Zipper Rosette Pillow

This is a 15 inch pillow with an invisible zipper and feather form. I hand stitched zipper rosettes onto the pillow front as I was flying to Florida. The zipper rosettes are made from used zippers that I pulled out of jackets. I added a printed fabric strip to combine some color to the zipper and then formed it into a hand stitched spiral. Very fun to make! It took about 5-6 hours to make, due to all the handwork.

Skirt Hem Repurposed into a Flower Pin

A client asked for a rush on 5 lined skirt hems. I said yes, and was able to salvage enough scrap from one of the hems to make a flower pin. The fabric was a textured woven blue with a bit of irridecences. It was a thicker and heavier flower and rather than adding a hair clip, I added a pin back. The customer decided to buy it when she picked up her hemmed garments. Success!

Converted Wedding Dress Pillow

A client asked me to make a decorative pillow and garter out of her wedding dress. She was married in the 1970s and her dress was modestly beaded and simple. Her daughter is getting married and she plans to use the pillow in the ceremony to hold the rings. The pillow features the bodice front. I padded out the bust slightly to give it extra contour. The pillow has a cotton foundation,an invisible zipper, and down filled pillow form. The garter is made from the gowns bottom edge and the lace was taken from the veil. The fabric flower in the picture is my own additional embellishment.

Perfected zipper rosettes

Ever perfecting, I am trying to stream line the production of my zipper rosettes. I have decided to put less embellishment on them and stick with the zipper theme by including a zipper pull on each pin or hair clip. I am finding fun bright fabrics to combine with the zippers to add extra eye candy. I eliminated the felt backing because it added too much weight to the pin. The hand stitching is visible but there are no raw edges exposed.
More information about zipper rosettes can be found on my website, www.sewingbymaudy.com.

Zipper rosette embellishments

I continue to perfect my zipper rosettes. I am adding not only vintage buttons but also jewelry pieces / parts. I'm finding better ways to attached the zippers to my fabric strips and playing with the fabric width.

Felted Holiday Stocking

I was given 5 felted thrift store wool sweaters and was asked to make simple holiday stockings. Notice the hanging loop is attached to the front of the stocking. I liked the angle of hanging drop this created. These stocking are also lined with a simple cotton fabric.