Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts

Friday, October 15, 2010

We finally got my sewing area set up!



We moved in June and I finally have my sewing area set up and am in business!



Here in Denver there is a fabulous fabric store called Denver Fabrics, they have everything and great prices. This skirt to the left was made out of scrap fabric that you can buy by weight. I paid less than a dollar for the fabric, and it made an adorable skirt.









This dress I made for a friend in Florida. The dress has pockets where the material meets. The spaghetti straps criss cross on top and is very cute. I am hoping to get pictures soon of the dress on the girl I made it for!!

This dress can be made longer or shorter, with solid straps, sleeves and as seen!! I chose the contrasting prints but would look real pretty with one material choice.






I made this dress before we moved, I found the material to match her vans and could not help make her a cute dress to match them.

I like having the ties versus straps because it allows you to adjust the size you need them to be. As they get bigger you can easily put leggings under this dress to get a few more wears out of it!

I also put long sleeved shirts under it to make it a winter dress. Of course she grew out of her shoes, but still loves the dress.




We went to a Sock Hop a few weeks ago and I made some poodle skirts for some of the girls. We debated making the petticoats but were afraid the girls would not wear them due to being itchy and just too much! So we opted for good stiff felt and I ended up sewing some Thule on the bottom to give the illusion of a petticoat.








I made two of these shirts. They really turned out cuter than I thought. In the group picture, the two girls in the middle have the shirts I made on.













I have also been working on a tote bag for a friend, it turned out cute.
I used the material I had left over from some of the other totes I had made, and although the tote was different, I used the same material Combination.



I added a flower petal at the top of the strap for just a little flare. The tote has an inside pocket and is very comfortable carried on the shoulder or across (over the shoulder) style! Very flexible and plenty of room. It can be made to be reversible, although because of the flower petal, this one is not.



I am working on Pajama Sets right now for boys and girls, a wool/leather vest for my mother, and work shirt for my husband. These will all be in my next post.
Thanks for visiting my post and have a great day!!
Angie




Saturday, November 8, 2008

Way Behind!

I just have to say Blogging is more work than I know how to handle! I am trying to get in a routine of getting this done but I am just way behind!

I have been working on ALOT of projects lately and I am LOVING it!

My first project since I have gotten done with the Drill Team was Halloween Costumes for the kids! First I made a Cute dress fro my Daughter. The cloth was Hello Kitty and I used a Thick orange ribbon to line the bottom! Out of the left over cloth I made her a little purse and used the ribbon as the handle. She loved it!


After that I thought I was going to get off easy with Halloween costumes and boy was I wrong. Dylan saw the pattern for and Alien costume...and all I have to say is they turned out pretty well considering I did not even think I would be able to make them! I do not have a great picture of them both together, so here is the best one I got. I can replace it once I get some better ones from my sister-in-law...but you get the idea. They did not have the head pieces on!


After that I had an old friend of mine ask me if I could recover some cushions on a little couch of hers...this is something I have never done before so I said Sure...why not? I tore the cushions apart to make the pattern and sure enough, we now have cushions. I learned a lot about order of sewing...in other words, which pieces to sew together first. They turned out good, maybe not as perfect as I would have liked them but I think I am just being too hard on myself. No one else can really see what I see! HeHe!


So now I am starting work on 2 outfits for 2 girls and we will see those later...they are Christmas presents and I do not want to spoil any surprise in case they look at my blog!

See ya next time!
Angie

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