In the meantime...

No pictures as of yet of anything new. Starting to do some hemming, but have many projects in mind. Finishing the brown dress for one!!

And now, for something completely different!

A silhouette I made for D.'s birthday last month. It's of Lulu & her long, lost mouse - the one she found in our apt. 3 years ago & for whom she still carries a torch. We almost wish another would make an appearance just to make her happy.

19-what?

What era does this trimming look like? Kinda 1930's meets 1940's? Anyhow, I've yet to wear it in public, since the season's pretty much over - sob! Trim is from Brooklyn Mercantile, another lovely Park Slope shop!

Cute-ify!

A Project long in the making: a sweet valance for our kind of modern, yet still wanting to be 1920's kitchen. Finally found the perfect fabric for it at the Red Bank, NJ antique barn.

(Mitts to the left were a project from last year...pic on right is by the fabulous Aunty Cookie)

I took a table/dresser runner which is beautifully embroidered, cut it down, hemmed it & added hanging loops out of thread I had chained (is that how you say it?). Like a tailor's tack, but longer & looped. Add an Ikea curtain rod for $4-$5 & voila! Sweetness!

Another Day, Another Project...

Well, I just got finished saying that basically time was at a premium & not much crafting was happening, but that's sort of not totally true. My sister-in-law's due very soon with twin boys (yea!) & I wanted to send out a little something when they arrive on the scene.

Simple Sewing is FAN-tastic! (Scaredy Kat can special-order it for you, if you'd like!) It features simple (as the title suggests) or simply styled practical baby items that make perfect gifts if you're strapped for time as I am right now.

I'm doing the bias-trimmed burp cloths - 3 for each little guy! The fabrics are ones used in other quilts or just hanging around - don't you just love the ruler fabric?? The blue is 'gnomes gardening' print (Heather Bliss) & the red is cowboys on horses (an integral part of my nephew's quilt). The burp cloths are actually diapers & came from the fabulous Boing Boing in Brooklyn.

(PS - The sweet little guys were born on the July 4th! Cute as can be!!)

Duh

Well, the below pictures never got their text, for cryin' out loud! I didn't even think anything was posted at all, so here's a little text:

Because the Mr. & I have been getting ready to move our store (Scaredy Kat), crafting has taken a back seat. SO, in lieu of that, the other day, I decided to post a little number I worked on a few years back - why not? 

Anyhow, the below pics are of my niece's communion dress & veil that she & my sister-in-law wanted jazzed up a bit. Thus, the pearl trim & sequins - fun & glitzy, no? She looked so great in it, I must say!

Just Because....

Cha-cha-changes

{Before}

{After}

So, ever since I altered these Shabby Chic curtains & put them up, they haven't quite fit the bill. Wrong color? Too much coverage? Not so sure, but I felt uneasy. SO, the new & improved curtains are here! White mid-weight linen from Denver Fabrics & clippy hanging thingies from Ikea. When we wake, there's sun, but not too much & the color is clean & cheery. Nice!

Voila!

Here's the finished product. What a breeze of a dress! 

Don't those yellow swishes on the hem look like shrimp?

Madras + Simplicity = ???

Okay, so a little diversion of a new quick summer dress using fabric bought at the Brooklyn Flea last year. This fabric was one of those "it will either be really great or really horrible!" Plus, the fabric is pretty "ethnic-y" & that is something I normally don't venture into. But, not time like the 40's to try something new! Well, I think this might be on the non-horrible side of the scale. Oh - and it's going to get an elastic waist - just wanted to take a clear pic of the outrageous fabric.

Also...

Lulu wanting to assist as cutter

Here's the fabric of choice - 100% lightweight cotton w/mylar gold threads (from Denver Fabrics)

A Sweet Frock To Start With

To start the ball of this blog rolling, here's the newest project - a Hollywood Patterns 1930's frock. 

She looks so happy in her new outfit!