Around Here......

Just a taste of what has been filling up my time over the last few months.

 

Coral Skirt - Made at my Sewing Class. Too lazy to put the button on yet.

Black & White Dress - self drafted, in love!

Shirred waistline, zip front, pockets. 10 points on the comfort factor scale.

Pink Top - Cotton & Silk blend from Tessuti pattern by Burda. Needs to be lined and hemmed which probably wont happen until next Summer.

Leather Purse - Exploring my newfound passion for all things Leather.

Lovely little scallops

Leather Organizer - Don't look too closely at the stiches on this, my sewing machine is not too keen on sewing multiple leather layers. Time for a new machine!

Places for all my bits that I carry around in my handbag.

Love the look and feel of this leather. 

Take a look at my Pinterest Board for all things leather. It's a new obsession!

 

 

 

Here's one I prepared earlier.....

Apologies in advance for the cheesy title - makes me think of an old school cooking show. Anyone remember Peter Russell Clark? No just me hey.....(silence). I'm sure you're not reading for some random chit chat about cooking, so onto the topic at hand which is one of my recent creations. 


I brought the Tiny Pocket Tank Pattern from Grainline a little while ago after seeing it on various blogs including Little Betty who has made several versions now. After making some adjustments such as a Full Bust Alteration and a Full Back Adjustment (not even sure if that's the proper name!) I was totally happy with the fit and thought the next step is a dress. So here she is (me and the dress)

Please excuse the 35 degree crazy lady hairdo. So alot of the adjustment were achieved thanks to Mr Google & Co, but basically I just lengthened the tank down to knee length and slightly flared it out to allow for some hip room. 


I added an elastic casing on the inside, first time doing it ad turned out fairly well. 

Did my standard french seams on the inside, 2 thumbs up to the genius who invented french seams!

So the whole thing was pretty easy to put together. Fabric is courtesy of Spotters, a lovely light cotton voile. I'm not usually a flowery type of person but this really caught my eye, plus the lines of flowers create stripes and well I'm a stripe addict. Already worn it a few times but now it will probably start migrating to the back of my closet for winter, alas poor dress I still love you!


On another note, has anyone heard about the Craft and Sewing Show which is getting around Australia? I've never heard of it before so I might have to get along to check it out.


Till next time!