jade

skirt - self made jade (by paprika patterns)

top - self made

some time ago
lovely lisa asked me would i like
to test her first ever pattern
for jade skirt
..
of course, i said yes.. I loved her skirt
and it's the first time ever that i was ask to test a pattern
so i got really excited about the whole thing
..
and then it all went south..
first i realized i can't finish the skirt on time
and there is not many things
that frustrate me as much as being late..
but lisa said it's ok, i can finish it by wednesday
this wednesday
so i got up early this morning
and get to work
..
first i realized my printer is not working
but i solved that problem somehow..
then i realized my internet is not working
and i only saved pattern file on my computer
but not the instructions
that problem i couldn't solve at the moment
so i got into sewing anyways
..
not a good idea with this pattern :)
i thought it's an easy project
and boy, was i wrong!
it's a fabulous pattern
but not an easy one
..
also, after some time i realized
that i don't have enough pins
to hold all the pleats in place
but i kept on going anyways
(two reasons for that:
notions store is far away
and it's too hot outside to go to the store)
..
then i realized
that fabric i chose for lining
is way more stretchy than skirt fabric
but it was all i had
so i kept on going
..
somehow i finished the skirt
i chose to make view b (longer version) in size 4
but cause of my wonky seams
and all the alterations i made trying to fix them
skirt ended up being size 3
but it fits me anyways
(thank you, insanity workout)
..
although my version is messy and wonky
and stripes are totally bad idea
(all those lovely pleats disappeared in stripes)
i would totally recommend this pattern to you
and i'm totally going to try it again
once i'm not in a rush to finish it 'on time'
once i have instructions to help me
once i choose the right fabric
and have enough pins..
and then i'll have a proper pattern review for you
and for lisa
..
mokosha

little red dress

rumenka wears:

dress - made by me

leggings - greska neocekivana

meet my friend dejana

aka rumenka super

she's my tiny precious porcelain doll-like kind of friend 

and my favorite model

(and she makes clothes as well!

how fabulous is it to have a real life friend that makes clothes too

someone you can go fabric shopping with

and talk about stitches and all that jazz)

..

and dress is just a smaller, different color version 

of this one

made some time ago

(maybe you've seen it on my fb account)

..

i'm currently travelling

dunno when i'll be back to regular posting

somehow hiking and biking and swimming is more fun

than spending time sizzling in the city

(even though the city is home to my sewing machines)

..

mokosha

on signature looks

shirt - self made

skirt - vintage, flea market find

heels - peacocks

 had an interesting conversation with my neighbor

the other day, 

about personal styles and fashion

and how differently people express them

..

he knows exactly 

what he wants to look like -

what type of pants and shirt and shoes 

he needs, to achieve that special style

so, when he finds a perfect pair of pants

or a perfect black shirt

he buys not one, but two or three or more

..

so, his closet is pretty much few items

over and over again

..

sometimes, when he travels

that gets him into strange situations

cause people think he wears 

same shirt and pants day after day after day

..

my neighbor is a comics artist

maybe that explains his personal style

as all of the characters in comics

usually rock one outfit all the time

..

whatever the reason,

 that conversation we had

really got me thinking

about my signature look

and about my closet

and how many dresses do i really need?

and if i were a cartoon character

who would i be?

..

mokosha

ps

how fabulous is the print of this shirt?

with all the cars and trees and buildings

and crosswalks and stuff..

oh, and shirt has an older cousin

a pair of shorts, all the way in land of kalkatroona 

something for the boys

sweatshirt - made by me

sometimes the selflessness struck me

and something like this happens

..

mokosha

and now for something completely different..

                    

                             

 so i made a quilt!

..

dunno am i allowed to call it a quilt, though..

cause it was way too easy to make,

and design is too simple..

so, all those real quilters out there

might be offended 

that i call this a quilt

..

it was rather fun little project

makes a nice gift

and it reduced my pile of fabric scraps

(i have insane amount of scraps

most of them being too small for any real size project

and then again - too big to go to the trash)

..

i always thought quilting is not really my thing

cause patience is not my virtue 

but i enjoyed this project so much

that i think i'm going to make many more quilts

maybe even an elaborated one, who knows

..

only thing i really hated

was cutting the triangles out..

it just took too much time

like - a four set tennis match!

(so, before i start my next quilt

getting cutting mat and rotary cutter

would probably be a great idea)

..

quilt top is interfaced

and for the back of the quilt 

i used orange quilted cotton

(yup, i cheated

cause batting was nowhere to be found

and that cotton was already in my stash

and was soft and orange and.. well - pre-quilted

what made it perfect for this project)

..

still feeling amazed

how much i enjoyed making this..

loved drawing different designs

 choosing fabrics and arranging them

and then creating this big colorful puzzle

.. 

took me one entire football game to finish 

(a long one though, spain and italy were playing

semi-finals of confederations cup

in case you're interested)

add that tennis match to that time

plus an hour i spend

drawing different designs

and digging trough my fabric scraps

to find the right colors

..

oh, and

don't let that wonky first pic fool ya

quilt is actually rectangular :)

..

mokosha