Loved this Coat!
This was a full length Tanuki Fur Coat. I loved working with this rich and lovely fur. I used the original lining and labels. Final Throw Size: 48 by 50
A tanuki's fur is thick and soft with long black guard hairs atop a medium-brown undercoat. They have a black-tipped bushy tail, and short, rounded ears. Tanuki's are often referred to as a "racoon dog", but they are not related to racoons.
See the video transformation here: Tanuki Fur to a Throw
Customer wanted to turn her Mother’s Beaver Coat into a Family Heirloom. I was able to make the throw as well as a matching pillow. See the video Here: Beaver Throw & Pillow
I was contacted by my client, who was looking to transform her Grandmother's Mink Fur into a Lap/Throw Blanket. The original lining was stunning and was incorporated into the project. I used both the lining and new black silk lining. Custom quilting was used to attach lining material and batting. Both fur layer and backing were then sandwiched together to complete the throw. Original tags and labels were sewn onto the backing. A lovely heirloom to give joy to the family for years to come.
A customer asked me to take their Beaver Coat and to create some pillows from the fur. It was requested that I used the lining of the jacket as well as the monogram on one of the pillows. The Beaver coat has both long fur as well as sheared Beaver fur. It's a lovely soft malleable fur. I was able to construct four pillows incorporating the sheared Beaver pelt as the center focal point. I hope you enjoy the process.
Click here to see: Making a Fur Pillow from a Jacket Lining
This Memory Pillow was made with the deceased Grandfather’s shirt. Made a Heart that goes into the back pocket. You can order one here: Memory Pillow
Here are some new Scarf & Hat Sets. Another happy customer!
Monogramed Towel Set. Set: Includes two bath towels, two hand towels and two wash cloths, one Monogramed Toilet Paper Roll. Also added two Heart Shaped Soaps, two Botanical Bath Bombs and one Botanical Bath Salts .
I was contacted by DQDS Dance Academy http://www.dqdsdanceacademy.com/ to monogram some of their dance uniforms.
I was asked to use the lining of a coat to make two fur pillows. The lining was made of New Zealand Opossum. They wanted to use both the fur and the jacket lining. A very sharp Exacto knife was used the cut the fur. As you can see the manufacturer used very small left over pieces to make the inside lining of the coat. Enjoy the process.
I was asked to cut a leather skirt and attach it to a pair of blue jeans. This is a little bit of a challenge because of the texture of the skirt and the diagonal seams on the skirt. I have incorporated the skirt seams into the leather fronts . The pair of jeans is also lined with fleece on the inside. So far, I have made a template, cut out the leather. I am in the process of making the leather longer to fit the pair of pants. I will deconstruct the seams of the jeans and tuck the leather into the sides.
Photo’s Below: Concept of the project, template, and the leather fabric.
I have been making soap for a very long time. I recently bought a 3D printer and wanted to make something that would make my soaping more productive. Here are two items I made that are very helpful while using precut shrink wrap.
Shrink Wrap Organizer I wanted a way to keep my shrink wrap organized. This print took 48 hours from start to finish. It holds my 4X6, 6X6, and 6X7 shrink wrap.
Shrink Wrap Organizer: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:473...
The next is a Shrink Wrap Slider. I make both melt and pour and cold process soaps. I find it very frustrating when I'm trying to wrap my melt and pour soaps and the soap gets stuck in the plastic bag. This alleviates a lot of the problem.
Shrink Wrap Slider https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:473...
Watch How I Use These Items Below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmyALi7k9Ec
Today I just finished a Memorial T-Shirt Quilt. The quilt will be gifted to the father of the deceased young man. Theme: Star Wars. The prominent colors of the shirts were red and black, so I used that color scheme for the borders.
It went from a pile like this to this!
To This! This is a big quilt! Measures 87 by 107!!
First I cut out each shirt larger than the block size. I used Pellon Feather Weight Fusible Interfacing 911FF to the back of each shirt. I cut the pellon larger that the shirt size too. This way all of the t-shirt is stabilized. If you skip this step you will have lots of puckers if you do an overall quilt pattern on top or freehand work. I put the interfacing on in sections. I love my stream press for this.
I photograph each piece and "lay" them out in my EQ8 program. Great program because not only can you preview your quilt, but you can change the size, color & layout of your quilt. When you are done you can print out the quilt and templates if you like. Sure beats moving 30 pieces around the bed!
FOR more close-up and construction details go to:
http://luv2sew-dinahsquiltsandembroidery.blogspot.com/2020/07/star-wars-theme-t-shirt-quilt.html
Check Out the Video ——- From start to finish —— Enjoy the process.
