One Brown Mom: November 2017

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Experience

This episode of Millionaire was taped during the summer of 2017. It aired on Thanksgiving day - November 23, 2017. Part 2 aired on November 24th.

Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Over the summer my friend Sherri Shepherd called and asked if I'd like to join her on Celebrity Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. Of COURSE the answer was YES!

Vegas BABY!

So off to Vegas I flew for my exciting #MillionaireTV adventure! I honestly didn't think I was a Vegas girl but I LOVED it there!

Sites and Sounds of Vegas

Plus the good people at Disney set me up in style!

Kid free hotel room!

After a day of hanging out and site seeing, it was time to get down to business!

TV TIME!

In our dressing room we rehearsed for the show while we got dressed. There are only 2 rules for Millionaire - don't cheat and have fun!

Make Up Room Selfies

Back Stage

Rehearsal

Once we were dressed it was time to go and play!

Ready for our close up!

Sherri is the celebrity. I was the Plus 1 (formerly phone a friend). I was there in case she got stuck on a question and wanted my help. Well, she got stuck, so there we where!

Plus 1

I can't tell your how it all turned out, but we had a GREAT time and the charity that Sherri played for - The Summit View School - was pleased.

Sherri's Charity

Exhausted but happy we piled back into the limo to head back to the hotel!

Limo Fun!

Now for the credits:

Many, many thanks to my amazing stylist Iman Schuk of

StyledFabulous

for dressing me for Vegas both on camera and off! She sent me off in style with an amazing look book so I would not forget what to wear and how to put it all together!

Look Book Cover

Outfit #1

Outfit #2

Always in Style!

Look #1

Here are a few more looks from Styled Fabulous

Look #2

And of course MANY, MANY thanks to my wonderful friend

Sherri Shepherd

for bringing me along on this great adventure!

Love You Sherri

You can find Sherri on QVC selling her LuxHair Wigs

Lux Hair by Sherri Shepherd

or on the NBC comedy Trial and Error with John Lithgow.

Trial and Error on ABC

Watch Sherri and I on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire on November 23 & 24th on your ABC Station.

Millionaire Set with Chris Harris

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, by Kathy W. - One Brown Mom

Sewing Tutorial - Shirring

DIY SHIRRING:

Shirred Top Dress

For this project I used 100% cotton fabric, elastic thread, cotton thread and a sewing machine.

Elastic thread ($2.49 at the fabric store)

Hand roll the elastic thread onto a bobbin.

Hand wind your bobbin

Now thread the bobbin into the sewing machine.

Load as usual

Hem the top of the panel to be shirred (with regular thread). Using the elastic thread bobbin, begin sewing shirred lines.

Be patient and keep sewing

For the first couple of lines it doesn't look like much. Just keep going.

It takes a few rows before it looks right

A few lines in it begins to look ok. Keep sewing.

Fully shirred panel

Before you know it you have an entire shirred panel! But wait - you're not done yet!!!

You'll need to wet the panel so that it can contract.

Wet the shirred panel

I wet the panel in the sink and allowed it to drip dry. (Use could also toss it in the dryer). While the panel dried, I made and hemmed simple skirt. I also added a few bright pink embellishments to the skirt.

One the top dried, I sewed it to a matching skirt.

All done!

Shirring is an excellent way to resize clothing. I recently added a shirred panel to make a dress a little larger.

Easy Breezy!

Pro Tip:
Most of the time you see narrowly shirred garments.

Narrowly Shirred Top

Please know that you can also make a wider shirred garment.

Wide Shirr

I think that the wide shirred top is very pretty. The problem (if you can call it that) is that it's not as snug against the body and may require shoulder straps.

Wide Shirr top on a Maxi

Recently I did a wide shirred top on a maxi dress. I LOVE the way it turned out. The The problem is that because the dress is long, the weight of the skirt tended to pull down the dress. Making a wide shirred top (in my opinion) is better for a shorter dress or a dress with straps.

Happy Shirring!

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, by Kathy W. - One Brown Mom

In #OneBrownMom, beginner sewing project

Braided Edge Fleece Blanket

I saw this technique and had to learn it! I LOVE a warm cuddly fleece blanket! The braided edge completes the look without the hardness of a knotted (no sew) edge. (No judgment knot edge fans)

This is NOT a NO SEW project.

Sewing Level - Beginner

For this project you will need:

2-3 yards good quality fleece

Sewing Machine

Scissors

Project time

1 Hour

Choosing Fleece

There are ALL KINDS of fleece available at your local fabric or craft store. The major kinds of fleece are:

Blizzard Fleece - Many bright colors/patterns available. Tends to be stiff even after washing. Very warm. 1 sided pattern. Expect to pay $10.99/yd* without a coupon.

Anti Pill - Many bright colors/patterns available. Softer than Blizzard. Good for blankets. Not as warm as Blizzard. Minor shedding. 1 sided pattern. Expect to pay $12.99/yard* without a coupon.

Sew Lush - Limited colors/patterns available. Softest option available. Will shed while sewing. 2 sided pattern. Expect to pay $14.99/yard* without a coupon.

Luxe - Limited colors/patterns available. Very soft, very warm, great for blankets. 1 sided pattern Expect to pay $19.99/yard* without a coupon.

* These prices all come from Joann Fabric, November 2017. You can almost ALWAYS find 1/2 off coupons for fleece. JoAnn Fabric Coupons Retail Me Not Coupons

1 Sided Pattern means that if there is a design on the fabric it will be brighter on one side than the other.

2 Sided Pattern means that any design on the fabric will be equally bright on both sides of the fabric.

Shedding: Some types of fleece will shed more than others. This means that while you're sewing bits of the fabric will be all over the place (your hands, your hair, your body and inside your sewing machine) The completed project will not shed at all or will shed very little. Cut edges of fabric shed. Finished edges do not.

IF YOUR PROJECT SHEDS: once you're done sewing, toss it in the dryer for 15 minutes. The dryer will capture the loose/shed fabric. Or shake the finished project while standing outside. After the 1st wash cycle the shedding should stop. Clean your sewing machine well after sewing a shedding fabric.

Shop in Person!

PRO TIP

If possible, buy fleece in person and not online. Feel the fleece to make sure that you're getting the quality you expect!!

How To Make A Braid Edge Blanket

Cut a 3" by 3" piece from each corner of the fleece.

Cut a 3" x 3" piece from each corner

Leave the selvage edge in place. Fold the edges of the blanket over 2.5 - 3".

Fold the edged over.

Using a Zig zag stitch, sew the folded edge.

Zigzag stitch

Cut 1.5" wide slits in the blanket.

Cut slits in the blanket

DO NOT CUT THROUGH THE STITCHING.

Ready to braid

Starting at any corner, grab one of the cut loops.

Start at any corner

Pull the next loop through the first loop.

Pull the second loop through the first loop

Pull the next loop through the loop you're holding.

Pull the next loop through

Working one loop at a time, pull one loop through the next one all the way around the blanket.

Work you way around the blanket.

When you get to the last loop, sew it in place.

Zigzag stitch the last loop to the blanket

That's it! You're done!

Braided Edge Luxe Fleece

Braided Edge Sew Lush Fleece

Problems you can solve:

If a loop breaks - skip it and move to the next loop. (I broke 2-3 loops when sewing the blue blanket. Now I can't tell where those broken loops are.)

Tv Blanket

My kids use these blankets as their tv cuddle blankets.

Nap pod blanket

I use my blanket in the napping pod at work!

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