Things I've made...a photo tour

I was looking through my photobucket and came across a ton of things I've made in the past and never shared picture of so I thought I'd do that now. I'm not in the habit of taking pictures of stuff I make regularly...it's not an automatic for me. With blogging I'm getting so much better about it, lol. So many times in the past I wished I had remembered to photograph my efforts. So...here you go, some of my efforts. I've learned a ton along the way, including serging, trying new techniques, morphing patterns, and how to throw the directions out to window. It's been fun!




A backpack for O. from the Sewbaby totpack pattern. I love that I made this for about $1. I got all the fabric from the PTA thrift store in Chapel Hill. Gotta love a bargain.



A bag I made for a craft swap I participated in. Love that Kaufmann fabric. I still have some more I plan to make myself a bag from.



2 knit dress morphed from an Ottobre (3/07 I think) and using yummy Chez Ami soft jersey. O. loved those dresses...I'll have to make her some more.



Dress made from thrifted curtain fabric found at a thrift store. I believe this fabric is also Kaufmann and called faces in the crowd. It's a really fun print.



My first redondo skirt made w/a great chez ami print (wish I had got more). I detested working with the bias tape and have abandoned that method in favor of an easy peasy rolled hem on other redondo's I've made.



My faux mini boden outfit copied from the catalog. This was the first time I tried applique. Obviously I hadn't done the satin stitching yet when I took this picture. I love how it came out.



A sweet little tunic made from a fun print with purses on it. For some reason I didn't take a picture of the coordinating pants. They're really fun too,gauchos made out of a blue knit fabric with oversized multicolored polk a dot.



This outfit is one of my all time favorites and with the exception of O's quilt probably the most I've ever spent on fabric for a single project. I got these 2 prints at Elegant Stitches. The crossback jumper is reversible and the little bloomers...oh so sweet. The pattern is a reproduction from Simplicity and I remember having the very same outfit when I was little so I had to have one for my sweet girl.



This was the first patterns I ever tried from Ottobre. It's this great sweater knit I got from a Sewing Mama. I didn't think to line the hood since the pattern didn't tell you too and I hadn't quite stepped out of my "must follow the pattern" box at the time. Now...I break all the rules, pattern be damned!


Hope you've enjoyed this jaunt down memory lane and that it was as fun for you as it was for me.