Double Collar Top for Mum

Hi All, the latest project I did is again for my mum. The fabric chosen by my mum which she had bought from Chinatown. I decided to make a double layer collar top as the fabric have many small repetitive flowers and the collar would not be obvious if there isn't any contrasting color.

 I did a collar binding in my previous project Seam binding Peter Pan collar for Mum to make the collar standout. This project is another alternative I tried. One of the collar is wider and have a sharp corner while the other is curve edged.

Gathered sleeves

I drafted 2 collar pattern and overlap them. For the black fabric I've used remaining fabric from previous project. 

Seam binding Peter Pan collar for Mum

This is another post of a top I sewed for my mum recently. My mum went to Chinatown last weekend to get this polka dot cotton fabric which is made in Japan. For this top I decided to add blue binding around the collar so as to make the collar more outstanding. This is my first time sewing mitered corner, I followed tutorials on YouTube on how to sew mitred corner and it turn out presentable on the right side of the collar (the wrong side is horrible as I have difficulty sewing the bias tape to the fabric). For the bias tape I used cotton bias tape instead of satin bias tape.

The fabric wrinkle after wearing it for a day at work.

Polka Dots Blue top for Mum

This is another top I did for my mum last weekend. My mum bought this polka dot fabric many years ago from Chinatown. My Mum wanted a low cut boat neck design but how could a boat neck be low cut? I then decide to change the boat neck collar to a wide round neck instead. I added collar to it using remaining fabric from the previous blue top project. Material of the polka dot fabric is cotton. 

Butterfly inspired bow tie

As the title suggest, this project is inspired by a butterfly that gave me a shock while I was walking home. It flew in front of me out of no where. I've used remaining fabric that I had from a project that I did recently which I will share on my blog once I finished hemming it. :)

Tada! The finished product

 

 

I notice when the French barrette are being attached to the bow, a gap would be visible at the side.

To counter the problem, I sewed a few stitches to secure the bow to the French barrette

After stitching the gap is closed.

Back view of the bow

I've wrap the ribbon over the French barrette as an extra precaution.

 

Princess seam and pleated skirt dress- Part 1

I would like to share a fabric that I bought recently. It's for my new sewing project. I will update this blog post once the dress is complete. Hope it will turn out well. :)

Fabric: Made in Japan 100% Cotton

I love the design as it look like flower motif when you look closer.

This fabric can be used on either side.

This is the design I intend to sew using this fabric. (Please bear with my horrible drawing)

Peter pan collar, short sleeve, princess seam and pleated skirt.

Passport cover for Pat

As mention in my previous post, I made 2 passport cover for my friends. I used the same fabric and similar design for the 2nd piece. The only difference is the lace and ribbon used.

 

 

 

My First Blog Post - Passport Pouch

This is my first time creating a blog. Firstly, I would like to thank my sister-in-law for her help in creating my personalize watermark and title header. Hopefully I could make my blog colourful with all my sewing projects.

I am a lover of personalized items, thus I would like my friends to have personalized gifts I made for them too. Last Christmas, I did 2 Passport cover for my friends. I have used the Sanrio fabric which I had bought it 2 years ago and embroider their name on to an organza fabric. I choose organza fabric as I like the sheer effect and doesn't steal the limelight from those Sanrio Characters.

I shall share the first passport cover I completed as the other photos are not ready yet.

 

 

I added a pocket inside the cover as I wanted a place to put card.