Useful Undies

It is so easy whip up some underwear and it helps reducind  scraps too.  

I had already sewn Giselle panties and Gia Thong, and when I need more undies the thing that I use to do is fishing som nice fabric from the scraps bag and playng a bit tetris and in half an hour voilà.... brand  new panties.

And of course a Clara camisole......if I feel like..

 

Bekvam revamp

I had this Bekvam bench that I already painted and decorated with towel decoupage technique. It was a really cheerful piece but the years and the use ruined it. I removed the old painting and decoupage and sanded it.
Then I painted it with this wonderful product, colour Babyskin, how appealing!

and finally towel decoupage and 2 layers of brillante varnish.

Done!

Saltspring Dress

From the same fabric of one of my Alma blouse http://charmedesuet.blogspot.com.es/2016/09/alma-blouse.html I made a Salt spring dress. I skipped the zipper as with the elastic waist it can perfectly be weared pullin it on.

I am happy with the result but actually I realized I do not like too much the tiable straps.
Anywhere I will gladly wear it this summer.

Leopard kid costume

Sooo... This was the last make of the 2016.  As I had still a lot of leo print polar fleece from this project http://charmedesuet.blogspot.com.es/2016/03/knocking-off-lined-hoodie.html, I thought it was a very good idea to sew a carnaval costume for my 2 years old lovely nice.

here the final product goes. I did it in 2 pieces so he can use the jacket all the year if he would.

Woolish gray plantain

I had in my stage less more than 1 meter of this woolish thing.  I do not even remember if I bought it or if the vendor gave it to me for free.

As I am trying desperatly to use up my growing stash I decided to whip up a plantain shirt.

It turned out fine but obviously I did not have enogh fabric left for a neck band.

Luckly in my last adventure in one of my usual stores I fond out the perfect match to finish it out.

I know.... the hem it is a bit weavy but as long it is soo soft and so warmish I will give it a good use.

Minoru jacket

 This was a great pattern, I was very pleased to work with it.

 I had the change to put my hands on a beautiful tech-fabric in a quite wearable color.

 For the lining I looked for something with a bit of color and I found this poly satin, very drapey and slippery. What a pain to cut and to sew it up! I used a french seam for the lining because this fabric frays like crazy!

I modified the pattern doing a FBA, and removing the shoulder shirring. 

There is a Hoodie too bu the fabric I chose it is way too soft and it turned out not very functional.

My first plan was to skip the pocket inside and sew a pair of insean pockets on the hip sides like here : https://sew-well.com/2012/01/26/minoru-sew-along-side-seam-pocket-tutorial/.

It was a bad move as the lower pocket was about to be caught in the hem....

The  solution I chose was to remove that hanging thing and draft a single lip welt pocket. 

It is my first pair and I am pretty satisfied with the result.

I wore the jacket on saturday (very sunny day) for the flea market, and I find it cozy and nice.

Anyway it is too light for the winter weather, and I put it in the closet waiting for the spring.

Polly top.....time flies

I still remembre the effort done to try whip up a Polly top in a very light, slidy and soft chiffon poly fabric..... So happy and realieved and satisfied when I switch to a stable knit and lace. This was the result. I stille wear it proudly.

Polly top