Odd Items

Here's the dress design that like all good things started out by accident.

Two tone button dress



Heres the latest idea Bib's that look like waistcoats

waistcoat bibs


This is the latest trial for these bibs, I have made it a bit longer and more pointy  I have put it next to the original ones so that you can tell the diference.

Version 2 of the waistcoat bibs

Flower shaped bibs at last!!!

Flower shaped bibs

flower bibs
Ordinary Bibs too.........

Oridnary shaped bibs



Pockets for storage


I made these after seeing some similar pockets that were being badly made in very garish fabrics. They probably would be good in bright fabric.

tidying up pockets in biege and white

They are done with  squares of fabric 32 cms by 36 cms 2 per bag (front and back) I have doubled them through with white lining to make them stronger. I embroidered them with a straight stitch following my own freehand drawing which I did straight onto the fabric with a water soluble pen. The top was finished with self made bias binding and the loops were made of the same bias binding. The buttons  are stitched through all the layers to make them strong enough to hold all that may be put in them.





I also want to have a go at making these in Jeans fabric, I think they would be great made from the cut off jeans legs that I have left over when I cut up jeans to make my jeans handbags. I also intend to have a go at doing them with the whole of one side of a pair of Jeans, cut up into several pockets, just dying to have a go at appliqué in cowboy motifs, or a wonderful flower growing all the way up the pockets with sequins and other decorations.

detail of simple embroidery