It's HALLOWEEN!..YEEAAH!

My favorite day of the year is here! I am a vampire for the day, and my daughter is a bumble bee. It's so cool that for one day people are allowed to let their imaginations go wild! My brain is going crazy on my skirt project. My sewing machine has not been cooperating with me this week. I have re-threaded my machine several times, changed the thread itself, changed the needle.And it's still making this awful gathering effect on my skirt, making it look more like a curtain. In the meantime, I have been reading up on anything that has to do with mixed media art. Can you believe I had this idea of putting images on fabric, and had no idea it was called "mixed media"? Amazing, they have a name for it! Lol. Man, am I behind! Hilarious,

Future project Idea - Modern traditional Mexican peasant shirt and skirt

Inspired by my favorite books!

La Margarita in progress

My friend Cyndi, and I have named this wrap skirt "La Margarita". I am making one for her as well, and we are planning to go out, and sip our margaritas come spring time in these skirts! That's a good incentive to get these skirts done, dont you think? lol

Goodies in the mail!

Vintage baby! :)    Aaaaand not so vintage.

Happy Apron Improvised

My happy apron looks nothing like the pattern I started out with. I had to do some improvising because I botched up the bottom trim. I'm pretty happy with the outcome, and I learned alot from this project. The waist is made up of the whimsical contrast fabric, and the ends of the waistbands wrap around in front, like a wrap skirt (I like that ). Done!

                                                                    HAPPY APRON

Project #2

My next project is going to be a wrap skirt. I honestly think it'll be easier than the happy apron. Which isn't so happy right about now, since I haven't finished it. But it will be done very soon! Here is the fabric and the skirt. It's a bit more summerish. But I'm willing to wear around the house, on nice relaxing days until next Spring. So excited!

Vogue Pattern Sale

There is a huge sale going on this whole weekend at voguepatterns.com for Columbus Day. Yay! I got these vogue patterns for 5 each. Not bad, since they run about 15 dollars each. Of course, I have to take advantage of discounted fabric on many websites. These styles are soooo me. Easy Vogue- V8514, and Easy Vogue V8650. (In that order.)

Ideas for Fall

So, I decided that once I get the fabric, and actually feel the texture, I will decide which pattern it will work with the best. Reasonable, right? Below are more ideas I'm crazy about! Fall season I am ready for you!

Almost there

So, just wanted to check in before my big night out. And I mean big night out because we are making a special stop before dinner. Oh yeah, my friend gots the hook-up! Lmao. Actually, it's pretty nerdy but the owner of a sewing repair shop is going to let us in "after hours", lol, to see all the old vintage machines that are repaired and sold. Rows, and rows of these workhorse babies. I'm so excited! Alright, so here is my happy little apron in it's almost final stages. Obviously, it still needs the waistband straps, the lower section has to be sewn together and trimmed with red bias tape. I really like my whimsical apron, but it will be a LONG LONG time before I dare to make another apron again. Nuff said! Amen!

\FYI - I have the worst lighting ever :(

Upcoming project/Asian print fabric

Below is a swatch of the fabric I ordered and anxiously awaiting. I originally ordered it for the empire waist top. But I prefer to use it for The Indian Summer Dress pattern from Chic & Simple Sewing book. That means no zippers, no buttonholes, woohooo! It's just very basic, and pretty like something I would wear. I also want to make this dress in gingham as shown in the picture. Aaaaah sooo many ideas, lol. Told you I'm all over the place!

Fabric Fiend

Well, the apron is turning out to be a little more complicated than I thought it would be. I thought it was EASY! I'm still aiming to get it done this week.  My ambitions and goals are all over the place right now. Because I'm falling in love with all kinds of fabrics.  I ordered some asian print fabric, and I can't wait to get the package. So, I will post exactly what I intend to use that fabric for right away. I want to hold myself accountable for the project right now! lol. I'm really excited about finishing my whimsical happy apron, and seeing it with my own eyes :)

Sewing Soundtrack

I love the whir of  my sewing machine, but I find that I get too easily distracted by other noises. It's very hard to focus when I can hear a television from another room, or children laughing, or playing. Especially, when I'm having a hard time getting the stitches right. So, today I popped on my mp3, and it was all good. I relaxed, and just enjoyed the process. Except for when I made a mistake, lol. At least it was just me, my machine, my fabric, and my music.


1. Party like a rockstar - Shop Boyz
2. Baby Boy - Sean Paul/Beyonce
3. Boys, Boys, Boys - Lady GaGa
4. Candy Girl - Jackson 5
5. Gold Digger - Kanye West/Jaime Foxx
6. Holla Back - Gwen Stefani
7. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
8. Loca - Shakira/El Cata
9. Lollipop - Lil Wayne
10. My Humps - Fergie
11. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus
12. Star Struck - Lady GaGa
13. So Fine - Sean Paul
14. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Progress on Happy Apron

Very little progress, ugh. I can't believe I worked all day on a pocket. Is that normal? Well, not all day, just before, and after work. I used my thread ripper so many times to undo my mistakes. The fabric was getting too worn out. I had to remind myself that this is only my first project. But let me tell you, I ripped, and I ripped stitches after stitches. The ripper really helps with a couple of mistakes, but the fabric looks worse to more you rip. Duh! lol. Anyway, here it is..the happy apron's pocket!

Project for next week/ It's so easy...lol

This is the way ahead of myself project I was talking about. What can I say, I'm a sucker for those red labels with the word "easy" on it. And I really like the empire waist on these tops.

RED!

I finally decided on the apron color. I debated between brown, khaki, and red. Red won. The lady that cut the fabric agreed I chose the right color. I also chose red ric rac for the pocket, and red bias tape for the lower trim. My goal is to finish my happy red apron by the end of the week. Or else I'm going to have a witchy tantrum. Of course, I'm already ahead of myself, and have another project lined up. Lol. Or projects? No, no, no I'll be good :) Note: The label on the fabric, and ric rac said "scarlet", but I call it red. So, it's red.

See & Sew B4838 - Apron

The green apron on the left is the one I'm embracing. The color and contrast will be totally different, and a bit more whimsical. As you can tell I LIKE whimsical detail at the moment. I chose this pattern because of the red box on the side that pops out with the words "YES! it's so Easy". Lol. I figured "YES! That's so Me!". I will add a swatch of the contrast fabric I'm using a little bit later.


Okay, so here is my beautiful mess. I feel like I'm putting a puzzle together. This is the contrast fabric that will be the waistband, pocket, and trimming. I have staystitched them.  Stitching the edge of lower trim was difficult because of the curves.I staystitched the inner seams of pockets too small, but I don't think it'll be a big catastrophe. So, I still need to add the ric rac to pocket, and even it out. Obviously, it all needs to be sewn to the actual apron. But I'm having such a hard time on deciding the color - yikes! Wish me luck :)

Why I chose to drive myself stitch crazy...

Hi, everyone! I've been browsing through many sewing blogs and they are amazing. I am a novice, and by no means a seamstress yet! But I thought this would be a really cool way to keep myself motivated. My first project, which is still in progress is an apron. I'll put up the pattern, etc in a later post. I love aprons because of the details you can add to them. They can be vintage or whimsical, and for some reason I don't find them as intimidating to sew. Although, I procrastinated for about a week on cutting the pattern pieces, lol, because I was so scared of messing the whole thing up. My goal is to make clothes I love. I really don't like shopping unless it's for purses or shoes. My inspiration for sewing is vintage, and Halloween. Yes, I said Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love the costumes, the candy, the scary movies. And I like the witchy look in flowy tops, and dresses. Also, the bell sleeves, and black or red velvet are gorgeous. I am also inspired by delectable sweets. Who isn't? Desserts like cupcakes, ice cream make cute whimsical detail for childrens clothes and bedding. Another reason I love to sew is because I love fabric. I am fascinated by the textures, and the prints. I am still learning and loving every minute of it. I predict I will make lots of mistakes along the way. But I don't mind imperfection. I don't find massed produced clothes perfect. They certainly don't fit me perfectly. That being said, I am more aware of the time someone took to make the clothes that I buy. I inspect the stitches, and I am pleased to recognize them by name. And I imagine that one day I will leave my own beloved stitches for someone else to appreciate.