My Mother Would be Sew Proud!

My mother was quite a seamstress.  She could whip up patterns by cutting them out of the Sunday paper with scissors, head to the sewing machine and come back with an amazing outfit or some beautiful craft.  I doubt I will ever be that fantastic of a seamstress but I’m so proud of the purses and bags I’ve been making lately.  Each one seems to turn out a little better than the last!  My mother would love them.  She would also love the fact that they are 100% upcycled fabric that I tracked down at the local thrift store.  One of our favorite things to do together was spend a morning digging through the racks to find some amazing relic that someone else had discarded and put it back to use.  Hope you love these as much as I do, because I want to keep each one I make.

Made from a burlap type fabric that was handprinted with my queen anne’s lace design.  The lining, handles and pocket were made from a vintage shirt.

A frumpy 80′s jumper turned into a modern bag.  100% upcycled.  Lining made from repurposed curtains.

 

 

Beautiful wooden button thrifted from a pair of old curtains.

 

Thrifted table linen with woodland scene.  Framed in with vintage floral fabric.

 

Queen Anne’s Lace Handprinted Tote Bag.  Fully lined with unbleached muslin.

 

 

Rambling Rose Tote.  Already sold.  Made from thrifted Vintage fabric.  Fully lined.

 

 

Thrifted Burlap type fabric with my queen anne’s lace design.  Fully lined with striped cotton from an upcycled shirt.

Fabric printed by my husband Andy, sewn into a clutch by me.

Napkins again!

Haven’t printed any cloth napkins in a while.  We use all the misprints in our home, my husband and I love them and it certainly saves resources; I hate to think about how much paper we would go through otherwise.  So here are my new ones!  All are available in my Etsy shop.

Head in the Clouds

This is a brand new design I call “Head in the Clouds”  Just printed, it’s still Wet!

Original design handprinted using non toxic water based ink on a 100% cotton

Alternative Apparel brand t-shirt.  Giraffes are from a photo I took at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Better pics to arrive soon!

Soon to be for sale in my Etsy shop!

Handprinted T-Shirts

These are a few examples of the handprinted shirts that I make.

Many are available in my shop on Etsy.  Some are not listed in my shop, but could be printed if needed.