Brisbane and New Look 6704

... and sew it seams that time gets away, and my blogging has been neglected ... too much to do ... starting with a quick trip to Brisbane, and my mission was to purchase fabric ..... found this in Michelton - Funky Fabrix indeed .....



.. and this is what I got .... I'm thinking ...... bags? Too obvious? Oh well ......

I also went to Indooroopilly - to a fab shop SCKAFS .... it's quite unusual to find a very well stocked and busy fabric shop in the middle of large shopping centre - but there it was .... I purchased quite a few dress lengths of this and that - photos of which will hopefully appear in due course ..... one of my finds was a lovely knit - creamy background - cool sketch like flowers in colours reminiscent of books from my childhood .... anyway, my 12 year old sweet pea wrapped it around herself and tied a knot in it and wore it out to dinner that night .... why can't I do that? Sorry about her face - my Photoshop skills are ...... well, I don't have any!
I am wearing a BWF top in a metallic knit from Chic Fabrique - Central Coast, NSW ...
And another fabric shop - I LOVE BRISBANE!!! This one was new apparently, can't remember the name - it is next door to BIOME - which is another great shop full of cleverly designed, recycled type goodies - it is on Adelaide Street .... I got a great digital print with big big flowers for a bias skirt I hope ...

Now, here is New Look 6704, View E in fabric from SCKAFS Brisbane - its a decent weight woven with a touch of Spandex ... there is a faint phrase repeat behind the images "We live in a fashion world" - can't argue with that!


I cut a size 14 and it was very straightforward to sew together - I like it!
... Still in Brisbane, and on my morning walk I was a tad excited to see this poster .....

It was a lovely Sunday - Sunday? Sunday? The exhibition was NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY ..... ? Crazy but true - I just might have to go back!

A Bevy of Boxers

Boxers in a minute ....
But now, it's been a busy time with birthdays lately .... here is a great big 28 inch square cushion I made for my nephew ....
I've been using BIGHUGELABS to do tricky things with photos before transferring them onto fabric .... it's just the best.... and free!

And now another big huge cushion featuring big huge labs .. this one for my baby who turned 15 today!....... some of the images were printed straight onto treated inkjet fabric, and some I used Transfer Artist's Paper - an iron on product .... it gives you the freedom to transfer your designs onto lots of different materials - even glass apparently! As always, I use Goldies Cushion inserts ..... bound to be b b b bouncier!
Can you spot Mr Hugh Jackman? .... he was shooting a film at our beach and was happy to have his photo taken ....
I used bleached denim on the back .....
I think my baby likes it! The one glove is another present - a golf glove!
And now for the boxers .... what else can a sewist make for a 15 year old boy ... that is, something that he may actually wear ???

Love the fabric on the right - Alexander Henry Regent Skulls - I didn't quite have enough for 2 legs - so I cut and pasted (appliqued) some bits onto a piece of homespun .... did the trick!


That should get him through the year ....