Another First Friday!

I was able to have two "fiber art" pieces on display at our local yarn shop, Posh a yarn boutique, for First Friday fun!

I submitted a handbag and a skirt.


The handbag is a patchwork design on one side and a simple sparkly sequin design on the other. It has a zipper that is trimmed with ric rac. I really enjoyed making this handbag and look forward to using it! That will make my husband happy. He's always asking why the "lady" who makes bags doesn't ever carry a nice one? (I'll post pix of it when I get it back.)

The skirt was a very last minute "experiment". I made it from a new sewing system I recently purchased--the Lutterloh pattern making system (more on that in another post). I was testing it out to see how easy it was to use and the skirt was VERY easy and fit without needing any alterations! I decided to "paint" the skirt and used the super-fun freezer paper stencil technique.


The daisies were inspired by a cute design on a candle holder I thrifted over the summer. Also as a tribute to my mother-in-law who recently passed away. She loved daisies!


And the pocket, well, that was a last minute thing and is my favorite part. I chose to make it the reverse of the white daisies during the process of stenciling them. As I ironed on the stencils to the skirt I liked the look and began brainstorming ways to make use of the idea. I was originally going to just stencil it on the opposite front side but then thought I should practice on a scrap piece before potentially ruining the skirt. That scrap piece became a pocket and in the end a very fun project! I'm so glad for uninterrupted sewing time (i.e. late night sewing). I don't think I could have come up with the same skirt art during the day with busy children.

Doesn't this pocket remind you of the 7-up logo? I don't know if it's the green skirt or the orange dot. Either way completing this skirt has "refreshed" my current attitude toward sewing. Ahhh!