Knitted Cowl Warmer

This is a neck warmer that I made for my roomate.

Flash Back to an older project

I came across some things that I made awhile ago. I made these bags during a college class I took on scholarship in my senior year of high school called "Sewn Products Entrepreneurship"

The inspiration of these bags came from the artwork of Piet Mondrian and Geometric Shapes in general. I also made stencils for the outside, each bag had its own internal inspiration. I used canvas duck cloth fabric for the self, and printed cotton for lining. I used gold and silver tone chain for the handles. If I were to go back I would have used a thicker interlining so the shape held better. I still can't believe I made these while I was just 17.

Piet Mondrian's Work

Fabric Flower Pins

So these are two flower pins/broaches that I made for a friend of mine.




The fabric came from a dress I have that had pockets which I was not fond of. I sewed them shut and of course, I could not bear to throw fabric away!

I cut and sewed the fabric scraps into a long strip and then gathered the strip until it resembled a flower. I hand stitched this together and glued a pin on the back and voila!

Rug made from recycled towels

In this project, I got the idea from the threadbanger.com Tutorial to make a rug from recycled bath towels. I cut strips of the towels and wove and sewed them together.








This was a very easy project but the only problem I had was cleaning up all the fluff that came off the fabric during cutting.





Note: that area may get a little messy : )








I really like how it turned out.

Green Fairy Costume

flower headband

Watercolor painted wings

the flower pin I made out of lace

Back View

Front View

So halloween was fun, I was excited to wear my costume!

Halloweeny

This year I decided to make my own costume which is nothing new, last year I made my own costume although it was very last minute and not too elaborate.

I just made a skirt with an long lace tail and applied an applique on it and made a scarf. Once I put on my mask, I was transformed into a peacock!

This year I am being a green pixie fairy girl inspired by tinkerbell. I am working on the last minute details tonight and am very excited to finish and wear it out. I used the tutorial from ThreadBanger to make the wings, I would recommend it, it is very easy to do!

(http://www.threadbanger.com/post/3058/diy-fairy-wings-howto-and-bonus-costume-essential)

As for now, I must get back to work but I will post some pictures of the finished costume soon.

Happy Halloween!

My Introduction

This is my first post into the blogosphere. I really love sewing and have since I was in middle school. I intend to use this as a way of publishing my crafts and what I am currently working on.

For those who don't know me, I'm a 21 year-old student at Philadelphia University. I live in Philly during the week and am in New York City on weekends. I graduate in May of 2010 with a Bachelors degree in Fashion Industry Management.