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Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
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Monday, March 2, 2009

Chocolate suede Nintendo case



I created this Nintendo DS carrying case from the tutorial so generously provided by Mad Quilter here:

Mad Quilter


I embroidered the leather to start--first time with that and the design isn't 100% perfect. I should've used a sharp needle instead of the universal.

Chocolate suede Nintendo case open

The leather was a bit bulky to sew through, and I broke 2 needles squaring off the bottom of the bag. I opted not to topstitch the top edge of the bag. It's a good thing I like the contrast lining rolling up around the top edge of the leather!

Chocolate suede Nintendo case inside

There are 8 game slots inside the pouch--plenty of options for my little Nintendo junkie!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Making the inexpensive special



I was wandering around Ikea the other day and found some pretty nice sheets marked down to $3.99 per piece. Of course $12 for a set of king sheets sounded pretty good to me! I got cottage blue fitted and flat sheets, but the only remaining pillowcases were a soft taupe. The mis-match wasn't going to stop me on my bargain hunt! In about a half hour, I added a bit of vintage (through modern invention) embroidery to the pillowcases to tie them to the sheets. The embroidery files are available on Ebay through Vintage Machine Embroidery.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Pillowcase dress


Pillowcase dress
Originally uploaded by phunkymama
I loved the soft feel of this vintage pillowcase, and that made it perfect for a little girl's dress. I used a bit of the top of the pillowcase to create armhole bindings, and then sewed casings at the top. The dress is finished off with ribbon ties and lime green ric rac.

The great thing about pillowcase dresses is that they can fit girls for a long time. They go from a midcalf length sundress on a 3 year old to an above the knee dress on a 7 year old. Wear can even be extended a bit longer when you layer the dress over leggings.

Pretty, cool, versatile, longwearing... what more can you ask?

Oh, yeah, buy it at my Etsy shop, LOL!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12980681

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

What a cute cozy!


I got an email from DigiStitches the other day advertising a new project, the Grab N Go ID pouch. It was so cute I had to give it a whirl. My test stitch out worked really well, and as I looked at the colors, I was struck with inspiration. I'd been looking for a cozy for my new nano. The eyelet hole was just large enough for the headphone cord to sneak through. I love it when a plan comes together. If you're a machine embroiderer, you can purchase the file from DigiStitches.