An Old Project

I was going through old pictures on my computer and I found a lot of treasures. This one in particular was of a sectional David and I bought when we first got married. We found it at a garage sale for $20 (the saler was desperate to get rid of it!). I was not too fond of the color but when I sat down on it, I was sold. It was super DUDERLY soft and comfortable. So we bought it and with the help of my SIL, we reupholstered it, and make it look like new!

Here are BEFORE pictures. (you can see the ugly blueish green color)


AFTER: We've had the sectional for about four years now and it is still just as soft and comfortable as it was when we first bought it but I am ready to reupholster it again because it needs a facelift.

My handsome boys.

David likes to tease me that I sew for everyone and their mother and that I never make him anything. He seems to have forgotten about his green quilt and aloha shirt. Whatever. Anyways, for Christmas this year I decided to make him and Ngatoa matching pajama pants. They sure look pretty darn cute if I do say so myself.

David wouldn't let me take hundreds of pictures of him in his pajamas like Ngatoa would. Ngatoa loved the attention =)...as if i dont give him enough during the day.


I don't make very many boy clothes but when I do, Ngatoa will be my official male model!

Everybody loves Bob Marley!

This is Marley.

Kristi Suguturaga took our family pictures last year and did a FABULOUS job. As a thank you I made this dress for her daughter and ties for her sons. I decided on reggae colors because I knew (judging from Kristi's family pictures) that they are Bob Marley fans. I was so happy when they came to church sporting their new outfits and I was even more thrilled that the dress fit!

The little pink dress.

I made this dress for cousin Melinda Logan...she had her first girl!!! Every girl needs a pink dress... with ruffles =)



I added eyelet to the belt at the last minute.

Dad's Birthday

I made my dad these ties for his birthday. I learned a new way of making them so I was able to sew them in half the time!

My little helper

Actually he doesn't help me at all, he prohibits me from doing any kind of sewing. He likes to pull out needles, climb on my lap while I'm trying to sew and walk all over any material I have laid out on the floor. It's impossible to work on any project with him around which is why I have to sew while is he asleep. But he sure is cute sporting that scrap material from my newly made cardigan that I o so love!

One pattern...two dresses.

So remember the dresses I made for Tia Pope's bridemaids?? well the pattern grew on me and I decided to make a dress for myself, using material I bought at the LA fabric district $1 a yard!! This dress required about 1 1/2 yards so it cost me about $1.50 and 3 hours to make!! Sounds like a bargain to me!!

Puletasi

I've been asked to make puletasi's in the past but the plans would never go through. So when Mary Latu asked if I would make her one for her SIL's wedding I instantly agreed and was excited. Hopefully more pictures to come...

Lastest Project.

Tia Pope asked me to make 9 of these for her bridesmaids. They were simple dresses but it took me many hours to finally complete the project. I was pleased with the end product and the girls looked beautiful.

Baby Li'u

She's wearing the dress!!!

Baby Ana

I made this for baby Ana (Guste and Elsie's youngest). She is going to be my new baby model because she is so stinkin cute!

Models

I've decided, I always need to have models for my finish products. They make my work look so much better. =)

Matching Dresses.

When I found out that Mary Latu was going to be having a combined birthday party for her three girls, I knew instantly that I wanted to make matching dresses. I decided to use left over material from the costumes I made for the BYU Luau in 2010.

Baby Blanket and Matching Outfit.

I made this for Amy Taula's first baby girl, Hi'ilei. My mom and I tried to look for pink material or something girlie, but we fell in ove with this color and print, we just had to get it. I made this dress and flower with the left over material. Again, I am obsessed with ruffles.

Ruffle Dress.

I've been obsessed with ruffles lately and I've been wanting to make a ruffle dress for a long time. I finally did it, and I love the way it turned out. It was a little more complicated than I expected and there are definitely things I would do differently the next time around. Nonetheless here it is! Material was $5 a yd and I bought two yards of it, so my dress came out to $10! Love it!

My First Swimsuit!!

After going to Seven Peaks Water park several times and counting at least 4 girls who had on my exact bathing suit, I decided it was time to get a new one. Finding the right bathing suit is always hard, they're either too expensive or something is just wrong with the cut...so I decided to take on the challenge of making one. I like it, mostly because I know no one else will have it!

Bridesmaid Dresses

I made Fale's dress (far Left) and Liz Pope's dress (she's standing next to the bride)

Boys Ties

DIY skirts

These were some of my very first DIY projects. I was so addicted as you can tell!

This red skirt was an old grandma skirt that was waaayy to long and little too big around the hips area.

So I made it a little shorter, adjusted the waistband, and brought it in a little. I've always wanted a red skirt, now I have one that only cost me $6!!


Excuse my modeling poses. my goodness. Anywho, I dont have a "before" picture of this blue skirt but it was kind of like the red skirt above so I made a few adjustments to it and now it fits perfect! Another $6 skirt!

I also added ruffles along the edge of the pockets, just to spice it up a little.


Crimson. sorry. green top and brown skirt were also DIY projects. Green top was a long sleeve, high neck top. I cut off the sleeves, lowered the neckline, and added ruffles. The skirt was calf length, I made it knee length.


This by far, was my funniest DIY project. The BEFORE picture speaks for itself. I looked very...homey. As you can see, I cut the sleeves off the top, made the skirt shorter, and added a cardigan (which I made a while back but wasn't sure what to wear it with...now i do!!)


I now have a red, blue, black, and brown skirt as well as a few tops from Deseret Industries (DI). The pieces ranged from $4 to $6 each!! What a bargain!