shabby chic tattoo hanging hearts
Some hearts I have made using Urban Threads embroideries on calico.
roses on the back of the skull heart
Anchors and ships wheel on the back of the anchor and birds embroidery
Assassin's Creed Inspired Coat
My youngest son wanted a coat in a similar style seen in Assassin's Creed, but wanted it to be everyday wearable and not too much a dressing up costume. This McCalls costume pattern was a good starting point. We decided to concentrate on the coat and maybe add on a hood at a later date as we hadn't found a satisfactory pattern. I am not sure of the blue fabric content of the outside of the coat, it's a a twill weave that is quite soft so I think it may have wool in it. I washed it before sewing but it shrunk slightly. The first part was to make a toile of the bodice. We used cheap dust sheeting from Poundland (it was ok but probably won't use it again, I prefer calico or old sheeting) . The stand up collar was heightened as the original was very low, very easy to do as just needed to add a few centimetres on the top of the pattern piece. The original front facings were extended out to make the crossover front panels and then duplicated to make the...
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