Clutching on to Summer!

My weekly sewing class ended and the group decided to move the classes to my house each Wednesday. How fun is that? We had such a great group and wanted to continue to use the time slot to work on our projects.

I wanted to try something a little different from the apparel I've been making. In my mind I wanted something quick and easy. After reading a bunch of blogs I decided upon a fold over clutch. The end result wasn't exactly a fold over clutch that I was envisioning but that's okay because it makes a perfect beach clutch!

There was even enough fabric left over to make a case for my sunglasses. Summer 2014 I'm so ready for you!

Gorgeous in Green

In continuing along with my new found passion of sewing I set out to make a skirt. I browsed so many really great blogs out there to find a fairly easy pattern along with a tutorial I could follow along with.

The minute I saw this skirt I feel in love. I actually fell in love with the entire blog. There are so many cute tutorials available. In addition to the pinwheel skirt I have two more projects I've bookmarked and am ready to try. You need to check it out! 

http://www.elleapparelblog.com/2010/08/pinwheel-skirt.html

 

Here's my version:

 

Not too shabby. I'm going to wear it to work this week. I’ll be praying that my stitching doesn't come undone. Maybe I should pack a pair of backup pants just to be safe =)   

Here's a picture of my materials before I started. I printed out the tutorial but actually ended up referencing the blog on my iPad so I could enlarge the pictures.

A ruffle cape for Christmas

Here are some quick pictures of a cape I made before Christmas. I purchased the pattern from Seamingly Smitten Patterns on Etsy and I absolutely am in love. You can also check out the Seaminglysmitten blog which is pretty neat.

For this cute cape I chose a linen blend fabric in light pink along with a sheer polka dot lining. Here's hoping for an early spring!

It was a fairly easy pattern to follow especially for a beginner such as myself. 

The hardest part was creating the ruffle and then attaching it to the cape. I found a ruffler presser foot attachment my my sewing machine at Amazon for about $10. Once I figure out how to actually use it I think it will make gathering a little more easier. 
 

An early Christmas present to myself.

Inside of my cape has a sheer polka dot lining