Upcycling jeans!

I made some up-cycling with a pair of my old jeans.I made this bag,and a pair of jeans for the little miss.

 I used Velcro to close it.d black on hand,but i don't think i can stand that,but i will wait till i get to go out to get some white Velcro.myself fights with myself,one half of me needs instant gratification,the other is a perfectionist,who would gladly take all the time as required.Poor self.

See,I even stitched on it my very own personalized label.Love it! :D
I will get to how i made that later..but here is the basic tutorial!
And notice the pencil in the pocket?Aaaah its so chic that i can hardly handle it.

 It's fully lined with a some floral cotton.I love the contrast.the looong handle is upside denim and the other side floral cotton, the liner fabric.

 The stitching is quite wobbly as i couldn't help being hasty.As i said, some times, i need results,and i need them fast.

 See the pretty flower?
My hubby says i can't help it if i wanted to.There has to be a flower.
I even wanted to iron on some jewels.My brothers and my hubby liked it this way,no LOVED it this way, so my bling has to wait a bit on the sidelines.for now.

And this,would be a sneak peek of Noora's jeans.it's adorable!
I should get some action shots of the adorable diaper bum in it.

So how do you like my very first bag? :)

New Yellow Blouse

that's the dress i made last night.i made a pattern and made this as a sample to see if the pattern works.And guess what,it did.

It was another good sewing session.the whole thing was completed within 45 minutes from start to finish,drafting the pattern,cutting and sewing.the stitching had to wait due to a toddler clinging on my legs.i couldn't sleep after everyone was tucked in,so i finished it. :) i love hanging out hanging out by myself and my stitching or other crafty crafty when everyone is gone to sleep.pure bliss.

Don't mind the scribbled background.(that was the best place i could get some decent light from.The wall outside my kitchen.The kids next door like drawing there.me,not so much.)

The trim is the same as i used on this one.I've got lots and lots of yards of this same trim,good thing i don't seem to get tired of it.

The little flower bunch is embroidered.I am still having doubts about the color.it doesn't look too bad does it?

I'm in a very sewy mood these days.Here is to making a lot more dresses while i am feeling like so.

Pretty trims and ruffles dress

Was sewing this evening.And this is the result.
It was a good sewing day,today.
no seam ripping,the bobbin was always full,and i even had pretty little red heart shaped buttons which matched.
And trim and everything else too,plus more fabric in my stash for the little ruffle on the bottom.
yep,it was the rare kinda session when everything went right. :-)

result?

A dress done in less than half an hour. :-)

I have a pattern draft that i use to make a basic bodice for my one year old,which can be altered easily,and the skirt drafted and joined even easier.i have used it for many of Noora's dresses and it works every time beautifully.it's nothing professional,but it works for me,so let me know if you would like me to upload it!(Lazy bum that i am,i need motivation. :-D)

What say,you?
(been watching Pirates of the Caribbean,can you tell?)

me,i LOVE it!




linking here.

JCasa's girly dress.

Inspired by this,from JCasa handmade. Love that blog!

It's quite easy and it was all done under an hour.Maybe half.yes i think only half an hour,minus all the interruptions.


it seems a tad too wide for my little girl,but maybe more room would make it more comfortable for her,plus it will buy the dress a few extra months of wear!
love the lace,and the two buttons on each side!

Go check out the tute and make one for the girly in your life!

And i have come up with my own version of the big butt baby pants.i drafted my own pattern ,have made quite a lot of pans and bloomers with rear panels,and i must say, i love it!

it looks so much better when its on a big baby bum,but i couldnt get any decent action shots of my whizzing baby!

And it became a kimono dress.

The little dress is completed.It's a kimono style dress with ruffles on the edges all around the dress.The pattern is my own.Which might explain why it does not fit my baby like it's supposed to.i used a pattern that i had drafted on my own.Maybe it was one that i was supposed to have discarded while i was experimenting with them.This does not happen often.So i,m cutting myself some slack.
:o)
But it's completed nevertheless and I'm quite happy how it turned out.However,the butterfly has still not been completed due to me not being able to make up my mind about it's color,still.

I used a bit of vintage lace on the neckline.i wanted to use it near the ruffles on the hemline.But decided against it as it just might be a little too much.

I think I'm gonna make it again,and this time,my baby should be able to wear it.I labeled the small pattern as i should've done before.it wont be that difficult to scale it up a bit to fit my girl.

I'm linking here!

alphabet mini quilt

inspired by this one from orange flower patterns,i made one too.
Isnt it so so neat and precise?She knew what she was doing.



me,not so much.tsk tsk.
it was made a made a while back.
this was my first mini quilt ever.i've made three others after that,one which i blogged about before.(gimme some time and i'll come back with the other ones too!)
If it looks a bit lame,that would be because it was my first attempt at making any size a quilt,and binding,and because the photo and lighting is lame,and because in general,im pretty lame too. :o)
So please pardon the way its hung there because i will maybe fix it.Someday.Maybe.

And i just realised...
This is my first time posting any embroidery that i had done!
come on,say yayy for me!

Working on another piece of embroidery for a wall hanging.
lets see how long it takes for me to blog about it.

:o)

ruffled skirt dress

i had trouble with this one.i didn't want there to be seams on the side of the ruffle skirt,and believe me it wasn't easy.the top was a pattern drafted on my own.i think i have more thinking to do on the continuous ruffle all around.i haven't quite figured it out yet.do you get what i'm talking about?,do you?the front and the back of the skirt if they were separate and were joined later to complete the skirt,the sides of the skirt where the both sides are joined,there,the ruffle would be sewed down into the seam.i wanted to make it in a way that the skirt would be like an A line skirt,you know,wider at the bottom,and with no ruffles sewn into the side seams.
i did it sort of,but i had quite some trouble which i had to mend after it was complete.if you peeked under the ruffles,you would see the painstaking work i had done.Good thing you see no evidence of unprofessional-ism from the outside.:0)

the bodice is lined with some linen.(Oh don't you just love linen?)It gives body and colour to the otherwise flat thin cotton that i had used for the dress.because of the lininf,no top stitching was done on the outside of the arm holes or the neckline,which gives it a pro look.
plus,i hid the seams from the inside too,so that my baby would not feel any seams poking her from the inside.

Its buttoned from the back and a tie for a better fit,as it was a bit too wide for Angelittle around the waist.i love how how the button placket is of the linen fabric that i used for lining!

And then just because i have to make and put a flower on everything that i make,i made a rolled rose and sewed it on.and also hot glued it some more to ensure that it would not unravel.i might have got carried away and over done it there. :-)

i love the result.

Tell me what you think too!

Oh and if there's any ''i wonder what how whys'' going on about any of the not too easy to understand language that i just used,let me know.i would be happy to confuse you a bit more.ahem,try to clear it up for ya i meant. ;o)

And im partying over here today!

tweeeeeeedles!

Rae inspired dress

This little linen dress was inspired by Rae's baby dress.I made it without a pattern like always.I also made a matching little ruffled butt diaper cover.Made with a piece of white linen that I had in my stash,and scraps of dotty white cotton from another project.


Don't you just love that cute pocket?
Rae makes awesome big butt baby pants,the pattern for which im looking forward to.(more like obsessing over it in my head, checking every single day whether she has put it up yet!)

While i wait i am thinking that i would try my hands on making one perhaps..without a pattern??


Am linking here..
until next time,ciao!

Here it is..my first attempt at smocking.I made the pleats by hand using the lines on the fabric as a guide.as you can see a little glitch seems to have happened at the upper left side.They just wouldn't open for some reason.Anyone help me figure out what happened there?I guess that it could be a problem with my cable stitch ..right?
I'll work on that later.

sorry about the dark photos..cloudy cloudy day today..And i usually dont touch my photos.(how does anyone have time for that?)
It was one of the best moments of my entire 21 year long life,(hey that is quite long)the moment i took out the gathering threads and the whole thing stretched and opened..well to me it was more like bloomed!!!(seriously,i thought it was the coolest thing that i have ever done.And i was giddy with joy for two days straight about that.)This should be made into a dress or maybe a bubble romper.........not decided yet..ideas?

And this one,i made last night.Silly me,i was hoping that it would stretch just as much as the one above did..And it didn't stretch much.i would have to use it was a middle panel for a dress or something..it doesn't stretch at all.(How could i have not known that?)

The diamonds are not very even either.This one i hadn't pleated real well.i think the pleats were a little too big,they were folding to a side and that made it kinda hard to keep the stitching even and neat.The technique that i used last night needs to be revised.
I think i would work some bullion roses in betweens and it wouldn't look too bad.what do you think?
these bullion roses were worked on a little sundress i made for my Angelittle.here on this the dress.
I owe you more pictures of the sewing I've done these past coupla months ,don't i..here are some..Another shirred little sundress.embellished with a fabric flower.Here is a close up of the flower.Ruffle butt diaper covers.I love ruffles!


also whipped up these lovelies a while back.Place mats.fusible fleece isn't available here,so i used an old fleece blanket instead.works doesn't it?i have used it for other projects too.aren't they just darling?(first patchwork experience.A good one!pat on the back! :o))
ps/this post three times more time it usually takes me to finish a post,because Angelittle was helping me.You know,reaching out to the keyboard and correcting mommy's typos,adding all the letters and signs that mommy missed.(Why she has to make a thunder storm in the meantime i don't understand.)

Long post eh?

awryty then,i'll be back later.Have a lot more of Angelittle's dresses you have to see.you see,it's totally mommy made!

Hope you are all having a groovy time too!

toodles!

My pizza recipe.And other stuff.

I can't quite figure out why,but all i've been doing lately seems to be dreaming of cooking.Not much progress with the flower blocks for my quilt,or any other sewing.And not much cooking either.Just thinking about cooking.Just thinking.But I'm going to go work berserk soon.I just know.;-)


Last Friday i made a lot of experimenting with my oven.I made a heck lot of pizzas.(And i have got it quite nice how to to make a great pizza in the microwave.)

My pizza recipe

• 250 gm(approx. 2 1/2 cups)All purpose flour
• 1 tsp instant yeast(dry yeast is ok too,but you should dissolve it in luke warm water before adding.I've had some trouble with it,so i always prefer instant yeast)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp butter/margarine
• a pinch of salt(you can omit this too)
• luke warm water

First sift floour into a big bowl,add all dry ingredients into it and mix.Add butter or margerine,and mix it too.yes,with the flour,no,no water yet.When you have mixed it all nicely,add water and knead the dough.seperate the dough into two balls.Cover with plastic wrap and keep in a warm place for it to work its magic.:-).Leave for like 20-30 mins.No peeking or peeping till its time!(If you wont be using both balls,you can store one in the refrigerator or freezer for quite some time,depending on how long you want to keep it.)

Is it time yet?If you are absolutely sure so,take the dough and punch it a bit to break the bubbles inside.Nicely roll out or you can just flaten it with your hands on a dish.

Take it carefully and put on a grill rack.spread a little olive oil on the dough so that that sauce will not soak the pizza.Add your favourite pizza sauce and toppings,grate some cheese,and put into oven.I made it in 45% grill 55% microwave on high power,for 8 minutes.

Grill on 85%grill power for 5 more minutes afterwards.that browns the toppings nicely.I guess it depends if you want to do it or not.

Its done!

In a convection oven,it takes about 25 minutes.It takes longer in a convection oven,but you can get crispier pizza if thats how you prefer it.(I love it soft,so the microwave version works for me great.)And you dont have to use a grill rack if you are using a convection oven.

You should try this recipe.I have been using this pizza recipe for as long as i have been cooking.ahem,not a looooooooooooong time,but the last five years of my life.It has never failed me,its always perfect.And it tastes way better home made.next time you want pizza,don't bother to take out or order,but just try and make this one.I promise you,you will not regret.I would love to hear from you how you liked it if you ever tried it!:-)

Edit:

It works well even though you don't grill it.100% microwave cooked works just as fine too..confirms my various experiments.So even if your microwave doesn't have grill mode like mine,Its still fine too.(Though i don't know how it will turn out if you use a plate.or any other dish for that matter..because i have always used the grilling rack only.)

(Thanks Drew for pointing that out!)

And to post a pic of what i sewed last.
I couldnt get a better shot of this dress.i tried many many times,but this is the best that i got.I know,it's almost blinding right?I sure can't look at it too much!(just ignore my babbling and my photos if it's becoming too much.:-) )

I have a loads of sewing to do.But i am not having much progress on any of it.And i am having lots of progress ignoring how much work i have to do.
tata for now.
Be back soon.Hopefully with somethimg intersting.Or not.(as in some more babbling.LOL:-))

xoxo,

Me,the busy Queen bee.

Aint i quite a busy Queen Bee?if you saw around our place,you would think that i dont do anything except make big sewing and other-stuff-i-do related messes.cute ones though.;-).

Two days ago,i achieved this huge accomplishment.It was a dress that i never thought i could get done in a condition that anyone wuold want to wear.It was one i made for a neighbor,and she had given me the design,how she wanted the dress to look like.And as in my case of inability to say no,i agreed to do it for her!

i worked on this for two days.a whole day i spent trying to figure out how exactly i am going to pull it off.i messed up a couple of times too.like both neck facings were diferent.this is the front.

and here is the back.

i spent hours trying to figure out which side would be which,and in the end,i decided that the less steeper would be the back.Really.

i had a trouble with the fabrics,as the outter part of the dress was lace,and both sides needed to be gathered.i had trouble,to the point that i was almost ready to give up!!!I kept trying anyway,and in the end,i got it done.yay!!!and she likes the dress.and thats all that matters i guess.

i also make this purple dress,for a friend of hers.this one was very simple,so didnt take me more than an hour.i need to put some embellishing on this one yet.

here is my newest cushion cover too.those are yoyos on the red part.Oh don't you just love those sweet little things?

and this is the cute as a button shirt that i made and promised to show you so long ago.its the first time i sewed a girl shirt,but it turned out beautiful.plus,it fits me perfectly.I love it!

the progress on my quilt is alright too.I managed to finish three flower blocks in the past week.i used fabric that i had already used before,so i thought i wouldnt bore you with it again.Am i not thoughtful?;-)

And as for the projects that i am working on now,its a dress for my neighbor's friend,and ofcourse,my precious garden in the rainbow.

Well,thats it for now.

thanx for stopping by!

i'll be back soon:-)

xoxo,

Angeliquez

more weekend sewing

ive been sewing and sewing.two nights back,i bought some floral fabric to make sheets for our bed.i came home straight away after that,sewed a sheet and cases for our pillows,washed and ironed it and dressed our bed before bed time.:-)

There is no saying what i end up doing when i really want something done:-)LOL..

i fell in love with the fabric at first sight..so love at first sight does exist..LOL..im living proof..:-)i thought i would show it you since its soooooo sweeeeeet..hoping that it may make you smile like it makes me:-)

And here are the flowers i managed to get done these three days.not much,but something:-)i specially love this red one,i lovvvvvvve it.(It was made from scraps from the bed clothes project.)

Oh isn't it sweeeeet?

gotta go back to do something.My hands are aching for some needle work;-)

be back soon.

lotsa love,

Angeliquez

A little party dress..

This little party dress is one i made for my hubby's little niece.It's for a gold theme wedding party.I am not too confident playing with satin fabrics,and have all sorts of seamstress nightmares about them.this fabric is one of the most difficult satins i have worked with,but i must say that i am quite happy with the results.

i chose one of the easiest and quickest patterns for this dress.It was done pretty quickly.But it took me some time to make those flowers and put them on the dress.

And this picture here is a close up of the flowers.Ooooh arent they adorable..! :0)

The dress is all done and ready to go,though i think that i will end up working on it some more if i have it with me for even a bit longer,LOL :0)

Thats it for now.Thanx for stopping by :0)

till the next time,hugs

Angeliquez