Crime Fighting Cape

Little B loves talking about fighting "the crimes" and "blasting off" so I knew he would love playing in a cape.  I used some flannel that I bought last year to make pj's and never used.  It has these really cute monsters on it that now in cape form sort of look like germs or something.

I just cut out a general cape shape and hung it up to him to get the length right (I didn't want it dragging on the floor)  Then I cut out a lining in the same exact size and shape (in this case I used a satin-y type fabric)  Then I placed right sides together, sewed along all the edges except the neck-edge.  Flipped it through the neck edge and sewed a twill tape neck strap that attaches with velcro.

Next the mask.  I think this must be his crime-fighting face because every picture I took he made some version of this same face.

I used the satin fabric on one side and the flannel on the other.  He said he wanted the satin to be facing out, so I used "heat n' bond" to adhere the two pieces of fabric together.  Then cut out the mask shape and zigzagged all the edges.  I attached twill tape to a piece of elastic and sewed that to the mask.  All done!

He loves it!  Can't you tell.  Just kidding!  There's that crime-fighting face again.

Sewing Clothes

Usually when I try to make clothes for myself lately, it's a disaster.  But this time it came out okay.  And I love this fabric from Joann's.

I bought this pattern from Goodwill for a buck.

The pattern is for a really cute vintage syle dress, but it wouldn't flatter my figure.

So I decided to make a shirt by extending the length of the front and back bodice pieces by 6". 

And Voila!





Funny thing is the armholes are so big that I had to wear a tank top underneath.  I guess this pattern was made for those no-bra-wearing years (70's or 80's).  I looked for a date on the pattern and there isn't one.

To me, this fabric is just dreamy!!  Oh and yeah, I had to make these photos headless.  :)

SHOW

I went to see Devendra Banhart & the Grogs with Twin Sister as the opening act on Friday and it was amazing!  Oh my goodness!  The show was at Warehouse Live.  It's so cool to see someone perform the songs I first started listening to 6 years ago and hear new favorite songs. 

Here's a video from some other city by some other person:



I even got a chance to tell Noah Georgeson that I loved the show and how grateful I felt to see them play!

Here he is:

Sisters Blanket

Recently, I was reading about a "sisters make the best friends" pillow on Sugar City Journal.  The blog is written by sister-in-laws who happen to be very creative!  Go check it out...in a minute.  The idea of sisters fighting over this pillow and all the memories around this one thing their mother made got me thinking.  I have several friends who have given birth to sisters and I wanted to honor what a cool thing that is, so I made my own version of the "sisters make the best friends" handi-craft...A BLANKET!

Check it out:

I'm already working on the next one!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

New favorites

Bon Homme - Mother from Fake Diamond Records on Vimeo.

What can I say?  I'm a sucker for a good old-fashioned dance song.  And the video is great!

Enjoy!

Taking Stock - It's awesome!

Recently, I decided to take inventory of all my supplies (sewing, crafting, scrapbooking, etc...) and I discovered that I have a lot of stuff!  Then, I made a list of everything I could think of that I can make.   And voila!  Magic happened.  Revelation struck.  I don't have to buy anything to make something.  Now this may not sound like much, but it is huge for me.  See, I have this little habit: every time I start a new project it almost always involves going to "pick up some things". 

And I am (without going any further into my deep psychological need to stockpile and "collect") ready to crack down and get creative for this Christmas.  Which is awesome, but how do I blog about all the projects I am working on without ruining Christmas surprises!?!??!  That's what I've been racking my brain, trying to figure out.  I will keep you posted on what I decide.

In the meantime, I tried a technique that I read about for transfering images to fabric that I want to tell you about!  It's super easy and if you haven't thought of it, after reading this you will think you always knew it!  (does that make sense?)  Ready for this?!  Use your computer as a light box!  For my first attempt, I used white fabric, taped it to my computer screen, and traced away.  It's the perfect remedy for creating an outline for embroidery, say.  But it could also be used for painting fabric. 

If you have any other ideas of how you would employ this nifty trick, please let me know!