Denim Jacket

Now don't you love denim jackets? They are so versatile you can dress one up or dress it down. There is a funny thing about denim, it is so durable and classic. It doesn't matter how long you have had that jacket, it might have been your mother's or your grandmother's jacket, it doesn't matter because the older it gets and the more you wash it, the more you love it. I have two jackets now that I have had for a long time, I have put them in the box to go to the Salvation Army so many times but everytime I get ready to go to the SA with the box, I try the jacket on one more time. Then it ends up back in my closet and I wear it for another season.

The jacket in this post is a jacket I made for a special customer (all my customers are special) she wanted me to do something special on the back of the jacket. I was happy with the results. What do you think? I also highlighted the front and collar of the jacket with mudcloth and used some very creative free-motion quilting stitches to finish it off. The diva on the back is embellished with rhinestones and shells. I know that my customer is going to love the attention she will get when she wears this jacket. You will have to enjoy looking at it on this post because it is definitely a one of a kind.

And of course it carries the PJBSW Seal of approval.

Me and Writing

I am not a writer but since I have started this blog and reading other blogs, I find that I am always thinking about writing and thinking of things to write about. For instance, I saw a tree the other day in a field, the tree was standing there all alone and it had no leaves on it. I thought what a beautiful tree, I am going to take a picture of that tree and write something on my blog about it. Also there is a young lady at my church that loves purses, every Sunday and every Wednesday (Bible study) she has a new and different purse. And each purse tells me what kind of mood she is in today. Well I asked her what was her favorite thing, and guess what she said, "purses". It shows, and she takes good care of her purses too, along with her great purses, she is always dressed so nice earrings, bracelets, dresses or pants she always has the right purse for each. Here is a photo of my purse diva. I am writing this because when we say that we have nothing to write about there is really alot we can find in our everyday life to write about. See I have started two subjects. Now you can look forward to two new posts from me one about that tree and another about the Purse Diva. That leaves it open for the hat diva, and the shoe diva. Also I still have to write and post about my art which you will be seeing some new stuff real soon. Like this doily.

I love making doilies. And you will see more in my Etsy shop. This is a blue pinwheel doily. It took me about 2 weeks to make. Some people that crochet will say oh that is a long time. I crochet after I have finished a day of sewing. It relaxes me. I have seen some very beautiful crocheting and that will be another thing to blog about.

Featuring Tote Bags

Right now I am featuring tote bags in my Etsy shop. Yesterday I got carried away with this idea of taking the silk cuttings from my serger and arranging them on fabric. I covered it with tulle and free-motion quilted the top. What happened was I was serging some silk scarves for another project and when I got ready to throw out the cuttings they looked so beautiful that I just could not throw them away. So I decided to make something out of them. They add great texture. Please visit my shop to see more details.