No pics to post but lots of sewing!

I plan to update this over the weekend! I have neglected my blogs all winter long since Christmas. I've been sewing and organizing all my thrifting fabrics, garments and they have literally taken over a whole room.

We had to make the playroom into a sewing room and buy all kinds of plastic rolling drawer units to store all my new fabrics and old garments in.

It is amazing the amount of beautiful stuff I have accumulated. I can't seem to stop either - people - just keep throwing out all those old beautiful garments!

Pictures and details coming soon I hope! Come back if you want!

I've been thrifting, searching for the past few months and today was a big day for me - found all kinds of great items of clothing to alter, wear as is, tear up and remake, etc. Here are a few from my haul.

Here is a beautiful, uniquely patterned cotton sateen jacket, fully lined that fits me great!

LILLY PULITZER - Yep, you heard right! But.....it's a size 4. I bought it for 4.00! I think my friend, Peyton still wears a 4 - looks like last year's premier design - can you beleive it??

This beautiful, soft cotton brocade fully lined jacket is very large - size 3 Chico's. I'll alter it and add some trim probably to fit me. Shown with the black velvet skirt, of course.

This is NWT Ann Taylor and just beautiful. Chiffon with embroidery. I am trying to make a Nataya style dress with over jacket in this very same style. This one will fit my daughter, Melissa I think. Adding the rest of the dress to it should be interesting.

More to come a little later~

December 2nd, 2009

I am so happy to be back to this site! I have been sewing a lot and most of it is altered garment sewing. Yes, Altered Couture magazine and Belle Armoire, as well as Threads magazine have been my inspirations. For the past 6 months I have been collecting garments from thrift stores and antique dealers as well as going through my closet finding things to alter and be creative with.

Today I made a really great haul at our local stores. I must brag by showing what I found. Some of these clothes still have tags on them! Some are to cut up but most of them fit me or my daughters and can be used as is! This is not considered sewing is it?? I will start by showing this beautiful White House, Black Market shirt (NWT) and Nicole Miller black velvet skirt. I may be taking the velvet skirt apart or adding some trim to the bottom. It is a little snug also! (not attributed to Thanksgiving turkey meal only).

August Sewing News

Lots and Lots of sewing going on here! Unfortunately - no uploading of pics is possible until I find a new upload tool that fits my larger sized digital memory card! I've been sewing for months making tops, jackets and pants for myself. Also, I've been designing and making kids clothes and baby clothes for friends' kids. I really hope I can get the pics uploaded soon.

Thanks to all the people who post advice and pattern review at patternreview.com. I could not do without that site and hope to contribute some reviews of patterns myself soon. I have to do a lot of cutting and pasting to make full bust adjustments as well as petite and sway back adjustments. The big 4 really do work the same don't they?

Thanks for visiting the site and come back often for updates!

Denise

Love this style shirt - can wear it open or buttoned up. Also love this hand- dyed fabric.

Currently doing some experimental fabric re-creating. I am always doing something like this - probably due to my art background and constant need to make something else out of something I already have! It's borderline ridiculous - but I am not seeming to outgrow this! I've done it all my life.

In Threads magazine I noticed the section on ways to manipulate fabric - like pushing it through a grill/cake cooling rack, and sewing old silk ties cut apart into other fabrics, etc. Since I have always loved quilting but no longer do it - and also love the Marcy Tilton patterns for creative jackets - this seemed like one more way to be creative with the jackets.

I've begun the grill experiment and have been piecing together some fabric. Pictures are coming tomorrow morning I am hoping!

Welcome to my newest blog!

Addendum: I guess everyone can see that I never uploaded a picture of this process. This is because after I sewed together one piece in this fashion I realized that the last thing I need to wear is something 3D - considering I need to lose a few pounds! I tossed the experiment - even though it was fun to work out. It's a great experiment and I think a purse would really look great sewn in the relief style fashion.