Friday, November 27, 2009

Sewing - I'm a little biased..






about some of my finished projects! Pardon the pun, but I finally got it together and made my own 'French' bias tape, for the little kimono project I was working on. It's not perfect, but I got past my mental block about it, and just did it. I know you can buy a little gadget to make tape, but I was glad to learn how to do it from scratch too. The pattern for the kimono is from Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones.


I used a thrifted table cloth for the main fabric, and some of the vintage Indonesian fabric from my Aunt Dorothy for the bias tape and borders.

I used that same Indonesian fabric for a special project for Sam - his own apron - for art projects and cooking projects. There's no bias tape on the apron, but it is reversible! The other side is made from one of Michael's old dress shirts - I used the collar to create the neck strap on the apron, and I used both sides of the button placket to create the tie around his waist.


4 comments:

  1. Love the outfit! Dorothy's practicing commenting.

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  2. The apron is inspired, using the collar and the button plackets. Very fun. Dorothy

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  3. I love the kimono outfit. The apron is fun too. Time to get my sewing machine set up and start creating some kids toys and clothes.

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