Sewing, working and crocheting!!!

I LOVE this pattern! I made the vest, shirt and the shorts (much to cold to show those!)
I had no problems with this really... FBA on the top and the vest.
I used the corset like closures instead of buttons.. I normally do not like
baggy loose fitting tops but this is really flattering with the vest!

Here's the top with out the vest... still cute... but not as cute! I did make a mistake and use a interfacing that was to heavy for the collar... I should have use a lite fusible instead of med.

I want more and more of the vests!!! and will defiantly make another shirt in a darker fabric.

What I'm being paid to sew..... a Madonna costume tutu!!! Making tutu's is fun... I hope the lady having me make this will send me a pic of the entire outfit when her and her buddies go out!

In the Crochet world.....

From March Crochet! magazine....

Took about a week to crochet... I love open work tops like this... always have! Now I can make my own!

I have to say this about crocheting... I prayed God would give me something to help calm my restlessness... sometimes I just get soooo restless I can't stand it!

This has helped 'cure' that in me so much.

So to me crocheting isn't just something I thought was cool and wanted to learn its really been a blessing and an answer to a prayer... I never expected Him to answer my prayer with this!

God is amazing!

Also in crochet I learned to do hairpin lace crochet!!!!

It goes super fast! You do it on this little loom you see below

This was my first try... took about 30 minutes to figure it out..

in another 40 I had enough for a pretty long cute fringy looking scarf!

Its hard to find patterns for this type of crochet....

I think a top would be beautiful with this technique!

And quick!

I have alot on my plate this week in the sewing room.. but probably no projects for me... we'll see.. I have to finish the tutu... start on another costume for someone (who wants things done yesterday! R u reading this Caryn!! lol!)

And its my Bald Man's B-day tues!!!!! so I need to try and make him something asap! Which he will most defiantly not get on his b-day! But hopefully close...

Happy Days & Hard Work!

Hope everyone had a fabulous New Years Eve! We had a very nice one... got all dressed up and went to the 5 course dinner event at Chez Liberty... SO GOOD! I even tried a little dish with 'sweetbreads' and had NO ideal what they were... but it was so good after I found out what they were I didn't even care! Now how many people out there know what they are??? Was I alone at not knowing??? Then we Had a bottle of bubbles... And then, I admit, came home at 11 and went to bed! I was asleep before 12!! and it makes me feel like an old fuddy duddy ! haha !! But who cares! I was all dressed up in a dress that took me 3 weeks to make with a crochet bolero that took like a month!I love wearing this dress and rarely have an occasion for it.... besides I had to get up early the next morning... And face things like this...... at our farm to be.... Now this is actually Sunday when my wonderful parents and niece Brittany stopped by to help.. but the day before it was just me and the...

Marathon cooking Monday!

I am very much in to healthy whole food eating. But if I don't plan some meals.. Especially lunches I grab easy things like nuts or a green juice.. not enough to keep this body going! something I started a few weeks ago on Monday was what I call marathon cooking. I make up a couple of high protein desserts and snacks , a couple of easy things for a few lunches and dinner with enough leftovers for the next days dinner or more lunches. A couple hours in the kitchen and solid healthy food for days! While things are in baking/cooking mode I use that down time to organize patterns , work a simple project or promote/check social media. Don't let ok at it as, yuck 2 hours of cooking .. I look at it as 2 productive hours of multitasking. Today's marathon cooking consisted of,, simple egg salad that we like put on a low carb wrap with spinach. Huge Baked sweet potatoes which I'll cut in half and eat for lunch or a snack with butter and goat cheese mashed up! Super yum! A huge ...

Knocking it off dress

I feel in love with this Chanel look last spring.... so instead of making a Chanel jacket I decided to put that time toward knocking this off the best I could.... I am pleased with my results! Fabric from Miami's Rex Fabrics for the top..... and ofcourse fabric for the jacket and skirt... I found a close to perfect match at walmart! Of all places! Add so hip chain belts and here is my knock off! I made the skirt longer than the original.... and no collar on the little jacket... lower neckline on the top... and a bit longer on it too.... I have several other Chanel outfits I want to knock off too... soon as I can find similar fabrics for them! I had fun with this outfit and fun wearing it! Next V8489.... I bought this fabric on a trip to Panama City, Panama. This was an easy pattern and I will use it again in the future. I added a personal touch to the dress but it didn't photograph at all... asymmetrical from shoulder across the waist and to bottom I hand beaded swarvoski crys...

Handworks Crochet and then Some!

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