Fashion Ladies Skirt

Me 4I love embellishments and little decorative details on fashions and that is why I love embroidery.  I have a Bernina 200E/730 that I bought years ago and I still love this machine.  It has the capability to do hundreds of decorative stitches and to do machine embroidery so I can create one of a kind fashions.

One year when I was at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Atlanta I discovered this embroidery company that does their own designs, which have an Asian design flare and not a lot of stitches per inch so the embroideries come out light to the touch and not stiff, which makes their designs perfect for flowing fabrics, light weight fabrics and knits.  Momo-Dini Embroidery Art is owned by two sisters, Momo and Dini, Fine Art Professors originally from China, they do their own artwork and sales and they have won many awards for their paintings and designs.

Momo-DiniI look forward to seeing Dini Yan at the Expo every year not only to see what new designs they have created but because she is so nice and friendly.  This year I was really excited to be able to show her what I created with their embroidery designs.

One year they came out with these designs called Fashion Ladies and I immediately knew what I wanted to make to show off these designs.  Unfortunately the design CD went into my “stash” like so many other fabrics and embroidery CDs do, but this year I made this skirt a priority on my sewing list. And I am so glad I did because it is beautiful and fun to wear.  For some reason I feel like a little doll wearing it.  It makes me happy.

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What Fabric are you?

LingerieI LOVE, LOVE, LOVE lace!!  There are so many different types of lace, so I can’t say that I have a favorite.

Lace can be very elegant for wedding gowns, lingerie, evening wear, or it can be dressed down. Lace can be mixed with all types of fabric including velvet, denim or leather.  It can be made with cotton, silk or wire.  I don’t care what it is made of as long as it is lace.  Ahh, Lace!

Lace is romantic, provocative and sexy.  Lace can be the whole garment, appliquéd on, as a decorative accent, or it can just peek through.  It can be plain, simple or embellished with beads, sequins or feathers. It can be country, victorian or royalty.  Lace can be sweet, demure and innocent.

I think lace is the most versatile fabric there is, because there are so many options on how to use it.

If I had to describe myself in the use of fabric I would probably describe myself as a piece of French silk lace hand embellished with exquisite beads and sparkling gems.

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