happy halloween!

finished my almost-three-yr-old's costume a few days ago.

she wanted to be a cat,

specifically one of our cats who has Himalayan like long fur.

 this year, I didn't want to make something super "costumy",

and decided to make little parts to make a whole outfit. 

I knitted the sweater + mittens,

and used this pullover pattern and this classic mitten pattern.

and made the hat and tutu based on the patterns from Oliver + S book.(pics above)

this way, she can wear each item separately(or together) on different occasions!

and that is much more rewording for me to make something for her :)

Happy Halloween!! 

  

Marie, an old lady

before my motivation for creativity fades away,
I managed to whip up the Marie skirt.
I had been wanting to try this pattern for quite some time now.
I had this curtain thrifted about a month ago, and thought it would be perfect for Marie.
it is a very quick and easy project that can be done in an hour or less.
of course it took me a bit longer because I had to wait for my daughter to wake up from her nap.
I was patiently waiting on using a sewing machine because my craft corner is just right by the bed.

she usually naps for an hour or so, but that day she slept for more than two hours. of course!

I couldn't hold myself back any longer, and started sewing anyway.

well, she didn't wake up till I was half way done!

when I showed my husband this fabric(curtain) from a thrift store,

he immediately said it was very old lady like, and how much I like stuff that are old lady style.

okay, I admit it,,, yes I do! I do love old lady things!!

anyhow, the skirt turned out pretty, I think.

I think this pattern will also be cute as a bottom part of a dress as I've seen some of Burdastyle members have tried.

like these: ★ ★ ★

I also have a little more than half of the fabric left.

maybe, I can squeeze a dress out of the leftover fabric??

a vintage 50's style dress would be perfect!

don't you think?

teal tulip

Burdastyle is hosting this contest.

I've never entered to any sewing contests before.

this is my very first time...

usually, I don't even think about participating in any of the contests Burdastyle hosts - it's just too much work!

but this time, I decided to get my lazy butt off and make a skirt, and I was actually excited about it.

I think it's because the pattern that was required to use as a base was a very simple one.

I like simple things :)

so here I went, I started with the original A-line skirt pattern,

and decided to keep the front and back yoke as is.

then altered the rest majorly.

I wanted a nice drapy detail in front.

I tried to figure out how it works the way I imagined by folding, cutting, and gluing the original pattern.

and of course, by 'trial and error'.

a simple project turned into a confusing frustrating project...

I was getting so consumed by it as it wasn't coming together nicely.

I almost gave up.

but I was very persistent.

not because I wanted to win, but I wanted to challenge myself, I guess.

I am a stubborn person!

so this is how it came out....

pretty close to how I imagined.

the black lacy lining is a separate piece that is made out of an upcycled material.

it became more like a tulip skirt...

hope it was okay to enter this to an A-line skirt contest...

I am excited to see other people's entries!