Sewing Project

I have had some beautiful floral cotton fabric lying around for awhile now and i wanted to use it to create a skirt which would help me to develop my sewing skills. The material was very thin so i had to get some thin white material to go underneath which i measured out and pinned into place as a long rectangle.
I hemmed the the edges of both materials together along both long edges which i found quite difficult because i had to keep the material straight while i put it through the sewing machine.

I then folded the material in half with the right sides facing together and sewed them to form a seam up the back of the skirt. 

To create the casing for the elastic waistband you have to fold down about an inch of the top of the material onto the inside and sew around it leaving a small gap either side to allow the elastic to be pushed through. 

Once the elastic has been pulled through you can sew the ends together and close up the rest of the waistband.

This is what the completed skirt looks like! I am really happy with the result and hope to get some more material to make another. I have really enjoyed doing this project; it has taught me some new techniques working with a larger area of material. 

Discovering Etsy!

Recently i have become rather fond of the website called Etsy, for both inspiration and for personal enjoyment. Below are just a few designers and pieces that i really loved when i found them on the site.

Simple and Serene

Simple and Serene is a shop i found while browsing Etsy; they sell hand drawn pieces of typography. Being a pretty big fan of the Harry Potter books and films, i was immediately attracted to these prints which feature quotes from the character Albus Dumbledore.

Also, i recently finished my typographic quotes which ties in nicely with these pieces. I used one of these quotes in my project, however i took a different approach by using InDesign to produce mine. 

Simple and Serene: http://www.etsy.com/uk/people/simpleandserene?ref=owner_profile_leftnav

Type quotes: http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/175568057/set-of-4-albus-dumbledore-quote-harry?ref=listing-shop-header-1

Sweet Fine Day/ Whimsy and Spice

I was a little confused as to which name to put this under because both are associated with them. Whimsy and Spice are a confectionery company but they also stock Food related prints in their Etsy store called Sweet Fine Day. 

I love the style these pieces have been done in, they are simple but i think the use of typography is extremely effective. They would be prerfect to display in a kitchen or cafe, especially alongside their own measurement conversions information graphics style images. Not only are they nice to look at but they are useful too!

Sweet Fine Day: http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sweetfineday#