Yes, I made a custom piece for a grownup! I altered the neckline to be square instead of scoop.
Pattern: Love Notions Laundry Day Tee
Friday, April 23, 2021
2021-March: Shooting Stars peasant dress
Here is another Shooting Stars dress for little sister. :) She wears a hand-me-down from her sister of this same dress, and felt the waist and arm elastics were uncomfortable. I cut them out of that dress, and I simply left them out of this new one! It's a slightly different look, but still cute and she loves it.
Pattern: 5Berries Flared Peasant Dress
2021-March: Shooting Stars dress
I chose the cut with an asymmetrical collar -- I like it, but it's a little floppy so next time I will use regular cotton knit, not double brushed poly. I'm learning that I'm not a fan of double brushed poly!
Pattern: Love Notions Li'l LDT
2020-December: Lined Plaid Ruffle Blazer
I love this jacket!! I used the warm, fuzzy lining from my old shirt as the lining here.
Pattern: Blissful Blazer by Love Notions
2020-December: Rainbow Alison Glass applique tee
This isn't much of a sewing project (ha ha), but I appliqued Alison Glass' beautiful Art Theory circle (one of my favorite prints ever!!) onto an existing tee. I've been meaning to do this for a long time, so it was part of my projects to finish in 2020! :)
Monday, March 22, 2021
2020-December: Patchwork Bag
I made this bag for my best friend!
It's a second version of a previous bag I made.
I used the same pattern and previously-cut-out-pieces from a long-time-ago bag for a different friend!
I love them both, and I'll most likely make more of this bag in the future!
2020-December: Origami Top
Just a fun, fancy top for me! I made it out of double brushed poly. It's cozy!
Also shown: the bellbottoms I made!
2020-December: Winter Dog Coat!
I used an existing dog coat as a pattern, and scaled it down for our new pup!
It's her cape!
Her name is Maple, so I freehand drew a maple leaf and added it on.
I used a nice warm plush minky as the liner.
We use the coats when it's below freezing. Moxie isn't too bothered, but Maple shivers in the cold!!
2020-December: Constellations Hoodie
This was an awesome button-down hoodie for ME! I wear it all the time.
Actually, I used snaps instead of buttons. :)
And I added pockets!
Monday, January 25, 2021
2020-December: Blue Plaid Bellbottoms, Flower Pockets
When C. saw E's blue plaid bellbottoms, she wanted the same print! I was happy to make these for her, and she loves the patch pockets, too.
2020-December: 2 pairs of Green Plaid Bellbottoms
These came out great (and I added patch pockets) but the green fabric didn't have quite enough stretch. So neither pair fit my girls! I gave them both away to friends, whose daughters now look fabulous. ;)
Pattern: Delia Tween Pants by Violette Field Threads (bigger pair)
Bailey Bellbottoms by Made for Mermaids (smaller pair)
2020-December: Star Bellbottoms
E requested more bellbottoms! I added patch pockets to these, since the side-seam pockets of the last pair looked a bit funny.
2020-November: Blue Plaid Bellbottoms
These came out GREAT!! I added side-seam pockets.
People sometimes ask her if she's wearing pajama pants, but I guess they haven't seen 70's Archie comics!
2020-November: Galaxy Bellbottoms
My daughters and I love to read old Archie comics, full of 70's fashions!!
Now they can look like Betty and Veronica. :)
I added pockets!
Saturday, January 23, 2021
2020-October: Super Paper Mario Mimi Dress Halloween Costume!
Yep, my older daughter is into occasionally playing Super Paper Mario on our old WiiU. She wanted to be one of the game's bad guys, Mimi, for Halloween! So I made her a dress, got her a wig, and painted her a cotton mask with fabric paints! Covid-safe!
I added the bow through sheer craftiness and strategic stitching to hold it in place. I also added the pocket, outlined in black thread to make it look more cartoony.
This dress is all one piece; I just chose black for the top part of the bodice and sleeves. The character has black stick-figure arms and legs and I'm not sure how the top of the dress is "supposed" to look behind the bow (she's pixellated, after all!), so I did my best with this approach.
E. sometimes wears the dress by itself now, just for fun. And she wears the mask all the time!
I didn't like working with the yellow dot fabric, a type called "Liverpool" knit. I couldn't iron it (it began melting!!) and it was textured and hard to crease and . . . ugh. I'm not using it again.
2020-October: more masks
I made these for me. The first is modified from the same pattern I've been using, to go behind the ears. The second is a different modification, pleated vertically. I like these the best of the ones I have, but I can't wait till we're DONE with masks!
2020-September: Butterfly/Moth Paperbag Shorts
These were for E (with pockets), and she liked the print, but didn't care one way or another about the top ruffle. She didn't want the sash feature, though I think it might have looked cuter with it. ;)
Pattern: Paper Bag Pants by Ellie and Mac
2020-September: Techno Swirly Blue pocket shirt
This was for E. and has a giant pocket, which you can see is shown holding some Pokemon cards. ;)
2020-August: Cherry Blossom Butterfly dress
This dress was pretty straightforward, and C. picked her fabrics again. It came out really long on her, like a maxi dress, which looks really cute!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)