Category Archives: finished pieces

After the baby quilt for my friend, I had to make something similar for the girls. I originally wanted to make something big, full sized, with a heart on the lower left corner and pieces falling out. But I didn’t do any math and just assumed things looked about right. Turned out the heart wasContinue reading “Heart Quilt”

Made this dress from burdastyle’s recent pattern, wrap dress 07/2016 #101. I printed it out at 91% and just followed the pattern, and added adjustable straps (just so that I don’t have to figure out the right length from from the start). It was a very easy project and I think it’s very flattering 🙂Continue reading “Rayon Floral Wrap Dress”

Little K started ballet classes lately and she loves it! I decided that she should wear a wrap skirt around her little butt when she hangs out in her leotard after class. She chose this rayon fabric (she’s a BIG fan of rayon) for her skirt. It was very easy (just one rectangle with pleats),Continue reading “Post-Ballet Wrap Skirt”

A good friend of mine is having a baby, and while I was thinking about a baby blanket as a baby gift, he offhandedly mentioned donating some old clothing. I thought a blanket made from his shirts would be pretty cute. So I set to cut his shirts into little squares and sewn them together.Continue reading “Diagonal Baby Blanket”

I made a proper trench coat! Years ago I have tried making my first trench. While I liked it – I had made it out of pretty soft cotton twill, got too greedy making it more fitted, and the whole thing just really didnt work together after our initial honey period. (Do you have aContinue reading “Classic Trench Coat”

  Another corset from me! This took a while to actually finish. In fact, I started the project before the JBJ coat, but put it aside because I wanted white grommet. to my dismay, it is pretty hard to find reasonably priced white grommets. I kept putting off ordering from corsetmaking supplies, because it wouldContinue reading “Pokadot Sunshine Corset”

First creation of 2016! Last year – I skipped my yearly Talea coat rendition. This year, I really wanted a toggle coat like this:   The original idea was to use Grainline Studio’s cascade duffle coat pattern, but after much debate I decided that using a TNT pattern is the safer route to go –Continue reading “Nautical inspired JBJ coat”

I’ve always wanted a better belt to wear with my kimonos. I often hang out around the house in my kimonos when the kids are sleeping, with no special occasion to celebrate. I am not Japanese, by the way, but I do love how kimonos look. In fact, one of the first things I sewed was aContinue reading “Corset Belt”

As the year draw to an end, I’ve got to finish blogging about all the stuff I’ve made this year! Well, I give up on trying to find the time to model all of them, so here are some creations that hasnt made it to the blog yet! boxy off-the shoulder number. I actually wearContinue reading “The Leftovers”

I made a corset!!! I MADE A CORSET! I cant believe I did it and I think I have a new thing to sew in the winters besides coats. I’ve been thinking about making a corset for forever. So many reasons that triggered my corset making: I hurt my back recently. It hurt to breathContinue reading “Smooth Black Corset”