Another Dress made with Japanese Imported Fabric Designed by Naomi Eto

This pale yellow floral fabric is the other color way of the double-gauze Imported Japanese fabric designed by Naomi Eto. I love this fabric! Unlike the black floral fabric this one has metallic gold in it...eek!

The dress pattern I used to make this dress was much more simple in comparison to the black dress I wrote about earlier. This dress has several small pleated running down the top front and back. There's no zipper, but I did sew a thin band of elastic into the waistline. The elastic is covered by salmon colored waist band that ties around the waist twice and into a bow. For an added touch I embroidered my first name into the back. I like to wear this dress with the sweater I made with the Forties Pinup Buttons.

A couple of days ago I went saw an art show, 'Ma Fleur de Femme', at Cafe Pergolesi. It was a collection of art by 24 Northern California Female Artist. There was and still is some beautiful paintings, photography and other expressions of femininity on display . It even inspired me to bring out my paints and make a mess.

Recycled Fabric Skirt

I found this little girls dress at a thrift store and transformed it into an adorable skirt. The fabric is soft velveteen with flowers, fairies and unicorns! I cut the top portion of the dress off, hemmed the waistband and added the top button. I finished it in less than a hour.

Inspiration: The Bargain Barn, a local thrift store that's now my new favorite place to buy fabric and get inspired to sew.

Fabric Pockets

Here's an easy way to make an old pair of jeans feel like new. This project only uses a small amount of fabric, I chose to use some imported Japanese fabric. First, I cut the fabric about the same size as my pockets and then I hand stitched the fabric over the original pockets, folding in the raw edges.

Inspiration: Miss Ruby Sue on Etsy, beautiful handmade necklaces, bracelets, hairpieces.

Seattle Purse

Here's a project I finished last year for my trip to Seattle. Ever since sewing became a part of my life I make it a point to sew something special for every trip I go on. I usually finish the project minutes before I have to leave so I don't have time to pack properly but I do have one special item I either carry around or wear the entire trip. And from then on that item reminds me of the place I went.
It's a really simple pattern I made by drawing a half circle on the fabric with a compass. The Japanese Fabric I used is so beautiful I didn't need to make it complicated. The handles are made of wood and I attached them by sewing a loop around the bottom of each one. The inside is lined with green organic cotton canvas fabric and I ironed in some lightweight fusible interfacing.

Retro True Love Tattoo Earrings

After a tiresome weekend down South I'm extremely happy to be back home. And in honor of my friends engagement I decided to sew together some earrings with these true love tattoo resin buttons. The front sides are red canvas fabric and the back sides are a dark denim fabric. All edges are frayed but sewn closed. In between the fabric is a heavyweight interfacing. Earrings measure 1.5"x1". I posted them on etsy.com, check them out! I also have the retro true love tattoo buttons for sale individually on terralynn.etsy.com