Coasters

Another birthday present! No tutorial for this one. I just selected the fabric and got started!

The solid brown fabric is from a whole stash of cotton fabrics I bought over at eBay, the patterned ones are from Amy Butler’s Daisy Chain line.
In between the two fabric layers there is a nice batting.

Patchwork Button Pouch

I made this little pouch as a present and it really was a great opportunity to use up some of the fabric scraps that seemingly keep on multiplying every week.

I followed this great tutorial and only had to use my seam ripper once during the process

It’s such a cutie and I will definitely make a few more should I somehow find the time for it…

Flex Frame Coin Purse

I made this cute little coin purse as a birthday present. It was my first time using a flex frame and I used a tutorial from U-handblog for it.

Both the exterior and interior fabric are by Michael Miller from his Far Out Floral line, purchased at the Centro Comercial Principe Pio in Madrid.

I also used a nice fusible fleece inbetween the two fabric layers.

 

All in all a very nice and not too difficult little project! I immediately made a second one… =)

Shirt Recreation

Whilst living abroad I of course purchased some clothes in the local shops. One of my all time favourites is the green top shown below.
It is made out of 100% viscose and features very nice braiding details.

Sadly it has suffered quite a bit over time and should now not be worn outside my home (courtesy of a few small holes that can no longer be concealed). So I decided to try and recreate it.
Given my missing experience in sewing clothes it was quite an adventure…
I traced the outline of the original shirt onto paper and cut my fabric accordingly (I used cheap jersey rib fabric for this first try – the nice viscose one had to wait for the second try). I also braided three quite long strips of fabric, as the braid on the shirt is one continuous piece. I added a bit of lighter fabric for some contrast.

So, here is the finished product! And it fits! I had to tweak the armholes quite a bit though…

Below you can see the front and back of the finished shirt. =)

Bag Swap – I proudly present…

So, here it is. The bag I received from Katherine as part of the recent bag swap. Isn’t it lovely?

And Katherine even generously included a sewing pattern! It’s Amy Butler’s Field Bag & Tote. I had been eyeing this pattern for quite some time and am really looking forward to making one of those bags!

Bag Swap – It has arrived!

I recently took part in a bag swap, organised by Petchy over at Made by Petchy.

While I can’t yet show you the bag I made for the occasion (I’ll have to wait until my swap partner receives it) I can tell you: I received my bag!

It is from the lovely Katherine over at Classic Campbell.

Men’s Shirt Refashion

Hi again. =)

I’ve been quite busy recently, with uni starting again for the winter semester and my master thesis taking shape. So, long time no see…

One of the crafty things I finished recently was a men’s shirt refashion. I took a XL sized shirt from the thrift store (half price sale) and remodeled it to a nice blouse for myself.

As this was my first time sewing some clothes for myself (even if I was only refashioning something) I was quite apprehensive. But I think it worked out quite well.

I used one of my favourite blouses as a model and used it as the basic shape. I also made a belt from the shirt’s sleeves.

What do you think?

I already bought a few more shirts to play around with…

New: Tutorials Page

A couple of days ago I added a new page to this blog – Tutorials.

I’ll be compiling a list of great free tutorials that can be found on the Internet. Hopefully some of you will get inspired by the compiled projects!

Just Because: Fabric Mosaic

Some of the fabrics lying around here, waiting to be used in some great new sewing project…

Another Wasp Bag

Another Wasp Bag =)

Anybody getting bored yet?

This time it was for my aunt’s birthday, using one of my favourite fabrics ever (the purple one). I bought it on a trip to Stockholm, at my favourite ever fabric store, Ohlssons. I don’t know anything about the producer or its name but love its vibrant color.

And finally, the bag:

As before, I also made a frayed fabric flower to go with the bag. =)

As I mentioned before, the Wasp Bag tutorial can be found here. And the tutorial I used for the fabric flower was posted here.

A change I made with regards to the original tutorial was to once again ditch the proposed pocket (which I couldn’t get my head around) and add a zippered pocket instead.