What's the Most Unusual Item You've Ever Made?
05-23-2011, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Shelbie
"In season" panties for a small female dog. They had to be washable, hold a pad, absorbant and easily removable for the owner and not the dog!
05-23-2011, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by quilt-fanatic
DIL is an anestesiologist and asked me to make her some scrub hats to wear in surgery. Took one she had bought over the internet for $25.00 - only has 3 piece pattern. Takes all of about 2 hours to make. And now she has custom scrub hats for all seasons and holidays!
Not sure if this is the unusual-ness you are thinking about?
Sure doesn't come into the same class as Shelbie's!!!!! :)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-114217-1.htm
Another would be .... years ago, I sewed a a giant strawberry, for a skit we did in Junior Farmers!
And once made a stuffed beaver, just because I thought it'd be a neat thing to do.
05-23-2011, 08:53 AM
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I worked in the theater dept while in college. I made many "interesting" costumes then including a Roman Solider outfit and one dress that took 15 yards of fabric. When my daughter was in high school I headed up the costumes for a Renaissance dinner. We had to dye and sew over 250 yards of fabric. We needed costumes for for 100 students.
When my first grandson was born my daughter wanted to use cloth diapers so I had to learn how to make them. I had no idea how pricey cloth diapers could be if you have to buy them.
I have always made all of my children and grandchildren Halloween costumes.
When my first grandson was born my daughter wanted to use cloth diapers so I had to learn how to make them. I had no idea how pricey cloth diapers could be if you have to buy them.
I have always made all of my children and grandchildren Halloween costumes.
05-23-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dinlauren
A "hooter" hider.........nursing mom cover up for a co-worker.
05-23-2011, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by writerwomen
Perhaps the question is not what I made but what I turned down.
Some years ago while working as a dental assistant in Milwaukee WI I walked in the op and heard the Doctor tell the patient I had a sewing business so to ask if I'd do the work she was looking for. He had no idea what she was looking for just needed a seamstress.
As the dctor was out of the room she explained she needed an alteration o a swim suit. (she was a big gal) I kept trying to figure out what she meant by it being too big and why not just buy a new one. Finally I understood. It was the begining of that aweful craze for thong swim suits and she was wanting me to turn her swim suit into one. I pulled out a length of dental floss and gave it to her and told her that was as far as I was willing to go. The doctor about dropped his teeth when he realized what she was wanting. I had several calls of desperate Mom's late Thursday wanting a custome wedding gown for Saturday. They'd flip out sure it was very unprofessional and how could I call my sell one if I couldn't make a gown in a day.
Those types of things are when I realized I really didn't want to sew on demand like that.
Some years ago while working as a dental assistant in Milwaukee WI I walked in the op and heard the Doctor tell the patient I had a sewing business so to ask if I'd do the work she was looking for. He had no idea what she was looking for just needed a seamstress.
As the dctor was out of the room she explained she needed an alteration o a swim suit. (she was a big gal) I kept trying to figure out what she meant by it being too big and why not just buy a new one. Finally I understood. It was the begining of that aweful craze for thong swim suits and she was wanting me to turn her swim suit into one. I pulled out a length of dental floss and gave it to her and told her that was as far as I was willing to go. The doctor about dropped his teeth when he realized what she was wanting. I had several calls of desperate Mom's late Thursday wanting a custome wedding gown for Saturday. They'd flip out sure it was very unprofessional and how could I call my sell one if I couldn't make a gown in a day.
Those types of things are when I realized I really didn't want to sew on demand like that.
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