Lorraine’s This2That

I already wrote this blog and didn't save as I was editing pictures and I lost it. LOL I just love when that happens. I just got the crestless pumpkin pie baking that the kids begged me to make so now I can redo this! I had the velor dress that is nicely embellished but it was a too big. I need an occassion to wear it before I worked on it to make it fit me. So the other day Randy and I were invited to attend a fundraiser formal dinner at the CSU Ballroom. Well with the weather a little chill I need a light jacket to wear because the dress has spaghetti straps. I took the dress in on the side seam, crisscrossed the straps at the back to take up the slack and I added a silver ruffle to the top of the bodice at neckline to tie in the silver jacket I made to wear with the dress. With the silver blouse I cut off about 9 to 10 inches, turned up to form a casing that I added elastic to so it make the jacket more fitted. I added 1/2" black ribbon to tie the jacket close with a bow. W...

This is how it all started. My husband and I were invited to a fundraiser for Haiti. It is a formal affair so guess what I get to dress up. LOL I had the velvet dress that was too big for me but since I sew that really isn't a problem but I need a reason to put the time into making it fit. Well with the weather getting cooler I would need a small jacket since the dress has spaghetti straps. I have silver blouse that would work as a small jacket. Pictured here are the before pictures.

These aprons evolved from a need to make two aprons for the Swallows Charter Academy Chili Cook-off winners on October 22, 2010. The aprons I originally made were more feminine and a Halloween theme. I had an idea to make a chili pepper as the top of the apron from a placemat well when I got to the store no red placemats to be found. Go figure, right? Well I'm running out of time and I'm not sure that I would make it to the other stores so I thought and thought, looked and looked for some inspiration and ideas. I pulled to kitchen towels, 4 oven mitts, a tea towel as my idea formed in my head. I was hoping that it would evolve nicely in the making. With these types of projects you just never really know. LOL! So last night I slowly worked through my idea and finished the one apron, today I finished the second one. I do like how they turned out. I'm even thinking about making the pattern and selling the pattern to this apron. Pictured are several different angles so you ca...

The Swallows Charter Academy each year (since I can remember) has had a Chili Cook-off and the last several I have made the aprons for the winner of green and red chili. I usually do a chili pepper apron but this year I wanted to do something different. Each year they do this around Halloween so I thought I would put a different spin on the aprons. I hope that the coordinator Kelli Archuleta likes them. I thought they turned out cute. I will have to see what she says. Let me know your thoughts. The first apron shown is a child's apron I'm going to sell.

Just got word that my Red Bandanna Children's Apron's will be the Volume 3 Apron-ology out February 2010. I'm so excited. Let me know what you think.

I took a pair of black jeans that my mom's friend Carolyn gave me to recreate with. Congratulations to Carolyn for losing a ton of weight and getting rid of all those big clothes. I made two purses, I cut out a bear pattern and I still have another section to make another purse. Wow, I think I used almost every inch of this pair of jeans. I also used old ties to embellish with and use for the shoulder straps. What do you think?