Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Project #5: Plus-Sized Dress in Embroidered Voile
Simplicity 3769 View A - Khaliah Ali Collection empire dress with princess seams.
Project #4: Plus-Sized Dress in Leopard Print
Simplicity 5110 Khaliah Ali Dress - View A
This dress was for an evening dress for a Caribbean cruise my mother is on.
See Review for more details.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Project #3: Cover-ups
Today I finished 2 A-line tank style cover-ups for a Mexico vacation, copied from an existing garment, and I forgot to take a picture!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Project #2: Child's Robe
I bought this fabric as an Xmas gift for my daughter. Her favorite colour has gone from pink to turquoise over the last few years, and her previous robe (a hand-me-down) was not quite up-to-snuff.
Pattern Used: Simplicity 5874, View E (Robe)
She is very happy with her new robe, and especially loves the colour. It also matches the new rug she got for Xmas.
(photo pending)
Fabric Used: 2m
Pattern Used: Simplicity 5874, View E (Robe)
She is very happy with her new robe, and especially loves the colour. It also matches the new rug she got for Xmas.
(photo pending)
Fabric Used: 2m
Monday, January 7, 2008
UFO #1: Bed Curtains and Canopy
This was a UFO (un-finished object) that I entered in the UFO Contest at PatternReview.com
These curtains and canopy are for my daughter's LO bed from IKEA. I found a great deal on the fabric in Feb 2005 and made the curtains right after buying the fabric. I bought the canopy trim a while later but didn't start sewing it up until Feb 2006. After I had put the satin border on, I tried it on the bed to make sure it fit, and ended up leaving it there - not quite finished - until Nov. 2007. I decided I'd better finish it and took it off the bed and to my sewing room, where it sat for another couple months, until I finally finished it, as my first sewing project of 2008!
Fabric Used: 1.5m + remnant from Curtains
Trim Used: 6m
These curtains and canopy are for my daughter's LO bed from IKEA. I found a great deal on the fabric in Feb 2005 and made the curtains right after buying the fabric. I bought the canopy trim a while later but didn't start sewing it up until Feb 2006. After I had put the satin border on, I tried it on the bed to make sure it fit, and ended up leaving it there - not quite finished - until Nov. 2007. I decided I'd better finish it and took it off the bed and to my sewing room, where it sat for another couple months, until I finally finished it, as my first sewing project of 2008!
Fabric Used: 1.5m + remnant from Curtains
Trim Used: 6m
Friday, January 4, 2008
Project #1: Dining Chairs
I went to the New Year's Day sale at Fabricland this year, and picked up a few patterns, and the only fabric I have bought so far this year: a 1m piece of brown striped upholstery fabric to re-cover my dining chairs.
The chairs came with a dark orange/rust coloured suede fabric, which was hard to wipe spills out of and showed every touch/rear-end impression because of the nap. They always looked messy because of the nap, and my daughter still spills from time to time, and spilt milk did nothing to help these chairs (I do love suede generally, but vinyl seemed more practical at this point in my life!).
I got the chairs covered within a couple days of buying the fabric and although I should have bought a bit more in order to have all the edges firmly against the frame, I managed with what I have (the front edges don't make it to the chair frame on the bottom, but they go far enough under that the serged edge is well hidden from above).
I think the chairs look more expensive and are also far more presentable despite rear ends and spills! :)
Fabric Purchased: 1m
Fabric Used: 1m
The chairs came with a dark orange/rust coloured suede fabric, which was hard to wipe spills out of and showed every touch/rear-end impression because of the nap. They always looked messy because of the nap, and my daughter still spills from time to time, and spilt milk did nothing to help these chairs (I do love suede generally, but vinyl seemed more practical at this point in my life!).
I got the chairs covered within a couple days of buying the fabric and although I should have bought a bit more in order to have all the edges firmly against the frame, I managed with what I have (the front edges don't make it to the chair frame on the bottom, but they go far enough under that the serged edge is well hidden from above).
I think the chairs look more expensive and are also far more presentable despite rear ends and spills! :)
Fabric Purchased: 1m
Fabric Used: 1m
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
A sewing (or thinking about sewing) chronicle begins..
This year I have been doing a lot of de-cluttering around the house, and getting more focused on what is important to me.
After beginning the task of measuring, sorting, and cataloging my enormous fabric stash, and also streamlining my wardrobe to a greater percentage of clothes I *love*, I realize that there are whole other wardrobes of clothes I will likely love just waiting in those fabric bins to become something that I will actually be able to wear. Not only that, but the only hope I have of ever finding pants that fit well is to make them!
So this year, by making my life tidier and simpler, I intend to create more time and energy to put into my sewing, and making clothing I love. I will track my progress here, as well as taking note of all those little sewing-related things that used to get lost on various pieces of paper scattered about my home.
After beginning the task of measuring, sorting, and cataloging my enormous fabric stash, and also streamlining my wardrobe to a greater percentage of clothes I *love*, I realize that there are whole other wardrobes of clothes I will likely love just waiting in those fabric bins to become something that I will actually be able to wear. Not only that, but the only hope I have of ever finding pants that fit well is to make them!
So this year, by making my life tidier and simpler, I intend to create more time and energy to put into my sewing, and making clothing I love. I will track my progress here, as well as taking note of all those little sewing-related things that used to get lost on various pieces of paper scattered about my home.
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