color blue

dress - burda magazine 01/2017/#112

sweater - burda magazine 10/2015/#109

sweatshirt - burda magazine 01/2017/#102

i changed my serger threads from pink i've been using for ages to royal blue

to make the dress with ruffles

and, those blue threads then inspired

a week of sewing royal blue stuff!

laziness is a funny thing, right?

..

dress was on my 'list' for a long time

loved the ruffle, which is funny

 i don't usually love ruffles

as they're a bit too girly for my style

but this ruffle i liked..

chose a lycra fabric, that has crepe-like texture

and doesn't fray, so the edge of the ruffle could be left 'raw'

..

i wish i wasn't lazy and did the hem by hand

might get back to it at some point, 

but hem aside, it's a great dress

makes me wanna dance my heart out

not a lot of clothes have that power

..

also, one could argue it's too short

but i think it's fine with tights or leggings

..

sweater is made out of some sort of

boiled wool knit fabric

that i had in my stash for some time..

it's a very thick fabric, super warm

(and also kinda scratchy

so it's 'only for the brave' kinda sweater)..

it's an easy thing to construct

and i made this one using only serger

i hemmed it by hand, but did that after these photos were taken

so that's why the hem looks wonky

..

i've also made a hoodie for my friend johnny

don't have a photo of that hoodie

so you'll have to take my word for it,

but i had some leftover fabric after finishing it

and i used it to make this cropped sweatshirt

that my friend greska is wearing in pics bellow

i've also made a pair of pants for a customer

and finished an upholstery project for a friend

 both of those were blue as well..

and i actually run out of blue serger thread 

after i finished the last one of 'blue period' things yesterday

.. 

working on some backpacks at the moment

nikola is helping me with leather parts

and i'm really loving how those are looking so far!

hope to share them with you soon

..

mokoha

pink safari

jacket - burda 02/2013/#102

couple weeks ago i made a list

of all the things i've been saying i'll sew one day

when i find time to do it

but never manage to find the time

..

some of those things are silly

like new ironing board cover

or oven mitts..

sure, i can buy me some oven mitts

but i have bunch of scraps that can be used to make them

so i don't buy them

and don't make them either, because - time!boring!

..

there's a lot of shit on the list,

and i'm pretty sure i'll never make all of those things

but writing them all down felt like a small victory

and also motivated me to actually find time

and make this jacket

ignoring the fact that it's wrong color, fabric and style for fall

as it's clearly a spring kind of a jacket

..

btw, who invents all those rules?

"wrong colors" for fall.. or "wrong colors" for redheads..

and this clearly is a "wrong color" for safari jacket

but, it's not that i'm going to wear it on an actual safari

and i guess 99.9% of peeps wearing 

"proper" colored safari jackets won't wear them on a safari either..

there's no need for it to blend into an environment

so it might as well be bright pink

..

  

fabric is rayon of some sorts

bought it years ago, it was a remnant

(and was also labeled as 'linen')

i had to take a risk and cut the jacket in size 36 

instead of my usual 38, 

as i did not have enough fabric to make bigger size..

luckily, the risk payed off, and the jacket fits

..

it wasn't a complicated sewing project

but did take more time than i expected

as there was a lot of fiddly parts and topstitching involved

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i'm super happy with the jacket

been wearing it constantly since it's finished

and plan on wearing it for as long as the weather permits..

also, i'm super happy that i have one item checked off the list!

probably should try making one of the less inspiring things next though

such as that new ironing board cover 

..

mokosha