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Tutorial Sneak Peek

December 2, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

Not ready yet, but it will be tonight or tomorrow! So I thought I’d give you a sneak peek! Perfect for making multiple Christmas presents! If you want to go ahead and order the materials so you are ready to go…..here is what you’ll need:

:: Speedball Screenprinting kit
:: A piece of glass the size of your screen (I bought an 11″ x 14″ frame glass from the craft store)
:: 4 pushpins
:: A piece of black fabric
:: Screenprinting ink (if you want colors other than the ones included in the kit)

Aren’t they cute?!

Linen Snow White (Updated)

December 1, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

Do you have a fabric that you leave untouched just because you can’t bear to cut it? That was this Snow White themed linen I bought from Lisa at This and That from Japan (check out her linen themed fabrics….bananas). I love it so much I just wanted to keep it on the shelf to look at….but I made myself cut it last night. I made this cute little Snow White skirt and matching shirt for Sienna.

I love the magenta and green colors of the Snow White theme on this linen. It might be my favorite fabric ever.

The skirt has some dainty lace on the underside so it peeks out just enough.

Update: The skirt was made using Jona’s Evelyn Skirt Pattern (which is my favorite skirt pattern ever)…..I just left off the contrasting band because I couldn’t find any other fabric that was nice enough to pair with the linen!

The shirt was made using a freezer paper stencil and applique using the same techniques I used for the Tinkerbell skirt I made here. The tiny linen leaves and the Snow White are applique and the tree was hand stenciled using these fabric paints.

Modern Bustle Skirt

November 30, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

This was my entry last week into the SYTYC contest. Once again I was totally upstaged by my friend Dana over at Made who also did a skirt. She is WAY too talented. My entry was the Ruffle Bustle Skirt. I’m thinking of making this one of my new patterns after the holidays. It would be really cute with some different knit fabrics.

I used pieces of old t-shirts to create a modern Victorian bustle underneath the back of this knit skirt. The result is a ruffled, flirty full skirt that every little girl would love to wear!

If you are wondering……the theme last week was “Turkey.” The colors (maroon, red, purple, brown, charcoal/white stripes) and angles of the ruffled t-shirt pieces were inspired by a plume of turkey feathers.

Sienna tested the skirt at our local playground and it was a huge hit…..

…..especially when it was discovered that the full bustle creates a padded “seat” for the swings and slides!

The SYTYC Contest is on a break this week. I’ve survived last week so I’ll let you know when the new entries are up this next week!