Mel's Notions

10/13/2021

Finished the back and stenciling the sleeves. Now on to stenciling the bottom skirt portion

10/13/2021

The back… this was what I worked on last week 😁

09/24/2021

EMBROIDERY TIME! The embroidery on this kefta is INSANE. I thought about getting an embroidery machine to save me time. But after a little bit of research, I learned that I would have to create custom images in 5x5 sections. Then trying to line those sections up correctly on the fabric... eh... for now, I'll stick with hand embroidery. I know that I've doomed myself to about 100 hrs of hard hand work but we'll see....

EMBROIDERY TIME! The embroidery on this kefta is INSANE. I thought about getting an embroidery machine to save me time. But after a little bit of research, I learned that I would have to create cus…

09/21/2021

I've cut out all of the pattern pieces and read all of the instructions. After reading the instructions, I was able to determine how to alter the pattern for what I plan to do. First of all, I was able to get rid of two whole pattern pieces to get rid of by removing the facing. Instead, I'm making a whole liner....

I’ve cut out all of the pattern pieces and read all of the instructions. After reading the instructions, I was able to determine how to alter the pattern for what I plan to do. First of all, …

09/21/2021

This year, I decided to actually go above and eying for Halloween. No more throwing something together last minute. No more buying a crappy costume from a Halloween store. Our town is so small that we don't even get a halloween store anyway. After a few minutes, I thought of Alina Starkov from the Shadow and Bone series. I thought about sitting outside and handing out candy....

This year, I decided to actually go above and eying for Halloween. No more throwing something together last minute. No more buying a crappy costume from a Halloween store. Our town is so small that…

09/20/2021

Stencils for the embroidery… coming up on the long part soon

09/17/2021

This is what happens when you work with fake fur… just a heads up 😉

09/17/2021

Liner of the bodice is complete! Next up, the liner for the bottom then the outer fabric!!

09/16/2021

The next project… SUN SUMMONER!!

09/15/2021

It all started with making dresses for my Barbies. When I was a kid, I had this glasses cleaning cloth. It was shiny and silver. It was perfect for a dancing dress. Without knowing anything, I had an adea in my head. I laid my barbie down on the cloth and traced her body. I cut the fabric and hand sewed a little dress....

It all started with making dresses for my Barbies. When I was a kid, I had this glasses cleaning cloth. It was shiny and silver. It was perfect for a dancing dress. Without knowing anything, I had …

09/13/2021

ANOTHER VEST DONE TODAY! I took pictures of every step in the making. Soon there will be a pattern available!

08/27/2021

Finished two more today!!