The Imaginative Seamstress

K, so this one is the first nursing top that I've done with elastic in place of the ties. I tested it out on Monday after my sister and a friend both asked for this design over the weekend. My sister wants just a nursing tank, but my friend wants maternity + nursing tank, with elastic instead of ties.

 I've just completed and mailed off a nursing tank, to a customer. I took a few detailed photos of the top, including photos of it displayed on the dress form, with the inside facing out. I won't be typing much today, as I had a needle go through the tip of my index finger, on my left hand, and its rather sore. But enjoy the pictures! This is a design that you've seen here since Spring of 2012, but these are the first photos I've shared showing the inside of the suit. Here is where I turned it inside out. Its difficult to tell that its inside out because the print goes all the way through the fabric. That's one way to tell you've got a good fabric :-) Look closely at the neckline and arm holes. You can see some color difference around those areas. The black half circle you see at the center chest, is my hair tie. I placed it there so you all could see where the panel stops. Its designed so that if its done right, the under panel will com...

I've made a number of these but never had the chance to take photos of them. The only photos I'd posted before were sent to me from a sweet customer, Susan. Here's the post where the pictures from Susan are. The first time Susan ordered she was still on the mainland, but shortly after, she moved to Hawaii! I just have to share 2 pictures she sent me :-) I was a little jealous of her home and asked her to send me pictures haha :-)  Just BEAUTIFUL!!! Wish I could go there!! :-) Sorry, I got side tracked! But can you blame me?!?! Surely not :-) Oh, another thing I found was that it only takes a few days for the mail to reach Hawaii.  Now onto pics I took this past Tuesday... This is between a woman's size 18 and 20. If this print is well liked, I'll buy all that is currently in stock! So if you don't mind giving feedback, I'd appreciate it so much!! :-)    Elastic casing at the under-bust. Pinned to show how the...

I came to a point of needing a mental break from orders. And it was really great to take a break! If I don't take time for some creativity I'll go crazy with all these custom orders that require me to pay close attention to details all the time. This was my mental break... I took some time on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning to finally put this idea together! It had been sitting, cut out on my table for at least a week. And this idea has been rolling around in my head for about a year now. Its a criss-cross styled nursing top. I had one cut out last Summer and just never got it all put together. Its still in pieces. Just recently I cut out 2 from this shiny teal fabric I'd gotten in. It was light weight and sparkly! Like I said, I cut out 2. Both would look exactly alike on the outside, but the nursing access would look different on the inside. I had asked a friend if she'd be willing to try them both out and tell me which she liked better. Well, I put one together and d...

This past week I was working on a nursing suit order for a lady in Switzerland, that's right, Switzerland. Didn't I feel big and important to have an order from way over there? I sure did :-) Anyway, as I was finished with all sewing on the top, I usually put the suit on so I can know about how much to cinch up the sides and tie the pretty bows. I had put it on top of my t-shirt and as I was looking in the mirror, I had an idea! :-) Several people had asked me questions like "what does the suit look like inside?", "how far does the front panel come up?"...etc. Since I had a t-shirt on underneath, I could take some pictures that would help answer those questions in a visual way. So I asked the dear hubby to help me out with the picture taking. Here's what we got...  Yep, that's a knife in my pocket, its a kershaw. I'm so in love with my knife <3   #countrygirl   Holding the top panel up so you can see where the bottom panel comes ...