Friday, April 5, 2013

His and Hers microMOD Sew Along


Hey Hey friends!  Welcome to my stop for the microMod sew-along.  I knew right away that I wanted to make something wearable, because let's face it, this fabric is way too awesome not to show off.


But before we get into the nitty gritty details of my project, let's find out some from trivia from the  microMod duo ala Craft Junky style!

Question: If your spouse could be a super hero, what would their super power be and why?

Alexia says:   Rob's super power would be to be able to project movies with his mind! He loves movies and is especially good at remembering details and inspirations from films he has seen! 

Rob says:  Alexia's super power would be the power to grow additional limbs! She is always working on so many creative projects, and those extra limbs would be well used.

Seems like they know each other pretty well!

So for my project I decided to use Karyn's Enchanted Bow Skirt tutorial to make this fantastic skirt.


I decided not to make the bow since I knew that would probably be wearing it with my geeky t-shirts and converse.  


This print is called Vertigo and I think that it lends itself well to garment sewing as well as the hand of the Cloud9 fabric.  It is so soft and has such a nice drape, I want to make several more wearables out of it.  I paired the microMod with a simple gray hued shot cotton at the hem just to add a touch of contrast.  


SO now, on to the SEW ALONG!!!!!

Sew along with us by tagging your projects on Instagram with #microMod , or posting on the Green Bee Patterns Facebook page, Don't forget to add photos of your projects to the microMod flickr group so we can all see your amazing microMod projects! You can see all of the stops on the sew along by checking Aleixa's blog or on the Cloud9 Facebook page.

April 2 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee
April 3 - Kelly at Kelbysews
April 5 - Amanda at the Craft Junky
April 6 - Rachael at Imagine Gnats
April 8 - Heather at alamode
April 10 - Holly at Bijou lovely
April 13 - Alexia, Michelle & Rob Green Bee  
April 17 - Faith at Fresh Lemons
April 18 - Katie at Swim Bike Quilt
April 19 - Deborah at Whipstitch
April 20 - Jacey at Jaceycraft
April 22 - Krista at Krista Withers Quilting
April 24 - Jenny at the Southern Institute
April 25 - Amy from sukie don't ya know
April 26 - Jen from Betty Crocker Ass
April 27 - Sara from Sew Sweetness
April 29 - Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey
April 30 - Amber from One Shabby Chick
May 1 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee GRAND PRIZE

There are prizes at each stop, and at the end of the month you can enter to win an amazing grand prize: A fat quarter stack of microMod by Rob Bancroft from Cloud9 fabrics, the entire Green Bee Patterns collection, a microMod sewing bag, and a Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machine!  WOOT!!!! (Open to contiguous US residents only.) 


For your chance to win here, leave a comment telling me what super power you would want and why, I will randomly pick a winner on Monday April 8th at 8pm to win a fat quarter stack of microMOD and one of my favorite patterns from Green Bee Patterns.




HAPPY FRIDAY!




40 comments:

  1. I would like to fly. That way I wouldn't have to sit in traffic everyday and save so more much time in my day to put towards crafting.

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  2. I wish I could read minds. We always assume people are judging us and behave accordingly on assumption. Would be great to know when I'm assuming the wrong thing. Way good for confidence.

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  3. I would want to teleport. My family live over 2 hours drive away and I have poor health. Travel causes me a lot of pain so to teleport would mean I could spend time with my family where I'm not doubled up with pain or doped up to the eyeballs with pain meds.

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  4. Teleportation. Because that way I wouldn't have to deal with airlines anymore.

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  5. Totally exciting! I would love to bi-locate! being two places at once would allow me to sew all day AAAND stil do my day job. :)

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  6. I would want to be able to teleport! We have moved a long way from family and I would love to just pop in and see them whenever I wanted. Your skirt looks great - thanks for sharing!!

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  7. Look at everyone that has the same idea as me already - teleportation! My grandbabies live an hour away (or two and one-half hours when I get caught in a snowstorm) and I'd love to see them more often.

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  8. imagine it; it's done ... travel like that too, want to go to kailua-kona, hi and, zoot ... you're there ... that would be my super power ... oh, yea, never having to come home, having all the money, things you need ... that would sooo work for me .... darlene

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    1. You won!!! but you didn't leave a way for me to email you!

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  9. You are super cute in your new skirt, first of all. My superpower would be getting to any place in the world without traveling there... like, just snap my fingers, and I'm there. :)

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  10. The ability to teleport here as well! My kids and grandkids are 11 hrs away...oh it would be so nice:)

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  11. Love the skirt - the fabrics go so well with the shot cotton too! If I had a superpower, I would like it to be one where I could read my family's minds as to what they would like me to cook for dinner - they never seem to be able to come up with a unified answer so it is tricky to cook something that pleases everyone in the household.

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  12. I would like to be able to slow down time so I could get more done.

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  13. Adorable skirt! You wear it well! For a superpower, I would love to be able to move super fast, so I could finish all of the sewing projects I've started!

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  14. I would want to be like Samantha in Bewitched--wiggle my nose and poof!

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  15. I want to control time with my super power...make the time last longer if I am sewing or spending my time with my husband, and make things speed up like driving in traffic or getting through a boring meeting at work. Thanks for the give away!

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  16. Superpower- probably an easier going personality. My children think I have eyes in the back of my head already! Cute skirt. Thanks for participating in the hop.

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  17. I would love to be able to fly or teleport!

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  18. I'd love to be able to twitch my nose, snap my fingers, or teleport anywhere I want to go! Thanks for the chance to win some great fabric, and your skirt is way cool!

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  19. Such a cute skirt! I would love the super power of morphing into whatever body shape, size and height that I would want. I could tell you it would be about fighting crime, but it would mostly be about what I felt like wearing on any given day. :)

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  20. I would love an extra hand or two. But only when I needed them. Otherwise I am sure they would get in the way sometimes.

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  21. Great skirt! I would love to be able to be in two places at the same time or at least move so quickly it's like I'm in two places at once!

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  22. I would love the superpower of being able to learn a new language without any effort! It would make my current life so much easier! Thanks for the lovely giveaway and great sewing inspiration.

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  23. Can I be like Superman and have multiple superpowers? If I had to pick just one it would be the power to heal people with just a touch.

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  24. I do think teleporting would be pretty cool! So would the power to heal.
    featheredneststudio [at] gmail [dot]com

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  25. I love this fabric!
    I'd like to be able to fly - what a wonderful feeling that would be!

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  26. Clean up power, point, twitch and done. Great. Thanks.

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  27. cute kicky skirt!

    i'd want to be the cat whisperer and get all the neighborhood cats to let me hug them.

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  28. love this line! the power of teleport would cut down severely on travel expenses. thanks!

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  29. I would like to be invisible. Then no one could find me and i could sew to my little heart's content! babscorbitt@gmail.com

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  30. I'd like to be invisible at will and go around and help others if I could!
    thanks for sharing!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  31. love this skirt!! I would like to fly !! that would be the coolest thing! so I can see from above the beauty of my garden!
    thank you for the chance to win!:)
    scresp@yahoo.co.uk

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  32. Sweet skirt! My super power would be energy! I could perk up everyone's energy to get those UFO's finished.:) Thanks for sharing...Judith, Texas

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  33. My super power of choice would be the ability to fly. Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  34. I have always wanted to have the ability to see where lost stuff is. Would save soooo much grief! ;)

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  35. X ray vision would be cool. That way I could always win at cards-haha! I love your skirt-really cute.

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  36. I would fly because I love the feeling of the wind blowing over me.

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  37. This skirt is awesome! I'm always on the lookout for skirts that will look good paired with combat boots.

    And I know the giveaway deadline passed a couple days ago, but I wanted to answer anyway. I'd definitely want instant healing as my superpower (a la Claire from Heroes). No more neck pain!

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  38. I would like to transport... I could go between VA and MI and see family.

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