Day 21 - 30 June Photo Challenge

Day 21.

Here is the inside of Liana's camera bag (more about it in Day 20 post). As you can see, it is very roomy. There is a special spot just for her camera to sit where the sides of the bag hug the camera protectively. Her bag can also fit her charger, wallet, sunglasses, and a hoodie! And all of this was made without a pattern

Day 22.

Liana sewed this quilted patch work clutch purse just today! It only took her about a day to make, and it turned out really cute! This clutch purse includes a 9" zipper and a D ring to put a hook on so that you can put the purse on... your wrist. She made this purse to go with her dress (day 4) and plans to model it with her dress in the upcoming fashion show. This particular purse is not for sale, but if you would like to buy one, we plan on making more this summer and they will be posted either on our Facebook page or on Etsy.

 

Day 23.

Last summer, we had a sewing day and made these school bags. I made the one on the top left with the owls on it. My mom made the one on the top right---the one that looks like a Vera Bradley. Liana and my friend Julia made the one ...on the bottom left with the green pocket. And Liana made the one on the bottom left with the tan pocket. All of these bags are made out of cotton, have a top zipper, and a zipper on the outside pocket. Each bag is different on the inside. In my bag, I have 3 separate pockets. One small one for pens and pencils and two bigger ones for random stuff. Liana, Julia, and I used our bags all year to carry our school books, and my mom still uses hers as her regular purse.

 

Day 24.

This purse is one that Liana has been working on. She has no pattern to go by because she designed the pattern herself! The flower on the front is from the same pattern used to make the flower hair accessory in Day 11. On the insid...e, it is fully lined and has heavy interfacing between the fabrics to give the purse some structure. It is almost finished. All Liana has to do is make up her mind on how to finish the purse off---with a zipper, a magnetic snap, or no closure.

Day 25.

New purses on Etsy!!! Go check them out and share with your friends!

Day 26.

This is what my mom has been working on today. She is making a clutch purse like Liana made shown in Day 22. As you can see, the patched piece of fabric will be the front of the clutch. The flower fabric will the back of the bag and the swirly fabric will be the lining. These purses are SO cute and they are the perfect project to make with those pretty calico cottons that are too small to make anything else out of.

Day 27.

MY DRESS IS FINISHED! You can see in Day 1 that I was still working on it.
Style taken from the Party Dress Book by Mary Adams

Day 28.

This is Liana's outfit! The main picture of her was taken from Day 4, but since then she has completely finished her dress. Liana worked on her hair clip yesterday. It is from the same design as the flowers shown in Day 11 and Day 24 only made with fabric to match her dress.

Day 29.

For today, here is a sneak peak on the newest tote bag that I have been working on. I will post pictures when it is done!

Day 30.

For the last day, this is a picture of Liana and me from last night's fashion revue Both of us placed in our groups and I will be moving on to the State competition. So excited! Liana is still a junior, and they do not move on. Both of our looks were taken from the Party Dress Book by Mary Adams

Day 14 to 20 June Photo Challenge

Here are the next 6 pictures that were posted on the Facebook page for the 30 day pictures.

Day 14.

This is a quilt that Liana sewed a couple years ago. She pieced the pre-cut fabric and then hand sewed the binding on.

Day 15.

Liana made this blue dress two years ago for our brother's wedding. It has princess seams all around. It was very hard for her to make it a perfect fit (how princess seams are supposed to be). But in the end, it turned out really nice and a great dancing dress!

Day 16.

Happy Father's Day to all of those great dads out there!

Day 17.

This is the ring bearer pillow that my mom made for a wedding. It is just a simple yet elegant pillow made with burlap and stuffed with polyfill. She added ribbon and a decorative flower (chosen by the bride-to-be). This was for the same wedding I mentioned in Day 15.

Day 18.

When I saw this Cynthia Rowley pattern 2250 from Simplicity, and the purple hand-dyed cotton at a local fabric store, I knew that was the dress that I wanted to make for my brother's wedding rehearsal (2011). This was for a differe...nt brother's wedding than mentioned below. But this dress was a challenge and I would never make it again... ever. The front bodice alone is made from eleven pieces and has numerous darts and pleats which was very confusing. But it turned out ok and I'm glad that I finished it.

Day 19.

Here is another picture of my brother's wedding rehearsal in Chicago (2011). Liana and I were both the junior bridesmaids in the wedding. The dress that Liana is wearing now was taken from the same pattern that she used to make the blue dress shown in Day 15 for another brother's wedding. In the wedding, we carried umbrellas instead of flowers so that is why her hand is in a weird position.

Day 20.

Here is a bag that Liana just recently made specifically to hold her new camera that she just bought. The bag was made without a pattern---completely from Liana's imagination. The fabric on the outside and the lining is quilted and heavily interfaced to give the purse some body and to give the camera extra protection. Tomorrow's picture will be of the inside of the bag.

June Photo Challenge

Here is an update on the pictures from the June photo challenge

Day 5.

Liana made this 18 inch doll outfit for her American Girl Doll Ivy last September. She sewed the double breasted pea coat out of some denim and added mini navy blue buttons for decoration. The coat is actually closed by a snap hand sewed to the lining. The skirt is pleated at the top and finished with a rolled hem

Day 6.

This purple pea coat and patched tank top was made by Arielle last year in 4-H. The picture below shows the outfit displayed for the annual 4-H Fair judging.

Day 7.

This red, flowery, silk dress was made by Liana last year in 4-H. It is shown below how it was displayed for the 4-H fair judging

Day 8.

Liana and I are wearing junior bridesmaid dresses that our mom made for a family wedding. She also sewed the tie on the flower girl dress to match our dresses

Day 9.

This is another dress that my mom made. As you can see, it is very similar to the bridesmaid dresses in the picture from yesterday. That is because it IS the same dress! This was my mom's practice dress that she made for Liana. The main purpose of practice dresses are for fit to make sure that no alterations need to be done to the pattern.

Day 10.

This dress is an original made by Liana. She even made up her own pattern for the dress! The dress had a lace up back with green cording.

Day 11.

This flower hair clip is something that Liana made to go with her red dress shown a couple of days ago. The hair clip is actually very simple to make. It is a long strip of fabric gathered and then rapped around to look like a flower and the button in the middle hides all of the strings and seams

Day 12.

These stuffed animal seals were made by Liana last year around Christmas time. She made each of the little kids in our family one for Christmas. The nose and eyes of the seals are embroidered on

Day 13.

Liana made this dress out of scrap fabric that was in our sewing closet, and it actually turned out pretty cute! It ties around her neck making it a halter dress, and the bottom is gathered up to create the bubble dress look. (Sorry, the rotation doesn't work on this picture)

June Photo Challenge on Facebook

Hi everybody! I know I haven't written yet, but it has been busy with finals coming up and such but I will hopefully be writing more on the blog this summer.  Anyway... on our Dearli Designs Facebook page, I have started a 30 day June photo challenge which means every day until the end of June I will post a picture of something related to sewing either it being something that we have made, or just a cute item that I see online.  So go check that out every day for a new picture! :)  If you don't go on Facebook, no worries!  I'm adding the pictures right here on the blog also! I won't be doing that every day, but at least once a week (hopefully).

<3 Arielle

Day 1.

This is the outfit that I am currently working on in 4-H. It is a basic dress made from regular black fabric jazzed up by the red bias strips sewn on to the dress. As you can see, I am far from the finish line (the top isn't even sewn on the skirt yet), but at least it is starting to look like a dress! The pattern/design was taken from the Party Dress Book by Mary Adams
 

Day 2.

This is an example of faggoting which is a decorative stitch to sew two pieces of fabric together other than just your normal straight stitch. This piece of fabric is part of a dress that Liana is currently working on in 4-H.
 

Day 3.

I went to Joann's Fabric and Craft Store today and bought 8 yards of this red netting! It will all be gathered and sewn on to a petticoat that will go under the dress that I am making to make the dress poofy

 

Day 4.

This is Liana modeling her latest dress that she has been working on in 4-H. The hem is not finished yet, but after that she will be mostly done! This dress pattern/design was taken from the Party Dress Book by Mary Adams.

New Sewing Projects!

Hi everybody! So I haven't written a post in awhile, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been busy sewing! :)
Right now in 4-H, I am working on a dress that I hope to wear to my brother's wedding.  I found this book called The Party Dress Book by Mary Adams at the library and LOVED the dresses in it.  I am making the dress on the front cover (wish me luck!) for my 4-H project.  I bought a simple dress pattern and black fabric that I will use as my basic outline.  I have red fabric that I will use for the bias strips that is sewn over the dress.  Yes, I said bias strips!!!  The dress is COVERED in them!  It is very tedious work, but the finished project looks so artsy and pretty! 



The flowery red is going to be the main part for the bias strips.  The solid red is just contrasting fabric. 



Aside from 4-H, I am working on two purses at home.  The first one, I have all the pieces cut out, but haven't started sewing yet (it takes a lot for me to start a new project).  The second bag is not cut out yet because I just got the fabric last week.  Here are some pictures of my fabric (:

<3 Arielle 



Bag #1





Bag #2

Don't you just LOVE the owl fabric!!??!

 

Regional Fashion Revue

Last week, Liana and I had our Regional Fashion Revue.  It lasted all day.  During the day, we rotated among different craft workshops, practiced modeling, and were judged.  At the end of the night, after all the girls modeled in the show for the parents, they announced the winners.  The next level is the State Fashion Revue.  Ten seniors (girls 13 and older) are chosen to move on to the State competition to represent our region.  Also there were 8 junior winners (girls younger than 13).  Juniors are not elegible to go to States though.  It was very exciting to hear Liana's name called up on stage as one of the eight winners.  After the junior winners were called, they announced the seniors.  I was also excited when I heard my name called! Three girls (including me), out of the top ten girls chosen for States, were from my county.  I am very excited to be going to States and I am happy that two of my other friends will be going with me.

Arielle

More Pictures

 Here are more pictures of the things Liana and I made this year in 4-H

McCalls 6511 top.   

All the different cottons used for the patchwork

The lining of my jacket.  The fabric had different shades of purple  going from dark to light

McCalls 5838
Liana's dress

Liana added black stone
beads and embroidered a leafy design on the sleeves of her shrug

Liana custom designed this purse and also added the leafy design to match her shrug

The inside

Matching hair accessory to complete the look

♥ Arielle ♥

2012 4-H Fashion Revue

Well, I finally finished my outfit! ☺  I just finished the jacket I was making since January...... last night, and I finished my shirt just in time for the Fashion Revue this afternoon.  It has been a crazy week with getting school done and finishing my sewing projects.  Anyway, our county was able to send 6 junior club members (under the age of 13) to the next level, the Regional Fashion Revue.  Our leader was also able to send all of our senior club members (13 and older), which were 12 girls.  Liana being in the group of 6, and myself in the group of the 12.  It was a very exciting night, but I'm glad that it is over.  Here are some pictures.  I'll post more later.  I have many more pictures, but are not downloaded on the computer yet.  Plus, I will take better pictures in brighter lights of our outfits in better detail.  The camera wasn't working at the fashion revue.  Bad lighting, I think

 My outfit..... a jacket and shirt

Liana and I after the show

 Modeling

♥ Arielle ♥

New 4-H Project

I haven't finished my jacket yet, but I'm going to start on a shirt to go with it.  Here is  the pattern....

 

 

The pattern is McCalls 6511, and I'm making the one in the bottom right corner.  I am also going to alter it so that the neckline is higher.  I really like the patch-work on it, but so far I only have one piece of fabric though.  It is hard to match up the patterns and colors of fabric to my jacket color. 

 

 

I'll post more on my jacket and shirt later. 

 

Arielle

New 4-H Project

This year for my 4-H project I'm going to make Vogue 8346  View A.  I can never find a coat in stores that I really like.  This year, I'm going to make one.  Right now though, I think I am going to go CRAZY!  OK, so this is why -

I cut out a size 10 because that is what my measurements matched up to.  I probably spent about 16 hours on my coat, and it turned out to be WAY too big (it fits my mom).  I was told to take out all of my seams and cut it down a size.  Well, because it fit my mom, I let her have it and just cut out a size 8 out of scrap fabric we had around the house and sewed main body of the coat together.  When I took my second jacket (now in size 8) into 4-H, the teachers said that it was still too big!  So then I had to rip out my seams and cut out another jacket for a size 6 and then sew it back together. Blah!  If you looked on the back of the pattern for size 6, the measurements seemed like there was NO way that I would fit.  I was about to give up on 4-H all together, but I couldn't because I already bought my "real" fabric I want to use.  By the way, its purple :)   I'll post pictures of it later. 

So far, this project hasn't had a good start, but the end result is so cute that I really want to finish it.  I finally figured out what size to cut out, and I have all the alterations figured out thanks to my 4-H teachers.  So, my homework before the next 4-H is to cut the pieces out of my "good" fabric, and also out of the underlining, the lining, and the interfacing.  Lots of cutting! :(  Personally, my least favorite part of sewing.

Wish me luck! :) 


Sorry about the highlights, I can't remove it.
♥ Arielle ♥

 

New sewing project

This year for my 4-H sewing Project I selected  a simple sun dress pattern. I was in Joan's fabric store with my mom when chose I it. I saw an example for the dress on a mannequin in the store. To my surprise it was a pattern I had seen on-line about fifty times and hadn't ever noticed it. I chose a polyester to make the dress out of. The fabric has red and pink flowers on it. It also has earthy green stems coming out from under the flowers. I also plan to make a matching red jacket and make the sash on the dress red also. This year I want to put beading on the sash and hope to design a matching purse.

-Liana