Thursday 23 April 2009

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Is it wrong to say I rock?

With my huge craft fair looming I haven't done any sewing for pleasure for a long time. It's all assembly line sweat shop here. But other than general fair angst, I've had something else on my mind: when you design and sell clothing, people expect you to have a modicum of fashion sense yourself. This is a bit of a problem for me as I'm a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl. It's as if I have a finite amount of style, but dedicate it all to my children.

So I've been looking for a compromise. For last year's fairs I whipped up an incredibly quick money belt out of black fleece (again, utility over style) but I've been thinking that I could do with a fancier one. After a bit of research, a couple of sketches and more hours than I'd hoped, I had this:


I'm ridiculously pleased with it- now I can be semi-stylish without feeling too uncomfortable! It's Yui Kokeshi and black twill with a polka dot sash. It has two big sections for money on one side and leaflets, notebook and cards on the other. There's a little pen pocket on the inside too:


"C'mon Amanda,' I hear you say, 'none of this means you rock...' But, wait! Look at this:


It's my first zippered pouch! I've only ever done separating zippers before (which is pretty much intuitive) so I was very apprehensive. But it wasn't as hard as I thought and I'm more than pleased with myself. The pouch is in the money side and ideally, it will be stuffed with huge wads of moolah I don't want to fall out.

And now the action pics, courtesy of Jamie's dab hand at the camera:

The only thing I might change is the length of the sash. I had thought that my wiast measurement plus 20" would be enough but as you can see, my bow is a bit meager :(

13 comments:

  1. Skinny minnie! Nice work :)

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  2. Oh well done, its fab! Like you, I'm scared of zips, going to give 'em a go in the next couple of days...

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  3. it's not wrong to say you rock if it's true! fab money apron!

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  4. oh my! does your bum look good in that? ;-)

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  5. I can see a new range being produced here - custom money belts for all us sellers......I for one would find one useful.

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  6. I was very pleased with my money pinny made using stripy tea towels but now I feel I need one with a polka dot pen holder and a zip!!!!!

    Really rather lovely, well done!!

    xxx

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  7. this is fab!! you should definitely start selling them :)

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  8. Thats really great you should make a stack of them and try and sell them to the other stall holders.

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  9. Oooooh, I'm feeling inspired. I have been thinking about a 1950's housewife kinda apron with a ruffle and a money pocket. My sah will have to be muuuuuuuch longer than yours though LOL!

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  10. Wow! That's so cool - I can't wait for sale day to wear one!

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  11. That's lovely! I could really do with one of those but I am the world's laziest seamstress! Are you taking orders?

    (P.S. Thought there was no harm asking!!)

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  12. fabulous! love it and oh to be that skinny! *jealous* you most definitly rock!

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  13. That is ace. I want one!! Now you need to start selling the pattern/real thing because there are enough hours in the day ;)

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