Dress Up

This is a dress I made recently. The pattern is from my boss, Diana Rupp's, book, S.E.W. I work for Diana at Make Workshop on the Lower East Side. The fabric was free on craigslist, but it is totally beautiful. I altered the pattern by lowering the back by about 2". Check out the picture below.

The lining I used for the bodice is this adorable fabric my grandmother gave me years ago. I believe it was from Japan.

Invisible zipper win, but waist line match up fail. It is off by about a 1/2", bummer.

My sister graduated from Berkley with a Masters in Public Health. This is us in her kitchen all dressed up! Who knows the next time I'll have the opportunity to wear this pretty dress.

Spandex again...

Kwik Sew pattern #2797 how I love you.

I shortened the original pattern, cutting the leg to 7" below the crotch seam. This is the small size.
Having trouble understanding how this pattern piece becomes a pair of spandex shorts? The waist of the shorts is on the right side, while the bottom is on the left. You cut two pieces out. The seams on the top and bottom of the photo become the center front and center back seams (from waist to crotch). This is confusing to explain.... sorry.

I also embroidered a No Hands tag on bias tape!

This last photo is just of a dress I hemmed. It used to go down to the floor. My sister wore it in high school. Now that it's short, we're going to share it.
Not related to spandex shorts at all. Just a cute dress.

Soap Making

I was able to sit in on a soap making workshop at Make, because I work for the owner, Diana Rupp. The workshop was run by the folks at Meow Meow Tweet, a handmade soap company in Brooklyn. They were an adorable soap making team.
The photo above is of the cut up soap from the class. I packaged it up for my sister and my parents (shh! it's a surprise). Also in the photo is the bar of soap they instructors gave me for helping out. It is a fennel, orange and oat bar with a goose print on the packaging.

Class!

Below is the soap in our bodega coffee cup molds. (We ran out of milk cartons.)

We made two different flavors. Lemon and ... well ... I don't remember, but it smells great!
Out of the mold.
Soap making was a surprisingly easy process. It's not going to be my new craft of choice, though. If you have soap needs, check out their website. It's super cute!

spandextrous

I bought a pattern for spandex leggings. They were super simple to make. I gave them to Laura, because I'm not in need for another pair of leggings. BUT I am in need for some stretchy black shorts for summer time. Something to wear underneath fun summer dresses and skirts. I'm going to use the same pattern, but alter the leg length and shorten the waist. I forget the pattern brand and number, but I'll post it with the shorts.

Rosie made a pizza....CAKE

Yellow cake, different color icing, coconut "cheese" and strawberry "pepperoni."

She is a genius. 

Congratulations Flamingo

I made my friend Kate a flamingo for her graduation. Ta Da!

Hamburglar

Another post from the secret santa era. These were hamburger cupcakes. My roommate Peter made them for my roommate Carolanne, and I helped! The buns are cupcake tops and the burgerz are BROWNIES. Whoa. Vanilla frosting + food coloring for the lettuce and ketchup. There were a blast to make. I ate a lot of cupcake stumps.

Secret Santa

I got Laura for our house's secret santa gift exchange. Laura reads Marx. Totally sick. She also digs these lithograph interpretations of Marx's Kapital. They rule and look like this:
So I embroidered her this:

Wine Bags

I made wine gift bags for my parents and my sister's mom and her husband for the holidays. They are burlap with small quilted appliques sewn on the front.



I have more pictures of crafts I've made in the last year (whoops, forgot about posting) and will try and get them up soon.