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FLEUR DE LOVE BIKE SEAT COVERS

21 July 2012 by Julianne

I made this post back in March of 2011! The only reason I can imagine that it wasn’t published is because I was waiting for Maria to actually get her seat, and then it just kinda got lost. But it still counts as something I made!

I decided one day to make a new seat cover for my friend Maria, and then I decided to make a new one for myself, and then I figured that while I was at it I might as well make a third, so voila!

I originally came up with this design on the first seat cover I ever made, which was sadly stolen along with the bike it was on last summer. This rendition was enhanced by the liberal application of red and pink glitter, just on the heart, which involved planning out the order of the layers very carefully, and I just love the way it turned out.

Maria’s went off to New Orleans for her birthday, albeit 2 weeks late. She loaned us her bright green cruiser for a couple weeks while we were in town, so I kept her bike in mind while working on her cover. I’m riding around on the cover with the teal sides, and it’s just perfect for my bike. The seat with the blue sides was available in my Etsy shop.

I know that fleur de lis aren’t very popular out here in Los Angeles, but I enjoy the connection I still get to my city by painting our symbol.

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TEAL AND GOLD SUNDRESS

11 July 2010 by Julianne

When I got this moderately-stretchy jersey I was planning on making some baggy pants for Burning Man, but upon arriving back in New Orleans realized that most of my clothes were made for the California summer. I needed something loose and flowing to cope with the heat and humidity, so I whipped up this dress right away.

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As always, this was my own design without any patterns or assists.

The stripes on the fabric are a light gold. It’s not too flashy but does make the dress a little more ritzy.

There was a bit of a challenge keeping this dress from looking frumpy–in order to keep the dress from sticking to my sweaty body I cut it a little on the large side. It took some critical thinking, but now I feel completely chic in this dress. I can tie the belt tight or leave it loose for air flow, so it’s got a bit of versatility. I can’t help but be impressed at how these thin straps always stay right over my bra straps.

I love the pockets! This was my first time with full, gathered pockets and I think they turned out very well. I wore this dress to a party last night and was able to fit TWO cans of beer in each pocket (I was also wearing roller skates and had kitty whiskers drawn on my face, just to give you the complete picture).

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fleur de logo reverse applique

10 April 2010 by Julianne

DON’T FORGET TO VISIT MY ETSY SHOP!

Literally about to jump in the car and drive to California, but here’s a post to keep you all entertained while I’m on the road.

When Jason designed my fleur de logo, I knew it would be perfect on a shirt! I had just enough jersey left over from my dress to make a tee. I did a reverse applique, which was fun and challenging, especially since this was the first time I’d ever tried the technique.

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I used red embroidering thread in a running stitch to attach the navy jersey to the slate blue fabric. The four rainbow bands on the spool are done in a split stitch, which is definitely my favorite. The needle is a backstitch in silver metallic thread, which is a pain in the ass to work with every time. It was difficult cutting all those precise edges, especially in the corners, and I was very appreciative of my Gingher shears!

I really love this design and feel like it represents me so well. The fleur de lis stands for New Orleans, my hometown. The spool of thread stands for how I try to find a way to incorporate a handmade ethos in the middle of everything I do. The rainbow reminds me to be joyful, and the fact that this is scrap fabric speaks to my love of reusing and recycling materials. Since the logo was designed by Jason I am always reminded of him and inspired to create things with him. Also, I love these photos he took of me during am early spring bike ride through City Park! I can’t believe the color my hair is turning! I never thought I’d be a natural redhead.

The V-neck is edged in navy jersey, and I added red stitching to tie in the embroidery. Plus I love hand-stitched details!

There is also red stitching on the sleeves, which is loose enough to allow the fabric to stretch.

Here’s an in-progress shot. I’m sure the more crafty of my following will be able to figure out the steps based on this, but for those of you who need instruction this might help you out, and if it doesn’t this girl‘s got some pretty nice instructions. I used freezer paper to transfer my design (Solvy would have been better but I didn’t have an embroidery hoop with me in LA) and I cut out my image piece by piece before stitching it. Also there’s no way I used fusible web; I prefer to keep things simple. Hell, I might just have to make me own tutorial one day.

What’s that? You want one last shot of me and my awesome bike? The dude abides.