Hawaiian Floral
July 8, 2010
My mom just sent me some Hawaiian florals she’s had since the 80s. Any idea what to do with them? I have about two yards of each. I’m not really sure I can rock this in a shirt pattern. I was thinking pajama pants or something along those lines. But I am totally open to think about some other options!
Yummy Drink
July 6, 2010I was going to write a post on how to make cold brew coffee, but this post is excellent and tells you all you need to know. I don’t drink coffee, but I will drink it with chocolate. Hence, this yummy ice mocha. Here’s how:
Fill your glass with however much cold brew coffee you want, preferably not a whole lot. Then pull out some chocolate milk (milk with chocolate syrup works, too):
Fill it up. I always go right to the brim except when I put some ice in there to make it extra cool, as I did this time.
My friend Liza once worked in a coffee shop where they had coffee ice cubes. This is a pretty cool idea. I might try it for my iced mochas. Enjoy!
p.s. I did make a shirt out of that buffalo plaid & wore it later that night. I’m loving that pattern!
Summer Tops Are Taking Over My Life
July 2, 2010
Seriously. I’ve made these three so far and am making two more. They are quick(ish) to make and can be multi-seasonal. The black polka dot & the navy and white (I think the color bled because the white is very blue) are 100% silk. The light blue in the middle is 100% linen. What’s great is the pattern I made only requires a yard, or less if it’s a wide bolt. So $15 for a yard of fabric that equals a tank in a short amount of time is pretty reasonable. I guess the trade off is spending the time to make it instead of going to a store to purchase something ready made.
I put pockets on two of the shirts. I couldn’t get the stripes to match up without losing my mind, so I left it plain.
The shirts would’ve been faster to make had I serged the seams, instead I went for French seams because they are just so nice. The neck, arm holes, and hem are all rolled hems. That takes a lot of ironing, but it looks nice. I didn’t feel like fooling with bias binding, or again with serging.
I have two more tanks to make. The blue is a silk cotton blend from Mill End, and the black buffalo check is cotton from Better Bargains for like a dollar. Sweet. I’m thinking about doing something to the blue fabric to spice it up somehow, but I dunno, I kind of like the simplicity which makes it so versatile.
Darsh wanted in on the photoshoot. He loves the camera. And sitting on my fabric.
