Off the shoulder baby!

I made this baby off the shoulder dress for my sweet granddaughter!

Leftover black jersey fabric, with a gather at the top,

basically a tube dress.

It was hard trying to get a photo of her in it, but

really its just about me loving her!

Sew you later!

Hallow's Eve Robe

A tooth fairy robe for mini-me

on Halloween.

I was covered in fake fur from

hand sewing it on tho!!

Sew you later!

Cold Shoulder

I made this very easy 2 pattern cut out dress.

Off the shoulder.

Serged, like I said easy!

Sew you later!

Pink & Black Flower Dress

I made this easy summer dress in my fave bold fabric!

 On my vintage Singer Featherweight 221-1 sewing machine!

I had to add a scarf of course, just because!

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Past Projects - Bleu Ruffle

This was one of my harder projects at the time, fitting cap sleeves & trying to sew on these beautiful ruffles!  I again used bias tape for the neck and armholes as well....I love bias tape!

Sew you later.

Fashion Friday

One of my fave silk skirts, I made this of my own design and added black bias tape to the hem.
This skirt gets a lot of wear and I do hand wash.


Sew you later!

A year later......

It has been 1 year since I made a lifestyle

change to better my health, rather than surgery.

I was lucky, I still had the choice.

So under my doctors care:

I joined a gym.

Working out 6 days a week the first 3 months

 cardio & classes only.

I did get a Personal Trainer into my 3rd month

of training once I started lifting weights.

I now work out 4 to 5 days a week.

I changed my meals as I did not eat red meat the 

first couple of months.  I ate chicken, cod, salmon, eggs, 

multigrain bread & salads.  

Water.....10 glasses a day.

I did still drink green wine with my dinner

lets not get too crazy here!

After I starting lifting weights I went back to eating

meats but mostly steak.

I am back to being fit....more so I feel now.  

I feel like I have more energy,  my skin feels rejuvenated

and I am stronger than when I was in my 20's!

Skirt made by me.

Denise Angela

Happy Canada Day!

Hello sewing friends!

Happy Canada Day!

It is also my blog anniversary too, 5 years!

  It's been awhile since I 

posted but I finally made something to blog about.

A little DIY from the "husbands" tee

So very easy, just cut off the sleeves, cut to make the ties,

A little serging to take in sides, clean up & done!

Skirt is made from a jersey blend, designed to fit me,

2 pattern pieces...front & back, sew in a  waist band 

& that's about it.

I am on instagram daily @deniseangela & if you have an account 

I would love to follow your sewing blogs there as well too.

Sew you later!

Painter's Dress

A dress iMade from this fabulous jersey fabric 

that looks like splattered paint.

I used New Look 6149 for the bodice & I added

a black ruffle along the neckline for a little prettiness.

I like this raglan sleeve top pattern 

that was very easy to sew.

 The skirt is my own design with the

hem cut at an angle that after all these years

I still love.

Sew you later!

Skinny Jeans

8 weeks into my Body Recomposition & I fit back

into my skinny jeans! Yeah me!

Black tee is made by me using

a simple McCall's pattern

a few years ago.

Just finishing up my New Years Eve dress......so I am way ahead for this year!

I also added my instagram @deniseangela

on my side bar if you care to follow

my some times daily photo's.

Sew you later!

Bleu Sewing Room...Flashback Friday

I have pretty much sewed in every room of my house 

these past 5 years.....really 5 years of sewing & I

still have not made a pair of jeans?!

The fake neat photo for my blog.

Anyways, this is my  first sewing room.  A bedroom vacated

by my oldest daughter when she moved into our basement.

This is what it pretty much looked liked when

I was learning to sew....a disaster.

Mini-me back then was excited by my new hobby

& made me this for the wall of "our"

new sewing room.

A yet unblogged white ruffle camisole that I made 

back then.

My first drape dress that I made that my middle daughter

"The Model" wore.  Notice the fabric?

Many dresses were made by the 10 meters

I bought.....newbie fabric purchase.

Mini-me always there from the beginning,

just after we set up the Singer sewing machine

in the little blue sewing room.

Sew you later!

Ballet dress

A dress iMade for my ballet classes using one of

my ballet tops for the pattern of the 

bodice out of ponte de roma knit.

I used swimsuit material for 

the skirt....a design of my own

to which I sewed together at the waist.

New Year & new ballet slippers.

Sew you later!

New Year, new trainers, new tank top

I have been a gym junkie a little

over a month now working out

6 days a week. 

I never thought I would.....I hated the gym,

preferring ballet, swimming & sports 

to keep me in shape, but a Fibroid has afflicted me 

this past year.  Making me look about 5 months

pregnant with all the gory issues that most women

my age get.  My doc said I could just wait it

out (yeah I love not fitting any of my clothes) 

have surgery or try to get rid of it naturally.

Naturally has worked the last 6 weeks!

I have dropped 10 pounds & now

fit into my previous fat day clothes.

I cut all the junk food from my diet,

kept the good carbs, more protein,

& no red meat.  I get at least 7 hours

sleep a night & I know that is because 

of my 2 hour workouts at the gym.

Instead of a new wardrobe, I need new gym clothes & they are expensive.

I have Lululemon bottoms from my ballet workouts

so I just needed more tanks & tops.

This is the first one I made from swimsuit material 

using McCall's pattern 6751.  Very easy to sew & holds up

to a vigorous workout on the elliptical so I 

will be making more!

Sew you later!

A Comfy day dress

After all the holiday celebrations & dinners it is nice to chill out

& wear something comfortable....aka fat day dress, that iMade!

This dress was made using my New Look 

pattern 6936.  Another easy dress & it was an

easy sew but it had been laying around since summer for

me to finish it up!

I did make a change by ommiting the elastic around

the bodice.....I did sew it in & then seam ripped it out.

as you can noticeably see.

It was way more comfortable this way &

I  serged the neckline & butterfly sleeves in hot pink.

I really like this fabric from 

Laura's Fashion Fabric in White Rock, B.C.

& I think I am out of fabric (lol) so I will be there shopping soon.

Oh & "mom" necklace, the green amethyst ring &

white bootie slippers are all gifts from 

my loving family.

Sew you later!

A Vogue 8552 dress

A Vogue dress.....& yes it is very easy!

I like the pleats in this pattern, front & back

but is was the big pockets that

first interested me about this pattern.

I did misplace the sleeve part of this pattern,

this is the 2nd pattern I have done this.

So I picked this Simplicity that

look similar, & used that.

I made it in a size 12.

Sew you later!

70's Jumpsuit

I have been wanting a jumpsuit for awhile now

& I finally had some time to make one.

I used McCall's 6083 & it was an easy pattern to follow.

This silk jersey was a dream to sew up.

I was actually a little nervous to cut 

into this fabric....a bit more expensive

than my bottom of the bin bargain

fabrics I usually buy.

The only adjustment I had problems with

was the bodice cross over....it keeps gapping,

but an easy fix.

I made version E bodice with version B crop pants.

Sew you later!


P.S.  don't mind the dying mandarin orange tree.....I live in Vancouver not Portugal!

Blackness

Almost done......