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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Spring Front Porch Seat Pad and Pillows

I love to decorate my front porch with 
colorful pillows and seat pads.  
These two variations will go on a black wicker settee.

2:00 a.m. and I was still sewing.....  I just got carried away!!
One seat pad with 2 different looks.


Smiles,
Deborah
 

Friday, April 7, 2017

Embellishing Jeans With Diagonal Stitching





Now that I finished my top, it was time to embellish the coordinating recycled jeans shorts.  I noticed that the flower fabric was printed on the diagonal. That inspired me to sew a line of XXXXXXXXX in a diagonal pattern on the front of the shorts. Then I could here-and- there repeat the flowers inside the diagonal squares.
First, I sewed the diagonals on one side of the shorts front.

Next, I carried that pattern over to the right side, 
so your eye would see a continuing pattern.
Iron on the flower patches...yikes...I love it!!!!!
I would totally buy these shorts if I saw them in a store.
On the back of the shorts, I outlined each of the 2 pockets in the same red XXXXXXX. I so seldom use the fancy stitches that are on my sewing machine. These XXXX were fun to use, and still grown-up enough for a pre-teen girl.  

Smiles,
Deborah

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Tye-Dyed Sundress for this Boho Babe


What's more Boho than honest-to-gosh tye-dyed fabric!
I found this fabric at a retro store, and I knew I had to have it.
I loved the soft colors with the radiant white starbursts.
   

 Looking through my box of laces from my great grandmother, I found this starburst lace.  I think this fabric and lace were meant to be together.... thanks, Great-Grandma Kelly.


My granddaughter is so slender that I used a elastic gathered band in the back of the sundress so it would fit her better.  I wish that I could find the type of elastic that you can sew multiple row of stitching through, and it doesn't loose it's ability to retract.
But, I think this is a viable solution to the problem.





































 I like to gather fabric like this.

First, using your longest stitch, sew 2 rows of stitching. One at 3/8 inch and one at 6/8 inch.

Pull the ends of the threads that came from the bobbin. With your fingers move the gathers down the fabric.
Pin to your connecting fabric at 5/8 inch. Notice how the gathers are even and straight up.  You don't get gathers that are puckers.   







Smiles,
Deborah

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Cricut and the Peace, Love, and Lace Top, Lace Skirt, and Shorts


I just purchased a Circut Cutter and couldn't wait to use it as I created my 2017 Bohemian Collection.
There are two looks, one with a multiple layer lace skirt and the other used recycled jean shorts.
As I learned how to program the Cricut machine to create the peace signs and wordings for this shirt, I was very grateful from help from my friends Joyce and Hilde.
To make the skirt, I harvested/recycled the lace fabric from a size Junior 13 skirt to make this Child's Size 8 skirt. Then I decorated the recycled jean shorts with battenburg lace (heart) and on the rear pocket and added the cut out words from the Cricut to the pants front.
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