Found at a car boot sale, I think he's very Froudian : ) His head is hand carved out of one piece of wood, he also has carved hands and feet, he was once a marionette but was so tangled I had to set him free.
I fell in love......
Friday, 14 August 2009
Found at a car boot sale, I think he's very Froudian : ) His head is hand carved out of one piece of wood, he also has carved hands and feet, he was once a marionette but was so tangled I had to set him free.
Awful Pic...clothing upcycle
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
I have 3 abayah/caftan things I bought from ebay ages ago to do something with, they are some kind of polyester material and apart from Halloween outings they didnt see the light of day so in a burst of creativity today I turned the navy one into something more wearable - a tunicish thing.
The pic is horrible cos my batteries are going but the abayah was plain navy, I cut it off below the bust and added a blue/cream panel then added another piece of the original to the bottom. It has a drawstring neckline which I was going to turn into a scoop but then hit on the idea to add cone shapes to the drawstrings giving it a 'parka' look.
The pic is horrible cos my batteries are going but the abayah was plain navy, I cut it off below the bust and added a blue/cream panel then added another piece of the original to the bottom. It has a drawstring neckline which I was going to turn into a scoop but then hit on the idea to add cone shapes to the drawstrings giving it a 'parka' look.
New skirt
Sunday, 26 July 2009
My friend was looking for tiles yesterday and we went to Home Elite Interiors and I found some great fabric for 99p a metre so £1.98 =
Its just 4 rectangles 2 for the basque and 2 for the main skirt and a waistband...easy
Thank you Jan for modelling it - now go and do tiling : )
Its just 4 rectangles 2 for the basque and 2 for the main skirt and a waistband...easyThank you Jan for modelling it - now go and do tiling : )
Huge Baggy Tunic + Tutorial
Friday, 24 July 2009
I wanted to make a huge tunic thing for layering, I couldn't find a pattern for what I wanted so I decided to 'bodge' one up, this is how it turned out:
The material is a stretch jersey remnant I got from ebay and its a very 'in your face' pink. It might be nicer done is something more drapey too. Anyhow, here's the tutorial of sorts;
After you've measured and cut it out, sew up the shoulder seams. Measure around the armholes and cut a 5cm wide piece of material to fit all the way around plus a little extra which will be cut off afterwards (better too much than not enough eh?), take it to the ironing board and turn it into binding, theres a great tutorial at Whipstitch.
Sew in place around both arms and repeat around the neckline.
Stich up both sideseams and hem around the bottom. Press everything!!
The material is a stretch jersey remnant I got from ebay and its a very 'in your face' pink. It might be nicer done is something more drapey too. Anyhow, here's the tutorial of sorts;
After you've measured and cut it out, sew up the shoulder seams. Measure around the armholes and cut a 5cm wide piece of material to fit all the way around plus a little extra which will be cut off afterwards (better too much than not enough eh?), take it to the ironing board and turn it into binding, theres a great tutorial at Whipstitch.Sew in place around both arms and repeat around the neckline.
Stich up both sideseams and hem around the bottom. Press everything!!
Hang out the flags!!!
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Two posts in one day!! And...and...the quilt is finished:
OK I can hear the sharp intake of breath from the quilting experts...its NOT perfect and I daren't even show you the back, there isn't much symmetry going on there but he loves it!
and thats why I kept on with it : )
OK I can hear the sharp intake of breath from the quilting experts...its NOT perfect and I daren't even show you the back, there isn't much symmetry going on there but he loves it!
and thats why I kept on with it : )
Bags....
I haven't been entirely uncreative even though the quilt still isn't finished I'm ashamed to say.
I visited the Fat Quarter shop yesterday and saw some great mushroom print which was ideal for my friend who is spending this season as a mushroom : ) and ran it up into a bag as soon as I got home.
Yes that is a toaster in the background but it was the only room in the house that was bright enough to take the picture without a flash. The bag lining is a contrasting batik.
I also finally finished this bag:
which came free with the book Make by Cath Kidston , I have to say applique isn't my forte but it was quite good fun . My son insisted on wearing it for the photo.
I visited the Fat Quarter shop yesterday and saw some great mushroom print which was ideal for my friend who is spending this season as a mushroom : ) and ran it up into a bag as soon as I got home.
Yes that is a toaster in the background but it was the only room in the house that was bright enough to take the picture without a flash. The bag lining is a contrasting batik.
I also finally finished this bag:
which came free with the book Make by Cath Kidston , I have to say applique isn't my forte but it was quite good fun . My son insisted on wearing it for the photo.
All in one day......
Thursday, 2 July 2009
I have gone from being the proud owner of a Brother XL5500SE to owning 3 others:-
An E&R Classic n521 made by Aisin which I believe is Toyota which I swapped for a pristine Singer 99 hand operated machine that I got for her from a car boot sale. She has never used this machine because she is a complete technophobe : D
I have to say I don't really rate Toyota having had one a long time ago and having it jam up if you dared ask it to go through more than 2 thicknesses if material but this one seems quite happy to do so and does lots of fancy stitching too.
Then in the evening these two appeared on my doorstep:-
They both came from my friends' boyfriend whose Mother died last year, she was obviously a crafty lady back in the day and made some lovely victorian dolls which I also have plus the book on how to make them.
The top machine is a Singer 760, all singing and dancing by the look of it, does embroidery by using these disks that you drop in the top, it even has a walking foot and all its accessories and the manual. I had a quick try last night and it runs beautifully.
The other is a Jones CS-E Cylinder shuttle which is quite a retro looking 50's basic electric machine, it has the instruction book but I haven't tried it yet.
DS and I will be cleaning them up and trying them out today then we can use the dining table again.
An E&R Classic n521 made by Aisin which I believe is Toyota which I swapped for a pristine Singer 99 hand operated machine that I got for her from a car boot sale. She has never used this machine because she is a complete technophobe : D
I have to say I don't really rate Toyota having had one a long time ago and having it jam up if you dared ask it to go through more than 2 thicknesses if material but this one seems quite happy to do so and does lots of fancy stitching too.
Then in the evening these two appeared on my doorstep:-
They both came from my friends' boyfriend whose Mother died last year, she was obviously a crafty lady back in the day and made some lovely victorian dolls which I also have plus the book on how to make them.
The top machine is a Singer 760, all singing and dancing by the look of it, does embroidery by using these disks that you drop in the top, it even has a walking foot and all its accessories and the manual. I had a quick try last night and it runs beautifully.
The other is a Jones CS-E Cylinder shuttle which is quite a retro looking 50's basic electric machine, it has the instruction book but I haven't tried it yet.
DS and I will be cleaning them up and trying them out today then we can use the dining table again.
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