Spring Cleaning the Ol' Photos

I was going through my photos on my compy to better organize them and I made a file for all the clothes that I have made/altered. Then I thought that I should share some. Some of these I have posted in the past, and some never seen before but I wanted a post with them all together.

A good chunk of my photos are pretty much selfies. I don't like to bother my hubby with picture taking, and besides, most of my creations are made on my days off when he is at work.

 I VERY, VERY rarely pose for photos, for I am NOT photogenic. But I was very proud of my outfits and wanted pictures.
This was something I wore to an Emilie Autumn concert. (I really like black, but it's hard to photograph detail.)
I made the hat, necklace and corset.

 

Here is another outfit with the same corset.

 Plus, I made the wrist warmers (cut up shirt sleeve) and the polka dot skirt. That was a lot harder then I thought it was going to be to make. But it does show off the petticoat underneath.

 

 This is the back view. It is reversible. It's pretty much a waist cincher, but still does the job.

And here it is reversed (I also made the necklace in this photo).

 These awesome bloomers are my favorite piece of clothing EVER! They are made out of calico print dress I took apart.

 I had a plain and boring black spaghetti dress that I took and added pink tulle and polka dot strip of fabric to the hem.

This one is an old tee shirt that I folded and sewn into a halter top. I didn't get a back view, but it is cut into straps and tied. It's a nice warm weather shirt.

 A close up of the hat from the first photo. It's made out of foam board and sewn together and embellished.

 The hat from the second photo. It's a man's hat so it is too big, so I wear my hair in pig tails so it stays up higher on my head. I made the embellishment.

Same hat with brighter more cheerful colors. I really loved how these turned out.

I don't know how I came up with some of these back then before Pinterest. LOL!

Thank you for spending a little time with me and my walk down memory lane. :)

Union Jack Trivet

So the other day I posted about the gifts that I had made for friends and family for Christmas.

One of those projects that I am especially happy about is the trivet (mug rug).

I have a friend who was born and raised in England who now has a wonderful family of her own in the states, and wanted to make her something to remind her of home. And since we both share the love of tea, I thought that something tea related would be perfect.

I had originally planned on making a tea pot cozy, but it just didn't turn out right on paper, so I decided a little quilting skills should work nicely.

I've always liked the Union Jack design, it's fun.

 I wanted it to look a little rugged, and folksy.

I barely used a pair of scissors.  I just ripped away.

I didn't realize that I made it so square, but it looks good anyway.

I painstakingly made the bias type and learned how to bind a quilt while I was at it. :)

Christmas gifts of 2012

First I would like to apologize for the lack of posts last month. I had some family issues that took precedents over this blog. But everything is pretty much back to normal now.

Phew! ::wipes sweat from brow::

Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

Handmade goodness!

 I drew this design up awhile ago.

Heart with wings.

 I kinda have a mini tutorial for this one in the queue. :)

 I'm not really all that thrilled with how this one came out. At least it's neat and tidy.

(Sublime Stitching)

 I did a simplistic outline with this one.

All those french knots!

(Sublime Stitching)

 These are the whole products. They are clothes hanger covers.

 You may remeber the top design.

 Yet another box bag. (I'm kinda addicted)

A Union Jack trivet (mug rug).

Mister Simon

Previously I made a post about the baby gifts that I made for a friend. This post is pretty much the same thing but for another friend.

I came to the conclusion that I really enjoy making baby stuff. Everything is miniature, it's so freaking cute!

Alright, move along I'm done squealing.

 

Mister Simon was introduced to the world back at the end of May.

I made a box bag, bunting, appliqued a tote, embroidered a onesie and a couple of burp clothes.

 

She had a couple of themes and I completely ignored them ;)

She loved everything!

 This is the second box bag that I have ever made and it turned out better then the first one.

Practice makes prefect, right?

 

I posted a tutorial on how to make these here.

 

I drew up this little guy in a snap and appliqued him onto a canvas bag. 

I draw better in straight lines.

I just had to embroider a onesie.

And Cinnamon just had to "help" by laying on the stuff.

Bunting: The Tutorial

I made yet another bunting.

 This time for a baby boy. 

This project is simple enough that I felt comfortable with making a tutorial.

Here is what you need:

various pieces of fabric, for the front and back 

(around half a yard each, your stash would work great)

scissors

ruler

pencil

paper

At least 3 yards of extra wide double fold bias tape

thread 

(sewing machine)

needle

pins

dressmakers pencil or chalk

iron 

ironing board

 

 

 

Here we go!

Start out by making a simple pattern from card stock or any think sturdy piece of paper. 

I made my isosceles triangle 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. I folded my paper in half so I only had to cut two sides. So when the paper is folded in half only cut half the length on the top (4 1/4 inches instead of 8 1/2 inches)

 

Then choose fabric to your liking (I used a cottons and some flannels). 

Cut out 8 triangles using your pattern for even pieces.

I found that 8 is a good number for the spacing for the bias tape length.

  

The backing fabric can be whatever you want it to be. I used a solid because it will most likely be hung on a wall. And the backing makes it a little sturdier and lay flatter.

  

Then cut out 8 pieces of the backing.

Then pin together.

Right side together on the inside.

  

Then using a 3/8th seem allowance, sew the two longer sides together. Leave the top open.

  

Then cut the tip of the triangle, and fold the triangle right side out.

(this helps flatten and "sharpen" the tip)

  

Once the right sides are out, use a pencil tip to poke out the tip to a point.

Then it's ironing time!

  

Press!

  

Try to not have the back fabric showing after pressing it flat with the iron. It can be a little trying, but some patience and care, you won't have the back showing.

  

The front of the flags after ironing.

  

The back sides.

Now here's the fun part. (not really, it's just tedious)

 

 I use the whole 3 yards of double fold bias tape. It's a pretty good length and you don't need to add any extra to it.

Now, line up where you want to put your flags at on the tape. I spaced mine out 5 inches, it gave it a nice spacing between the flags and doesn't look crowded.

Then I pinned them into place in between the fold of the tape, so the rough edge will be sandwiched in and out of site.

Start at the very beginning of the tape and sew all the way to the end to seal the edges and sealing the tape closed.

This is the easiest part.

To hide the raw edges of the tape, sew a bottom to the end so nothing is left hanging out.

Finished!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. It's the second one that I have done and it's a little lengthy. But I hope that the instructions where clear and not confusing. If there are any problems or question about this tutorial, please let me know. :)
I would like to make more in the future and share with everyone.

Coat Hanger Cover

After years of thinking that coat hangers covers were silly. I saw somewhere a very pretty embroidered cover. And well, lets just say that I'm singing a different tune now.

I have wanted to use this Sublime Stitching design for some time now and thought that it would be prefect for this project!

The coat hanger cover it all it's glory

I've become enslaved in the need to fill in all the empty spaces. 

I actually enjoy satin stitches, they aren't hard and they look pretty. They just take a lot of floss.

Even though you really can't see the hair, I was proud of myself, it was the first time that I really tried a satin stitch.