Aloha!

Aloha!

I'm back from my trip to Hawaii were we enjoyed fun and sun on the island of Oahu.  It was my first experience snorkeling, and I absolutely loved it!  We bought our own gear; matched to our prescription lenses.  We hope to be back to Hawaii soon, perhaps Maui on our next trip.

We stayed in Kailua, but I did manage to make a trip into Honolulu to pick up some souvenirs.  Now for someone who sews, the perfect souvenir is fabric.  Here's some photo's of my Hawaiian fabrics.  A big thank you to Kyle and Shannon for their fabric store recommendations.   Kyle, the timing of your post was perfect, just days before we left on our trip.  I found just what I was looking for...

This first one is a rayon.  I'm hoping to transform it into a Maxi dress; perhaps McCalls 6700, which comes highly recommended on pattern review.com.

These next two cotton prints are for summer skirts.  What I have in mind is a simple A line skirt with a yoke.  Hoping to draft my own pattern based on the Craftsy class - Design & Sew your own A Line Skirt.

And finally, these bright cotton prints are going to be lining fabrics for some funky tote bags.  I've yet find the exterior fabrics, but I'm thinking either a dark purple or a silver grey for the mauve one and either a black or dark denim to go with the pink. 

 

 

I'm back in Canada now and after several days of rain the sun has finally decided to show up.

 

 

Cheers!

Christiana

 

 

 

More Creativity Unleashed

In August, I wrote a post about creative bloggers.  The trend continues, I've come across more great bloggers with wonderful tutorials. 

1. Feeling the need to be Antropologie ruffly chic, here's a tutorial of a ruffled chiffon scarf. 
2. How about some new life for an old denim skirt. 
3. his one is for a laptop bag, but could easily be adjusted for to make a tote bag as well.  
4. I'm seeing lots of refashioned t-shirts and this one has a nice girly touch. 
5. And, how many times have you had a wrap top, that just lets "the girls" pop!  Well here's a tutorial for inserting a modesty panel.  
6. How about being proud of your creations and designing your own labels.  Kristy at Lower Your Presser Foot has some instructions on how to create your own custom labels. 
7. Check out this darling shirt makeover,  
8. And, I never even thought to check out Ikea for fabric, maybe it's just and Australian thing, or perhaps I just haven't been paying attention when shopping at Ikea.

Another wow and a great big thank you to all the bloggers out there!

Recycling

I'm always amazed at the creativity of sewists and fibre artists. Especially when everyday things can be recycled through sewing. So, when I found a sewing pattern that used window screen and turned it into a tote, I just had to try it out. Then, I read another article that talked about making a pillow cover from a T-shirt, another sewing project was born.