Front Room Curtains

I finally got the front room curtains finished and hung. They are French pleated panels made from pin tucked taffeta. I put a flannel interlining in them to give them more body. Taffeta likes interlining.
The front window was left without a curtain. I'm still deciding because it is ...umm, not sure yet.

Girls Room Makeover for Christmas

The girls wanted to have their room fixed up for Christmas. It was really hard for them to decide on colors...about two years making the decision, yes!

Amy recovered the picture board all on her own! It was green and pink before.

I bought the curtains at Home Fabrics and made one panel into bed skirts with a simple inverted pleat. The extra material was used to cover a cork board for Shelley.

Melodie Curtains

I love these full length, cut for a diagonal window, tab-top, taffeta curtains. Antique door knobs will be added to hang them. Also, a dark green velveteen window cushion is not sewn yet. The 4" foam is very expensive because it is petroleum based, so the price is high and fluctuates. More feather pillows will be added as well. She's thinking gold colors. What an elegant room!

Happy Halloween = Sewing

This Halloween was on a Sunday, so we visited the sick, the widows, the down-trodden....and they gave us some candy while we were at their house.

I forgot to tell you about Cody's costume. He and I worked on this coat together on Friday night from 4pm-10:30pm. Good times.
He requested an "Organization 13" coat. It has something to do with a video game and people with personality disorders. I didn't ask questions, maybe I should have. It is suppose to have chains, but the chains I got were not perfect for him. He said that we can work on that for next year.

I used the pattern for the Matrix jacket and added a hood, widened the sleaves, and put a zipper in. I used 4 yards of black vinyl and a huge zipper from SAS. The total cost was $18 compared to the ones on-line that were hundreds of dollars. That's a deal! The vinyl was really stinky, like a petroleum smell, so we had to let it air out before we brought it in the house. Interesting.

I'm going to visit my Grandmother!

Amy was the best Little Red Riding Hood....in red heels. She wanted a red toile slip that only took 10 yards of toile. Two yards of red gingham, and she wore a white t-shirt underneath. Cute flowers for the shoulder straps. We used the old Christmas Belle red hood from Shelley's costume from years ago. It had white fur on the edges and we tore it off. This whole outfit took one evening to pull together.

Off With Your Head!

Marci and Loyd went to a party as the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter. They were the winners for best costumes, of course!

The Queen came together quite easily and only cost $31. The collar was the most challenging. I put fabric stiffener on lace and hand stitched it on the dress. It can be worn up or down.
I found the Mad Hatter's jacket at Goodwill for $6 and spent $2 on dye. It was lime green to start out with and a size 16 woman's. I took in the front where the darts were to make it look more manly and burned it with a lighter after dyeing it in a pot on the stove. Weird, I know. Added the ribbon, purple silky lining, black trim, and switched the buttons to the other side. I made the hat out of card board and put felt around it. Marci put together the hat trimmings and it looked great.

I wish you could see her shoes.

The White Queen

Shelley was the White Queen from "Alice in Wonderland". This was a really fun costume to make and Shelley really played the part well. Kids at the church Fall Festival were asking to have their picture taken with her. Anyone want to rent it for next year?