Christmas Gifts 2012

Here are photos of a few garments I made to give as gifts this Christmas:

Cotton toile vintage apron

My sister loves all things french and vintage.  I found lightweight cotton toile at fabric.com.  The apron is lined with white cotton broadcloth and the waistband is navy cotton broadcloth.  The pattern is B50-5490 from evadress.com. 

Apron back view

 The apron is a little above the knee in front and just covers the hips in back.

Stretch cotton sateen biker jacket

This is a biker jacket for my niece in Arizona. A biker jacket has become a wardrobe classic.   The pattern is a modified discontinued Burda pattern.  I would like to offer a good biker jacket pattern on my blog in 2013 with instructions since it is such a popular garment.

My niece loves green anything!

My other Arizona niece needs a biker jacket as well.  Her green jacket includes yokes on the upper sleeves and satin trim above the cuffs.  The jackets are fully interfaced to help them maintain a firmer shape.  If I hadn't interfaced the jackets, they would be fine, just more casual and wrinkled during wear.  I have a third niece who is waiting for a black/gray biker jacket.

An embellished rayon/lycra tee for Grandma

My mother needs comfortable knit tops to play bridge in, and this metallic stretch rayon tee will be fine for her. I interfaced a 4" wide band of fabric, stitched it into a tube, and applied the band down center front (also interfaced with a 1/2" strip on inside) with three twists.  I machine stitched horizontal rows to hold the twists in place.


Lastly, a toddler dress for my neighbor. 

Toddler dress front view

 The dress and belt are cotton broadcloth.  The skirt features an embroidered lace overlay and ruffled slip beneath.  I placed 1/4" horsehair braid in the pink broadcloth hem for a little extra lift.   

Toddler dress back view

Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!