Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Can I just say . . .

Yum! I'm the proud new owner of some delicious red leather. This is going to become the Obi belt from the June issue. I traced out the pattern but I'll need to take several inches out of the waist. See this review from PatternReview.com. I don't really know anything about leather so I'll have to do some research on cutting and sewing it.


I'm sort of stalled on the kid raincoat. I'll explain more later. Right now I have to take my son for a teeth cleaning.
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9 comments:

  1. cidellJune 24, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    Why did my mouth water? I'm a freak.

    For the side pieces, can I suggest connecting with somthing like this http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-3029641280086334579&id=943744&parentid=ACC_BELTS_LEATHER&pushId=ACC_BELTS&prepushId=ACC_BELTS_LEATHER&popId=ACCESSORIES&sortProperties=&navCount=4&navAction=poppushpush&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=020&colorName=BROWN

    with the studs? No hard feelings if you're not feeling it :)

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  2. cidellJune 24, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    http://tiny.cc/ztU7K

    There, that's better :)

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  3. Cole's CornerJune 24, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    I just gave you a blog award.
    http://colescornerandcreations.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-got-another-blog-award.html

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  4. Gorgeous ThingsJune 24, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    You're going to LOVE working with leather when you get used to it. I wrote a post about working with leather last year. You can Read it Here

    HTH!

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  5. CisaJune 24, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    It's okay Cidell, I think I just drooled a little bit

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  6. UnknownJune 24, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    I'm drooling, too. Red Leather ROCKS! You're gonna turn this into something fabulous!!!

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  7. JuliaJune 25, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    That will make a wonderful belt on your tiny waist!

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  8. melissaJune 25, 2009 at 6:15 AM

    I'm seconding working with leather - I love it and I can't imagine ever buying a handbag again (if you don't have the Hot Patterns Nairobi bag pattern EMAIL ME!). Just get yourself some leather needles and either a teflon, roller, or walking foot and some binder clips (instead of pins) and you're good as gold. I've never had to glue or hammer anything, either, as my leather is generally soft and malleable anyway.

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  9. KarenJune 25, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Leather isn't really any different than fabric if you have the right tools. Leather needle, binder clips, glue - though not all weights need it. I've also had success using thin strips of Steam a Seam to flatten seam allowances - just make sure you do a test first and have a flannel press cloth between the leather and the iron. (S-a-S is what I used on my big orange Hotpatterns tote that I made earlier this year and it worked fine).

    Love the red leather, it's going to make a fabulous obi.

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