Beaded Street Wear

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My Daughter Was At It Again!

  

"Mommy, can you make this for me?" 

Gotta love it!

Of course I can!

I searched and searched for beaded black tulle and finally found it online at Mood Fabrics.  

I was ecstatic to find it...but then I'm always ecstatic to find the perfect fabric for any project. 😃 

I love the quality of this...very soft and it has a great drape!

The beads may look symmetrical, but they are not! The good news is that I only lost a few of them when I squared up the fabric...we all know how those cuts can be a bit crooked!

I didn't use pins or scissors...just my DYI fabric weights and my rotary cutter with a fresh blade!  I cut the back just a bit longer...to prevent a raised back hem.

I made a basket full of fabric weights quite a while ago.

I purchased metal washers from Home Depot and wrapped 2 each in a square of cotton fabric, then tied it with ponytail holders!

I used my zipper foot to sew it. Glad I though of that! 

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They can be used in sew many applications!

While sewing I only had to remove 1 bead.  They come off with a very slight twist!

 Whew!

I made the waist casing for the 1/2" wide elastic with 5/8" grosgrain ribbon.

I always try to work "in the flat" as much as I can with any garment and this was no exception.  

So I finished the skirt with just one center back seam - after the elastic was inserted.

Street wear is not for everyone, nor is  it for the faint of heart, but she wore it well!

Happy Endless Sewing!

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Bright and Colorful Duster

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Bright and  Colorful Duster   

I know, I know!  This duster is quite colorful!  But what a fun print.  😎

This fabric is another peach skin print I purchased from Hancock Fabrics...in 2014. My guess is that I bought it the same day I bought the black and white print I used to make the previous kimono! I think I was thinking of scarves when I bought this one as well.
It must have been a crazy print purchase day! LOL!

The print has just a bit of yellow in it and I thought it would be fun to wear with my yellow dress.

Click here to see the dress details.  

I hacked the same self-drafted pattern I used for the my acid washed duster that I made last fall.  Click here to see it! 

My hack was fairly simple...I cut the front of the duster back just enough to make it an open front duster, made the sleeves wider and squared the corners. 

Of course I print matched the shoulders and side seams!

I would have liked the sleeves to be a few inches longer, but alas...there was not enough fabric.  Remember...this fabric was originally destined for scarves! Ha! Not!

The duster was constructed entirely on my Juki MO 1000 Serger with a 4 thread setup.  After cutting, I completed it in about 2 hours from start to finish. Look at those bright colors!

I used a 3.0 stitch length to add the black 1/2" double folded bias binding that I purchase in bulk by the roll.

I also purchase white binding and red binding by the roll. 

No running to the store in the middle of a project. Who's got time for that?? Hahaha!

As you can see, I didn't use pins...OK...I used 2...one for each of the mitered corners.  I really like using flower head pins because they are long and very sharp.  But I recently saw Magic Pins which are heat resistant and have a comfortable grip. A couple of my friends bought them and love them! So, I'm going to purchase them and hopefully eliminate the need for including glass head pins in my stash.

When I got to the mitered corners, I used the tip of  That Purple Thang to ease the corner under the foot. I love that little tool, I use it for so many things!

I'm quite happy with the bias tape finish!

And then I wore it when I met up with my FaceBook friend, Sandy!  We've known each other for  about 3 years, but had never met.  She won the Brother 110 year anniversary contest, which included a trip to Florida for the Brother Sews Back to Business Convention, a new sewing machine and a class with Angela Wolf! 

We were SEW excited for her...her name was randomly drawn from over 25,000 entries!  Yep, I'd entered the contest, too.  But I can't think of any person who is more deserving!

  

She had a long layover in Chicago on the return trip, so I was able to meet and hang out with her and her hubby!  It was SEW wonderful to finally meet her...that was my prize!

Sandy asked me if I'd made the duster...of course I said, "YES"!  She should have known! LOL! 

I paired it with a peplum top and jeans! It felt quite comfy, but not too dressed down.

I think my next pairing will be with a pencil skirt!

I'm loving my duster makes!  And of course I'm loving wearing my makes!

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Happy Endless Sewing!

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