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Origami Tote Bag!

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Origami is great for a handbag! This is a pattern I learnd to make by Shingo Sato. I had to draw the pattern first, and the lines are marked where the pleats are going to be.  The first pleat is made. The second pleat is made connected to the first pleat. As you can see, the pink pleats are folded down, and the green pleats are folded up. The pattern are finished, but I had to cut it apart since it was over-lapping. This is how the pattern looks like when it's pulled together. - and this is the wrong side of the pattern. The black part is cut, and I have to iron on top of the pattern before I take it away, then the pleats will stay in place. I decided to use linen, and then the folds will stay in place. This is the with front part. I have to stitch one, by one fold in place. The front is finished. This is the inner layer for the bag. The inner layer is connected to the outer layer, and stiched in place. I have used fusible fleece to make the bag a bit steady. The inner layers are s
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Apron dress for a Sweetie 💖

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  I wanted to surprice our granddaughter with a new dress. She was very happy when she got the present 😍   I found an easy dress pattern in Ottobre kids magazine. The dress is made of a cotton fabric that I bought from a FB sewing friend :) The dress has short raglan sleeves.  This is how it looks like without rubber band and buttons. I have stitched another bias band around the neck, and the sleeve hem has rubber band as a finish. The buttons are very nice with a red rose 🌹 Ottobre Kids 04/2010
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It's the Back that Counts!

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I found some interesting dress patterns from an older BurdaStyle magazine.  This is one that I wanted to try. I have lengthened the pattern since the dress was only 48 cm from the waist. The front part has princess seams and the back part has open parts between strips. At first I stitched the princess seams in place. I stitched the parts for the opening at the back together. Then I stitched them to the opening at the back, - and I stitched the back facing in place. I have to make button holes and sew buttons at the end. I stitched the facing for the front in place, before stitching the shoulders together. The pocket flaps are stitched and the seams are iron in place. The pockets are attached to the front panel. The zipper is sewn at the left side, and then the right side seams are sewn together. The buttons are in place :) I hand stitched the hem and the slits as a finish.  BurdaStyle pattern #101 07/97
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