Today, I did something new.

I sewed a puppet's hand.

Because of VBS, of course!

The Vacation Bible School at my church runs every year in the last week of June. It is always a blast, even for teens like me. We get to help out with shepherding the little kids, doing songs and hand motions, and puppets, of course! Earlier this week, I did the puppet costumes. No, I didn't sew them. (you can all gasp in astonishment now)

Instead, I went to the Salvation Army Store and bought baby clothes. (no comments on how it must look for my 17 year old self to be buying baby clothes...)

The puppets looked really good, except for one of the girl puppets, who had a small rip on her finger. So, I had to stitch it up. In the car. On the way to puppet rehearsal. YAY

Anyway, I am looking forward to VBS, and I think you should come check it out!

Handsewing Jersey Knits

Today at work (I work as a home aide), my employer asked me to mend a skirt for her. The skirt was made of a stretchy two-way knit. I knew that if I used a regular running stitch, the stretchiness would be lost. So, I used this cool technique on handsewing a zig zag I saw in Generation T by Megan Nicolay. (Great book, by the way. I'll do a review of it soon.) Here's the technique:

Start by bringing the thread up through the fabric, close to the edge (but not so close it might pull off).

Then, go down about a quarter inch, and a little to the side, and push the needle through.

Next, go back up in line with the first stitch, and do the same thing.

Continue in that pattern...

And voìla! Zig zag stitch. AND, it's still stretchy:

This is what the back will look like:

Have a great day!