pants look good and I bet they’re really comfortable too. I need to make myself some of those. Happy sewing 🧵 Pat

Hi Carole! I thought of you this week as I was looking through a magazine, the Bradford Exchange has Disney purses! Your daughter might like one of those purses. I saw that and immediately thought of you and your daughter. I told my husband about it and he said , how can you talk like that about people you’ve never met? I thought about that for a minute and then said, “well, I know that I don’t know any of these people, but I feel like I do because I watch their videos. He doesn’t understand, oh well, I don’t care what he thinks about that! I’ve had the same problem with fabric being wrong for a pattern, it’s very frustrating when that happens. I love those pencil pouches, so clever of you! I make those taco pouches in various sizes, they are very popular with my family. That beach scene is beautiful, but looks so cold! We are having some very out of the norm cold weather here, it’s snowing in the northern part of the state, but so far not here. Take care and stay warm! 😂

As sewers when we get an idea, that's it, everything else goes to he'll in a handcart - temporarily of coursec😂. Great vlog as usual ❤

Love your Mickey, the one that you have for you would look cute with a large blue monogram letter in the middle to mave it not as bold.

I always get a swatch if not sure. Minerva descriptions I find can be misleading. ❤

Carole, don’t be too hard on yourself. Both Hudsons look great. Love the contrast on the pockets. Another second hand bargain. Some dark green piping would work well if you make a cusion cover. Great idea with Micky Mouse scrapbuster. You sure are Disney crazy 🏰 Now at least 6400 viewers know that Chris will be turning 60 next month 😜 Have a great weekend! 🧵👍

The joggers look great - too bad the fabric wasn’t great for them. Isn’t that frustrating though? That’s happened to me a few times. 😞 Those fat quarters really are beautiful. Can’t wait to see that Taco pouch you make with them. Have a great weekend! Xx 💞

I love the Mickey Mouse ears. That’s going to look great on a sweatshirt. And, it will be fun to wear in Disney.

Beautiful beach scenery! I had a chuckle about getting your foot stuck in the Hudson pants!😂 Your Micky Mouse scrapbuster is fab. I need to make some pencil pouches. And I'm looking forward to seeing what you make with that dbp from your fabric wheel of fate. I've chosen a pattern for mine and will get cracking on it this weekend!😊❤