tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31199197971810892382024-03-14T11:23:36.582-05:00Takin' It One Stitch At A TimeCarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-46014054046272547502016-06-03T02:19:00.000-05:002016-06-03T02:19:14.260-05:00Update: Endings and New Beginnings!Well y'all, I know, I've let you down and slacked on my blog again. With school, and working on my senior thesis collection, and work it was tough to keep up with the blog. Well, good thing is...school's out! And by out, I mean...I graduated this past May!!!<br />
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This was my second Bachelor's degree, my first being in Spanish, and I am so happy I went down this path! I met some great people, made some amazing friendships, and was able to let my creativity blossom. I wasn't able to do much sewing for myself over this past year because I was working on my 10-piece senior thesis collection. My passion is childrenswear, so for my collection I did a line for little girls based on 1960s Mod. The name of the line is MODern Rags. For our collection we did everything! From target market research to creating mood boards to making initial sketches to presenting our entire collection to a panel of judges big in the Nashville fashion industry to showcasing the collection on a runway at our New York-style school fashion show! Boy am I glad it's all over though!<br />
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Well, now that the show is over and I'm all graduated and things there is one more step left. I have to fulfill my internship requirement. One thing I love about O'More is that they REQUIRE you to have an internship before you can fully get your diploma. I love this because then we are going to have that industry experience!<br />
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Well let me tell ya, finding an internship was not easy! I really wanted to find an internship in childrenswear since that is ultimately where I want to be, but eventually I just started applying for internships. 24 to be exact! I was beginning to get discouraged, too, because I kept getting rejections, but I kept praying about it and trusting that things were going to work out in God's timing. Well, I did end up hearing back from one company, and I even made it to the video interview round! A few days after the final process I received the email that I didn't get the position with them. But talk about God's timing! A few days after receiving that rejection email I received another email saying that they had a new intern position open up and they immediately offered me that position!! I couldn't believe my eyes as I was reading that email! So, just like that I became a Nordstrom intern! What's even more exciting is that I will be moving across the US to Seattle for 10 weeks! This will be my first time ever going to the pacific northwest! Y'all, to say that I am excited about this new journey is an understatement! I can't wait to learn the ins-and-outs of Nordstrom as I work in their Product Development department, to explore another side of the country, and to discover more about myself. To make this journey even more epic, my mom and I are going to drive out to Seattle. Yes, I said we are going to DRIVE! My main reason for driving is to have experiences and go to places I've always wanted to go to; such as the St. Louis Arch and Mount Rushmore. If you want to stay up-to-date on my road trip and my time in Seattle, feel free to follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/carrington_e" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!<br />
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That's all for now, but I'll try and check back in during my internship as I begin to explore Seattle!<br />
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Oh, P.S.! I also started my own babywear line, Mini Moppets Babywear! It started with me making baby onesies, but now I have also started making baby infinity knot headbands...and you can also find all the pieces from my junior collection, Lil' Miss RockaBetty, in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/minimoppetsbabywear" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>!CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-5701055163647976522015-06-11T14:39:00.001-05:002015-06-11T14:40:30.093-05:00The Grass IS Greener On The Other SideWe made it to the end of our week-long New York trip. While I was ready to head back home, a week was not long enough to see everything we wanted to see.<div><br></div><div>This trip was awesome though, and it was great to have that perspective into the fashion industry while we were there, instead of just being regular tourists. While I honestly don't know if I could see myself living in New York, it was great to meet those industry professionals and make connections with them.</div><div><br></div><div>Our flight wasn't supposed to leave New York until 7-ish that evening, so a group of friends and I walked to some of the fabric stores near our hotel and looked to grab a bite to eat. For lunch we stopped at this great diner, Tick Tock.</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzmpjMee7j-5RvClqe8iBn3-45B20HyKFzZLbCFUNpavWvldfUlX_H7LXkzMT3FlS6D9u9a9qaKGg0G0vd6al4TsjXx9xDzH1UkACxnnEj3RrEk8c24CMCL6ob7-yRGxB8nz1oRIas-o/s640/blogger-image--1634748868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzmpjMee7j-5RvClqe8iBn3-45B20HyKFzZLbCFUNpavWvldfUlX_H7LXkzMT3FlS6D9u9a9qaKGg0G0vd6al4TsjXx9xDzH1UkACxnnEj3RrEk8c24CMCL6ob7-yRGxB8nz1oRIas-o/s640/blogger-image--1634748868.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Majority of the group got hamburgers and some sort of sandwich, but I decided to get their famous Disco Fries. This dish consisted of fries topped with brown gravy and mozzarella cheese. They were so good! Just thinking about them now as I'm typing this makes me want some!</span></div><div><br></div><div>All-in-all, I'm so glad I was able to go on the trip, but it certainly is nice to be back home! Sleep in my own bed. Inhale fresh air. See green grass. Being in New York, you never realize how industrial it is and their lack of grass and trees.</div><div><br></div><div>So, It's goodbye to New York, but who knows, maybe one day I'll find myself back there.</div><div>Thanks for stopping by and I hope y'all enjoyed reading about my adventures in New York!</div>CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-56355144433647629122015-06-10T20:44:00.000-05:002015-06-19T21:56:13.279-05:00Ay, Frida!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Some friends and I decided to go out exploring together and our first stop was Mood Fabrics! Since I'm creating my senior collection this coming school year I was on the hunt for fabrics for that. Luckily, I already knew what aesthetic I wanted and also what fabrics I was looking for. Thankfully I found all the wools I wanted there, and my friend Naja was kind enough to let me use her suitcase to get them back home!</div>
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Earlier in the week, we saw an advertisement for a Frida Kahlo exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden. We hopped on the subway and headed out to the Bronx!</div>
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In the Botanical Library, they had quite a few of Frida Kahlo's artworks on display. Of course since they were the originals we could not take pictures of them. They were so amazing to look at, though.</div>
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Down on the 3rd floor of the Botanical Library, they had a magnificent paper replica of Frida's <i>The</i> <i>Two Fridas</i> piece. The details in this piece were amazing!</div>
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There was beautiful flora everywhere on the garden grounds. I especially loved these flower balls. Yes, they grew like that naturally!</div>
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And let me tell you, these were THE BEST fish tacos I'd ever had! I could've eaten 10 more. Well, maybe not that many, but close!</div>
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We finally did make it back to the hotel, but we had to scramble and get changed for dinner and the theater that evening! Our plan was to take a cab to the restaurant we were meeting at, but trying to hail a cab in rush hour clearly did not work out...and we ended up walking/speed-walking/crawling the 11 blocks to the restaurant. We all were so over walking and stairs by the time we sat down for dinner.</div>
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I had only seen Hairspray on Broadway before so I was excited to see another play. The Lion King was ab-so-lute-ly amazing!! The opening and ending gave me chills. The costumes were stupendous and the singing was glorious!</div>
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Our final day of meetings. Our first stop Wednesday morning was at the Calvin Klein flagship store.</div>
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Now, this is not your typical Calvin Klein store. This is pretty much a showroom, and they house their black label runway collections here. This particular space used to be a bank but once inside there is no evidence of that. All the walls are stark white and there is hardly any furniture in there. That way, the clothing and accessories can be the stars.</div>
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They have some cool pieces there in the store.</div>
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On the lower level is home goods. Calvin Klein manufactures their own home soft goods, meaning they have all their sheets, blankets, etc specifically made for them. They can also upholster a piece of furniture for you in one of their fabrics or any fabric of your choosing.</div>
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These waffle towel sets were so amazingly soft!</div>
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It was fun seeing all the interesting fashions and innovative home pieces they had in the Calvin Klein flagship store. Upon leaving Calvin Klein our next stop was Susan van der Linde.</div>
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Susan van der Linde is a modern-day milliner in New York. Susan began her career by obtaining a prestigious apprenticeship and opened her own shop just when she thought she had lost all hope. This trip to Susan's store was so inspiring. She proved that if you believe and have faith everything will come out fine.</div>
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Susan hand-makes all her hats and fascinators in shop, along with a few other hired hat makers. The amount of detailing and quality to each piece is outstanding. That is why Susan has been so successful in her millinery business. Just from hearing Susan talk, you can hear the passion she has for her business, really her calling, and she stands wholeheartedly behind her products.</div>
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Susan said, luckily she married a man who was proficient in the business side of everything, and that is another thing that helps her stay established. She even said that her husband is the one who motivated her to get into making shoes.</div>
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Below, is a style of <a href="http://www.svdl.com/vibram-pn-05/?page_context=category&faceted_search=0" target="_blank">loafer she sells</a>. I bet you think that shoe is so heavy. Well, it's not! That was the lightest weight loafer I have ever held! I would love to have a pair for myself, but unfortunately I don't have $425 to fork over.</div>
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At the end of our visit at Susan van der Linde, we each got to put on a hat or fascinator for a group picture in front of the store. While I'm not a hat person, this visit to Susan van der Linde New York was such a fun one!</div>
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PRPS Goods is a men's jeans company in New York. It was started by Donwan Harrell after he began making jeans for himself as a hobby. PRPS Goods is not your average jeans company, though. This is more of a luxury jeans company. There are 3 sectors to PRPS jeans: 1)PRPS Goods, which is the least expensive but will still be at least $250, 2) PRPS, which utilizes Japanese and Zimbabwean cottons, and 3) PRPS Noir.</div>
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Donwan is totally involved in every aspect of the jean making, and his inspiration in creating a pair of jeans is jeans from ye olde times. Donwan is an avid collector of vintage jeans, the ones that are hidden away in old attics or abandoned barns, and have a huge history behind them.</div>
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Below are a couple pictures of jeans from Donwan's collection. I loved seeing the techniques people used to mend the jeans, because of course these are from times when people didn't just simply go out and buy a new pair of jeans. Their jeans were made for work and they wore them until they simply couldn't anymore.</div>
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For me, the visit to PRPS Goods was the most educational and interesting. I could've sat there and listened to Donwan talk all day. He has such a passion for denim and his processes. He is constantly inventing new distressing techniques and setting himself apart from the competition. Donwan is truly an artist when it comes to denim.</div>
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Calypso St. Barth is a women's clothing brand that has pieces that are comfortable, bohemian, and eclectic. The store base of Calypso may be a 3-floor warehouse, but when you walk into their main offices it's like taking breath of fresh air. There are windows everywhere and it's so bright!</div>
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At their lowest level is their on-site warehouse. They hold all the inventory for online orders and inventory that gets dispersed to stores. This floor is also where they set up displays. For each window set-up, they will do a mockup in the warehouse so they can cycle it through and see how it will function in store windows.</div>
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Needless to say, at this point we were all exhausted from all the walking around New York we did. That did not stop Chelsea, Andrea, Hannah, and me from journeying out to the Bronx to visit the New York Botanical Garden the next day! See y'all tomorrow for some garden talk!</div>
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Nobland is a New York based company that develops fabrics and garments for other companies. Some of Nobland's clients include: Alex Wang, Target, Kohl's, and many more. Nobland is a product development company that not only manufactures garments for those brands, but they also make their own prints. Many times Nobland will manufacture a print specifically for a certain brand and it's not until the small, high-end brand sees it that they may tweak the print and produce something for the mass production companies. The next stop after Nobland was...Pink Chicken.<br />
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For those that don't know, Pink Chicken is a childrenswear company in New York that came about when Stacey Fraser first started selling her handmade items in her hometown of Amagansett, NY. Their main retail source is online, but Pink Chicken does have 4 brick-and-mortar stores: 2 in New York, 1 in Los Angeles, 1 in Charleston.</div>
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I first learned of <a href="http://pinkchicken.com/" target="_blank">Pink Chicken</a> when I started researching various childrenswear companies, since I want to pursue a career in childrenswear. I also discovered they have internships! I learned all this information long before I knew we were going to Pink Chicken on our tour, but after visiting the company I feel like I could see myself there. I honestly don't know if personally I could live in New York, but working with great people like Paige and Christina at Pink Chicken and learning the ins-and-outs to the children's industry would be awesome.</div>
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The style of Pink Chicken clothing is always going to be breezy and bohemian. Pieces that are very easy for mom and baby and kids. Paige and Christina said they can pull inspiration from anywhere, but they mainly love to look to vintage fabrics and wallpapers. They love to reinvent vintage prints and sometimes even invent a few of their own prints.</div>
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The environment in Pink Chicken was so calm and inspiring. Even though there were only about 5 full-time employees and 1 intern in the room, you could tell that everyone loved their jobs.</div>
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Paige and Christina talked about how they have pieces from each collection, going all the way back to the very beginning, and another unique thing is the wall of pictures is made up of pictures they used from their booth at various market shows.</div>
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After Pink Chicken, we headed to Jeffrey. First off, let me say that Jeffrey is located DIRECTLY across the street from Diane von Furstenberg's flagship store! Yes, I freaked out <strike>a little bit</strike> A LOT, when I saw those lips on that building!! Fan girl moment!<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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So on to Jeffrey! <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jeffrey is not your typical high-end flagship store.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> Jeffrey was started by a former shoe seller who realized that with his connections he would be able to open a store carrying all the high-end brands for his customer. You can find Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Comme des Garçonne, Louboutin, and many more.</span></div>
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I also loved seeing the unique designs that were in there. I especially love this "cape" below that looks like a bunch of vinyl steering wheels.</div>
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Our final meeting of the day was at a costume shop called Izquierdo Studio. There are very few employees at this costume shop, but the work they produce is amazing. They've done pieces for various Broadway shows and ballet companies.</div>
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CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-5382257433122869462015-06-03T17:41:00.001-05:002015-06-06T17:55:22.466-05:00Got Notions?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 3 in New York...but the first day of our meetings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our first stop of the day was a company called TrimLab. TrimLab is a great source for up-and-coming designers and small businesses who need zippers, zipper pulls, snaps, elastic, ANYTHING for a project. The way they work is that a designer can come to them with a need for any notion and TrimLab will work with them to make sure they have the right size, color, quantity, etc.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPm64xkO1Bc2epy36ejDllNyQLZI9S6JF8z2Uwp2iXt9zaWYcT-QpH47hoqJ4feMVefJuBnLizjxpfp28eAvyy6gwp2upi_-hPfU-JWIKLaOqxMOvA_KUUCcn3JxxRfvwKIjwBZxOB-A/s640/blogger-image-1816965210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPm64xkO1Bc2epy36ejDllNyQLZI9S6JF8z2Uwp2iXt9zaWYcT-QpH47hoqJ4feMVefJuBnLizjxpfp28eAvyy6gwp2upi_-hPfU-JWIKLaOqxMOvA_KUUCcn3JxxRfvwKIjwBZxOB-A/s640/blogger-image-1816965210.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They work with you step-by-step of the project, and provide he materials to the client at a wholesale price. The thing that makes them stand out from other such companies is they provide FREE samples of the notion needed to the client. That way the client can make sure it is the right product for their project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVNipeLTBvOVRN2EM2M06Igp4j_8waZefevePy00CvOhRg1CNxECJNZqGZ_5E0qQ3rzyaWakmNef3bRoQmP7opQ9tCA0-oFvyDzga5TS1bbDnXeNJ9CqMyLt08sucsxqce8YEXls8jbQ/s640/blogger-image--2064106597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVNipeLTBvOVRN2EM2M06Igp4j_8waZefevePy00CvOhRg1CNxECJNZqGZ_5E0qQ3rzyaWakmNef3bRoQmP7opQ9tCA0-oFvyDzga5TS1bbDnXeNJ9CqMyLt08sucsxqce8YEXls8jbQ/s640/blogger-image--2064106597.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">TrimLab can even customize any notion for you! Simply bring them your logo/design idea and they will get it manufactured for you. Below are a few samples of custom zipper pulley they made. The lips you may recognize, because they are the actual ones for Diane Von Furstenberg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqJHWTJhWVSCPWyU8yDxuE-VpZyj2Y92ixQDLHTEuoLOAJFsAhQoNDhKDjpnpSHM82WdVtH4tc7bkhbwUaXpe8mM3yfAlwNLL8OFfFmlMPEieQ43adJ1nBU4BqzUiVFywct-WTnDmSVs/s640/blogger-image-44007446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqJHWTJhWVSCPWyU8yDxuE-VpZyj2Y92ixQDLHTEuoLOAJFsAhQoNDhKDjpnpSHM82WdVtH4tc7bkhbwUaXpe8mM3yfAlwNLL8OFfFmlMPEieQ43adJ1nBU4BqzUiVFywct-WTnDmSVs/s640/blogger-image-44007446.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another great thing about TrimLab is their involvement in the community and their willingness to help guide emerging designers. Their conference space hosts many a party and they try to have gatherings that allow fashion industry veterans and emerging designers to mingle under one roof. They also host competitions that allow emerging designers to showcase their talents and utilize their products.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Up next was M & S Schmalberg, a family-owned company that produces handmade flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This company was so awesome! They have been in business for 99 years, and still use the same flower making techniques from the very beginnings. The current owner, Warren, was a hoot and you could tell he takes pride in the fabulous work his company does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X-c3-eoLMinTmJnypCvy_InQh6eX40GBR4t4p58i64ZxVJwS2TRhpCkif4edgDwoqwa4jNkDWINpwwly2jV-i_mVYJ_jO7pFkaJX6oXQ78SxQR57hyphenhyphenF68PViOuSQR70_JSzyXSZ4klM/s640/blogger-image-651644359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X-c3-eoLMinTmJnypCvy_InQh6eX40GBR4t4p58i64ZxVJwS2TRhpCkif4edgDwoqwa4jNkDWINpwwly2jV-i_mVYJ_jO7pFkaJX6oXQ78SxQR57hyphenhyphenF68PViOuSQR70_JSzyXSZ4klM/s640/blogger-image-651644359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">M & S Schmalberg has done flowers for many celebrities, Disney movies, ballet companies, you name it. They can use any fabric the customer provides them with, and create any flower shape using one of there many molds. They can also do shapes other than flowers, such as butterflies, stars, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lMkl5msyl_sWfRzHQxP216Uf1OOPaX9dkqj_f3e4mqa1P9tkexU_ALYUb3JgFnBeCcL1R5ftvgefU-m6WdY7H3tzEFC5b5nNNCram5PJST24XAYRSV_8pmbHIPlGPYaW1hezvJ7b2Xs/s640/blogger-image--629931835.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lMkl5msyl_sWfRzHQxP216Uf1OOPaX9dkqj_f3e4mqa1P9tkexU_ALYUb3JgFnBeCcL1R5ftvgefU-m6WdY7H3tzEFC5b5nNNCram5PJST24XAYRSV_8pmbHIPlGPYaW1hezvJ7b2Xs/s640/blogger-image--629931835.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl52szgTcvvzsKZszl0PeLYern7oPOw0IlT7DUc1dcEgfxwF8uADS64JSTOJ2IfAe6QWI9cqXghTSUZUCxOX3AnYw4cjsr70K71flGoXEZnKYoDBDirgzhnpMRgiU1gR8Y98OQhn9mEI/s640/blogger-image-716528280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl52szgTcvvzsKZszl0PeLYern7oPOw0IlT7DUc1dcEgfxwF8uADS64JSTOJ2IfAe6QWI9cqXghTSUZUCxOX3AnYw4cjsr70K71flGoXEZnKYoDBDirgzhnpMRgiU1gR8Y98OQhn9mEI/s640/blogger-image-716528280.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No matter what they are making, the shapes are die-cut from fabric that has been stiffened with a water/starch mixture. The piece of fabric that is left once the shapes are cut is just as cool as the actual shapes. Warren was nice enough to let us actually take some of the leftover die-cut fabric with us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRydrGFOlAoDFISsJcU6dkIwZQ7NONEKjXgUa8XVCgSNZtKPOhgsb5iE53GA4panlMENRyFcbYMLXNAR6YNMC67CsP6S5WJw5_vXaxq_XiWxctpJAHftuvgbqU8jvCoSh0nr7FmH54xf4/s640/blogger-image--1176318935.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRydrGFOlAoDFISsJcU6dkIwZQ7NONEKjXgUa8XVCgSNZtKPOhgsb5iE53GA4panlMENRyFcbYMLXNAR6YNMC67CsP6S5WJw5_vXaxq_XiWxctpJAHftuvgbqU8jvCoSh0nr7FmH54xf4/s640/blogger-image--1176318935.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVf7LthIQ-kULHhHscsc5APFQYlM72DZTEQ8ugI8Ehlhg4QWIadrHl5-tTvVhIf7wKjiqj3E-06G4KyWffTB54fbsNoiPBhLbc-O2uSde_mwoAr6MjhP2c-VWAMTvy1zbnGCnOGg0I5k/s640/blogger-image--669005039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVf7LthIQ-kULHhHscsc5APFQYlM72DZTEQ8ugI8Ehlhg4QWIadrHl5-tTvVhIf7wKjiqj3E-06G4KyWffTB54fbsNoiPBhLbc-O2uSde_mwoAr6MjhP2c-VWAMTvy1zbnGCnOGg0I5k/s640/blogger-image--669005039.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They had so many extra flowers in the warehouse and we were able to purchase whatever we wanted. I bought this awesome two-tone vinyl flower. Touring M & S Schmalberg showed that handmade is better and many customers still love quality over quantity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDZLnGk5SLovBIMOU1D4S7DwE6sEDEKv3GTiFimgaZcydTV2s3w2m__GwVUhGvcJF6KTNfxmNTYAkeE-jXQari7FFREhV2W_jzxu1KQ-8E73Ku4B6fLImX6f5f4IEu_2ygm0Ki0PgW8k/s640/blogger-image-1930681438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDZLnGk5SLovBIMOU1D4S7DwE6sEDEKv3GTiFimgaZcydTV2s3w2m__GwVUhGvcJF6KTNfxmNTYAkeE-jXQari7FFREhV2W_jzxu1KQ-8E73Ku4B6fLImX6f5f4IEu_2ygm0Ki0PgW8k/s640/blogger-image-1930681438.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our next stop after M & S Schmalberg was at RMC USA, Inc. RMC is a company that produces knit goods for many companies, but their main client is Anthropologie. RMC does everything from start to finish. They select the yarns, dye them, knit them up and show samples, rework if needed, and ultimately produce the final product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our final stop was Earnshaw's, a renown magazine for those involved in the childrenswear industry. There, we were able to talk with the creative director, Trevett. He was awesome. We learned about how they find inspiration for their photoshoots. Pretty much they get that aha moment from a location. They will scout far and wide to find that perfect place. For instance, my favorite shoot of theirs was the 70s spread. Trevett said they scoured for days looking for the perfect place and then found that vintage, abandoned bowling alley. Hey also pulled inspiration from The Brady Bunch. So much creativity flows through each and every employee at Earnshaw's and you can really see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That night, we went to dinner at a Contemporary American restaurant called Commerce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Monday was a great learning day and it only got better from there! Until Tuesday!</div></div></div></div></div></div>CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-1824875040009682872015-06-02T05:59:00.001-05:002015-06-02T05:59:16.423-05:00We met the MET!Day 2 in New York! Sunday was a chill day. When we first left the hotel, we went to Central Park and walked sound for a little bit. After leaving Central Park we head to the MET. Since this is a school trip of course we are going to have educational experiences. Our one for Sunday was checking out the China: Through the Looking Glass exhibit.<div><br></div><div>I was excited to just even be going to the MET, and when we got to the exhibit we were not disappointed. All the garments and accessories were spectacular!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbfiwuI-mjFijwE_w8x76-6A2ZKOT44UPEHliSZcWz7iQr5hKI4R_VKdKz7qsrpWrfJxlodCFE7fMbKvWaIjPxlm2VpUR6pTVVv0NgE7DSXzXuGJVL8HgjN8fcXqHV6dvkENcAx7WFqM/s640/blogger-image--1070179668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbfiwuI-mjFijwE_w8x76-6A2ZKOT44UPEHliSZcWz7iQr5hKI4R_VKdKz7qsrpWrfJxlodCFE7fMbKvWaIjPxlm2VpUR6pTVVv0NgE7DSXzXuGJVL8HgjN8fcXqHV6dvkENcAx7WFqM/s640/blogger-image--1070179668.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The intricacies and amount of detail on each gown was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsnyIG0enxBLQePFGzHa_4-T_1Ambs9bRzct7cremZfuPuhN9QURvtTb2ouTBXnIlCAAddhglHSXqgHluYpUBJaNtJkdSMF7kiaR2EPTe0FRzRgR2hmpOY0m4nb99FTJ9V12bLO-IW_A/s640/blogger-image-1298464350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsnyIG0enxBLQePFGzHa_4-T_1Ambs9bRzct7cremZfuPuhN9QURvtTb2ouTBXnIlCAAddhglHSXqgHluYpUBJaNtJkdSMF7kiaR2EPTe0FRzRgR2hmpOY0m4nb99FTJ9V12bLO-IW_A/s640/blogger-image-1298464350.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAmMPkQUol7w7Yr6mOaoEz979km40LY5eoDqV5eMhr_LAxnRYYr9INlwcyomq6vxJLAba-Fit4U3f_Ho60FwOPh6YodcOBCiXZ9-4uGRQHypmSH33NCzzpkpHjm1cS5cuGDoIhSN2O3M/s640/blogger-image-1289246755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAmMPkQUol7w7Yr6mOaoEz979km40LY5eoDqV5eMhr_LAxnRYYr9INlwcyomq6vxJLAba-Fit4U3f_Ho60FwOPh6YodcOBCiXZ9-4uGRQHypmSH33NCzzpkpHjm1cS5cuGDoIhSN2O3M/s640/blogger-image-1289246755.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also loved seeing the setting each gown was in. They did a superb job of displaying everything in its own little world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of my most absolute favorite parts of the exhibit was the section where the gowns were inspired by blue & white porcelain china. The details! The sparkle! The overall design of the gowns was...spectacular!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cGCFEOpozIk7ulnRf2R5ECBEvrQNaOhpLwEc8hM7e_epChpPGX8_oZvXJr69w726gunUHzwMlpdCnQkECe_BUEcWBsGV_NjXdlk2UJo942_FlYLCgDXnkEV7x4VB_bd94hdw3EHbFr4/s640/blogger-image--723129410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cGCFEOpozIk7ulnRf2R5ECBEvrQNaOhpLwEc8hM7e_epChpPGX8_oZvXJr69w726gunUHzwMlpdCnQkECe_BUEcWBsGV_NjXdlk2UJo942_FlYLCgDXnkEV7x4VB_bd94hdw3EHbFr4/s640/blogger-image--723129410.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnRqFueTJbVSs2iHxU1PhuYFklgqjiyAd-IGdU1KGZgj_FWK3xaiOhmf1MVv0hq_8dCB4ryIYT3XzBKOMbKQfOGUByALV5u4A6xyJGzOnZNAT83TBZgra1_kj45Hlk_mStZbl33LUy1U/s640/blogger-image--519063722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnRqFueTJbVSs2iHxU1PhuYFklgqjiyAd-IGdU1KGZgj_FWK3xaiOhmf1MVv0hq_8dCB4ryIYT3XzBKOMbKQfOGUByALV5u4A6xyJGzOnZNAT83TBZgra1_kj45Hlk_mStZbl33LUy1U/s640/blogger-image--519063722.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another exhibit that I absolutely loved was the one with the giant lighted columns that looked like bamboo, and then there were warriors in solid white and black ensembles amidst the columns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBiy9sbP4GuVtYD21BrZUcvKMD1LNt91k6JVbP65xrK0sVmWfdLuUdE5zk6au52LI3z0wQ5hhoF5tcVWTfUDJvDmY56eyil7BAoUkUPMem_epgos7b73QUl6jq_Ao7O8BRcbWnhvwdfA/s640/blogger-image-1182420124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBiy9sbP4GuVtYD21BrZUcvKMD1LNt91k6JVbP65xrK0sVmWfdLuUdE5zk6au52LI3z0wQ5hhoF5tcVWTfUDJvDmY56eyil7BAoUkUPMem_epgos7b73QUl6jq_Ao7O8BRcbWnhvwdfA/s640/blogger-image-1182420124.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The way the columns create such mystery around the statues was awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjwCdXtenJc8eDe_QIiov0FE4k1DL0NPcVW0l4iCxGvZZOzuAvqgmHzQO3iEYiO8l02WDOf-piTbYVV9Yw0LQ6UJUi_LZa3Gpzs5ISm-6QdpAwX3jtMGWkCayneHrMIlEXFPaVF-NjOM/s640/blogger-image--1049557333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjwCdXtenJc8eDe_QIiov0FE4k1DL0NPcVW0l4iCxGvZZOzuAvqgmHzQO3iEYiO8l02WDOf-piTbYVV9Yw0LQ6UJUi_LZa3Gpzs5ISm-6QdpAwX3jtMGWkCayneHrMIlEXFPaVF-NjOM/s640/blogger-image--1049557333.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyzDx67pbhckJ9VVhPWUD92W4PNABeKE5hX8mUitWVpWTHqWuIoNgvsyoeNxWSGf8KhOpR8OiCCl7uGFmjEWjPKR_OrrkFGRUsxjRHjx81hK6PhUMXduzmkiVzcDnFNvm1jHpnvbqbTc/s640/blogger-image--1769076194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyzDx67pbhckJ9VVhPWUD92W4PNABeKE5hX8mUitWVpWTHqWuIoNgvsyoeNxWSGf8KhOpR8OiCCl7uGFmjEWjPKR_OrrkFGRUsxjRHjx81hK6PhUMXduzmkiVzcDnFNvm1jHpnvbqbTc/s640/blogger-image--1769076194.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Seeing the statues standing in there, and the mysterious atmosphere made me want to climb in there with them so badly. Lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the exhibit, we split up into groups and Hannah, Naja, and I headed back towards Chelsea. 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The food was good there and you could just tell that all their ingredients were fresh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Later, the group headed back to the hotel to call it a night and prepare for our first day of meetings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWEjifPvD4pQc5Ph_D5-1ul30SpLdrecP3vwxCSjFLOOREULlrj0s1d0w6NFHUKX75WTtTcnSjjaI0rYbF33zFo3NJY50ZUSlzUfve3UMOOfhgue58iYzhPx8rZMEFG-IrxwDnOIY2b8/s640/blogger-image-1603380359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWEjifPvD4pQc5Ph_D5-1ul30SpLdrecP3vwxCSjFLOOREULlrj0s1d0w6NFHUKX75WTtTcnSjjaI0rYbF33zFo3NJY50ZUSlzUfve3UMOOfhgue58iYzhPx8rZMEFG-IrxwDnOIY2b8/s640/blogger-image-1603380359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So, until next time, when I'll tell y'all about our visits!</div></div></div></div></div></div>CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-25182074047440941222015-05-30T23:02:00.001-05:002015-06-09T20:28:29.198-05:00Hello New York!!The day has arrived!! Today I headed to New York with the Fashion Design department at my school. This trip is a required part of our curriculum, and with it we will get to have once in a lifetime opportunities to meet with influential figures in the fashion industry. We will get the chance to visit Earnshaw's, the go-to childrenswear magazine for those in the children's clothing industry, PRPS Goods, a renown men's jeanswear company, and Nanette Lepore, just to name a few.<br />
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We checked into our hotel, bought metro passes for the subway - a grand experience on its own, walked around for a little bit, and then had dinner.</div>
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After riding the subway uptown to Soho, we were able to break into groups and explore. Hannah, Naja, and I walked through Greenwich Village, where we found a cute little shop named Tierra. Everything in there is handmade in Spain. I wanted to buy so much, but decided on a cute pair of flower earrings.</div>
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We did make it to dinner at Chelsea Ristorante, and I must say it was amazing! I ordered the fettuccine with pesto. This was the best pasta I've ever had. You could tell it was handmade.</div>
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For dessert, of course I had to get my favorite Italian dessert...Tiramisu! I feel like it's just my duty to order it at every Italian restaurant I go to and compare! This tiramisu definitely did not disappoint!</div>
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I know, I know, yet again I have neglected my dear readers. This past school year was a lot, though. This was the year that I created my own 6-piece collection and showcased it at my school's annual fashion show. More on that after I talk a little about some projects I did before all that!</div>
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First up is this adorable little pair of overalls I made for a friend who had a baby boy in October. His name is Finnley and he is the cutest thing ever! The pattern I used for his overalls was <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-4478-babies-romper-and-jumper.aspx" target="_blank">Simplicity 2459.</a> I found this cute plaid on sale for an awesome price when I was still working at Hancock Fabrics. I used bright orange buttons on the sides to pull out the orange stripes, I did turquoise buttons on the inside where the straps secure, and this was also my first time ever using snap tape. While I haven't become best friends with the snap tape, I must say it wasn't that hard to work with.</div>
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I believe I made these overalls in a size 12 months, so that way he would be able to wear them when he's a little older and possibly still be able to grow into them. As another special gift for Mr. Finnely, I made a custom embroidery hoop for his room. I found out his nursery was done in vintage airplanes, so I chose to do that for his hoop. I love making personal gifts for people, and this piece was a big hit with mom and dad!</div>
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I was on a big hand embroidery kick at the time and was making embroidery hoops for a lot of friends. Like this hoop I made for one of my best friends at school. She is a huge Beyonce' fan. Enough said. Lol Needless to say she loved it!</div>
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In addition to my embroidery kick, I had gotten into cross stitch. I had never cross stitched before, but started with some cute patterns from <a href="http://www.thefrostedpumpkinstitchery.com/" target="_blank">The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery</a>. I you love cross stitching, and have not experienced all the kawaiiness (cuteness) of The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery patterns, then you are truly missing out! Being that I was a first-time stitcher, it was great that their patterns are easy to understand, easy to follow, and explain everything so clearly. I think I had already bought 2 patterns when I decided to buy their <a href="http://www.thefrostedpumpkinstitchery.com/collections/all-pdf-patterns/products/woodland-sampler-pdf-cross-stitch-pattern" target="_blank">Woodland Sampler</a> to stitch up for a friend who loves anything woodland.</div>
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This pattern is a 12-month one, which means it originally came out as a block-per-month. In total I think it took me about 3 or 4 months to stitch it up. I was on a mission to have it finished as a Christmas present for her. Once I had it stitched up, I decided to make a cute little pillow for her...because y'all, she has a real pillow addiction! For the backing of the pillow and as a little border around the front, I used an awesome batik cotton I found at fabric.com.</div>
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Well, now we've made it to 2015. Spring semester! The semester of the fashion show! For my collection, I chose to do a little girl's line. I've discovered that that is what I want to do with my life. Be in the childrenswear industry, whether as a designer at a company or have my own line. I will also be doing a little girl's line for my senior collection. Before I get too much into my collection, though, I must show off my dress I made for my school's Pantone Cocktail Party.</div>
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We were told to come dressed as a Pantone color of the year, and I chose 2001's Fuchsia Rose. For my dress I used <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-8072-misses-dress.aspx" target="_blank">New Look 6143</a> and the fabric is a stretch cotton sateen I got on sale at Fashion Fabrics Club. The polka dot tulle I found at Joann's.</div>
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My friend Hannah, pictured with me, also made her outfit. She drafted the pattern for the top and skirt herself. She went as Pantone's Emerald of 2013. </div>
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This picture is a great representation of our friendship. Lol</div>
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Now, at this point it was just a few short weeks to the fashion show. All garments are complete, we're finishing up accessories, and preparing for our jury presentations.</div>
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As part of the junior class requirements, we had to make every single piece of clothing, and any accessories we used had to be made by us or altered significantly in some way.</div>
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My collection name is Lil' Miss RockaBetty, and it is for little girls 3-7 years old. My inspiration was the 1950s Rockabilly culture, that is still prevalent in today's time. I wanted each piece to be cute and functional. All my fabrics are 100% cotton. My 6-piece collection included:</div>
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1. a peplum top with a pair of stretchy denim jeans</div>
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2. a dress with pleated skirt and 3/4 length sleeves</div>
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3. a two-tone gingham skirt with a sleeveless top</div>
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4. a polka dot sleeveless top paired with gingham shorts, feat. removable suspenders</div>
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5. a sleeveless polka dot dress with red pearl snaps down the front</div>
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6. a cherry print romper with red pearl snaps in the front and adjustable shoulder ties</div>
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My accessories included a picnic basket I wove with gingham ribbon and I made a gingham liner for it. I made pinwheels, a reversible hair tie, a purse I covered in fabric-inside and out, and a headband featuring giant cherries I made from styrofoam balls and paperclay. I also made a cherry necklace from small styrofoam balls and paperclay. The piece I love the most, though, is the cherry purse I made. I used brown circular boxes that I cut and covered in vinyl, glued together, and lined with gingham. I also cut out some foam leaves and added a brown leather cord strap.</div>
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I am so pleased with how everything came out and my little models made each piece even more adorable. These little girls are so stinkin' cute and I am so proud of them! It was so great seeing a collection that I produced go down the runway and I can't wait until next year for my senior one!</div>
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Well, that's all the updates I have for now. You won't have to wait months to hear from me again, though. May 30th I'm heading to New York for a week with other girls from the fashion department at my school and our Fashion Dean. It is our required travel trip through the school, and as part of the class we have to blog daily about our time there.</div>
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So, next time you hear from me I'll be updating form the Big Apple! Until next time y'all!</div>
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wow, i can't believe how badly i've neglected my blog and updating my wonderful readers!! I could've updated over my summer break, but i'm a Professional Procrastinator (lol) and didn't feel like it. last semester was absolutely insane! there were so many nights where i didn't sleep a wink and by the end of the semester i just wanted to cry! the main culprit of the sleepless nights was my final gown for my Draping class. it turned out beautifully but the process was kind of a pain. more about that later on but first i'll post the projects i completed before then.</div>
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first up is the floral day dress, which was the first project of my Draping class. i did yellow piping accents, pleats at the neckline, a little flutter sleeve with bias tape hemming, hand sewn buttonhole for the back strap. it is fully lined (minus the sleeve piece) and i did a bias tape faced hem with bias tape i made myself.</div>
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next is the final dress i made for my Silk Embroidery class. i completely sewed the dress and did all the embroidery myself. we even had to add "embroidery" to a coordinating hat.</div>
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now for the project that was the real pain. this 1950s inspired evening gown was the final for my Draping class. we had free reign of what we wanted to do, so of course i had to go with my 1950s! lol for my gown i did a sweetheart neckline bodice from yellow satin, then i did an overlay of yellow ruched chiffon (which i painstakingly ruched myself). on the front bodice i started the chiffon so that it would hit right under the bust. the bodice is also fully lined and has boning. the skirt portion is intense. i cut two full circles from the satin, then the chiffon i cut 4 full circles. i wanted it to be full!! lol i also added 4 layers of tulle, and did a lining. i made the gown to fit myself, but my gown ended up being chosen to be part of the school fashion show so i ended up having to make my gown fit a size 2! let me tell ya, i'm no where near a 2!! lol luckily my teacher helped me in figuring out how to tack it in so the bodice fit. and i must say the gown looked fantastic going down the runway!</div>
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once the semester was over i was so happy! it was great to finally get some sleep after that gown! next up on my sewing to-do list though, was sewing my bridesmaid dress for my best friend's wedding in June. she let all of us bridesmaids have different style dresses, as long the color was plum, and she even said i could make mine! for the dress i used <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-4461-special-occasion.aspx" target="_blank">Simplicity 2442</a>. the upper portion ended up being a tad big, but at least the dress looked good on! i used a plum satin and lined the bodice with a purple pongee lining.</div>
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i had a few other random sewing projects i did for myself after my dress, but the final one for this post is a duffle bag i made myself. my mom and i went to Las Vegas with family in August, and i needed a bag that i could use as a carryon. i found a <a href="http://www.familyeverafterblog.com/2012/03/dance-duffle-ruffle-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">great tutorial</a> online on how to make the style bag i was looking for, then i just substituted my desired measurements. the fabric was a quilted cotton i found at Joann's. for the straps i used the opposite side of the fabric. since the bag is soft it was perfect as a carryon, it just squished right into the overhead, and was big enough for taking clothes for 5 days!</div>
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so that's some of what i was up to this summer! i'll try not to neglect y'all as much anymore. until next time!</div>
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One of the classes I am taking this semester is Silk Embroidery. I've dabbled in regular hand embroidery a few times and absolutely love it, so when the opportunity came up to take this class in place of another one that was cancelled I was excited. For those of you who may not know what silk embroidery is here is how it is different form regular embroidery:</div>
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You even do the same stitches as you would in regular embroidery, but of course the size of the ribbon is what makes the stitches have a different look. Silk ribbon embroidery is used a lot for doing floral motifs on things since the thickness of the ribbon gives good texture.</div>
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Now that you know a little about silk ribbon embroidery, back to the project! The first project we were assigned for the silk embroidery class was a child garment. No particular style or requirement for the garment, except that we did the embroidery on it and add lace somehow. As soon as I saw this vintage pattern reprint from Simplicity I knew I had to use it for this project. The feel of the embroidery just fits so well with the dress style.</div>
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I chose to sew up view B (the pink and white) but did the sleeve from view C. </div>
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The embroidery I did on the front yoke of the dress is similar in layout and style to the embroidery idea they include in the pattern instructions. I did a twisted/stem stitch for the flower stems, la daisy stitch for the flower petals, knots of r the flower centers, and ribbon stitch for the leaves. I was still figuring out the twisted/stem stitch so the stems on these flowers look a little wonky.</div>
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The part of the embroidery I did change was the embroidery on the bottom band. Instead of the small flowers they did I wanted to make it look like the flowers were growing out of the hem of the dress. I did all the same stitches as on the yoke, just bigger :) and the twisted/stem stitch looks A QUADRILLION TIMES BETTER! Ok, slight exaggeration there...but they do look so much better. I was finally getting the hang of it.</div>
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And here are just a couple more pictures of the rest of the dress. The armholes are faced, and the pattern even includes a piece to make the bias tape for them! For the back yoke I chose two button that have a rainbow effect iridescence to them.</div>
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I am so pleased with how this dress turned out! It is so adorable! I even considered at one point selling it, but it's too cute to give away and plus I can save it for my future little girl...3, 4, 6 years down the road! lol</div>
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CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-70417487281927374872014-03-03T16:36:00.001-06:002014-03-03T16:36:12.301-06:00Snow (Ice) Day Blog Catch-upI can't believe it's been since June that I last posted! Major slacker, but most of that has to do with being in school. There's never really a lot of homework for my classes just a lot of projects...since it is a hands-on design school. I've been saying for a while that I was going to update the good ol' blog but kept putting it off and getting involved with schoolwork. Well, today we had a round of bad weather come through and we actually got something! Living here in Middle TN the weather is so finicky and usually they say we're going to get bad winter weather but we don't get anything. This morning all the rain we got yesterday and last night turned to ice and roads were ridiculous. Thus, we finally got a snow day from school! I also have no homework due in any of my other classes later this week so I'll take the time to update.<br />
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The first project up is some jersey knit t-shirts I made. I refashioned these from the maxi skirts I made a long time ago when I first stared sewing. I never wore the skirts so I figured I'd make something useful from them. I traced a t-shirt I already owned for the pattern. I added bands around the neck and arms and did a simple zig-zag stitch around the hem since I don't have a double needle.</div>
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My next project is the first assignment that was due for my Clothing Construction 2 class. The pattern for this top was from the one we drafted in Flat Pattern 1. It has princess seams on the front and a back yoke with an inverted box pleat. The fabrics I used were all something I had in my stash. I used a simple solid black cotton and a fun Hawaiian-esque printed cotton I received from my former boss when she wrapped up a gift card she gave me. I knew that fabric would come in handy one day! And of course I did my favorite thing...fabric covered buttons!</div>
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This next project was also for school. This was the second assignment due for my Clothing Construction 2 class. The patterns used were drafted in our Flat Pattern 2 class. I am all about making patterns and clothing that I will actually wear, so I made a simple circle skirt. Nothing fancy. I used a printed cotton and lined it with a regular acetate lining. I did a fun green zipper, even though you can't see it because of the lap and I did a simple faced hem with bias tape.</div>
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And of course I had to do some fabric covered buttons to coordinate!</div>
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Up next was a little fun project I was asked to do for a little girl, little Miss G, of one of my mom's coworkers. Her family was going to be in Disney World for Halloween and the little girl wanted a Bollywood-esque, Princess Jasmine-esque costume. I didn't have much to go on so I began creating the costume myself. I drafted every piece of the outfit and the little girl's mom supplied all the materials. For the top I did a simple sleeveless bodice block. There is a solid pink satin under the pink sequin chiffon. There is a strip of gold beads around the front hem, and to get the top to fit well I did elastic around the back hem. I faced the armholes with self-made bias strips and then slipstitched a little chiffon sleeve around the top of the armhole.</div>
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For the pants, I first drafted a simple pant block. For the outer chiffon layer I modified the pant block into a baggy pant so that they would fit loosely and billow at the ankle. And of course since it was a chiffon I made some shorts from the basic pant block out of a solid orange knit she gave me. I must say I was extremely happy with how the little costume came out and little Miss G was even happier! That's what mattered most!</div>
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The third assignment of the semester was to draft and sew a pair of pants. For this project I created an awesome pair of 70s-esque trouser pants. I used a fun floral printed 21W corduroy and found a cute wooden flower for the button closure. I even went a little insane and created my own bias tape to bind every seam, instead of serging them. Yep, I created over 7 yards of bias tape! Very tedious but I was happy with the end result on the pants. We were also required to do a welt pocket on the pants. This was my first time ever doing a welt pocket.</div>
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Alrighty, second to last assignment! Now you can see why I've never had time to update. This assignment was to pattern and sew a pair of jeans. I created a pair of skinny jeans from an awesome stretch plum denim I found. The good thing about making your clothes is that I was able to make these to fit higher up on my waist. They sit just below my bellybutton and I did a contoured waistband. I lined the pockets with some leftover cotton from the first circle skirt. I ran out of plum denim for the back pockets (required) and the belt loops, so I used some black denim I had from a pair of jeans I previously cut up.</div>
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Now for the final assignment of Clothing Construction 2. We had to sew a garment from a copy of another piece of clothing we already owned. I chose a front button sleeveless dress I have and love. After making the muslin for Flat Pattern 2 to test fit I did not like the dress anymore, so I shortened it and created a top. For this top I used this blue and black checked cotton flannel. There are princess seams on the front and back and when I was construction the back portion the bodice was too big for the yoke so I did an inverted box pleat.</div>
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Whew! That sums up all the sewing projects I worked on since my last post. I'm going to try and do better this semester about keeping y'all updated. I appreciate all my readers and am so glad y'all take the time to read my happenings. Until next time!</div>
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i was in the mood for a new skirt and knew i wanted to go to my infamous style, the simple circle skirt. i went to Hancock Fabrics one day and wandered around the store for quite some time trying to find a fabric i wanted to use. i eventually went with this awesome bright yellow twill. you know i love my bright colors!! the actual color name on the bolt was banana! so i got my fabric, zipper, bias tape, and yellow buttons and set out back home to begin sewing.<br />
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my original plan was to make a half circle skirt, but with the fabric being 60" wide, and then i bought 1 1/2 yds, i was able to get a full circle skirt out of it! it was actually one whole circle, but then i did one side seam to put in the zipper.<br />
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for the waistband i did a simple rectangle longer than my waist width so it would overlap. i then did a simple button for the closure. i was super excited about the button because it was so cute with the little white dots detail on it!<br />
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for the skirt hem, i decided to do a bias tape faced hem with yellow bias tape instead of doing narrow hem. i only bought one package of yellow bias tape and didn't end up having enough, but luckily enough it was only a small section that lacked. so i added some white bias tape to the open section. also, i bought double fold bias tape instead of single fold, but worked it out by simply ironing the middle fold of the bias tape out.<br />
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once my skirt was finished i was going to just keep it the solid yellow, but decided to add another little touch and do round, pleated patch pockets. for the pockets i did an inverted box pleat in the center and a regular pleat on either side of the box pleat. this tutorial from <a href="http://www.guthrie-ghani.co.uk/blog/patch-pocket-tutorial" target="_blank">guthrie & ghani</a> was great in helping me figure out how to make the pattern for the pocket. <br />
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to attach the pockets i fanned the skirt out completely flat and measured meticulously to make sure they were even. <br />
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i also added black piping and a self-covered fabric button. i LOVE doing fabric covered buttons!!!<br />
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even though i planned to make a 1/2 circle skirt i'm glad i did the full circle because i love how the skirt came out. i also made it longer than what i thought i needed then cut off about 2" or 3". this way i could be positive it wouldn't be too short. can't wait for my next circle skirt!!<br />
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the skirt is absolutely fabulous for twirling in too! i started taking timed pictures of me to demonstrate the great twirl ability...</div>
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...then realized i could do an action shot setting with the timer. so no more blurry pictures! and on to the barrage of twirling pictures. i was having a lot of fun twirling, if you couldn't tell!</div>
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CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-1672462500571345722013-07-05T16:57:00.000-05:002013-07-05T16:57:14.315-05:00Self-drafted Shortsnow that i'm in Fashion Design school i definitely am more adventurous about my sewing and trying new projects. this new found courage is what prompted me to want to draft my own shorts. i took Flat Pattern 1 last semester and in that class we drafted patterns for the upper body, i.e. peasant blouse, button-down, and basic torso slopers. when we start back in the fall, i'll be taking Flat Pattern 2. in there we'll be drafting patterns for the lower body. so, i've already got a head start since i drafted a pair of shorts :) so i grabbed my school book, some wrapping paper to draft the pattern, and my drafting tools and moved full speed ahead!<br />
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once the first pattern was drafted i made up a muslin of them and tried them on. the depth of the back crotch slop wasn't deep enough and there were fit issues across the front. so i made the pattern alterations and whipped up the second muslin. they fit this time!<br />
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once the pattern was complete i whipped up a pair from some leftover black fabric i had from when i made the <a href="http://stitchafterstitch88.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-black-pleated-skirt.html" target="_blank">black pleated circle skirt</a>. i didn't have enough fabric for the inside of the waistband, so i used some leftover lime green pique i had from the <a href="http://stitchafterstitch88.blogspot.com/2013/05/retro-in-lime-green-cherries-simplicity.html" target="_blank">lime green Simplicity dress</a>. plus, it's really fun to have the slight hint of lime green!<br />
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i'm really impressed with how my shorts turned out, especially considering this was my first time using a self-drafted pattern. next time i make some though i know to make the height of the waistband shorter and shorten the length of the zipper placement. i will also add back pockets since i will be using a better fabric and have more of it. all-in-all, not to bad for drafting my own pattern! i even did a contoured waistband!<br />
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CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-22703100307038333772013-06-04T20:56:00.000-05:002013-06-04T21:19:16.962-05:00Remnant Tri-fold Wallet<div style="text-align: center;">
so for a while now i've been wanting a new wallet. i knew i wouldn't be able to find one in stores that i really liked, so i went on a hunt on Pinterest for a simple tutorial. i knew i wanted my wallet to be full size so i wouldn't have to fold the bills up to put them in it, it needed to have a zippered pocket for coins, and have card slots. in my research i stumbled upon this cute fabric wallet over at <a href="http://colormedomestic.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-perfect-wallet-diy-fabric-wallet.html" target="_blank">Color Me Domestic</a>. it was in her blog post i found the link for the original tutorial for the wallet over at <a href="http://mel-allwrappedup.blogspot.ca/2010/11/patchwork-y-bifold-wallet.html" target="_blank">All Wrapped Up</a>.</div>
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it was exactly what i was looking for! it fit all the criteria i was looking for, and a huge thing i liked was that the zippered coin pocket was inside the wallet instead of on the outside. </div>
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i read through the instructions and knew it was easy enough. the one thing that intimidated me though was that all the measurements are in centimeters. yeah, i'm used to working in inches and even converted all the measurements to inches, but then decided to suck it up and make it in centimeters. once i realized that reading a tape measure in centimeters wasn't rocket science i knew i could do this!</div>
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i also drew inspiration from Gen's, of Color Me Domestic, version where she added the flap extension.</div>
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i wanted my wallet to be a tri-fold, having a flap extension also, with my extension going all the way down.</div>
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to do this i cut the main pieces out at 35cm, instead of the 22cm. with the floral fabric, there wasn't enough to get the full 35cm rectangle, so i cut it out with what i had then made up for the length by doing a lime green strip for the outside. something happened though with the floral print with ironing once the strip was sewn in. the heat caused it to shrink up, so that piece ended up being about 32cm. everything worked out nonetheless, although i would've liked to have had those extra 3cm. also note to self, i could've moved the green strip down.</div>
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for my closure i did a magnetic snap, and i found this awesome 2-pack of teal snaps at JoAnn's on sale for $0.97!! yes, i am obsessed with using magnetic snaps after using them on my purse and realizing how easy they are to install!</div>
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to finish the wallet and close that open side where i placed the other part of the snap i hand-stitched it. i mainly did that because i couldn't get where i needed to with my machine because the snap was in the way.</div>
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i'm loving my new wallet and am thinking of making another version!</div>
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my mom had been wanting me to make her a dress for some time. since school was still in it was harder to be able to do any outside sewing. so finally i could make her her dress. she originally wanted a solid black dress using a pretty black eyelet lace and black lining. well, i laid the pattern pieces out on the eyelet lace and there wasn't enough. the lady who cut it didn't know what she was doing when she cut it and gave me less than what i asked for. it was much later after we had bought the fabric i realized this and they didn't have anymore. so we went to JoAnn's and she found a cute patterned silk in the clearance section for $5/yd! for the new dress she also bought a new pattern.</div>
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since my mom is short-waisted i shortened the waist of the pattern using the lines they had on there. also, the fabric didn't need to be lined, so i took the facing pieces they had (front neck and back neck) and taped it to regular printer paper and traced around the armhole to create a facing piece that covered the neck, shoulders, and armholes. this way i didn't need a lining and it gave the dress the stability it needed around those areas.</div>
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to finish off the hem i simply serged the edge then used the good ol' Stitch Witchery. I knew a regular hem with a seam on the outside wouldn't look right with this silk fabric. it was actually easier doing the hem that way too.</div>
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now i just need to get around to making her a skirt from the other fabric so it doesn't go to waste.</div>
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for my latest dress i used my new favorite pattern.. as soon as i saw this pattern in an email Simplicity sent me i knew i had to buy it! hello, 1960s obsession! so i swung by Hobby Lobby and bought it when they had their $0.99 Simplicity sale a while ago. then came the task of finding the perfect fabric to use with the pattern.</div>
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i discovered this awesome bright floral print when my mom, my aunt, and i were shopping around in the new JoAnn they opened in KY in the small town we used to live in. as soon as i saw it i knew it was perfect for the style of dress.</div>
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my original plan was to make the dress in the solid green view with the awesome collar. i changed that plan when i saw this great fabric. i knew a collar would be too much since the dress was already patterned. my next version, though, i plan to make it with the collar. with this pattern, i followed it to a 't'.</div>
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this pattern is very easy. there are only four pattern pieces: back piece, front piece, back facing, and front facing. my kind of pattern, not complicated.</div>
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when it came to the hem, i actually was able to take 3" or 4" off before hemming it. once i cut the excess off, instead of doing a normal turned up hem, i decided to do a faced hem for the first time. i simply took some leftover cream single fold bias tape i had an sewed it around the right side of the bottom of the dress. once that was sewn on i pressed the bias tape down, then pressed it up against the inside of the dress so i could sew it in place. very easy! i am loving faced hems now!</div>
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once the dress was finished i added another little detail by sewing three white buttons on the front. another thing i like about this pattern, is that when you sew things like buttons on it's easier because you have that front seam.<br />
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after i had finished the dress i had fabric leftover and knew i couldn't just let it sit around. so i decided to whip up a skirt. for this skirt i used New Look 6053 i had in my pattern stash.</div>
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due to my farbic restraints i had to cut about 2"-3" off the pattern to make it fit. since i had to cut some length off i did a faced hem using some leftover satin balnket binding i had. i didn't have enough binding when it was folded in half, so i cut along the fold line and sewed one end of the two pieces together. then the edge that was made by me cutting the piece apart i sewed that to the skirt bottom. the other edge of the binding was already sealed so i was able to just sew it in place.</div>
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upon seeing this purse i knew i had to make it because it was exactly what i was looking for. so i went through my fabric stashes to see what fabrics i had enough of to use for the purse. in the end, the only things i spent money on for this purse were the webbing straps and the magnetic snap closure. my kind of project!</div>
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for my version of the purse, i used denim on one side and a fun printed cotton on the other. the denim piece i used was the bottom leg portion of a pair of jeans i cut up a while ago to make a denim skirt. i cut it open on one side and laid the pattern piece on top and cut. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">i had also been wanting to try my hand at embroidery for a while now, so i decided to embroider the denim side. as far as the embroidery design, i knew i wanted to do something simple and fun that went with the other side of the purse. so i chose to do some flowers, swirls, and polka dots. i used lime green, teal, yellow, and white embroidery floss. to make the two big flowers i simply traced a flower sticker i have. everything else was freehanded. also, i meant to embroider the piece before i ironed the interfacing onto the back of it so that it would be a little more flimsy while trying to hold it, but i forgot. i was still able to embroider it with the interfacing on the back, though. i also serged around the edges of the denim to prevent fraying as i was handling it.</span><br />
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this is what the denim piece looked like once i finished the embroidery. i did a simple running stitch because i liked the look of it the most, and also because this was my first time embroidering anything.</div>
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once i had the embroidery done it was construction time! i added teal piping around the top band but didn't ad it around the body of the purse since my version has two different sides. i figured the body of the bag was already interesting enough. for my straps i simply went to Hancock Fabrics and bought enough webbing off the roll to make two straps. one thing i do wish i had done differently was put the straps in a little further form the sides of the purse.<br />
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another change i made was in attaching the inside pockets. in the blog they attached the divided pocket and flap pocket once they had already pleated the lining pieces. i wanted the lining pieces to be able to fan out to fit the outer layers, so i attached the pockets onto the flat lining pieces THEN pleated them. <br />
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this was my first time inserting a magnetic snap, but it is DEFINITELY not my last. i didn't realize how easy they were to install! my next project i'm going to use one on is for a wallet i keep saying i'm going to make to go with my new purse (keywords "going to", but i AM the queen of procrastination).<br />
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and ta-da! the finished product. i absolutely love my new purse and switched everything over to this one as soon as i was finished with it. now i just need to get around to making the wallet i want.<br />
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so for all you lovely readers who don't know, i absolutely love the 1950s and 1960s. my love for these eras is what inspires almost all of the clothing i make for myself. so, i was really excited when i found this awesome dress pattern by Simplicity!</div>
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for my first version of the dress i opted for the view made from the plaid material. this view features a flap-type band around the top of the dress. since i have an obsession with anything cherries, i decided to make the first version from this awesome cherry print cotton i bought at Joann. to jazz up, the top band flap i added red piping. i love piping too, and the little hint of fun it can add to any project!</div>
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a couple changes i made to this first version of the dress were: 1) doing box pleats at the front and back, instead of regular pleats and 2) doing a centered zipper, instead of a lapped one. i don't know what it is, but for some reason i'm not a fan of regular pleats...but i do love me a good box pleat! plus, box pleats are so easy to do.</div>
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now i can enjoy another retro-inspired piece of clothing made by my own hands! (ps - the dress isn't lopsided, leave it to me to stand weirdly.)</div>
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once i had the cherry version of Simplicity 2176 made, i knew i HAD to use this awesome lime green pique cotton when i saw it in Hancock Fabrics. once again, i decided to use some black piping to jazz the dress up a bit. with this version of the dress, i didn't do the flap-like band around the top. for the piping i added it to the outer edges of the straps, around the bottom of the top band, and along the princess seams. also, lesson learned, put the piping in away from the edge of the fabric, instead of making it flush with the cut edges of the pieces. i didn't realize until it was too late that i should've done that, so the bodice fits a smidgen big, but not too much to bother me or be noticeable.</div>
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to finish off the dress i ironed up the hem then hemmed it by hand using a <a href="http://blog.megannielsen.com/2013/03/tutorial-hand-sewn-hems/#more-18299" target="_blank">slip stitch</a>.</div>
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now i have two versions of this awesome dress, and am looking to make more if i can get my hands on some awesome printed fabric. prints i would love to use with this dress pattern include:</div>
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my cousin was pregnant with her 1st baby, a boy, and so i decided i wanted to make her something for her baby shower. my creation of choice, a cute little baby blanket. i found this awesome tutorial over at <a href="http://tieitwithabow.blogspot.com/2011/06/babies-in-blanket-baby-blanket-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Tie It With A Bow</a> for a simple baby blanket. this was the first time i had ever made a baby blanket, but i was not daunted by the idea and persevered on!<br />
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for my blanket i bought the green with dinosaurs at Hancock Fabrics and the polka dots and safari animals at Joann. i also bought light green minky for the blanket backing.<br />
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and all finished! easiest 1st-time baby blanket ever! i made this in February, and now this precious little boy, born in March, is here to enjoy it!!</div>
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<br />CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-71830597719059566322013-03-26T00:39:00.001-05:002013-05-29T23:38:05.089-05:00The Black Pleated Skirti had been needing a solid black skirt for some time now...so i decided to whip one up with some forgotten black fabric i had. and by forgotten i mean, i bought it a while ago at Hancock Fabrics, left it in the bag in my room, and somehow it got buried under clothes. then i happened to find it one day when i saw a plastic bag sticking out from under the clothes mound. yes, i was surprised when i looked in the bag...and it was an awesome surprise! my solid black skirt could come to fruition!<br />
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for the skirt i reverted to my favorite silhouette...the circle skirt. instead of doing a full circle skirt i did a 1/2 circle skirt. i then created a waistband and did a simple button closure at the top of the zipper. <br />
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i couldn't been any happier with how the skirt turned out, and i feel like i need to make another one because i end up wearing this one so much since it is my only black skirt. plus, it goes perfectly with all my colored tights!<br />
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<br />CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-17644599286359767182013-03-25T23:46:00.000-05:002013-05-29T23:38:31.629-05:00Blog Catch-up: Shoes For Babyhello all my wonderful readers! i know, it's been such a long time since my last post! mostly in part to me being in school and staying tied up with homework. i do hate that i'm not able to do as much sewing as before, but i absolutely love school and everything about O'More!!<br />
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this post is about a little, literally little, sewing project i did back in december. one of my former co-workers' daughter was pregnant with her first baby, and my co-worker's first grand baby! everyone in their family was so excited about the news...and even more excited when they found out it was a little girl. when i found out they were having a little girl i knew i wanted to do some sewing for the little miss...who is named Savannah Jane, and she made her debut in February.<br />
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i had some leftover fabrics and decided to whip up something from those. i went to Hobby Lobby on one of their $0.99 Simplicity pattern days and found a cute pattern for some baby booties and shoes. i chose the little shoes that had the strap going across the top.<br />
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when i finally got these surprise shoes to the granny-to-be she was so ecstatic about them! seeing the reaction of joy on her face reminded me even more why i love to make surprise items for people! i also found out not too long ago that her other daughter is expecting her first baby, a boy, in june...so there may be another surprise baby gift in the works. until then, onto the next blog catch-up!!</div>
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CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-11134842419948867842012-11-23T20:28:00.001-06:002013-05-29T23:40:30.827-05:00The Houndstooth Skirtso i finished the houndstooth coat for class and i had at least a yard of fabric left over. this as not on purpose, though. my mom and i bought the amount the pattern called for, but my mom is short-waisted and as a result i had to shorten all the body pieces by at least 3 inches. which left me with all the unexpected leftover fabric and lining. no problems though, because i knew what i was going to do with it. i decided i was going to make my mom a skirt. which shows how much we think alike, because before i even mentioned anything about what i was going to do with the excess she goes, "you can make me a skirt." well surprise, surprise i was already ahead of her!<br />
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so, for the skirt i used the same pattern from my <a href="http://stitchafterstitch88.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-basic-skirt.html" target="_blank">first class assignment</a>. also, this time i knew how bad the fabric frayed so i was prepared. since the skirt pieces were simple i cut them out using my rotary cutter and immediately serged all the edges once they were cut. i even figured out how to serge the edges and turn to knife off so i didn't cut off any of my seam allowance. this is amazing! =D<br />
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one modification i made to the pattern was by cutting the front piece into two separate pieces, instead of one, so i could get the pattern on the skirt to work out the way i wanted it to. for the pattern on the skirt i wanted the to point down and to the sides. so to do this i had to cut each skirt piece separately and flip and rotate my fabric. luckily this worked out because there was really no right or wrong side to the fabric. then, where i sewed the front pieces together down the center i did a topstitch on both sides of the middle seam.<br />
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once that was done i attached the lining around the zipper. to do this i ironed under the edges of the lining and did a catch stitch to attach it to the zipper tape. then i sewed up the back seam of the lining as close to the zipper as i could. next the hem.</div>
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for the hem of the skirt i pressed up an inch and did a slipstitch to hold it in place. for the lining i ironed up 1/2" and did a zig-zag stitch. i could've been finished there, but i decided to do a bar/french tack to attach the lining to the skirt but still allow it to have free movement. this was the first time i had ever done a bar/french tack but i figured it out. now the skirt is complete!</div>
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<br />CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-58227420697563921782012-11-20T12:54:00.002-06:002013-05-29T23:43:07.692-05:00The Houndstooth Coatmy final assignment for my Clothing Construction 1 class is complete!!...3 weeks ahead of when it's due, might i add :) i typically don't wear jackets, well, blazer-type jackets, so i chose a coat pattern...and i ended up making the coat for my mom. we went shopping for the materials and all i did was tell her what i needed. the part of picking out the fabric and buttons was all up to her. so of course she wanted a houndstooth coat. which, houndstooth is very in this season, apparently.<br />
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the pattern was fairly easy to follow, although there was a lot of jumping around since i made the double-breasted coat. so, that part was a little annoying. also, because the fabric was so thick, it's a wool blend, it kept wanting to give me trouble on some parts when i would try to sew it. other than those things i enjoyed the pattern and want to make myself a coat now, in the shorter, single-breasted version.</div>
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another issue i had with the coat was the fabric. the fabric is great for the coat, but it frays like crazy! i mean, it's like you just look at the stuff and pieces are falling off. i had to make sure and be gentle when moving it around a lot to prevent losing my seam allowances. for the hem it told me to turn up the hem on the part that was left open to turn it and stitch the lining to the fabric. well, since my fabric frayed so much doing that was impossible. so my teacher for the class gave me the idea of buying some kind of fusible ribbon to put along the edge. well, i didn't want to go out and buy that, especially since i didn't know what she was talking about, so i improvised. basically i took a piece of fusible pellon, that's fusible on both sides, folded it over the edge of the wool and ironed it on. then i just took some scrap muslin, folded it over the edge on top of the interfacing and ironed it in place. problem solved!...and you can't see it either with the lining in place.</div>
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during this whole process my mom kept trying to get me to do so many different things to the coat and change things. i told her just because i was making the coat didn't mean she could get all diva on me. hehe one suggestion she had was to do a cuff on the sleeve...well, that was when i had hemmed the sleeve to where it was supposed to be and ended up being too short. luckily though, i had just done a slip stitch to hold the hem so it was easy to undo. once i took out the original hem the length was good, but being the wonderful daughter i am =D i decided to do the cuff for her anyway.</div>
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for the cuff, i cut a piece of my fabric 5" tall and the width of the sleeve pattern piece. then i sewed the short edges together...and serged since my fabric frayed so badly.</div>
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and voila! the cuff is done. and then i added a couple 1" buttons. i tried to get my mom to get red, since she's gonna be wearing a reed hat with it, but she shot down that idea. lol now i have a completed coat!</div>
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<br />CarringtonMadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258392818035248335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119919797181089238.post-5610612767660207152012-11-12T14:23:00.000-06:002013-05-29T23:41:39.827-05:00Three Little Bowtiesi received another request from the mother of my favorite little 3 year old customer. this time she wanted me to do 3 bowties for her son so she could give them to him for Christmas. she asked me to make a red one, a black one, and a polka dot one. the last one i made for him, turned out pretty well, but not as great as i would've liked. so this time i made some changes.<br />
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i used the same tutorial as last time, over at <a href="http://prudentbaby.com/2010/04/baby-kid/how-to-make-a-bow-tie-2/" target="_blank">Prudent Baby</a>. this time instead of using satin, i used cotton for all of them. a main reason i chose cotton was because i couldn't find any other fabric with a cute polka dot pattern. i like the way they turned out though using the cotton. another change i made was using actual bowtie sliders and clips.<br />
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last time was my first time ever making a bowtie, so i didn't really know what i was doing and didn't have the proper hardware. i ended up using velcro for the closure and it wasn't adjustable enough. so, lessons learned i knew what to do this time to make them better! i made the strap longer and bought some bowtie sliders and clips from Etsy. all-in-all, these bowties turned out way better than the last one!<br />
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