I haven't been sewing lately, the last thing I made was the iPad case. I've been feeling a bit run down, and also spending some more quality time with my youngest. There are so many things I should be sewing right now, but I just don't have the inclination to do so. I think my next job will be something to wear to my husbands work Christmas party at the track. I was thinking of wearing a beautiful Portmans lace dress I have and making a black clutch and 50's style Flappers fasinator to go with it. My hubby keeps talking about buying a safari suit to wear to it, I told him in that case we're not going together. However it has made me start to think geeky about it too. So now I'm thinking blue dress with subtle accents of Doctor who. However in Mother Dragon true fashion, this will make a ton of work for me in a short amount of time. I don't think I'll make the dress, because a) it's too much work and b) I haven't made one before. I'm thinking of scouring the charity shops and than altering one though. I'll keep you informed.
So youngest son and I are at the park again this morning. I mean to make this a weekly Monday ritual, as this part of the park, which is fenced in, is only accessible to the public on Mondays during the week. It's so nice to be able to sit in the morning sun, typing my thoughts down for you to read and watching my son have fun playing by himself or other children. We tend to arrive before anyone else, so we have a play together before anyone else shows up.
So this morning I thought I'd start to catch you up on what I have been sewing though the year. None of which will be in chronological order, just what ever takes my fancy as I scroll though the photos I have. I was so slack though the year that I was even bothered to take photos of some of my work, progress or completed.
To get to the main story, first off I'll show you what started it all.
I made one of my notebook covers to sell in my Etsy store. I also put photos on my Facebook page. One of my friends from school seen this and asked it I would make her a cover for her iPad. This was way back, when I thought I'd never have a use for an iPad. I quizzed her on what she wanted from the cover. She decided on a zipper pouch and told me she loved the colour purple and orange. Those where not two colours I would have ever thought to put together, I also knew I didn't work well with commissioned orders. However my school friend told me she loved creative, one of a kind things. I asked if she would like me to patchwork and quilt it, and she said yes and that I had free creative control. How could I say no to the perfect customer. It was great to be able to creative with it, and at the same time pushed to try new colours. As my husband said, I had to do it the hard way.
I think with this project, it was the first time I patch worked triangles. The design of the pouch was very simple, but the patch work was time consuming. However I love doing triangles now, even though they are difficult to get all the corners to meet. I like a challenge, if you haven't worked that out yet.
I set the triangles out to look like two starss (one frozen) in space. Although I don't expect anyone to be able to see that.
The front is of them far away and the back is the design close up, the triangles are bigger too.
I told my friend, not to pay me until I was finished, this helped to push me along. I have done this again since, with a none sewing project, and it didn't work out so well, because she ended up pulling out. It was a shame, because I was enjoying it.
So back to the storey, my friend loved it and when she seen the iPad cover I made myself recently, she said she was jealous, but that she still loves the one I made her. Always good to hear, the bottom line for me when I sell something I make, is that the customer is happy with it.
P.S One of my sister in-laws bought the notebook cover for a present for someone.
Take care.
Mother Dragon
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