Kitty and String

I got a kitten. Her name is Mountain.

Here we were chatting it up on the comp.

Also in cleaning up news, this is the aftermath of renegade- serger wise:

Look how well I cleaned up your bags people!!

More updates to come soon. Lots of custom orders :-)

Renegade Craft Fair Day 2

Very exciting day with a lot of sales. Here are a few:

2:35pm Jackie and Zach

3:16pm D

4:22pm Ena

5:47pm Eric

If you came to the booth and wanted to snag one of these bags but didn't have the cash (or if you weren't there and want one), you can buy them, among other things and anything custom made on my Etsy page.

See you next year!!!!

Renegade Craft Fair Preparation and Day 1

Here are some pictures from my backpack and small case prep for the Renegade Craft Fair and what went down on the first day.

Backpacks galore!!!!

The booth!!!

Excitement!!!!

This boy's dad bought a Mokuyobi sticker and he put it on his scooter!!!!

Make sure to come see us Sunday for the final day in McCarren Park from 11am-7pm. Booth 106 on Bayard between Lorimer and Union.

Power Suit

I made this outfit for my final project for Draping class.

Power Up!! Power Suit.

Colorblock Skirt

An a-line color block skirt I made for my patternmaking final. It's my style, I dig it.

Honeycomb Pleated Backpack

I made this backpack with some fabric manipulation I learned in Textiles class. It makes for an interesting pattern.

Folding the pleats

Finished pleating

Drew backpack shape and pocket placement

Honeycomb smocking

Pocket action

Finished!!

(That patch looks familiar...)

Hand Embroidered Patch

I hand embroidered a patch. It was my first time trying it and I think it turned out really well. I spend a lot of time on it and my fingers are glad to be done. :-)

Just getting started

Further...

Finished design!!

The back (what a mess!)

Covered the back, attached with fusible

Sewed the edge by machine

Final stitching around the edge

Done!!