Practically Perfect, Horribly Horrid Headband.

This is the matching head band for the tutu that I made.  It was kinda an impromptu thing.  I just thought that the tutu kinda needed something to pull the whole thing together.  I have to say that this headband was not, very easy.  It looks easier to make than it is.  I had to like tac it onto an extra piece of fabric left over from the skirt, it kept getting tangled up in the machine, and then....  Well, you dont want to hear my sob story about how the headband.  The only thing that matters is that I did, finally, get it done.  Hopefully it turned out cute!  I think it did. 

Don't you love my model.  I know, like, cutest little girl ever right?

Thanks for looking!

~Happy Blogging~

              HAnNahW

Twirly Tutu.

Wow!  It's been quite a while since I've posted, most of you by this time probably thought that I was dead.   I am however very much alive and you will just have to deal with my little posts until the nest time Rebecca posts. (which is no doubt the reason you are here.)  However, I hope that I am somehow able to make it up to all of you (if any) who frequent this blog.


Anywho, I have been wanting to make a tutu for my little sister Liberty for quite some time now.  It was only recently that I actually built up the courage to cut up all that beautiful material and make it into an even more beautiful tutu.  I think that I was afraid that I would mess it up.  (it is not at all entirely impossible that I still have.)

It was SO easy!  I really want to make another one!  I was thinking that they would make awesome christmas presents.  For like cousins or *cough* Sisters *cough*.

Anyway, with the holiday season coming on I should be getting into my crafting mood again.

I took all these pictures with my iPod by the way.  They're not too bad for that camera.

Supplies: Ribbon, Tulle (I got 1 yard of each color) , Scissors, and a paper towel roll.













First you cut your ribbon to fit the persons waist that you are making it for, and cut your tulle into strips.  Then you tie the ribbon around the paper towel roll.   And begin tying your strips on in whatever order you want (slip knot) until you have enough tho go around the persons waist and....  Ta-Da!  There you have it.  Your own tutu!  It is so much fun!  and very easy.


Thanks for reading!

~Happy Blogging~
            HAnNahW 

Mending

Mending is one of those things that seem to be put to the side of your list of projects to do. But with this sewing month thing, I thought it would be good to get my few items back into use. I had a broken zipper and a button and hook to fix.



Seam ripping is always fun!!



There it is, that awful invisible zipper gone...



And my new, working zipper in!!



Here another skirt had to much use and the button and eye were coming off

 

There they are, back on and ready to be used!!

 There you have it, what takes no more then a half an hour, and you have your things as good as new!! Why didn't I do this sooner, I don't know, but I am sure glad to cross that one off the list!! :) ~RebeccA.

Aqua Drifting Blossom Skirt

With the weather being so gloomy from the rain, I decided to pull out some projects that I have been wanting to start. This is one of them, I ordered this fabric almost 7 months ago, for only $3 a yard! I bought it from a online quilting supplier. I had seen it when it was regular priced and thought it was cutie but not cutie enough to buy. So when it went on sale I couldn't help it :) I bought 2 1/2 yards plus 1/2 yard of the coordinating brown. Any ways here are some pictures from along the way.

Here's the pattern I used. It was different than any that I have

ever used, for it was made so that, (in a way)

you could design the skirt yourself!

Here is my messy desk, while cutting

out the fabric.

Thread!

Here is some of the sewing being done!

I believe this is the yoke of the skirt.

Here it is, almost all done, at this point I had the

zipper and the contrast edging to sew on.

Here you can see the print of the fabric.

And there it is, All done!! Front view

Side view.

So there you have it, a new skirt. I really liked this pattern.

it was easy and didn't use to much fabric.

Until my next project

(which should be next week)

~Rebecca