Friday, April 23, 2021

2021-March: Custom Ladies Pink Dress for a Costume

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

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!


2021-March: Custom Sushi Pocket shirt

 

2021-March: more masks

 Still need a couple more masks!



2021-January: Gray sweater ruffle

 I extended C's top with upcycled ruffles on the bottom edge.




2021-January: Fox Sweatshirt


2021-January: Sweet Animals pocket top




2021-January: Owl Stripe Sweatshirt



2021-January: Rainbow Dot Pants

 



2020-December: Lined Plaid Ruffle Blazer

I love this jacket!! I used the warm, fuzzy lining from my old shirt as the lining here.


 


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!

Pattern: City Chic Top by Peekaboo Pattern Shop

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!

Pattern: Bristol Button-Up by Peekaboo Pattern Shop

2020-December: Geometric Winter Pants

 Just a pair of cozy pocket pants for E.!

Pattern: Lexi & Lou Loungers by Ellie and Mac

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.

Pattern: Bailey Bellbottoms, by Made for Mermaids

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.

Pattern: Delia Tween Pants by Violette Field Threads

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!

Pattern: Bailey Bell Bottoms by Made for Mermaids

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: Supercute Animals and Fruit top

 I love everything about this top. So does C. ^_^

Pattern: Lazy Days Lounge top by Fishsticks Designs



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. ;)




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. ;)

Pattern: Treasure Pocket Tee from Duck Butt Designs

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!