White Trench Coat with Silver Painted Doodles

 

 

 

This week's theme for Project Run & Play is the White Sheet challenge. Luckily I had this thick, beautiful, expensive white sheet that my sister had given me when she took her full bed out of the nursery.

 

 

I decided to make a trench coat of sorts. Something with a modern twist, making it white.

 

 

The entire jacket is lined and the zipper is hidden. This was a very exciting project for me. Not only did I make up the whole pattern but I had to figure out what needed to be done first, next etc.

 

 

I hand drew some doodles/stars and painted them with silver fabric paint.

 

Added a Mandarin collar and a silver button.

 

I have about a million things on my to-do list today so I have to get moving. Check out the Flickr group to see what every one else did with their white sheets!

~Jessica

Project Run & Play: Fashion Icon Week

 

It's Week 2 of Project Run & Play Sew Along! This weeks challenge/theme was Fashion Icon. I thought I would go retro and choose Twiggy & her 1960's style to base my run and play outfit off of.

 

 

Twiggy is best know for her short hair, androgynous looks, skinny frame and thickly mascaraed eye lashes. But in terms of her style, Twiggy popularized the shift dress in the '60s- a dress that had a firmly rectangular tilt, guiding rather than conforming to a woman's body. Also widely popular at this time was bright psychedelic patterns and colors.

 

 

So here is my interpretation:

 

 

 

The dress is made with a thick gray cotton and the geometric design is appliqued asymmetrically onto the side of the dress.

 

 

The 3/4 sleeves and the boat neck collar also are fashion trends of the 60's.

 

 

I drafted this pattern myself.  I don't have a really have a good tutorial for it because I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out.

 

 

 

The neck scared me a little but it turned out exactly how I planned it so I couldn't be happier!

 

 

Jaden likes it too, so it will at least get worn =)

 

 

And it will work perfectly for our Texas winter!

 

 

Always my go-to model, Jaden is really stepping up her game by posing while jumping... I might be creating a diva!

~Jessica

 

 

Project Run & Play: Bias Pattern Remix

 

Sorry I have been missing from my blog for like a MONTH! I have been busy with non-craft stuff, like cleaning closets, coaching soccer....

But now it is time for Project Run & Play- time to dust off the sewing machine and get those competitive juices flowing.

The first challenge is to remake Katy from No Big Dill's idea of using opened up bias tape to add detail and texture to an item of clothing. 

 

 

I thought that I would remake the idea by using the bias tape to make a chevron pattern instead of horizontal stripes.

 

 

I also added a little hand embellished applique to the bodice to make the dress a little more "me."

 

 

 

 I started with Simplicity Pattern 3511.

 

 

 

I cut the back and front skirt pieces into four instead of two.

 

 

Then added all the strips of bias tape diagonally across the pieces.

 

 

Here are the four pieces before I sewed them together.

 

 

For the dragonfly applique I cut out the shape from a sliver piece of fabric.

 

 

The wings and body pieces from other scraps of fabric

 

 

Ironed them altogether...

 

 

I used the sewing machine to zig-zag stitch around all the pieces before going back and hand embellishing.

 

 

 

 

I choose to make the dress with the 3/4 sleeve option so my daughter can wear it a little later into the season and again in the spring with the mornings are cooler.

 

 

 

 

I have made this pattern several times, it is really easy with 2 buttons on the back instead of a zipper.

 

 

So I am off to get a jump on next week since it seems like lately I have been behind on everything!! Hope you all have a good weekend!

Jessica