Aren't you in love with the new Maya Road Dressform chipboard album? It really is so fun! I was really excited to get to work with this album...the minute I saw it I knew what I wanted to do with it...I wanted to make a tribute album about my mother. My mother is an amazing seamstress. I can't tell you how many wonderful dresses she made me over the years! We would spent hours looking at patterns and picking out fabric. I would cut the dress out for my mom, and then she would sew it. The dresses never looked "homemade"--they were always perfection because my mom's sewing skills were so good. She did try to teach me to sew numerous times...and I was a pretty bad student. I do use my sewing machine all the time, though, to sew on my scrapbooking layouts and mini albums!
To create my album, first I covered the covers with sewing pattern tissue. I watch the sales at my local craft stores and when patterns go down to $1.99, I go and buy several so I always have some on hand. I tore the tissue up and layered it onto the covers with gel medium. I fashioned a quick gathered "skirt" out of some fabric, and used Maya Road trim as the waistband. I covered and inked all of the inside pages, and of course I had to sew on the pages!
What do you have planned for the dressform album? I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Love, Dina.
gorgeous Dina!!!!
Posted by: Mari | March 08, 2010 at 03:33 AM
I love that you sewed on the chipboard... I've never tried that!
Posted by: Cameron | March 08, 2010 at 07:12 AM
so fun and cool!
Posted by: Beth Perry | March 08, 2010 at 08:23 AM
Amazing! Love it so much!!!
Posted by: AndreaWiebe | March 08, 2010 at 08:37 AM
LOVE THIS ..
Posted by: Sasha Holloway | March 08, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I LOVE it Dina!!!
Posted by: Jamie | March 08, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Fabulous!
Posted by: slammie | March 08, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Saw this album come into the store last week and knew I could use some of the new sewing themed papers to do something with it. Your design and book is AWESOME!! Can I scraplift the idea???
Posted by: Donna Muir | March 08, 2010 at 12:02 PM
At 11:02 AM 3/8/2010, you wrote:
alexamom01@yahoo.com
Of course, scraplift away! :)
D.
Posted by: Dina | March 08, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Oooooh! Love the application of the natural pattern to the dress form, all the details, love this!!
Posted by: jan metcalf | March 08, 2010 at 07:04 PM
That is gorgeous.
Posted by: Michelle K | March 09, 2010 at 10:30 AM
I love the tribute idea - perfect.
My mom taught organ and piano for 30 years, she tried numerous times to "teach" me. I too, was a bad student. I always thought why do I have to learn to do it, if I want to hear something mom will just play it for me...
I didn't ever learn to play but i have a love for music that no one can ever take away. I can't scrap without the music on... lol
Thanks for the beautiful inspiration.
~Jill
Posted by: Jill in Frisco, Tx | March 09, 2010 at 10:38 AM
i can't even sew a button on but i love this cute album. it would be great to showcase photos of a tomboy daughter when she dresses up, a group of fashionable retro photos or even frilly easter outfits. love, love, love it.........
hugs!
harriett
Posted by: hhannusch@att.net | March 09, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Super cute!!!! I too can not sew a button on but love anything to do with sewing. My mom sews like a pro. Don't know why it never rubbed off on me.
Posted by: aimeelou | March 09, 2010 at 02:27 PM
This is way cool! I love it!
Posted by: Vanessa W. | March 09, 2010 at 09:12 PM
are these available for sale yet? Does anyone have a link? Thanks
Posted by: Donna | March 12, 2010 at 06:34 PM
found some dressform albums at Eclectic Paperie they had about 15 left last night . . .
Posted by: Donna | March 13, 2010 at 09:21 AM
What a great blog you have! I have a fabric store that is similar to yours in my area and I love it! I have this Oliver + S pattern waiting for my boys. I'm planning on making some pants for the Fall. I love the fabric you chose for these - what is the fabric with the print?
Posted by: soft cialis | April 26, 2010 at 05:09 PM