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Remember this, Lilly Hannah? Love,
posted @ Saturday, June 12, 2010 4:49 PM |
Here is my “green” color scheme for the Tent Dress. Love,
posted @ Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:24 AM |
I had created a tent dress for a Spoonflower competition. It was exciting because it was the first time that I was digitizing my Mamma Made patterns so it was a huge challenge and so much fun. Here was the results of my work: It came together pretty quickly, but there were a couple problems with the pattern. You can see in this picture that the armscye is just too tight and puckers. I had also chosen to work with the Upholstery weight fabric which in hindsight was not a good idea. The printing was...
posted @ Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:18 PM |
From my last Elephant Dress post I asked if anyone had any suggestions for a new color scheme. Lochlanina suggested pink and white so I decided to explore. What could be more challenging than to use pink and white? Color In general, I have a hard time with pink. There are so many predictable children’s looks that go along with your “bubble gum” flavor. I found a color scheme I was really inspired by and things kind of took off after that. I love this pink. It’s pink without being coral or too sweet. Although...
posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:42 PM |
Tonight I was inspired to work on an old idea and make it new again. My dear friend Mary (of royalforest) and I decided to collaborate and work on a design using the concept of the Tree of Life. I am fascinated and love the depth of symbolism of the Tree and the fruits of the spirit. (If you are curious and want to follow the original creative process of the tree, just type “tree” in the search button.) Then Mary updated the fabric with much cooler colors. I thought it would be fun and interesting...
posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:51 AM |
Hello friends! I received my fabric from Spoonflower and I was extremely pleased. I think I have found the perfect fabric for clothing--the Organic Cotton Sateen! I LOVE it! It is so soft and yet has a really nice sturdiness to it. Here is Eleanor holding her fabric. She was very excited. The dress went together very easily. My pattern was almost exactly right on. Just a couple of tweaks and it will be perfect. I was glad that I added the extra blue to the fabric because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to add sleeves...
posted @ Monday, May 24, 2010 9:29 PM |
My husband upgraded my flash in my computer and I can work on designs again. Eleanor’s 3rd birthday is coming up and her favorite animal in the world is the elephant. I finished working on, uploaded, and ordered her Elephant Dress from Spoonflower. If I’m happy with the outcome of the pattern, I will let people order off of Spoonflower for their own personal use. Here is what the finished dress will look like: This is what I ordered from Spoonflower with all the pieces laid out. I ordered the Cotton Sateen to give it...
posted @ Friday, April 23, 2010 4:49 PM |
Finally! I’ve had a chance to whip up this little thing. This is my design from the Spoonflower Children’s pattern contest. I will show you the pictures and then share my comments at the end of the post. We actually received the fabric on Christmas Eve and here is Eleanor with it. I don’t think she actually “got it” of course. She just loves the green flowers because green is her favorite color. My 2 eldest girls holding up the fabric. I don’t know why Rosemary is making that crazy face. I sewed...
posted @ Monday, January 11, 2010 3:42 PM |
You can officially vote for the best birds of the week at Spoonflower. You really should go and check it out. There are some amazing designs out there. Once I was on a roll, I decided to continue experimenting with this bird pattern. These are my new flats to share with you. I’ll zoom in so you can see the pattern on the front bodice. This is so much fun! I just wish my computer would stop crashing on me! Love,
posted @ Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:22 PM |
I decided to create a dress from the “Love Birds” fabric design I created for Spoonflower. I have digitally laid out all of the pieces except for the sleeves. The images you see here aren’t accurate but show the composition of the pieces. I’m also going to play around with a different color scheme after I write this up. Here it is! Love,
posted @ Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:10 PM |
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