I feel like a slacker for not posting for so long.  It is not because I have not been busy!  Right now I am making a custom dress for a friend and working on turning a skirt my grandmother gave me into a dress.  I am thinking about doing something like this:

The skirt fabric is sheer but a similar print to the one above.  I just so happen to have some navy lining. . .  Maybe it was meant to be.

Houndstooth Sleeveless Cardigan/Sweaterdress Brainstorm

I bought this awsome fabric during a bit of a fabric shopping spree a few days ago.  I Love it.  I've been trying to decide what it wants to be.  I really don't want to use a pattern, I want to learn to make my own patterns.  A dress form would really help at this point.  I made a 'mockup'  the other night but it didn't come out like I wanted.  I think I'm going to continue to try to tweak the mockup until I have what I want.  Here are some pics from my brainstorming folder.   

The pics are not exactly what I'm going for but its something.  I only have one yard but the fabric is probably close to 60" wide, It should be because it was $30 something dollars a yard (except on sale).  Stay tuned for the finished product.

Phone Bench

My neighbors gave me a phone bench that was taking up too much space in their garage.  I want to give it a make over but decided to to do a quick mock up to see what colors I like best. 



I already purchased some Japanese fabric from Textile Fabrics to cover the cushion in.  Its called flower bed by Etsuko Furuya. 

Here are some ideas for the bench color:



Yellow

 

Purpleish

  

Black



Teal



   

 



 

  







Red



White

 

I'm thinking teal or some other greenish aqua color.  Now I just need to work up the guts to paint it, it seems like sacrilige.