School Mascot Hoodie

And the planning began:

First, we found this delightful bear panel through Whimsy Baby Customs. It was ALMOST what we were looking for...

A little magic was needed to make him the perfect school mascot representing the "Beardsley Bears."

That magic is called 

Reverse Applique.

A bit of hand embroidery 

completed the transformation.

 My granddaughters school's colors are orange and blue.  She designed this fun hoodie to be worn on school spirit days.  

What bear hoodie would be complete without bear ears?!!

 Here is the completed 
School Spirit Hoodie.

Smiles,
Deborah

Making Harry Potter's Castle Jacket

All cut out pieces

Then sew side seam of jacket and seam of sleeve .

Quartering sleeve edge and cuff edge.

Sew band around the edge of jacket.

  

Wonder Woman with Reverse Applique

On this t-shirt I used reverse applique to sew the Wonder Woman symbol.  

Isn't she pretty. I love the softness of watercolor.
Smiles,
Deborah

Narwhal Hoodie

This week's challenge at Project Run and Play is

 "Your Signature Style."

Design a look that best represents your own unique style,

 taste and most suitably showcases your skill set.

So this hoodie is the perfect example of the type 

of garment that I love to create.

First, I like to combine different fabrics.  This one features a panel, a print, a stripe, and a bit of squiggle whimsy.

Mostly, I like to use 3 different fabrics, and one usually reads as a solid, even though sometimes it's not really a solid.  In this hoodie, the center panel reads as a solid. 

Next, I like to add interesting details, like this striped cowl. I even added a highlighting fabric strip of stripe, going in the opposite direction, in the neckline seam to draw your eye to the cowl neck.  And the grommets in the cowl are only there for fun!

 Notice the squiggle fabric that runs down the diagonal seam in the hoodie front.  You don't have to add it... it's just one of those interesting details.

On the waistline band, I combined two different fabrics to draw your eye to the narwhal applique that I created.

Smiles.... Deborah

Best Friend Sisters

My granddaughters that live with me are very best friends.

Even though there are years between them

they love spending time together.

So I wanted to create a shirt that was similar

for each of them

but not the same.

They are both made from the same pattern.

I tried to make the sixth grader one that was a bit more grown-up.

The third grader loves stripes, so I made sure

 to include them in her design.

So what is my style...well, I love to combine fabrics and textures.

But mostly I try to make garments that the 

wearer will love. 

Smile,

Deborah

Hedgehog Watercolor T-shirt

Watercolors seem to softly flow onto the artist's paper. So when challenged to create a garment influenced by art, I knew I would be influenced by my love for watercolors.

In addition, I wanted to be an artist too, and try to create with my sewing machine instead of a brush.

Tiny little strips of knit fabric and thread became my artist medium.

My little hedgehog rests quietly on the 2-color lower band. Tiny strips of the print knit fabric make up the hedgehogs fur with thread top stitching to add even more texture.

My shirt featured 3 components: a watercolor print panel, watercolor geometric print, and a solid mustard 

gold cotton Lyra fabric.

 Of course, I like to color block the sleeves for added interest.

 Sewing each individual pin tuck. Photo of the finished tucked panel.

 Trimming off the excess fabric to fit the sleeve.

 Cutting the fabric needed for the remanding lower sleeve.

 Sewing on the lower sleeve to the tucked panel.

 Those tucks really add interest and are so worth the effort.

Smiles,
Deborah