Friday, July 30, 2010

Gotta Love Some Organization

My son LOVES to draw. When he grows up he says he wants to be an Illustrator and an Animator. Impressive for a 4 year old right? We have art supplies all over the place and I wanted to give him his own art station next to his little table.
This is what I came up with...
I started with a larger scrap piece that I had...

Then I figured out the sizes I needed and cut. Then I made stencils and used fabric paint to label the pockets...

Then I did all my sewing. If you can see in the pictures to finish the edges off I just used a zig zag stitch...I was going for a little funky look.



So hanging this bad boy was a little bit of trial and error...mostly error. I wanted to use what I had, which was sticky velcro. It worked great for five minutes then it unstuck from the fabric...duh. So I just thought, oh ok I'll sew it on then. BIG mistake. Sticky things and sewing needles are not compatible. I should have known better. Actually, I did know better I just did it anyway. I don't recommend this method but if you do I found that if you run a piece of paper through the machine every now and then it helps to de-stickify the needle.
Anyways, now the art supplies have a handy place to go and my son was really excited about the finished piece which means mission accomplished.
After looking at these pictures I can tell it needs a good ironing...it doesn't look that wrinkled in person...I promise :)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Finally!

I finally got down to work...


It's a start...still have plenty left to do...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Not Much Progress

Well, I haven't gotten as much done as I had hoped. I have been spending a lot of my time helping my husband with his resume, cover letters, and applications. Hey I need to put my work in too if I want to continue the good life as a stay at home mom, right? I did finish all my cutting and finished one clutch. Here is a pic of another tank I embellished a few weeks ago when I did all those other shirts...

Hopefully in the next few days I will have more things to share!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Let the fun begin...after I finish my cutting.

I have been enjoying spending quality time with my little family but today I decided it's time to get to work...now for the only part of the sewing process that I HATE...cutting. Ugh...

This will be 15 clutches. With the fabric, lining, interfacing, pocket, and ruffles that's 11 pieces per clutch. Not fun...