Thursday, March 17, 2011

Fancy Cushion Cover

My friend said she couldn't find what she wanted for her cushions, so she asked me to make her two.  We went to Hancock's Fabrics and found something she wanted, and the best part? they were on SALE!!!!



Fabric and trim


First, I hemmed all the sides so that the side lay flat


 Now sewing the trim onto the hemmed sides



Onto the zipper





 First layer: hemmed side, Second layer: trim, Third layer: zipper



 then sewing the rest of the sides together with the trim



Very carefully sewing the corners



All done!!!! 

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Upcycled Denim Cherry Bag


Since we have alot of unwanted jeans, i decided to make a bag for myself. But with only denim, i thought it would be a little boring, so i am also using a cute Cherries fabric

This is the finished product




First i measured and drew out the strips



 then cut them all out


then onto cutting the strips on the cherries fabric, and sewed them together


Made the lining


sewing the front and back denim pieces right side together


making a pocket for my cell phone


using the cherries fabric to bind the pocket


pocket sewn onto the lining


using the cherries fabric to bind the opening of the bag, with the lining.


 done


A little details


strap is made


using fleece, i am making magnetic cherries


the bag before sewing the magnetic cherries


Tada! Done

Friday, March 4, 2011

One Shoulder Dress

I have made dresses before, but they were for Halloween, so this one is my first REAL dress that i have ever made by myself.   A single shoulder dress with a very pretty fabric that i picked up at Hancock's on a clearance rack!

I am using McCall's pattern M6118, Tunic A without the bow. Here is a link for the pattern info. 





The dress has two layers, one is a layer of dark red fabric, a fabric i used for my Renaniance Fair costume last year, and a flowy patterned fabric that i am sewing onto the front. 

Here I was cutting my red fabric with the pattern pinned.






After cutting all the red pieces, i cut the flowy one

 


Now onto the sewing part.  Here i was sewing the shoulder band, front and back together without using the interfacing (i didnt wanna use interfacing for this dress)




 Then I sewed the front and back of the tunic together at shoulder and sides with the flowy front.  I skipped the gathering part.  the pattern says to gather the upper edge, but i wanted to be only folded a few times instead of the gather.
 


After that, i pinned the shoulder band to the tunic without using interfacing, so here, i did not follow the pattern. i just winged it.




Here i am sewing it together.




This is how it looked, without the bottom hem or the armhole done




Then onto the armhole




Bottom hem
 


The finished dress



All the while, i was watching my favorite show FRIENDS


Update:  Since i have made that dress, i kept thinking how i didnt like the neckline, so i ripped it all apart and redid it.  Instead of having four layers , i cut that in half and sewed onto the garment with right sides together instead of what the pattern told me to do (sew that neck piece just as a bias tape onto the garment). this way, my neckline is smooth and hugs my body.


The final product

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

My First Clothing Design - Tunic

This is the first dress design i have ever done. So please bear with me! :)


My poorly drawn design :p and the fabric i am using


 fabric cut out


sewing the two pieces together at sides


half way there


onto the sleeves, i wanted poofy sleeves


doing the neckline, which is square


using the same fabric to bind the neckline


the bottom of the sleeves


Sleeves are looking good


sewing sleeves onto the armholes


awww... isnt that just so cute? hehe


Sewing the elastic band to the hips


done


the outside

the inside

this is the finished product






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