Have you seen what they do at Cocktail Revolution?

I have to say I am pretty excited here tonight, I have been told by the lovely people at Cocktail Revolution that they have shared one of my Berlin influenced garments on there site for people to have their say.

Cocktail Revolution is Australia's only national Street style magazine reflecting your style, fashion, beauty, diversity, photos and opinions!

I personally love them as they show what real people are doing and real people have a say in what looks good.  

You don't need me to tell you that they're good, with over 20, 000 followers they are obviously doing something right!

Have a look and don't be frightened to enter their competition!

Cocktail Revolution Competitions

MMM x

Knitted Blue Dress = Knitted Blue Cardigan with a Grey Marl Trim

This is a cute little blue dress that a friend gave to me as they were throwing things out!
I did wear it but decided it was a bit clingy for me.  I really loved the colour and the softness of the knit!

So I thought maybe a cute cardigan...

Cutting it straight down the middle I opened it, added a bind and then was going for a belt in the middle.
Half way through my project I decided to make use of the cowl neckline rather than get rid of it (sorry it is not a great photo on the left so not easy to see).
After I decided to use the neckline I added the tie/belt I made to the top to create an Audrey Hepburn neckline.


Here are the steps

I have followed the knit line
(be careful not to pull to much when you do this)

Quickly had your bind and pin it into place
so it doesn't stretch

Ready for your machine.
I machined one side of the bind.

And hand stitch the other side.

My belt that turned in to a neckline tie.

And the finished product...

 

Note: To make sure the neckline sit properly I have added a hook and bar on both sides.  

The hook and bars will now take any pressure or strain and the tie will look good.

Pretty phone holder for charging your device!

So there is a lot on the net about how to make a phone holder when when you are charging you phone.

Here is my version:
Made from an empty shampoo bottle.  I cut it straight in half without thinking about it and just realised that my phone is quite bit.
So I already needed to think up something more creative if I didn't want to waste this empty bottle (it was also the only empty bottle I had in the house).

I dug though my fabric and trims box to find I had ribbon, imitation leather and also some left over lace from my wedding dress.

I'm not going to go though how to do it because there is loads of info on pinterest/Facebook or just google it.  (If all else fails just leave me a msg and I will share one of the links).

 You can see here I could have done this a little better, the back seam line should be hidden behind the ribbon. ( I was just having one of those days)

It be really honest I am surprised by how well my mistake turning into a really cute girly phone holder.
It is functional and cute!

MMM x

Crazy New Shirt - Recycling a man's shirt

So in keeping with my recycling theme at the moment, I have created a new ladies shirt form a man's collared shirt a friends was throwing out.

I wanted to keep the button feature from the center front of the shirt but put it at the back to make my shirt much more feminine and remove the collar.

I went to my favourite Turkish Fabric Market in Berlin and found a great trim to put on the shoulders.
I have removed the oringinal sleeves and added the trim as an edging.

 Below you can see the tucks I have created at the front neckline and back neckline to add a design feature and make the shirt sit propertly

You can also see here that i have kept the hem exactly as it was!

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!