Monday, April 18, 2011

Easter Egg Hunting in Style!

I have been working on the bridesmaid dress for a while and still am not completely done! Well, I am done sewing, but am looking for matching beads for the neckline and bracelets. I did not realize it would be quite a challenge! I am going ahead and sending the dress out tomorrow and will just have to put beads on the day before the wedding!


In these pictures the colors look different, but I assure you they are the same material!









I decided I wanted to make Scarlet a matching dress so we can get pictures taken together in them! So I looked for a dress that would have a similar neck line and found this one! So she decided it would also be her Easter dress. I personally liked it without the bow in front, but Scarlet wanted it in a big bow :)

I also made a cute little spring dress for Scarlet that I do not yet have a picture of! She is wearing it to school tomorrow so I will take a picture and post it next time!

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Angie

Thursday, February 24, 2011

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of These Clothes!

I have finally gotten done with the majority of my Mother's new wardrobe! Only a couple more to go!



This a pretty neat piece. It is a Wrap/Shirt. I made it with a semi-sheer material which makes it difficult to hem.

Here is an example of one of the many ways you can wear this shirt. It is wrapped to the back and thrown over the shoulder from the other side. Very cute and can be worn lots of different ways!!

This next piece is similar to one of the jackets from my last post. There are two major differences. The one I posted last week has a 1/2 sleeve with a rounded front, This one has 3/4 bubble sleeves and a squared front. AND...it is not animal print :)


I really like this jacket because it can be made in so many different combinations. There are three sleeve lengths and either the rounded front or the square front. I look forward to making a few more of them.








This shirt was actually meant to be the wrap from above, however when I was cutting the material I messed up...so I tried cutting it again...and well, it just was not meant to be. I took what I could from the material and came up with this shirt. This was the first time I have made just a regular everyday shirt. It really turned out nice and I decided I needed to make myself a few of them. I like the band around the neck and the pleats in the front. It gives it just enough umph to not be considered a T-Shirt...but be just dressy or casual enough for anything.





Every once in a while my daughter just can not understand why nothing has been made for her when I have done so much sewing in a week. So on Tuesday afternoon before Bible study I whipped her up a pillowcase dress. They are very easy to make and simply adorable on. I made this one quite big because she is growing like a little weed. So here was her Tuesday dress.



Well, I still have a couple Jackets I am working on for my mom, but in a few weeks I will be starting my Bridesmaids dresses. So until then I am going to try to get my husband and son's matching shirts done, and my daughters new pajamas as well.

Thanks for stopping by!!
Angie





Saturday, February 19, 2011

Animal Print Anyone?

I have been working on some things for my mother. I have made about 4 pairs of pants, a vest, and a jacket...I am working on another jacket right now and my sewing machine is not working. So now I have to take it in on Wednesday to get it repaired.

So here are a couple of the things I made for my mother.
The first thing is the Giraffe Faux Fur vest. I forgot to take a good picture, so before I put it in the mail I had a friend take a picture in the parking lot! :)

This vest is reversible solid brown with giraffe and a solid giraffe side! It turned out really great, however making reversible clothes can be quite challenging. Everything has to be EXACT. there is no room for error when you are making clothes that fit back to back. So this being my first time there was a couple minor incidents with it. My mom says she doesn't notice them though! :) Anyway, I love the way it turned out and for someone who likes animal prints (my mother) it is great!
This next jacket I made for my mother I have really been putting off because I have never worked with any kind of Spandex type of material before and honestly, it plainly horrified me to think about messing with. So I took the plunge the other day and ended up LOVING it!! The material is amazing to work with. Of course there is animal print involved! :)






This jacket drapes in the front and has a short sleeve, half sleeve, and 3/4 sleeve option. I am going to make another one with 3/4 bubble sleeves the next time I make it!






I am in the middle of another jacket (my machine broke) and a dress for Scarlet as well as a couple of shirts. I will then be starting on bridesmaid dresses for a wedding I will be in on June 11th. Looking forward to making myself a beautiful dress!

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