Sally dress

Blue dress made from cotton squares originally made for quilting with navy stretch denim on the top. As usual, being impatient, I made this dress without a ruler or any form of measuring tool whatsoever. That's a result of shuttling between 2 countries and having your stuff all over the place.

The dress would probably puff out less if I had ironed it. But it's nice nonetheless! The brown belt is my only elastic belt at the moment but it seems to go well with it anyway. I'm planning to buy more coz they're oh-so-convenient!

And don't ask me why this dress is a Sally dress. I just felt like naming it.

Patterned canvas bag

This bag was made from table runner fabric from IKEA. I saw it and couldn't resist. Some people have likened the patterns to ovaries but let's not go there. I love the colors either way!

The bag is lined with champagne satin and I hammered on my own eyelets and snaps in gold! It would have been much easier had I used an actual hammer instead of a rubber one -- any donors? The bag flap (between the handles and in the same pattern) is trimmed with gold.

First bag ever!

This was my first bag ever! That's if you don't count some corduroy bag I tried to make for Lily which I ruined by sewing the handles the wrong way round.

I made this for a final term project for a Parsons class in beading, embroidery and applique. Some people made blouses, home decor, etc but I decided to make myself learn how to make a bag so that I could put the embroidery on it. Turned out pretty nice although the struggle with the plastic core made me realise I needed a proper non-slip sewing foot.

First vinyl bag for Ching

So this bag was for Ching. White vinyl with hand-stitched detailing in the front. What I like best is the handle design which was totally unexpected. I knew I wanted thin black handles but I couldn't decide how to attach it or whether to go through the blue loops I made instead. So this was a nice surprise. :) The handles are a bit thin though, so I'll have to rethink that next time.

Vinyl work bag for Cass

This was a black vinyl bag with a navy blue embroidered trim around the top edge and a blue satin tie around the handle.

I learnt my lesson this time and decided after 6 broken needles and sore fingers, that hand-embroidering so many stitches into a few layers of vinyl was probably silly of me.

But I'm glad it turned out fine and that she liked it! I made it more subtle so that she could carry it to work and anywhere else. Here's to you Cass, and the many great things you'll do over at Georgetown.