One of my best

I have been working on this Jumper/dress for days.

Nothing is selling in my shop so I thought I would work on something new something that is different and more "in style" I guess. So I had a look at what is selling in women's clothing got some idea's and drafted my own pattern again, here is what i came up with-


I made the pattern for the tree useing photoshop if anyone wants it I can send you a copy.

What do you think I haven't added it to my shop yet I am going to try and get my daughter to model it she has not been wanting to model for me at all lately
she let me do it after I offered candy-

dinner

Clock wise
Red rice (just white rice in ricer cooker with Goya cilantro and anatto packet)
black beans (canned black beans with a Goya ham flavored packet and a few other spices)
turkey loin (tequila lime flavor /store bought)
Soon I will post my Pollo con orzo pictures (last nights dinner)

A new shirt I made for my self. I think this is the first shirt I have ever made my self. Now I need to go get more of this knit fabric to make more for my self.
lol. What do you think?

Had a great VACA

just got back we cleaned the hosue and now I am cleaning out my sewing room!
De-stashing my stuff. Here are just a few scrap peices fo fabric I have for sale right now. just $1.50 each with 50cent shipping

OH- SHINY!

My freind Sara Just open her shop on etsy. She just sent me one of these GREAT bath Bombs for mothers day (what a sweet hart!)
LOVED IT!
first time useing one and I have to say in my huge tub it was great her bath bombs are HUGE.
Then I found out.. Her Boyfreind proposed the other day!
so check out Sara's shop.
treat your self.

Magnifique

Same shirt differnt kid

 
This is my other neightbor she is a cutie.
This shirt will fit up to a 8 the color looks good on just about everyone!
Your daughter would look great in it!

a new shirt

 
This is Hali modeling a new shirred shirt I made.
I love this fabric

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My new summer dress

yep I made this
I drafted the pattern I sewed it

Can you tell I am proud of my self?
lol

This cute fabric has a great beach border and a cute blue fabric the blue fabric has a cornucopia of sells and star fish on it.
My daughter picked this fabulous fabric out. I came up with the design and sewed it.
this dress is a size 7-9 girls dress it hits a little below the knee on most girls.
26+ inch top (elastic in the top)
27 inch long from top to bottom.
the skirt is full and playful.


That is my very nice neighbor Andrea's daughter she was a very willing model. She looked so cute!
What do you think?

his was a fairly easy thing to draft too
I used the arm wholes from another pattern and I just used 2 yards of fabric for the very very full skirt. I used my ruffler foot to gather the 2 yards of fabric.
I did a little gather in the middle of the front fabric. I used a gather stitch for this not my ruffler foot.
Made a stay of about the size I wanted the final to be and sewed it to the front turned right side out and there ya go the front is done.
the back I just used a but of elastic.

(I only bought 2 yards I have to go but more now to make one of these for my daughter.)

Cute things on etsy!

I have been sewing ll week NOTHING has turned out right.
Not happy
its been a bad week.
More later.

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a whole month.
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has it been a while?

Again?
lol.
sorry guys but I am a busy busy girl.

boy this was a lot of work I had to draft the pattern. I have been wanting to make one of these Mod shirts for soooo long but I just couldn't find a pattern so I sat down one day took my sweetish tracing paper and just did it made a pattern.
it took much longer to get it right, I must have worked on this shirt for on.. 2 days.

Great Stuff on etsy

Girly Goth (medium) TheEliMonster $19.50

Punk Rock AIO cloth... TheEliMonster $19.50

Why buy handmade?

Reasons to buy handmade

From EtsyWiki

• You are purchasing higher quality products, made with love and care by the artisan.

• You are purchasing unique items that are not mass-produced. Even if the same product may be made a thousand times each will be unique in some tiny way.

• Buying handmade supports artists, crafters, designers and small business owners instead of large corporations - if you buy handmade you help someone live their dream.

• When you buy handmade art objects you are also getting a piece of the artist’s soul. Those who value handmade are usually eager to know about the artist that made their piece and they value the skill and passion that went into its creation. Handmade pieces have life, unlike items that are mass-produced by machines and basically untouched by human hands during the creation process.

• You are helping to promote local economies and fair trade. Investment in the creative sector brings a huge boost to the economic, cultural and social vitality of communities.

• Handmade products are increasingly being made with recycled materials. This is excellent for the environment.

• You as the buyer vote with your purchase. This offers immediate feedback to the artisan and allows them to gauge which items to further develop. This feedback loop is vital to the handmade indiepreneur.

• Handmade items appeal to trend setters, not trend followers.

• Handmade items can push boundaries - they aren't in thrall to the dictates of the mass market.

• Handmade items can often be custom-made, fit, and colored, to the buyer's specifics or wishes making it even more unique and, often, practical.

I know its been a while.

Yes yes yes I know its been a really long time.. I have been slacking in my blogging dutys.

What can I say I got a job I am working out when ever i am not working. I sew when I can.

here are some tutorials to make it up to you.

Basic Purse Tutorial

this is the tutorial I used to make my new spring purse listed on my etsy.

Free bib pattern!
also the pattern I used for my etsy

thats it for now more later

ok here is the new bag.
it took a while for me to finish it. I hurt my back at work yesterday so I coudlnt sew long.
This one has NONE of the other bags issues I used almost all the same stuff as the other bag only I ran out of d rings so I didnt do that I also didnt have any more of those magnetic snaps so I used a regular snap.
(better for your cell phone anyway)


other side

what do you think of this one?


Description This bag is made with a great stretch black and white tropical printed fabric.
The black on the bottom is a pocket.
2 pockets on the inside one for your pens, and one for anything else.
this wonderful bag also fetures a reinforced handle made with the purse fabric and a heavy weight nylon purse strap used for luggage. it has a snap closer.
it is lined with a black and white polka dot polyester fabric.

new item for my shops... soon I hope

I just made this purse this first one is for me but I am thinking of adding this design to my etsy.. (this one is not perfect but what do you think?)
its lop-sided-

the closeur things are not put in all that great-

the run down

Things I have worked on in the last few months/ weeks/ days

mom's here no sewing

Sorry guys not really working on any thing and I dont have time to make up a link post (they do take time ya know) but oneis coming soon.

My slaking has been for good reason.
I got a job.
so ya know.
anyway more tomorrow or later tonight... i hope.