Denim Skirt

Today's skirt is made from denim.

Another "A" line skirt with a zipper flower that I made to

the top of the skirt.

The pink serge hem is just for fun

&

because I like pink!

Sew you later!

May day 1

A skirt of black with exposed pink seams to start off a month

of wearing clothes that iMade for

Me Made May 2014.

A simple A line skirt made with leftover Pont de Roma knit  

fabric from my last dress.

My own design,

I totally serged this skirt & I like

the hot pinks seams in contrast

to the black.

Sew you later!

~DeniseAngela~

Powder Puff Skirt

Well hello there.....

London had beautiful weather so perfect for visiting castles & having high tea.  I also haunted
 fabric stores & a fabulous charity shop right in the middle of London!
Paris was truly breath taking & I relaxed by sitting in cafes & writing
Poetry with Mini-me.  I also found so me beautiful fabric
 and some fabulous Paule Ka heels!

Thank you for your lovely emails while I have been long gone
from this blog!

This is a silk skirt my girls sewed for me a while back that 

I never got around to posting before I left.

It is leftover fabric from one of my silk curtains from the 90's that they serged with

hot pink. 

 I like it!

Sew you later!

~DeniseAngela~

Mother daughter sparkle...

I finally finished sewing the Simplicity 3514 Hannah Montana pattern that my youngest daughter chose a few years ago while she was a child.

Now that she is a teenager I made view D but I made it into a dress by adding 4 inches to the middle section.  The sleeves were difficult & the pattern instructions made no sense to me.  So I made them without the lining & then it came together easy.  I think maybe I cut out the sleeves wrong.  Her favorite part of this dress is the sleeves!

I like how the back drapes with this sequin fabric.

On the front bodice I had to add another panel because I cut out a size 12 according to her measurements & it was way too big.

With the left overs of this expensive fabric I made myself a bias cut skirt from my own pattern.  Sadly I did not finish her dress for New Years but recently we have both been invited to a local Fashion Show so we get to wear our outfits then.

Sew you later!

I am parting at:

& at links on bottom of my page!

Spooky sewing

Made some more circle skirts this weekend for me & the girls.....in this reflective cotton skull fabric.  I added lace trim for the hem.

 

for these glow in the dark pj shorts, I used the pattern from the sewing book Sweet Nothings.

I hope to finish my "Minnie" dress in time for Halloween!

 Sew you later!

~DeniseAngela~

Epic Fail

I found myself this past weekend with a whole day of sewing....I was so excited to get started on a fall wardrobe.  I chose this McCall's 5702 dress jumper that had a 9 piece pattern but seemed OK for me to tackle.  But maddeningly after 6 hours of sewing when I tried on the jumper it fell right off me.  The sleeves and bodice were not the correct size even though I cut out to my measurements.  Those sleeves were a pain to fit in as the wool was thick so there was no way to take out all those seams without the wool coming apart.  I chose this pattern for the pockets so after I threw the jumper across my sewing room floor, I calmed down (glass of wine) & cut off the top & made into a skirt.

 I used this soft thick wool that I had leftover from my crazy cape making nights a couple of years ago.

For the turtleneck I used this off white Ponte de Roma knit & the oh so easy Burda pattern

that I have made a couple times.

Here I am happier the next day going to work...not quite the jumper I planned for our rainy cold days but I like this skirt with the big pockets.  Do you try & save some of your epic fail sewing projects?  If so....send me a link I would love to see how you turned your projects around!

Sew you later!

DeniseAngela

Friday Fabulousness......Mother Daughter.....

a skirt & dress......

I used a simple shift pattern for her dress......with pink bias tape for the edges.........

for my skirt I used New Look 6571 & I added in seam pockets........our sunflowers bloomed late this year because of the cooler weather.......

mini-me picked out this bold hot pink fabric & the patterns..............



I am enjoying these mother daughter outfits because I so know it will not last..........so until then.... it truly is  Friday Fabulousness!



Friday Fabulousness..on trend....my sheer stripe skirt madness...

I was emailed this other day by Janlynn-sewmore my sewing blogger friend that had saw this stripe sheer skirt in Canada's Fashion Magazine.  She thought I had made it as it looks very similar to my Sheer Skirt that I designed in April 2011!  Being the OCD freak that I am, I had to run out & buy a copy.

It is in the current September 2011 Trend issue.......mmmmmmn from Montreal to Vancouver..........you say?



I actually made 2 styles of these stripe sheer skirts......blogged here with a mini tutorial & with a zipper blogged here

When I designed this sheer maxi skirt........ I had this gorgeous fabric for years waiting around to be made into something....edgy & modern....& I had not seen anything like it with the bold ribbon stripes & chiffon sheerness. 

At the time I was on a sheer madness skirt making frenzy & made several others in different fabrics so it's kinda cool to be on trend!


~ wishing you a weekend of fabulousness ~

Ponte de Roma Skirt

This is my ponte de roma sheer skirt that I made using my own design.  I had originally planned on making some tops or a dress with this fabric but I thought it would do well as a skirt too.  I wanted a comfortable  skirt with a little elegance to wear for my Mothers Day luncheon that the girls have planned for me.

I like this somewhat thick fabric & had no problems sewing with it.

I designed a simple skirt & added waist darts for a better fit.  I also made a fold down waist band.  This fabric has enough stretch in it that you do not need a zipper.

I sewed the chiffon to the waist band & left the waist band with the natural fray as I liked how it looked....I am going to the dark side now not finishing edges lol!  I had issues with the chiffon though, I had to sew twice the back seam as it unraveled even though I used the serger & I used Fray Stop on both ends. So I made a regular stitch beside the serged seam...it seems to be working but now it seems a little bit puckered.  Does anyone have any chiffon technique's they would like to share with me?  The bottom hem of the chiffon does not unravel at all....so what gives? I made a chiffon hoodie a couple of months ago and had no problems!

Wishing all my blog friends a serene & restful Mother's day however you celebrate!