Fabric Friday IX

Hello! Miss me a lil? I sure did miss blogging but try as I may I just couldn't get past all the stuff I had on my plate.

It's another edition of Fabric Friday whoop! And today, I do have some variety. Let me know if you likey!

Wax - bijou wax

Plaid 

Daviva

Daviva

Daviva 

Daviva

And a sneak peek of what became of the daviva lol! You need to have seen me at the daviva store, I was like a kid in a candy store! Cool stuff. And yes, I still have a phobia for photos :)

Something Old, Something New.

So I had this clock for a while now, er quite a while cos I remember getting it around my freshman year so it has beeeeeeeen a while! Ok, and after many battery changes and all and probably getting better and more interesting clocks, I kept it tucked away until recently when I stumbled across it and thought to make it more useful to me.

I got some ankara fabric, and here's what I did - mostly, I got around doing this tutorial out of curiosity :-)

Fabric Friday VII - some good 'ol Vlisco lovin!

Hey!!! So I got some two or three Vlisco prints to share with you ASAP, they were gifted to me and in our usual Friday tradition, though to share with you of course! Now, I don't know where to begin when dishing about Vlisco, they are original and one of the best out there what's not to love about them?

Here, here.....

How To Make A Fabric Bead

So I just got back from work about 20 minutes ago, and thought to do a quick DIY post as I've had this tutorial on my hard drive for a while now- yeah, I put together tutorials when I get the urge, and store them away lol! So straight to it, i'v got to get dinner! 

DIY Ankara Embellishment - Bring on the Bling!

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DIY Ankara Fabric Bangles 2: Smaller Bangles

Hello all! hope you had a great weekend?  So here's the deal, it's 5 am-ish and I just had to do this quick post before rushing off to begin my day. If you are a regular visitor to this blog, you would know that I posted a previous DIY on ankara fabric bangles albeit a big bangle and so promised a diy on smaller bangles so here it is.( I hope my ankara DIYs aren't becoming 'too much' it's just what readers require the most when they write in lol!) 

you can read all about my previous bangle post on here

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DIY: Ankara Fabric Covered Notepads

Hello all! It HAS been a while right? Yeah I know…. However, I happened to whip up a DIY which would take less than 20 minutes on the average (well, if we exclude waiting for the glue to dry out, lol!)

So this DIY is about wraps – wrapping up our notebooks (not the ones with keypads and wires and circuit boards and things but the ones with paper, and a cover? Those ones) So having said that, let’s get to it shall we?

See updated post on making this notepad with a closure snap( kinda like a clutch) here : http://thatssewnaija.blogspot.com/2014/02/diy-fabric-notepad-ii.html

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DIY - Stella Jean Studded Ankara bangles

Hello once more and to my muslim brothers and sisters, I say Barka Da Sallah! Has this been a great week or what? Well, it has been for me and I hope it's the same for you as well cos most importantly we should be thankful cos we are alive right? right :-) Now as you may now know, i'm currently crushing on Stella Jean, so in my search (more like stalking), I happened to find these bangles of hers amongst other 'treasures' and decided to DIY them.

Stella Jean Bangle - retailing at 201 USD

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Diy Tutorial - How To Make a Fabric Covered Button

If you are like me and need loads of fabric buttons to work pieces like bib neck pieces or other embellishments, but then own scores of unused fabric buttons which you would rather have a different fabric on, or then again if you haven't got a machine to create those buttons, this tutorial is for you. I'll be using both instances:

1. an 'unwanted' fabric button

2. a metal button to be converted into a fabric button.

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'Ankaracstar' - Celeb inspired Denim/Ankara vest

Bend, Mend, or Spend???

So I have been seeing celebs such as Tiwa savage and Davido rocking denim and Ankara and being so sew naija at heart, I decided to do some justice to my Miss Selfridge denim vest. I actually have never worn the vest so it was up for the debate – ‘Bend (toss), Mend (reconstruct/fix), or Spend (splurge on a new one)?’. At this point, you should know what my choice was J

 

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DIY Inspiration - Stella Jean SS 2013

I haven’t posted a DIY project in ages and by ages I mean for about two weeks now. That however, doesn’t mean that I haven’t been getting my hands dirty with some diy, I actually have – I’ve just been overwhelmed with work and other activities life requires J and so since they are all half way done, I’ll just wrap them up and present them to you in a bit!

How to make a Bib neckpiece

Hello all! Hope you having a great week so far? I know I am J well, asides the too few hours the days seem to have.

So The tutorial we going to be having today is on how to create a neckpiece using fabric buttons and a minimal amount of beads and trimming, although I prefer to use more of the beads and trimming when making mine. With a  bib neckpiece, trust me – u can jazz up a simple outfit  ‘just like that!’ so without further ado, let’s get right to it.

you'll require:

fabric buttons

scraps of fabric

trimming (optional)

now, out of nothing but sheer laziness, i'll show how to create the 'foundation' and then continue with a previous one I already had sewn because i really can't get on a machine right now :-)

they look like this basically after being sewn/before being embellished or accessorized - i'l be making use of the pink.

and from scratch.... fold a square piece of fabric in two, measurements would be determined by what size you actually want.

cut out a piece for the 'neckline'

cut a second piece which would act as the interfacing

iron on some stay to ensure thicknes 

after this, u sew up the bottom curve all the way up, and insert string at the top. Please have a look at the finished ones above.

this is what it should look from the inside out, well, if you used white stay of course :-)

then you begin sewing on your buttons

roll up your fabric scraps thus...

and stitch to your bib, it should look this way

same goes for the trimming, only you roll it up in a circle

after you've stitched them all on - beads, buttons, fabric rolls, you should have something like this..notice the top is unfinished

stitch it up neatly in a hem and cover up with trimming or fabric which ever you want. I normally use decorative stitches though but they all serve the same purpose of giving a neat finish.

and here's our finished bib!!! have fun making yours and be sure to post pics! would love to see!

here's one I made recently...no buttons involved tough! :-)

xoxo,

Onnari.

I apologize for picture quality!

twitter: @thatssewnaija

Collar Me Bad

It’s been a rush of events, tasks and activities lately and more so being the start of a new week, a lot of plans to be created and carried out but however, I did make out time to create some fancy detachable collars inspired by my love for all things African as well as vintage. Jump in and see the tutorial cos we are making ‘em together!

The Hunt For Fed Sequined Fabrics

I went fabric shopping the other day, as I was supposed to get a red sequined fabric for a particularly stylish lady J I really enjoy working with her. She thinks outside the box when we discuss fabrics, designs, aesthetics etc. and most of all she IS NOT scared of colour!  I searched through the fabric shops and this is what I came up with, along with the emerald green number. Couldn’t leave it behind.