onsdag 31. oktober 2012

Minni Mouse for Halloween?

Since my camera is still out of order.. I'll take you yet again into my archives!


This ''Minni Mouse'' dress, I made from an old pillowcase, some scraps of a polkadot fabric and an old zipper from a coverall. I think it might have been as much as five years since I made it... My general style has changed quite a bit since then, but still, I think this dress is super cute! And the best thing about it is that its all redesign.


It is the zipper in the back that is used to open and close the dress, since the zipper in front is just a decoration. Of course (!) you can also unzip it, but you'll only see the lining... So, nothing interesting there! Unless your into red silk...



This dress could either function as a Halloween costume as Minni Mouse, or simply as a summer dress!  You decide... I've used it as both! Its even been a part of a old catwalk I had in my home town, where my model wore big red minni mouse shoes. It was great!



The red ribbon at the bottom is actually hand sewn... I think back at the time when I did that! Oh, the good old time before I understood the many amazing opportunities the sewing machine gives you, besides sewing in a straight line.


Hang out, I hope I can show you some of my new projects soon! And quess what, theres more on the go! Hope you had a wonderful Halloween tonight!

fredag 26. oktober 2012

The long wait...

So hey! I have just recently finished two projects, but because my camera is.. well.. beyond help, I cant publish them yet.. just give me a couple of days and I'll make it right :)

Cant wait to show you my ''mad-men dress'' and ''crazy pants!''

Btw! Look what I got in the mail from my mother:


New project? 

søndag 21. oktober 2012

Classy pink

Its time for another trip into the archives! and this time I want to show you a black and pink dress I made myself for a party some time ago.. I was very unsure what to wear for this party, because I didn't have anything that was classy enough. So, therefore, I made this one! 





Its simply just a slim-fit dress made out of cotton with wide and folded straps over the shoulder. It's really quite easy! The trick is just to get the flower-pattern right on the sewing lines! 


lørdag 13. oktober 2012

A trip into the archives: Provence

While being home on vacation I photographed some of my old projects and designs, so that I can show you, one garment at the time, what I've been doing for the last couple of years.

I'll start off with a blue and off-white dress I've made from a combination of old and new fabrics. 


The beautiful blue fabric, which is typical Provence, was new when I found in my mothers collection of fabrics, while the white fabric is a scrap from my grandmothers attic. 

To make smoother and more rounder edges on the upper blue fabric, it is simply sewn on top of the white. The white top is therefore actually just a simple ''box'' pattern, but the blue fabric creates a visual effect of a heart.



The dress is tight in the waist, while the top is a little ''bubbly'', so that it looks looser. That, in a combination with the heart-shape, makes your waist look slimmer and your boobs look bigger. hehe


onsdag 3. oktober 2012

Pressing Purple

Why, hey! Yet another project? Shouldn't you finish all the other projects first?



No! I just couldn't wait to begin with this new knitted sweater I'm going to make. I'm using two threads, one furry and brighter purple, and one darker and smoother purple. That way the sweater is going to both be warmer AND more furry! How great!

 I'm using 130 loops and knitting needles size 5.