sometimes i can be truly terrible when it comes to my diy projects...
this one in particular has taken me nearly 3 years...(sigh)

i remember back in 2009, when i was just getting to know janice and i made her get me quilt materials for my 21st birthday...
and now here we are, january 2012 and all (and i'm almost 24 -.-)!

the construction of this quilt can be broken down into two stages.

oo1; in june 2011 (2 years after receiving my lovely present), i finally got around to cutting the fabric into squares. and then promptly sewed two rows until i broke my sewing machine and gave up.
oo2; then yesterday, after much badgering from my mum and listing finish my 21st birthday quilt as numero 2 on my 2012 resolutions: I FINALLY FINISHED IT AT 2AM (with a bit of help from mum). 

AND I LOVE IT.
IT'S SOOOOOO PRETTY AND WARM.
there's little mistakes everywhere (okay, maybe not little but...whatever) and it's like oh hey! handmade!
so now that it's done, of course i had to run around taking photos with it :D


YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

donna.

photos from last weekend,
had so much fun altering two dresses into skirts

the first one was my bardot striped skirt dress
where the black top has been epically fading in the past few washes and was becoming a bit loose
i'd only fallen in love with the dress because of the skirt part anyway so, no biggie...

 

(finished product)

the second one is a grey cotton on dress that's at a bit of an awkward length

this one was a bit more complex because i had to create a waistband and gather in a new skirt

but it was a great feeling to be able to remember how to do it xD

 

(finished product)

i've still got a few items to sew, that i thrifted back in my thrifting days

but i'm in no big hurry because i don't see myself wearing the patterns this coming spring/summer

current sewing project: my 21st birthday quilt xD

donna.