I Feel Blue

So Berlin decided to swallow the sun up and Germany is cold again!
It is time for a new jacket!

This is a little lightweight jersey fabric I picked up at the local Turkish Market.

It is more of a relaxed fit so I really didn't want to line it but still make sure the finish was good.

I love this fabric because you can wear a jacket under a coat and feel totally comfortable like you are wearing a jumper.

They also look good most of the time too!
I still interfaced my collar and front panels to give it extra support.


I opted for a bind to cover all the seams and create some nice stitch detailing on the outside.

Raw edge

My funky coloured bind

My Head is Cold...

So I stole that line from my father but it is true!
Living in Berlin, September is already cold!  (Well for me anyway).

Some friends were throwing out their old clothes and I grabbed the items with the fabric that I liked.


As my head is cold I need a new beanie!





1. Take and old jumper and cut straight across the chest.

This is an oldie but a goodie!

No going back now!

2. Fold it in half and cut it in half
3. Stitch straight down the side and zig zag it to ensure the knit doesn't come apart

4. Create a tacking stitch (but make sure it is more secure than a normal tacking stitch) and then pull it so the fabric gathers.  

5. Create a blanket stitch to secure the knit and make sure it doesn't fray.

 

Finished!

 

I love my new beanie!!!

    

Old Jeans = New Wallet

I have been working hard on a few projects lately so not a great deal of updates... I am still sewing and making some interesting products out of recycled old clothing.

This is my new favourite is my wallet.  I took an old pair of jeans (from a girlfriend) and added a some purple off cuts and this is what I came up with!

Love my wallet

I made sure I had plenty of card room

I took these off after a couple of wear's because they just kept getting court on everything in my bag

If I did it again I would definitely add a better coin section (with a zip). My coins seem to fall out and just annoy me at the bottom of my bag.  

I still love it though!