Made myself a tank top start to finish

 

Hi and welcome to a new project: a completely handmade tank top from yours truly for yours truly. 

I made it from a stretchy leftover fabric, forgotten in my fabric shelf for years (i am a HOARDER from hell) and my beloved hand carved linoleum bat block (used here).

I traced a cropped tank top for the pattern, cut the fabric out leaving 1 centimeter seam allowance only on the shoulder and the side seams and then lettuce hemmed the hell out of the edges. I wanna thank my sewing machine for the nerve she kept during this process. Here are some pics I took along the making of the top, starting from the lino printing and ending with me Kate Moss-ing the shit out of my creation.

Bat close-up

linoprinting for days

a seriously cute pattern tho

that's when the weights come in handy!

back and front ready to marry

''You better work! Cover girl! Work! Give a twirl! Do you thing on the runway''

Oh and I made a matching mask to go with it because i don't want to waste a single centimeter of this fabric i spent ages printing! And boom new profile pic over here

Enjoy!

A Prodigious Banner...

 Hello and... welcome to a banner for the first time!

This year my lil shop is turning 6 years old, I thought it was the right time to celebrate and step things up a bit. I'm always down to learn new stuff by making it, so here's a new entry for machine sewing!

It's made out of a black patterned denim from other projects (you can kinda see the pattern on the lower left angle), the edges are finished with a pink satin bias tape and some big ass ruffled satin ribbon. The lettering is made out of thick white felt. I embellished the edges with ribbon roses and beads, might add some more in the future... you can't have enough of them!

enjoy!

🌸 DIY face mask

Hi and welcome to a new tutorial!🌸🌸🌸

This time I'm sharing the mask pattern I've been using since I found this wonderful tutorial by CraftPassion. It's a fabric face mask that is very fitting and rather easy to make if you have any sewing experience. In her site you'll find the photo instructions and also a great and easy to follow video tutorial.🌸

The materials you're going to need are: tightly woven non-stretchy cotton fabric, scissors or a cutting mat and a rotary cutter, pins or sewing clips, round elastic cord (you can either use hair ties or shoelaces) and a sewing machine.🌸

1) Choose and iron the fabrics for the inner and outer shell: double the fabric and trace the pattern then cut it out. You will have a total of 4 pieces, two inner and two outer.

2) Sew both the couples along the longer curve with an allowance of half a centimeter. This seam will be on the front of the mask. Clip the edge with a small scissor being very careful not to snip the stich line.

3) Topstitching: open each shell right side up then sew very close to the previous stitchline you just made. To make it easier, pull the little clippings on one side.

Optional step) To create a mask with an inner pocket to insert a filter, take the inner piece wrong side up and fold half a centimeter inwards, pin and sew it down.

4) To assemble the mask join the two shells right sides together and pin (or clip) in place along the two longer sides. Sew with a straight stitch along the pinned sides.

5)Take a break from sewing and take the work to the ironing board. Fold the edge of the outer shell inwards two times, keeping in mind that this will be the casing for the elastic (or string), so take the measurements according to the size of your elastic.

6) Sew the casing closed with a stitch as close as possible to the inner side. If you're making the pocket version you'll end up with an opening right on the side of your last stitchline.

7) Slide the elastics (or the shoelace) through the casings, knotting the ends.

This shoe string option gives less tension to your ears than the elastic one, so try out the option that feels more comfortable to you and your loved ones.🌸

<3

☆☾ Celestial Velvet Hair Bows ☽☆

Hi!
Recently created for myself these celestial hair bows from some vintage velvet fabric I had, so why not making some for somebody else? Check them out in my shop!

 Enjoy! ☽☆

♥ Magic Wrist Pincushion! ♥

♥Hi!

Here's a cute wrist pincushion I made the other day from an old embroidery. It looks like a magical girl tool but, since sewing for me is magic, it IS indeed a magical tool.♥

There was this unfinished embroidery on denim made a while a go lying around. So I cut around it leaving the seam allowance. For the back I used a silver faux leather material and mirrored the heart shape. Filled it with wool scraps and sewn all around it, folding over the denim as I went. For the wrist band I measured out my wrist circumference and cut elastic to this length. Inserted the elastic in a tube I made from sparkly silver fabric and sewn a loop. Then attached to the back of the heart. Finished all off with pink lace trim and voilà! 

Making this was a perfect stress releiver, I've been so busy with dayjob and custom orders that I really needed to make something cute for myself. This will hopefully encourage me to get back to sewing more often♥

Here are more pics of the magic pincushion:

 

Cute Heart Tote Bag ♡

♡♡Hello There!♡♡

This super cute and durable tote is been in my dreams for so long now that I'm so happy it is finally available in my shop!

It features ProdigiousTrash A-Heart hand embroidered logo in pink and black with some sparkly vintage sequins and a shiny baby pink ribbon. The outside material is vintage floral cotton and the lining comes in canvas.
This tote has a boxed bottom for extra space and a useful zippered pocket on the inside, plus a little ProdigiousTrash hand embroidered tag.
♡
Here are some detail pics:

 

 And here is me wearing it out to show you the dimensions (you can find them in detail on Etsy)

It was very long but fun for me to make it, I hope you like it too!
♡