Momma Art

Got a plain black T? Make it fancy by embroidering some letters or pictures on it! I picked my word: RESFEBER Definition:  The restless race of the traveler's heart before the journey begins. We are planning a summer trip, and I'm gearing up for just a carry on for the plane!  No time for baggage claim!  But I gotta be stylish ya know? I measured out how big I wanted the letters to be and  sectioned them off in equal parts with some chalk. Let the stitching begin! I did a basic chain stitch for all the letters.  This is when the thread is doubled and you stitch up through the middle  of the previous stitch creating a "chain" look. I'm ready to go! I really like the way the v-neck highlights the placement of the word. The white embroidery thread adds a nice contrast, but you could do all the colors!  Next up: Craft Party I try to get my friends to craft with me a couple times a year. I don't...

The house-dress of all house-dresses! Velour, long, comfy, all the things right?! It is a fantastic thrift store find, but I'm not quite ready to be catapulted into my 80's lounging in a velour housedress....well maybe I am. BUT NOT TODAY! This pretty royal house-dress is getting a great big snip right at the bottom! I made a pattern that was 14"x 18".  Then I rounded the corners to create the shape I wanted. I picked off that ruffle collar, and picked out the zipper. I had this really cool boat fabric I picked up last summer at an estate sale. I'm turning the bottom of this house-dress into a soft and fuzzy backpack!  cut out: 2 Velour, 2 Lining, 2 Interfacing Interfacing ironed to the wrong side of the lining. Bottom pieces. Velour, lining, and interfacing My wonderful Aunt Esther gave me some suede a while back, and I thought now is as perfect a time as any to use it! I cut 2 st...

This beautiful princess dress from the 80's goes well with my messy kitchen. I bought it for $6.00 at my local thrift store. It is more than I usually spend on something I didn't quite know what to do with, but I bought it anyway. Bows, lace and blue satin! YES! I picked apart the entire dress to see if it would inspire me. That's a whole lotta fabric! The sleeves themselves could have been another dress! OY! I have a raglan sleeve t-shirt pattern that inspired me. With all that sleeve fabric, it wasn't long enough, so I had to add some to the bottom. I've also had this lion fabric for a while waiting for the perfect project, and this was it! Can you tell what I'm using it for? Pin, sew, repeat. I attached a zipper, some navy knit fabric for the collar, cuffs and hem band.  I MADE A BOMBER JACKET Y'ALL! This is quite possibly my greatest challenge, and the one thing I'...