The Western
This was part of Sew-U by Wendy Mullin. I actually was quite
surprised how quickly I completed sewing this together - 1 day. The
trickiest and hardest part of this project was the collar - always
have a problem with the collar. But I managed to wing it and make
it look somewhat decent looking without making it look like a
disaster.
Now I want to sew myself a dress!!
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope.
Thought it was time I made an amigurumi for myself and Princess
Leia Organa it was! It does appear Princess Leia is a little chubby
(or maybe curvy?) but I think she’s cute like that. I was quite
looking forward to making her because of her hair.
Did some research on amigurumi hair and
I adapted the hair tutorial from Geek Central Station but instead
of embroidery thread, I used roving wool. I originally wanted to
use the roving wool idea for Obi Wan’s hair but then realised I
didn’t have white wool. I didn’t really photograph the process so I
will try to describe how I made her hair.
Basically grabbed some roving wool -
with the sewing machine sewed a line down the middle to create her
hair parting. On the underside of her wig I applied a thin line of
PVA glue on her parting, and pinned on the line of her parting on
her head and left it alone for a few minutes for the glue to bond
to her head. Still with the pins stuck on I added a little more
glue to her undersides of her hair and using a hair tie, wrap her
hair down the sides of her face - and yes it might appear I am
killing her with my hair tie. This will hold the hair in place.
After 15 minutes of “strangling” Princess Leia, remove the hair tie
and braid both sides and twirl it into a bun - sew in place and
leave alone overnight for the glue to completely dry. Remove pins
in her head the next morning. Glue should dry clear.
Congratulations! You made made amigurumi hair! I haven’t tried this
with short hair yet but I should think it’s just as easy and you
can really do alot with roving wool for hair.
On another note, if you like my Princess Leia as much as I do, you
can download a desktop wallpaper of her here.
Sophia Carry All
After many weeks of prepation and sourcing of materials, my most challenging project to date is complete and not without a lot of frustration and abundant mutterings of swear words. It is my first time using a zipper foot, making piping and sewing in piping. For the record - I really suck at piping.
Along the way also pushing the limits my old Singer sewing machine
- which really didn’t help the already frustrating situation. It
really isn’t used to sewing many thick layers of interfaced fabrics
together. And in demostrating it’s irritation, it stubbornly
refuses to pick up bottom bobbin thread and or tangling itself and
spitting out mini thread ball disasters.
I am glad I made it. It’s a pretty bag and I get to use it tomorrow! I will have to make another one for Dixie but after that... not again!
That's no moon. It's a space station.
It's Obi-Wan Kenobi Amigurumi! Also my
Paré Freddie's belated birthday present. I'm a little over a week
late but I think once he sees this it will be okay. It was hard
deciding what to make since Yoda was already taken so owner of Yoda
#1 suggested the cool Obi-Wan (original) and it was perfect!
Obi-Wan took me over a week to make him and got 3 blisters from it
- mainly also I was making Yoda #3 for Gerry and our crafty swap. So it will be awhile
before another amigurumi project comes along, my calluses need
healing.
This is also the most detailed
amigurumi crated so far, with the most detailed outfit with facial
hair and my own attempt at "hair" which isn't really much of an
attempt. And oh... an amethyst Swarovski encrusted blue lightsabre.
I am grateful to Sammi at Geek
Central Station for sharing her "Human Amigurumi" pattern.
Now if we want to talk about details you really must visit her
site, it's filled with her many inspirational and highly detailed
amigurumi figures from her latest Ghostbuster to Gandalf. And
you'll see how I am an influenced follower.
With me again, the Force is
This is version number 2 made and you can see there is some progress in my crocheting skills. I've also made just adjustments to his costume and included a hood and a sash.
Due to the unavailability of my sewing
machine, I actually sewed Yoda's robe by hand. So it took longer
than usual to create this look. It is worth is because, most
adorable cute, he is.
Owner of Yoda number 1 found out
today that I made *gasp* another Yoda thus rendering his
no longer exclusive and needless to say, disappointed. But really
relieved that it was not for anyone he knew, so I made a deal with
him that I would not make another Yoda for anyone in the industry
and that made him happier plus the fact that I will make him
Mace Windu sometime in the future.
I found a Jedi Name Generator - amusing it is. Hmmmmmm.
Tammy's Reversible Shoulder Bag
Then I screwed it up. First I squared
off the wrong corners so I had to cut off the straps... then after
completing it, I noticed a dirty smudge on the cream fabric so I
thought I'd try to rinse that out. So that got the bag wet and
realised OHNO! The colour from the dark wine-coloured fabric was
coming off and staining the cream fabric!! !@#$%^&*!
Of course I felt terrible so I made her another one with my own stash and to the colour combination she had originally wanted but could not find. She was really happy when she saw the picture message I sent, so we'll see if she is still happy tomorrow when she gets it. Dad actually liked it very much too and Mum said she would like one in black and white - saying it would be perfect for traveling.
PSP Quilted Case Prototype
Will also be working on Nintendo DS
cases too. Coming to my etsy store soon in many colours!
girl*e is stocked!
New bag designs are coming soon! So bookmark my etsy store and keep checking in!
The Force... with me, it is.
Isn't Yoda the cutest!
I first saw the Yoda amigurumi on Geek Central Station and I sent the link to one
of the biggest Star Wars geek I knew and he immediately said he
wanted one and asked me to make him one. So I did when the pattern
came out at the etsy
store I bought one! You should see Darth Vader, he's just adorable! So when I
brought Yoda to work, the rest of the boys were horribly
jealous.
Now I have 2 more Yodas to make...
On other news, I now have my etsy store up! Except.. I need to make more stock...
It's all coming your way very soon!!
Le Sac À la français
I made the Frenchy Bag! Eeet ees sooo
preeeeety!
I finally bought the Amy Butler Frenchy Bag pattern on ebay after
weeks of consideration and I am so pleased I did because I am so so
happy because I now have a bag that fits all my stuff and more
should such capacity was required. *Heehee!* Now that I've made
this, I'm really eyeing the Sophia Carry-All Bag.
I sat myself down for 4-5 hours and was determined to complete the
bag and I love it! I have a pretty red bag! I love the colour red!
I have since I was 3 and always owned red shoes like Dorothy from
the Wizard of Oz. I am also a sucker for tiny red flowers against a
white background also found a really nice red cotton drill for the
main body which gives a really nice sheen to it.
After showing it off on the first day,
I've received 2 requests for it! It's all quite exciting. Friends
and family have had been encouraging me to sell my stuff online and
I am begining to consider it... you might be able to find me on
etsy.com
soon!