Silk Blouse Done

 

THE SILK BLOUSE IS DONE 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the blouse that was button up the back, but I placed front and back on folds and cut a 3 inch slice down the center of the back and put a bias strip around the neckline... boat neck so I could put it over my head.  Long sleeves from another pattern and the cowl neck scarf from another.   Mix and match.  this matches a previously made jacket and scarf set.

Earrings of silk print and royal blue scuba type knit tubins.

 

Blouse Main piece but changed to boat neck. SIMPLICITY 9188

 

Long Sleeves from this one-Butterick 3131

 

 

Simplicity 1920

Jacket from this:

the jacket (shortened 6 inches)

Silk scarf attached to the jacket is just a tubed strip from the silk with slanted ends to give some interest.  BUTTERICK 5045

TUBIN'S  Pants 20 Minutes  SIMPLICITY 9597

Sewing with Kitty

That's Me!  Kitty

Mysterious?... haha

That is my quick sew coat pattern that I did a little flaire to it!

So warm, I am wrapped in a blanket...

Polar fleece Leopard combined with Black minky on one side and when reversed it has Brown Double-sided minky on the other side.... YES   REVERSIBLE.

I just did a binding of the minky like doing a quilt binding...

Pattern Information for Coat

Pattern informaton -Click Here

I Love to Spread the news that YOU can sew too.

I don't do anything complicated.  I don't have a serger or a fancy sewing machine.  My machine is over twenty hears old and I have a back up sewing machine that is the same.  I sew every day unless I am sick.  If I don't sew then when I do I sew twice as much.  It makes me feel good. 

 

You can only do so much scrapbooking - LOL 

The scrapbook cabinet is in the background...HaThis one ended up with a blanket..LOL

Or you scrapbook a pin... Yep thats me in the middle

 Even a tiny pin that is quilted I can put on my lapel or a cross stitch pin.  Then I feel confident for the day.

picture from my kayak...see my paddle

Sometimes you see things next to your kayak... YEP that is a giant turtle.

I walked to the end of Cape Hatteras one vacation and saw where the Ocean and the Sound Meet-I felt like I was on the edge of the world

I laid out on the beach as the sun came up and it was spectacular

I don't just sew, but nature inspires me to wear beautiful colors

 Write Your Ideas down and....

So Sew along with me-This is a minkie Blanket designed by me...'The Lone Kayaker'

Beach House Fun

Dinner on the Water-Even when You are not out there!!

Kittykittypurrs on Roostery!

Learn to Sew or Buy a Embroidery Machine from G Street Fabrics and Make a Quilt that Folds into a Pillow (Quillow) with your favorite Themes embroidered...

         GSTREETFABRICS.com

Basics of Sewing

The Basics...

Needle.... Hand or Machine

There are various eye (hole in the top of the needle) for hand needles... different lengths and different points.   Dull points or rounded points are usually for hand work such as cross stitch and crewel work so it parts the threads where the weave is instead of making a new hole in the material.  The eye pertains to what size thread is going through the needle or..... how good your eyesight is...Not too big an eye if your material will stretch bigger and not mend itself and go back to shape.  If you are sewing things like buttons you want a SHARP... not a dull point.

Machine?....  Ball Point or Regular...... Ball Point is for knits so you don't cut the elastic threads.

Thread... All Purpose works great  Some people like to get silk or silk covered for sewing with silks.

Material.... Sooooo Many kinds... Woven, Knit and ????

          We have Cottons, Rayons, Polyester, Silks...  All kinds of Textures  some stretch... some nets

A Pattern?..... not necessary, but they can be fun and interchangeable....

No Pattern.... Stand in front of a mirror... pinch your shoulders together on the fabric and pin and stitch.... or cut a hole and put it over your head and turn under the neckline and top stitch or cut a strip on the diagonal..... or bias and stitch that over the edge..... Have kimono sleeves... or no sleeves.... again turn under the edge and top stitch or fold over a strip of fabric and sew that on...

Details ?????

I love leggin patterns.... easy and quick... you don't have to make them tight...... then they are tubins not leggins... LOL

Pants from Leggin Pattern - 20 minutes to make- 4 way stretch from our Treasure Hunt Room at G Street Fabrics... Just over a yard of fabric at 2.97 a yard.

Jacket 2.5 yards 1.5 hours... and shirt with scarf... 2 1/8 yards 1 hour.(wide jersey cut on the bias)

Come on have some fun and fill your closet!!

 Silk chiffon with merino wool fibers - nuno felting scarves

Reversible blanket coats... I have two and they are both reversible

 

Take your leftovers and quilt a warm blankety scarf to match

Winters Coming ... Make a Coat...  Big Collar Quick Sew

Make a TOTE... Use for a Suitcase or...

 

 This tote is made with canvas I had printed with my pictures from a vacation I took with my kayak in Ocracoke Island North Carolina... I may never go back but I have the memories in photos always

The clear plastic, leather trim and handles came from G Street Fabrics as always.

Cover in Clear Plastic in and Out and use for a Kayak Bag and multi use    OR

Make a pretty Recycle bag you can put an insulater inside for Groceries...!!

More about Totes...www.sewtotes.com

Than at sewtotes click on READ MORE at the bottom for instructions

Cover a Scrapbook! and put a pushbutton music box in your creative front

 

Burp Tinkle and Drool Set?

TIE QUILTED FOR EASY WASHING... ADD SOME BOOTIES WITH CROSS STITCH TOES-ONE SIDE IS THEMED BUNNIES ON FLANNEL AND THEN THEME CARRIED TO GINGHAM

Make a Diaper Bag? 

How about a Hoodie Towel... This was Terry Fleece.

A Little Boys First Suit

Make a Ribbing Shirt and add a Fire Truck

 Gift Bags with Doodads

Cross Stitch on Gingham and quilted

Quillows that Roll into Pillows

Quilt became a Pillow...

Make your Teeny Window a Wall of Draperies... or make your sofa or a chair match your draperies....

and don't forget your gushie Toss Pillows

THROWS...QUILLOWS AND BILLOWS GALORE!

Machine Embroidery Quilted Minkie Embroidery Quillow

Fun Faux Fur Minkie Blanket with Neck Pillow Container and matching pillow cover  SOOOO soft

Love the Idea of a Quillow or Billow.. More Quilt to pillow ideas... and instructions on www.kittysquillows.com

Minky Stork Gift Bag.. turns into Blanket..Oh Look!

My Blog about sewing what I am wearing is

www.kittyscreation.com