I found some cute, interesting fabric at the shop recently. Streets, to be exact. Of course, who came to mind? Jeff, of course. Mr. PhD. Engineer in transportation. I showed it to him, and he thought it would make nice throw pillows for his office in Michigan. I used “fold over” closures. Made them 16″ square. They turned out quite nice. Here you go “Doc”. Good luck in Michigan. I’m gonna miss ya!
Archive for June, 2012
Throw pillows for Jeff.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged throw pillows, transportation on June 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Wrap around pants for Andrea.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fabulous fabric, style on June 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Andrea recently visited a small village in Africa. She discovered fabulous fabric, and a pair of wrap around pants. She likes them so much, she asked if I could duplicate them using one of the fabrics she purchased. I was up for the challenge. I used the pants as a pattern. Didn’t take long, and I had them finished. It was a simple design. Didn’t need instructions. Pants with no side seams, just a thin sash of sorts to tie them around the waist. No muss, no fuss. 
Boxers for Jeff.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2012| 2 Comments »
Jeff recently graduated from Cal. Berkeley. I wanted to give him something I knew he would like, and use. Of course, boxers came to mind. He likes the lizard prototype pair I made a while back, so I figured, let’s do that again. I found some very cute, brightly colored race car fabric with black checks in the background. Very appropriate considering he graduated with a degree in Engineering/Transportation. I also found some ” floating peppers” fabric. Also brightly colored, and fun. ( We both like spicy food.) Seemed like a good idea, and he liked it as well.
I am pleased with both pair. He loves them and agreed to model for me. So, here you go. Two new pair of boxers for Jeff. (-;
Experimenting with “Bridal” fabric.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A while back, a client of mine gave me some bridal fabric. I decided recently to make something with it to see how hard, or easy it would be to work with. Surprisingly, it was not that bad. It sewed nicely, and the only complaint I have is the raveling. I solved that problem with my serger!
I used a pattern I have had since before I had my daughter. Yes, dated, but very cute! I used white eyelet back then, and wore it a lot. I won’t be wearing this one. It is an experiment that turned out rather nice. If anyone is interested in it, let me know, we can discuss it. (-;
Hooded romper for Esteban.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged burda pattern on June 7, 2012| 2 Comments »
I was asked to make a hooded romper for a cute little 9 mo. old boy. I met with Mom and Dad, and agreed to do the job. All the necessary materials were there, and ready to go. I used a “Burda” pattern. I am not familiar with them, and found the instructions a bit confusing, but I made it work, and the romper looks great! I made it big, so he will have plenty of room to grow, and hopefully fit for more than a minute! Ha! 
Seam 2 Rip 