Fairy Fashion

Something that has grabbed my interest is Fairy Fashion and Fairies. I design Fairy like dresses and outfits and then draw fairies wearing them. Here are some of my favorites:

A fancy ball gown for Royalty

Desert Fairy Tunic

Commoner's ball gown

Fancy party dress

Fairy ballet leotard

Doing it differently

I have been busy preparing for high school next year and also have been neglecting my blog. But now I am here to write again! Next year in school I will be taking an architecture and computer class, band, and a sewing class. I will have to start with the first class in sewing which is where you learn the basics, but I am alright with that, there probably are things that I have forgotten. I hope to work my way up to the higher sewing classes from there. In the beginning class you make a bag or pajama pants, and learn how to read a pattern, and the other classes you learn to use all the different techniques of the sewing machine. I can't wait to see the sewing machines! Our sewing machine is from the seventies and has no computer technology what so ever. It is a good sewing machine for the seventies though.

It will be hard for me to have to learn a totally different machine and learn to do things different, but I think it is worth it. I have had a new yearning to use a modern computerized sewing machine, and to meet other people my age who love to sew, and the school class is just the place for that.

I finished my green skirt and I am ready for another sewing project. My next sewing project will be the biggest thing I have ever made on my own. This is what I will sew next.

A New Project

I'm back to my blog! I have a new sewwing project that I am almost finished with! It is a skirt of a pretty green fern pattern and is just the right length for a skirt. It is mid shin legth and has a very full skirt. I love it a lot, and can not wait to beable to wear it! I am happy with the fabric I chose, because I usally go with blue fabric and that is not even my favorite color. Since I am still a beginner at sewwing things to wear, like dresses and skirts, I chose an easier pattern from our pattern box. It only has two easy pattern pieses and a simple waistband. The skirt was not supposed to be gathered at the waistband but I cut the pattern wrong, so to make it fit right I had to gather it a little at the waistband.( Well, my mom really was the person who gathered it. I just watched and learned.)

Now for the reason I chose a skirt as my sewwing project instead of, let's say, a bag or pillow. Well, a pillow would just be to easy! Same with the bag. I've done those before, and I enjoy sewwing skirts and dresses much more. Dresses are a girlish sort of clothing( I like that because I am a girl) and the dresses and skirts I sew and wear are more modest, concervitive "old days" styles.

I would like to bring back to teenage girls minds the beauty of simple wardrobe. I don't really think that the tight, revealing clothes of some of todays girls wardrobes are very modest or make me see God's glory in there dress, manner or speach. We should be girls of Gods glory not our's. So, fellow girls, let's be God honoring in our dress.

Starting my project

I have started my new sewing project! I started it yesterday, and found out that the person who had it before I did had cut out the patturn pieces at size medium, and I need size large! Now I have to guess at where I need to cut it. But besides that little setback, I would say that everything is going fine.
So far I have the patturn pieces cut out and I am ready to start the sewing part.
Since the fabric I chose is very slippery, I have to wait with the sewing because I need to get a new sewing needle so that is does not snag the fabric.

What I love... Sewing!

As I start this new blog about my love for sewing, and other works with needle and thread, I would love to tell you that I am trying my hardest to start a sewing busness and website. That is what inspired me to have a blog too. It would be so fun to be able to chat with you about eachothers sewing projects and give and receive advice. What I love to sew the most are skirts and dresses. I love the pioneer days, so lots of my dresses are from that time period and style.
My friend, Mia and I went to a garage sale together and I found a patturn for some Colonial dresses for only 25 cents. I am planning on sewing one of them but I am not sure which one. Once I get the fabric for it, I will be sure to post some pictures of the whole sewing progress.
I just recently finished a light blue skirt that is ankle length. I learned alot of lessons on that project, and had to start all the way over again as well. Before that project I made a little red corduroy jumper for my 3 year old cousin. It was a little big for her, but she will grow into it. I had never worked with corduroy before, so I did not know that the nap had to go the same direction. I found out about that after I finished the dress. Thankfully my mom undid it for me and I just watched her.
(the picture up at the top of the page is of me working on this dress.)
So I hope that in the upcoming year or so I will get to meet lots of fellow sewwers who do whst they do for God and God alone. I'll see you in the next post, untill then keep up the good sewing projects!