Vodka Queen

I made this for my friend for her birthday but it's something that i've been meaning to do for a while now.  I'd like a line of personalised cushions that have silly words on or can be personal to the person you are buying it for or the interior it's going to match.

This one is made in Grey Wool Felt with a Grey polka dot back, an envelope opening to keep the inner secure but easily removable to wash if needed.  I love the capitol letters i think they really stand out.  The font isn't a font as it was sketched out by myself and cut accordingly but i think they look quite good if i say so myself.

What does buying a personalised gift say to you?
For me it's something unique, something someone has really put thought into for you instead of just choosing something random.  It can be funny, a joke or just plain cheeky.   

What do you think?

A Little Taste of Candy

Candy colours are huge this Spring/Summer and i love them!!  You will see them everywhere from clothes, accessories, nails and makeup so get yours now!!

Here's a little taster of my new line of scarves and my first 'Candy' colours..

I need a light box!! All the photographs i take are in bad lighting due to the time of day i can get them taken!! I will I will I will I will invest in one!!

Here's a few i made earlier

 1980s vintage fab

The Start Of Something New....

I'm starting to look at new designs for missymoomoo and sam, i want to add more grown up lines inspired by my love of vintage.

I have lots and lots of fabric and some of it vintage, in fact i'm obsessed by fabric so i thought about using it up on new designs.  My first new line will be scarves! Yup scarves..and yes i know we're nearly into Spring and soon summer but my range will be fabulous summer, quirky, girly (and manly) fabrics that for the ladies could also be worn as a head scarf!!

The idea came from loving the look of 1950's 60s Hollywood glamour and beautiful stars wearing head scarves, turbans etc.  I just love that glamorous look and wear to wear it well? The beach or poolside with Raybans or Jackie O's!

Here's my very first one.  

                     

1980s Tartan Fabric in navy blue with a red & beige line.  The underside is also a vintage 80s fabric that has very faint chequered lines.

measurements are

78 cm length  x 18 cm width

It's very lightweight so it could be used for the coming few months.  The fabric is new and has never been used and just stored and that shows what a good quality fabric it is!!!

Listed on Etsy

How a design is made

Well it's been a long time since i blogged and i hadn't realised!!!  October was the last time i connected with blogger!.

So.....here's what i'm going to blog about

I thought i'd go through stage by stage by stage so you can see from start to finish how one of my designs are made so here i start with 'Ducky'.

First of all I chose the fabric, size and colour and design

Taking one of my patterns i cut out the correct size in the outer fabric and lining fabric.

Taking my letter templates i cut out the name it's being personalised in, in this case it's being personalised with the word 'Piglet's' (it's going to a nursery) and the chosen design is 'Ducky'.

All cut out and ready to be placed

The design and letter and measured from side to side of the bag i.e. say...4" from the side so they're equal and not one sided etc.

I then pin them in place and sew

Once the design and personalisation is finished then i sew in the hook to the back side of the outer fabric but first of all it's pressed into folds and then it's stitched.

The sides and the bottom of the outer and lining including placing the label which i usually sew into the side of the outer fabric are then stitched and pressed open but a gap is left 3/4 of the way along the bottom of the lining so i can pull the outer fabric through...This will make sense in a mo...

After seams are pressed the outer fabric is now sewn to the lining placing the right side of the outer fabric inside to the right side of the lining.

Then the outer fabric that is now inside the lining is then pull through the gap i made when sewing the bottom of the lining..remember i said this would make sense in a mo?  This then allows the top of the bag to have a neat unraw edge and also the hem lining inside is neatly tucked away.

The lining is tucked inside and the gap sewn. The top of the bag is neaten by pressing with an iron.

I then take a measuring tape and measure from the top edge of the bag where i want to make my first line of stitching to go around the bag to form the first stitching of the cord channel. This is then bar tacked at both the seams for security and again a measurement below is made to then stitch the second line of stitching around the bag to form the channel and again bar tacked.

A cotton cording is then threaded through the bag from one slit and then again from the opposite side slit, this then forms the pulling action needed to draw the bag to a close.

The finished product is now ready to be fully pressed, wrapped and sent!!

From £16.99 at missymoomooandsam.co.uk