Showing posts with label elastic smocking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elastic smocking. Show all posts

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Another Dress

Requested by Jessica.
Is it ok if I think it's yummy?
If I keep making dresses like this, will you all insist on an intervention?
The fabric is Joel Dewberry's Iron Work for Westminster.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Blue Elephants on Parade

Effie and Ollie Heather Bailey's pattern is just too cute. I used her Nicey Jane fabric. I love this line.

I made one, then decided to make another.
At that point a third seemed appropriate.
Charge! They were feelin sassy....

My second skirt with the elastic smocked waist. This is the most comfortable skirt ever. EVER. It's cute too. I wrote out instructions that people can pull and try. (Proud of me Jennifer? Wait until you read it first....) I've put it in the shop for a few days and them I'm sending it on to Jessica.

I particulary love this fabric smocked, the lines make it so pretty.
I made another top like this in white, but have no photographs. Yesterday was so cold; we tried but we were shaking so much not one photo was in focus. We had snow, sleet, torrential downpours, sun and lightening storms. A typical April day in Germany!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Pastry Line Little Folks Voile Oh MY!

There is just so much to love about this fabric. When it came into the shop two days ago I couldn't resist. Then I decided I needed to make something fast, as in quickly. So yesterday after gathering opinions (and boy do we have an opinionated group)
I decided on a skirt.

I did elastic thread smocking for the waist band. This is so comfortable. It's a bit time consuming but not difficult. Since this fabric is so light it was fun to see it go all crinkly.
Be kind about the photos. I took these this evening, at seven thirty, by myself.