Selfie squared

Selfie squared: a selfie of a Tshirt for my’self’.

This Froy and Dind fabric sat gathering dust for a couple of weeks now. Last week after a stressful day I desperately grabbed the scissors, on old pattern I made up long before I knew there was a blog-world out there! Two days later -time to sew is rare these days- the top was ready to be worn! The joy off finally having made something again was great.

The lack of a photographer forced me into taking selfies, and as it is a rather long Tshirt it was impossible to capture a good image of it with only one picture.

Nevertheless, this collage gives you an idea of the result.

VIP Palm tree

We often see funny, weird and or crazy things here; and today I saw a VIP palm tree. While driving on Sheikh Zayed Road I saw a helicopter transporting a palm tree. The picture isn't awesome because I had only 1 shot with 1 hand, but I still feel I want to share it with you.

Both helicopter and palm did not really seem to enjoy the ride.

A close up of the VIP palm tree.

Shoulder bag # 3

We already announced we were making a third one, and now the bag is ready. 

Just like the previous one this bag is the smaller version of recipe 27 from Zo Geknipt 1.

This time around we did not use special webbing (just a piece we made from the same fabric of bags’ fabric), but we did make another piece of macramé to help open the tiny zipper.

The piping is gold color and we ironed some home-cut golden birdies on the plain outside fabric of the bag. 

I have more bags now than ever, and can change them around depending of my mood!

Next time maybe something from Zo Geknipt 2 - maybe that lovely the sleeping bag?

Pattern: The pattern is recipe 27 from the book Zo Geknipt.

Fabric: Came from my huge stash of fabric and I have no clue where I bought it.

Billy times three

This was the first in a series of 'limited edition' Billy bookcases; meanwhile we made three more.
And two for the girls' bedroom.

One for the boys' bedroom.

I venture to say I am an expert now. Everybody who hesitates to make his own version I would say: just do it!
It is fun, easy and the result is stunning.

I assemble the whole cabinet (do not nail the backpanel to the shelves), and mark the desired height of the shelves. Remove the backpanel, cut the fabric at the correct size. Prepare some white glue (schoolglue, or woodglue) by mixing it with water until it is a watery solution. Somewhere between 1(water)/1(glue) and 2 (water)/1 (glue).
Now comes the secret trick: soak the fabric and wring the fabric out; thus you avoid squander your glue mixture (you will need less glue mixture if you wet the fabric beforehand) and it will be easier to apply the glue. Place the fabric on the appropriate spot and apply the glue mixture.
Let it dry, put the backpanel back in the cabinet frame, place the shelves and ... admire your new piece of furniture.