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traveling green

19 April 2010 by Julianne

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I made this dress back in June, right after I returned from backpacking in Europe for 6 months. I wasn’t sure what my plans were, but I’d just bought a station wagon so I knew there’d be plenty of adventures. This is the first roadtrip dress!

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I was able to test out its travelbility on my latest cross country trip, driving from New Orleans to Los Angeles on i40. These photos were taken from our wonderful day in Arizona.

It’s very comfortable to wear and I felt very chic at all of our stops– Arizona State Welcome Center, a gas station for a much-needed french fry break, wandering around Meteor Crater, playing in snow in Flagstaff, and even in Circus Circus casino in Vegas late that night.

It’s made out of fine green jersey I picked up in Ohio–this was months before discovering the LA fashion district. It wasn’t so flattering when I first made it, but I recently re-examined my work. That’s right, sometimes even I need to tailor my clothes! I took in the shoulders and arm seams, as well as added elastic beneath the bust line (I find this is essential in getting a really nice fit from jersey). I was pretty ignorant about sewing stretch fabric on machine, and so to avoid stretching I did the hems and the ties by hand (if you’re confused about this I’ve got some tips on sewing stretch fabric and tubes)

As you can tell from all our photos, it turned out to be the perfect outfit for an entire day’s worth of adventures!

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fleur de logo reverse applique

10 April 2010 by Julianne

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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.

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bicycle seat covers

25 March 2010 by Julianne

After I made my upholstered and painted saddles I wanted to come up with other ways to customize a bike. Well, I’m still focusing on the seat, but this time with a removable cover.

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These covers are completely made from recycled materials! The fleurs des lis are cut out of cotton, and then glued and stitched onto durable teal corduroy. The tops are lined with thick vinyl, adding some serious rain-protection (this way, only the fast-drying cover gets wet, instead of your whole saddle getting saturated and taking days to dry!). The sides are stretchy polyester, which will wear great and fit well over any seat. There’s a drawstring cord at the bottom of the cover to keep it tight.