I just love this hoodie! The Hell you're referring to in your title, must be Hell, Norway, as that is one of the real beautiful places on this earth, beautiful as this hoodie! Besides, in Norwegian, "hell" means "luck"! So I wouldn't say the name you've given this great garment is inadequate... :) Loved the great things you have in your Etsy shop too, thanks so much for inspiring me!!! :)

I'd love to shop locally, but where I live (in Norway), there are no proper fabric stores left at all, even if I'm in a city. There's just a couple who have some quilting and home decor fabrics. The last store that carried fashion fabrics disappeared a couple of years ago. When I was a teenager, we probably had at least 6-7 great stores in addition to many that had home decor fabrics and such. Now I even buy most sewing notions online, as the sewing machine stores that has some, most often only has a little of what I need and at real high prices too. So I end out buying most my things, fabrics and notions, from overseas, on eBay and online stores (even with S&H I save money on the things I could have got here). Well, up until now, that is, just heard that a shop that had gone out of business, has started up again and even if they used to have only quilting/home decor fabrics, obviously now also carries some fashion fabrics. So I'll take a look one of these days, maybe I'll get a nice surprise? Crossing my fingers! I miss being able to look at and feel the fabrics, getting inspired in the store etc. It feels ridiculous that one of the things on my list to do for when I go abroad on vacation, is to visit fabric stores... Oh, I so much want a trip to NYC again, have to visit one of those huge fabric stores!!!

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I have a few extra feet for my Husqvarna, this far, the edge stitching foot is the one I have used the most. I just bought a walking foot and an adjustable bias binder, and can't wait to try them out, especially the walking foot. I do not quilt, but will be sewing a lot with stretch fabrics/knits, so I figured that the walking foot must be a good choice for that. Will be very exciting! I have bought all my accessory feet on eBay, and have saved a lot of money by doing so! The adjustable bias binder I was able to use one really meant for the Huskystar series, even if mine isn't a Huskystar, but by doing so, I saved $30! Obviously one may save money if asking the sellers if a certain foot will fit your machine. I just found out too that the Singer foot that cuts the fabric as you sew just as on a Serger, most likely will fit my Husqvarna too, as both have a low shank. Obviously snap on feet is not the only way to attach accessory feet (for some you will have to use the thumb screw anyway), in some cases you can save money by being willing to use the thumb screw instead of snap-on. A bit more awkward, but really not a big deal, I think... :)

Beautiful suit! I just love to see such beautiful craftmanship (if that is the right word)! I love all the embellishments too, except for one thing, the orange flower. The flower in itself is beautiful, but for me, it tips the balance on the suit, it becomes too much (sometimes less is more, if you know what I mean) and draws the attention away from the other, beautiful embellishments. But, I realize that this of course is a matter of taste, and taste will always vary (there's a saying where I live: "Taste is like the behind - split!" ;P). Anyway, thanks so much for entering this, so we could enjoy seeing it! It's so wonderful that people take the time to do such things today, keeping traditions alive and well (even if we don't have to). I hope I will get that good (and as patient) at some point! :)

I just LOVE this! Without the denim trim, it would have been just another cute jacket for me, there are lots of those. And they often get a bit too boring for me. Especially many of those flower pattern fabrics, if you know what I mean... Even if it had been without the trim, I would have admired the work, as it looks as if it is beautifully done. Another person pointed out that you didn't post a photo of the inside, but judging from the outside, I somehow guess that you aren't the type of seamstress who just think that nobody sees the inside anyway, so why bother? ;P To me, your jacket stands out in the crowd. It pleases my eyes and my mind, looking at it is inspiring and makes me interested in exploring and trying out more myself (just starting sewing again after a long break). It's things like that that make fashion fun for *me*, otherwise I can't say I'm one of those really interested in the latest runway trends etc. As much as I love nice clothes, in general, that's all they are to me (keep me warm etc.) - not something I burn for like other things in this world - BUT, creating something, that's a whole other story, and now it's clothes again, FUN! So, thanks for inspiring me today with your jacket which could have been just cute, but is interesting, fun, different etc. Those little pieces of denim makes this jacket sassy! And, it's really a great wardrobe piece, you can dress it up and down, combine it with a pretty skirt and pumps for a more formal occasion or combine it with a pair of jeans and boots etc. etc.

I'd really love to hear about how you made it, if you used a ready made pattern or if it is self drafted, of maybe you used a pattern as a basis and altered it into your own design? No matter how, thanks a lot for the inspiration! I might not make a jacket any day soon, but you made me really feel like creating, you got my creative juices flowing by using those little denim pieces!!! :)

I just love this flower, it's so beautiful! Thanks so much for posting it! :) I've bought several similar ones, how great not to have to do that and e able to choose the fabric you'd prefer! This must be so beautiful to make to adorn a pretty evening dress, e.g. a combination of different sizes... And also on a wedding dress as another poster mentioned!!!

I usually singe fabrics with either a long lighter I have (for lighting the fireplace) or using a candle for a handsfree version. For a real quick and not too big project, I usually just grab for the lighter. An ordinary lighter is not much fun to use for such things, they so quickly get too hot and it's easy to burn yourself. In my experience singing is NO PROBLEM whatsoever. It's very easy to do and I have never damaged fabric or set it on fire. The key is to move quickly and rather go back over it several times, until you have got the desired effect. Don't stop, that's when damage may happen. Natural fibres are the easiest to handle, as syntetics normally are way more flammable. I love to sew using polar fleece and often hand sew clothing for my Yorkshire Terrier (fleece is such a forgiving and easy fabric to hand sew, and you have such wonderful control in "molding" the garment while hand sewing, produces wonderful results, I think). I always singe the edges, as that not only gives an effect and prevent fraying, on fleece it clearly produces a much stronger edge too, so it is a way to make the garment more durable (nice for an active dog!). Most of the time I do an invisible singe, because I am not doing it to make it look different, but of practical causes. This of course would be different, as the darker edge looks great!