Final Projects!

Our last session of sewing was great!  Such amazing projects came to a conclusion! Mark brought a lovely snack of grapes and cheese to share.  I see many awesome future projects to come...happy sewing friends!

Pictured above are the two lovely skirts that Mark made for Lola - gorgeous!

Emily's amazingly adorable dress - I think I need to make one of these!

 Gaby's lovely ruffled skirt.

 Therese's "Banana Republic" inspired pencil skirt- so gorgeous!

 Mark used a shirt he got in India to create this!

 Handmade fringe by Mark - love this technique!

 Mark's fringed bag.

 The belt for Emily's Lisette dress.

 Therese's golden zipper peaking through! Great touch!

A close-up of Emily's dress, what a great combination of fabrics! 

Skirt Time

 Therese models her freshly sewn darts on her white a-line skirt

 Gabrielle stay-stitches 6 fllounces for her skirt

 Mark's darts on the skirt he is making for his lovely wife!

 Emily busy adjusting her pleating to perfection on her skirt

 Mark's finished apron! Look at that gorgeous pleating!!

And on to zippers tomorrow!!! 

Sew Fabulous!

Its official. These women love sewing! Check out the amazing projects that came out of this class! I feel so inspired by the energy and fun these wonderful women brought to sewing!
Andrea's navy silk tunic dress - with beautifully gathered and cuffed sleeve!

Everyone hard at work in our last class.

Laura's Mischievious Knome Messenger Bag - simply gorgeous!

Zippered pocket detail on Laura's bag

Malissa's amazing pleated navy blue dress!

Jenn's adorable gingham pants with elastic waistband for her son!

Malissa's Nautical Skirt in completion!

Jenn's lovely floral skirt - she already wore it once!

Laura's beautiful light blue skirt!

Andrea's gorgeous green a-line!

Laura's paisley apron in completion! Fantasic pleating!

Stitching Skirts

We began skirts in Sewing 3 last week. Skirts are almost complete and they look fabulous! We tackled a lot of skills with this project - darts, zippers, stay stitching, and hemming!
Malissa's Nautical Navy A-line Skirt

Incredible Pleating by Malissa on her apron!

Andrea's Green Patterned A-line Skirt

Laura's Lovely Light Blue Pencil Skirt

Jenn's Fun Floral A-line Skirt

The Sewing Addiction Begins...

We started a new sewing intensive at Abeille last night and the results were clear: beautiful totes and the beginning of a sewing addiction for these four fabulous women. Pictured above is Laura's brown and green paisley tote.
Andrea's floral paisley tote.

Jen's coral floral tote.

Malissa's floral tote (just happened to choose the same fabric and ribbon as Andrea!)

I am so excited for aprons next week...stay tuned!

Final Projects!

I am beyond impressed by these final projects and projects ladies did on thier own! Dream-worthy fabrics, patterns, and design! Above is Angela's adorable handmade pin cushion (pattern in Sew Everything Workshop).
Angela's abstract print strapless dress with boning!!

Amazing sailboat tie by Angela!

Nicki's retro-inspired gorgeous halter dress - fully lined with boning! So pretty!

Nicki's lovely paneled tote bag.

Abbie's sweet country rose pillow with button hole (thanks to Michelle!!)

Abbie's bold tulip sewing machine cover from Sew Everything Workshop. I want to make one of these!

Abbie's and Angela's machine covers edged in bias tape.