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My custom quilted heart hats out on the town on the heads of Kindra and Laura- two important members of NYC club kid society! I couldn't have asked for two better heads for my creations! Keep the orders coming fabulous friends!

These days it seems like everybody is a fashion designer. With DIY and Etsy culture having a very extended moment I feel like I can't turn a corner (or open a new tab) without someone showing off the stuff they "made". The fact is, most of the stuff people make these days involves a hot glue gun or a screen printer. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I just thought I'd give you a glimpse into a bit of my own work which involves neither.
Along with the gold glitter bows I posted previously, Kindra and Laura also ordered two of my heart teardrop hats (of which a variation of the design will be available this fall) in "quilted red vinyl with spikes" which meant I had to quilt the vinyl myself AND create matching red vinyl piping to edge the hats with. These things take time. After I quilted the vinyl through a process that involved hand drawing a grid stencil, padding up the vinyl, and basting followed by machine finishing, I studded the vinyl by hand. Aside from the machine stitches across the front the entire hats are hand sewn- most of which I did on the subway on the way to and from work. Gotta get it done. Remember- real work takes time.
Anyway, I love how these turned out and I'll post photos eventually of the ladies rocking them! What do you think?

Before I left for Seattle I stitched up a couple of glitter bows for my fabulous friends Kindra and Laura. Special order. I DO do custom pieces ya know! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how these turned out and I think I need one asap for myself.
My question for you is would YOU buy one of these? I'm thinking about making more in some other colors for my club minded customers. These might be a side addition to my fall mini collection. Photos of them out and about on Kindra's birthday soon to follow!