Jolanda's Sewing Corner

And here it is!  the finished skirt I am ever so pleased with it - the pleating on the front was much more straightforward than I thought it would be.  All in all it was a very quick make. The skirt is a bit creased as I had been wearing it all day in these photos.  sometimes it's harder to get a photograph than actually sewing! So now the challenge is to think of what to do for next month's challlenge, which is a challenge in itself!! Do I make a fake fur jacket or wrap dress? mmm... or maybe both? Well I have 3 more days to decide :) If you want to join in the challenge press the button on my sidebar, it's an ongoing challenge and anyone can join in. Thanks for visiting, I'm now off to visit the other in this challenge to see their makes :) Jolanda x

Hi, Hopefully better late than never with this challenge !!  I have recently been to Eindhoven in Holland to visit my daughter and also do a bit of fabric shopping! Not too sure I should show you my 'little' bag of fabric that now has to be made into clothes! The photo below is of the Stoffenspektakel which is a travelling 'fair' of fabric!! it was amazing to see so many fabrics; the stallholders had even made up clothing in the fabric they were selling so you could see it off the bolt, (a really great idea). After this extravaganza I had to visit Eindhoven's market where there were about 20 stalls selling fabric and haberdashery and so cheap too! This black fabric below was only 1 euro a metre!!! (less than £1)  I will be making this skirt with this fabric. Not too sure about how it will look with the pleating or even how to do the pleats, but will have a go. If things don't work out too well the skirt might lose it's pleats. :)...

 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

 I thought I would show you my first in the hoop project.  My hoop is 10cm x 10cm so the finished bunny if quite tiny but cute! First you put your material in the hoop that you want to be the front (with the face on) embroider this and when the machine stops you put the 'back' on face down. The instructions say to spray repositional adhesive but I used a piece of masking tape to hold it down.  When the outline has been stitched you take it out of the hoop and cut around. Turn inside out and there you have a flat bunny!! wow! so easy  Here is the bunny stuffed - isn't she gorgeous. I sent her off to my niece - I hope she loves her. I think I could get quite addicted to bunnies now!

This cover is made from calico and also lined in calico. The lady has been stamped and transferred onto a panel of calico

Hi, hope you are having a lovely weekend. At last I have made a cover for my mobile phone, I've been meaning to make one for so long but never got round to it. I 'upcycled' my son's denim shorts for this project. The front is embroidered with Sulky variegated thread. The embroidery is a thread tattoo by Urban Threads.  they have great embroideries and freebies too! This is a great way to use up scraps - I lined the cover with a piece of leftover gingham too! The tab is a belt loop from the shorts. Thanks for visiting Jolanda x

Hi, A few weeks ago I bought some lovely red polka dot jersey from my favourite fabric shop in Norwich. It is just too nice to make a plain t-shirt top, so I flicked through all my old Knipmode magazines and found the perfect pattern in the June 2005 issue. The top is pictured in the top right hand corner. So I got stitching and came up with this It was very easy to sew indeed! Everything fitted together perfectly ... I love it when that happens (it doesn't seem to happen that often!) The only downside is that it is a little on the short side - which is unusual as usually I have to make things a little shorter!  I am glad I am not 1.80m tall. which is the size the pattern goes up to. It looks ok with this high waisted skirt though but the skirt is a lot too tight on me, so I will have to find a way of enlarging it somehow. Thanks for visiting Jolanda x