~So I have made quite a few custom works with people's spirit animals as part of the design. It is usually a bird or a horse or something equally majestic. Not all the clients call it that but that is what I think in my
lil brain when I am making it. I think of their love and connection with the animal. I even checked out
a book , at the behest of a client while I was working on her humming bird skirt.
Personally I had never consider myself as someone with a spirit animal; and really had always thought it to be quite hokey( even though I did subscribe to the idea -
closetedly). What really renewed my interest in this concept is that burger has seemed to identify strongly with elephants since before he was even 2! Anyway I was frustrated that after all the research and self examining I still could not identify my spirit animal ... I felt myself adrift with no animal to spirit me a long for months. Then it came to me the CATFISH;kinda gross and not so majestic but.....I love those buggers. This affinity is anchored in my swamp fishing days of my youth. My daddy and I spent quite a few summer days in a flat bottom boat on the a
Okefenokee. Also I am quite fascinated
noodling.
So here you have my bottom feeder Appliqued T shirt . I have worn it a little almost everyday since I made it( last Friday)...have not even washed it; also
ew gross. I use
heat and bond lite on paper thin vintage fabric, an altered jersey knit white t shirt,
fabric pastels and machine embroidery.
alalalove
~Speaking of spirit animals,I made a
pegacorn dress for one of
my favorite friends to wear to a wedding. The dress is altered from the kimono dress pattern from
this book.
* If you are looking for a new summer clothing sewing book this book is stellar. I do wind up
alteringmost of the pattern but I do that with most patterns I use that are not mine.
~Any who.. She might have mentioned that her spirit animal is a
pegacorn...or I inferred it. I must say I am pleased as a peach cobbler....I love it!
I have not finished stitching the applique yet which always adds dimension to the designs. For the applique I used the technique it
this tutorial~On a side note. If your gonna be doing
SXSW here in Austin, I will have a booth at the
Guero's market on Friday March 18Th from 12-9pm . I will of course remind you again.
~belle and burger will be back out at the Barton Creek Farmers Market this saturday ; march 26th with lots of new dresses ....here are some peeks. 
hope to see y'all out there.....
**if you are not from 'round these parts and are interested in a dress, email me ( bellesouthgirl at yahoo dot com) and let me know I can stock the dress you like in my shop....or make you a custom one.
