DIY Detachable Collar

I love my accessories, and when I saw this post on Megan Nielsen's blog.

I knew I had to make my own!

I think they turned out pretty cute!

(pictures at the end of the post on how I style these babies)

I used Megan's pattern. However, it is for a scalloped collar, which I did not want.

I just printed the pattern and cut the scallops off.

For the pointed collar, I used the same pattern but made it pointy at the end.

Megan has a detailed post on how to make a detachable collar, but if you

want to see how I made this collar, keep reading.

Cut two of the pieces on the fold:

(if your fabric is light weight, you will need interfacing)

Place the two pieces (right sides together) and pin around

Sew all the way around (about 5/8 from the edge) leaving a small opening

Trim around the collar cutting off the access

I used my pinking shears

Turn collar inside out

Iron the collar

Hand sew the opening shut and hand sew on a hook and eye

Next, embellish whichever way you please

(I was lazy and used sequin glue, I let it dry over night)

Thats it!

Here are just a few ways that I am planning on wearing the collars

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EASY BEADED EDGE TUTORIAL

I don't know the name of this stitch but I call it zipper stitch, because it looks like zipper teeth. It is especially good for edging fabrics.

 You can use any size bead, but here I used triangle beads. Knot your thread and come up through 1 bead. Go around again to anchor the first bead ending with thread coming out the top.

From now on you will add 2 beads per stitch. With 2 beads on your needle come from behind , go thru your fabric, and up through the last bead added. Space your stitch a little less than one bead's width apart.

The first bead of each stitch will kind of pop up, and lie between the upright beads.

You can leave the stitch as is, or it's easy to use as a base for more beads.   In the purple and green example I added a couple of green beads between every horizontal bead. In the red example I used size 6 beads.

Here I kept going, and added 5 size 11 beads, after adding a peach size 8 bead between each horizontal triangle bead. As long a you add an uneven number of beads, you can build outward in net stitch .

I have embellished everything from clothing to beading mats with this stich. It works up quickly, especially in the larger beads.

ENJOY !

Double Layer Knit Skirt

Ok, before I talk about my latest project, I want to put something out there.

I am a BAD shopper, If I see something on sale and I think its "cute" I grab it, usually without trying it on (because I have two little kidos with me and it is too much of a hassle)

so, I usually end up returning a lot of things.

I was at the fabric store buying something for a completely different project, I saw this knit cheetah print on sale ( I usually do NOT wear cheetah print), I thought "ohh, It's so cute! I am going to get this" I paid $16 for 2 yards. Anyways, when I got home I examined the fabric closely, I saw it was a thin sweater knit (something cardigans are made from) I thought oh shoot! What am I going to do with this? Well, I can't return fabric. So It has been sitting in my craft room for about a month now. I never got the courage to make anything out of it, first of all, I am not a seamstress, I can sew a simple skirt and a pillow case, but that's it!

So on a rainy day, I finally mustered up the courage to use some of the fabric to make something.

I used one yard for this project, so I still need to figure out what to make with the rest :) Which is good, It makes me get out of my comfort zone.

I decided to make a double layer knit pencil skirt, It took me about a half an hour to make!

If you want to see how I made it, then read on :)

First, I took my knit fabric and folded it in half and used a knit skirt which fit me well as a pattern.

I traced and cut

I cut two pieces like so:

I put the right sides together and sewed the sides together

When I turned it inside out, it looks like so:

Then I pulled one end inside, and it formed a skirt like this

(I think this would be super cute with two different fabrics for a reversible skirt )

Then I cut some elastic the same length as the waist.

(mine looks a little ghetto, since I didn't have enough of one and had to piece two pieces together, Its all good, It works :)

On one of the ends, I sewed the elastic on like so, and then folded it in:

Then I folded the second fabric in, as well:

Pinned all around:

Then I sewed all around the edge like this:

All done!

I am loving this comfy skirt!

It is cute and still comfortable to move around in while chasing my little man :)

I added a thin belt for a added detail

That was how I would wear it out.

But this is how I wore it today to run errands (and one of the errands was to return something, sigh.... I told you so)

Black "knit" jacket, knit skirt and flats, Super comfy!

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Tidak akan rugi bagi anda pemilik HP android, karena multifungsi. Kini saya akan memberi tutorial dan trik bagi anda yang belum tahu tentang bagaimana menjadikan Android untuk Microphone (Pengeras suara), dapat dijadikan untuk karaoke, pengeras suara 17 agustus'an, maupun saat adzan, terserah kalian.

Syarat wajibnya harus punya Notebook / Komputer / Netbook / sejenisnya, dan pastinya Android
Berikut langkahnya :

1. Kita akan menggunakan tools Wo Mic, download Wo Mic di market untuk Android
2. Download Wo Mic DISINI atau DISINI untuk versi  Notebook / Komputer / Netbook / sejenisnya
3. Install kedua aplikasi tersebut
4. Buka Aplikasi Wo Mic di android dan di Notebook , sebelum start kita klik setting dulu, tentukan opsi apa yang akan kita gunakan, misal kita memakai opsi Bluetooth / USB / Wifi
5. Setelah kita tentukan klik start, and enjoy with your Android  and Mouth . LOL

Untuk masalah suara jangan ditanya ya, coba dan rasakan sendiri. Aplikasi ini telah lulus uji di Android Galaxy mini saya. Terima kasih telah berkunjung di Blog Kami

Cropped Top Tutorial

I have seen so many cropped tops lately. I thought it would be so easy and fun to make one, since it is basically a square or rectangle.

I had some of this polka dot fabric which I picked up at the fabric store last year. I just never got around to making anything.

I gotta say, I am really liking it.

I want to make at least one more for myself, perhaps in a solid color.

Next time I will have to cut the fabric a little wider so I can make the sleeves a little longer.

If you want to see how I made this top, stick around

First determine how long and wide you want your top.

I cut my rectangles 29X23

Next I found a shirt where I liked the neckline

I used it to trace the neckline on my fabric

(eek... I am using a permanent marker, hubby stole my fabric marker, his excuse was he loved how smoothly it wrote )

I made sure my front and back lined up at the shoulders

My fabric was kind of silky

In order to hem it, I folded down once and sewed

I used small scissors to cut of any extra fabric

Then I folded the fabric over twice and ironed the neckline/shoulders/and back

I sewed down the edge

After sewing the neckline, I ironed everything down

Here is how the finished neckline looks like

I bought a 7 inch heavy duty jeans zipper at Walmart for under $2

I folded the back portion in half and cut down about 6 inches to fit the zipper

Here is how I finished the zipper hole.

I think it would have looked really pretty with a button to.

Then I sewed on the zipper with matching thread.

Exposed zippers are so easy!

Here is the finished zipper

This is how the inside looks like:

Then I sewed the shoulders together and ironed open the seams

Then I eyeballed how I wanted the "sleeve" to look and marked it with a pencil.

I sewed along the line and then cut off the access fabric:

To make sure both of my sides matched up, I folded the shirt in half and marked where I needed to sew the other side

Once I sewed that side together I cut off the access fabric

I used a small zig zag stitch to finish both of the sides

Then I used an old shirt of mine with a rounded bottom as a template for the hem.

For the front I just flipped the shirt upside down to get the "cropped look"

I cut the "cropped" front and longer back.

Then I just hemmed the bottom using the same method I did with neckline

That's it!

I managed to sew the top and take the pictures all during my little mans nap time.

That should tell you how fast and easy it was!

Here are a few pictures

Back:

Front:

Side:

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