Sewing e-Course

I've enrolled in Whipstitch's sewing e-course.

After trying for a long time

to sew by myself from patterns,

I decided that I'll never have the courage

to do it on my own, so maybe this time

I will succeed and it will give me

the courage to sew new things.

I'm very excited since the course

seems very well put together.

Will keep you posted!!!

Me matriculei no curso online da Whipstitch!

Já tentei inúmeras vezes costurar

sozinha a partir de moldes,

mas nunca fica direitinho.

Espero que desta vez esse curso

me dê coragem pra continuar

costurando peças de vestuário.

SEWING A TUNIC

It took me ages, but I finally finished

sewing my first clothing item:

I MADE THIS TUNIC!!!!!!

I bought the pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew, http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/ecom-catshow/PTDOWNLOAD.html

and followed the instructions

very carefully.

I was amazed at how easy

and accurate the instructions are.

Great pattern!

This is how it came out:

But I have to confess:

I couldn't have done it without

the help of mama's little helper:

Tinkerbell was there all the time

and all over!!!

SOME MORE DRAWSTRING BAGS

combining cross stich and sewing

BUTTERFLIES

Some drawstring bags

No news is good news, right?

Well, I wasn't able to post...

but I have been working!

Mainly cross stitching and sewing.

Actually, combining both in the same projects.

Doll Quilt

And this is my first Doll Quilt.

I am getting used to doing

some very fussy handwork,

 like those tiny appliques in felt,

and very small blocks.

It takes a lot longer to finish a piece of work,

but the results are very rewarding!!!

This is my frst attempt at
an ART QUILT.

And by an art quilt I mean
gathering the fabric pieces I like
and that I think go together,
and embroidering them randomly.

It is a very liberating process
since I don't plan anything
and just sew and stich whatever I feel like.

I am loving this exercise.

What am I going to do with it,
or for that matter, with the following pieces
I intend to make?

No idea.

It's just for the fun of it
and for the freedom of creating.
We'll see...

For this new year CUTIE PINK BEAR

 got herself a new knitted dress.

Pink, of course, but with a

little yellow heart

appliqued on the front.

It came wth a new bow as a bonus.

She really looks cute, doesn't she?

This little fella wasn't difficult to make at all.

It's a great inspiration for me

to make variations on the theme

like in size, formats, other characters... etc.

Nice!

Inspired by

http://mollychicken.blogs.com/

Finally managed to sew a bias along

the neckline of the completed baby blouse.

It's easier than I thought it would be.

It will definitely become a nice

finishing technique for future knits. I love the

way it trims the knit.

STARTED A NEW PAINTING

First draft in acrylic

RED ZIPPERED POUCH

ZIPPERED POUCH 2

Finished another zippered pouch.

Red is definitely my color.

Can't say I'm crazy about sewing zipper,

but they really are a very practical

and secure way of closing things...

stuff... you know, bags, sweaters, etc...

ARMREST PROTECTOR

I needed an ARMREST PROTECTOR

Since it's a wide armrest, I usually

put a lot of stuff on it.

A book, my reading glasses,

even my notebook fits on it.

As you can see, the fabric on my couch

is very light and I have the illusion that

a proctector will keep it this way

for a long time... he he.

As usually, I didn't measure anything

and just added patches until

it grew to a suitable size.

I like the vivid colours and,

as you've already noticed,

reds are my favorite colours.

ZIPPERED POUCH

The project for this pouch has been

lying around for a veeeeeeeeeeery long time.

Months maybe.

The truth is that I was intimidaded

by the zipper, since all my attempts till now

have not been very successful

(though I must say that I gave up after nr. 2).

Anyway, since I have been really

slowed in my sewing projects because

of all the techniques I don't master,

I decided that the only way I could

learn to do things was to tackle them

and keep trying until I learn it.

Sounds very logical doesn't it,

but I'm not too good at dealing

with frustrations, especially after

I have put so much work,

energy and time into it.

Well, this one turned out right.

I am very pleased with the results

and have decided to make another

something with a zipper right away

so that I feel more confident and maybe get

a bit more familiarized with the process.

This is the outcome: