Referral from Creative Mamma!

It was such a nice surprise to see one of my favourite tops promoted on the "Creative Mamma" website. The "Floppy Wrap or Maternity Wrap" was featured in Creative Mamma's blog for some "Maternity Fashion Finds". Check out number 2!

My friends know that I live in these tops and have many in different fabrics & colours. I still wear them even though I am not pregant, they are so comfortable and easy to throw on while you run out the door with bub & bags in hand.

Thank you Joy for featuring a HeavenLee Creation on your website. Check out Joy's website "Creative Mamma's" for all mummy & bubby/children things!

Cheers Lee-Anne

Tie Bolero top

Here is a Bolero top I made a while ago and with some remenants that I picked up. It has a hugged neck line and ties at the front. I have extended the length to come to the waist and hopefully it reaches the ribs and above the smallest part of the waist drawing the eyes to the thin part of the torso.....

It is really easy to make as the shoulder piece is connected to the front & back pieces, therefore no shoulder seams, LOVE IT!

As these don't take up much material I will pick up remenant pieces and put them in my Etsy shop, but as I will pre-make them I can't make them to measure... :(

I will dig around in my material and see what I get time to whip up on the weekend!

Cheers

Lee-Anne

Gathered V Top

Here is a top I have sewn and wore while I was pregnant. It has a low V neck and nice droopy sleeves, it gathers under the bust to allow for the ever expanding belly while pregnant. It is nice and comfortable and in a jersey fabric.

I dragged it out of the closet again as I am back at work and struggled to find any work clothes to wear. I just added a brown thick tie around under the bust to give the top some figure.




We had a good morning today and had the pleasure of Jeannette Baxter take some professional photo's of Talia, it was for her photography assignment. It got me thinking to have some of my clothes modelled and photographed, so now I have lots to do and I'm getting together some pieces to do a Maternity Line. Very exciting and my mind is going 100 miles a second (or would that be from the coffee....)!!
Or do I do a Baby line first? John had a great name for a Baby line, "Angel Baby" and I think it matches in well with "HeavenLee". If you know our family, it also fits in named after our precious cat(I know, I know, I know..... as my sister & dad have a huge sigh of disgrace). I love it! I betta get sewing before the coffee wears off!!!

Have a nice day everyone.
Lee-Anne

Tiny Floppy-Sleeve Top

I made this top with some scraps. I had been keeping this remanent of stripey material to make something nice and I really like this top! I was a nice quick top to make and very comfortable. The good thing about this pattern is that you don't need much material to make the bodice or shoulder part, and can use scraps. It has a few gathers in the middle between the bust and has nice tiny floppy sleeves.

Our baby, Talia, also got in on the action (thanks to John) when I was taking some photo's. She is now 5 1/2 months and a "Mini John"

Have a lovely Easter!

Lee-Anne

Halter Wrap Tops

I have a few of these Wrap tops currently available in my Etsy shop. I wear them all the time and find them great with a plain pair of pants/skirt/etc. You can wear them thousands of ways and they are great over a cami/singlet/mesh top. As the neckline is a "V" it makes your torso look long and when worn tied at the belly it gathers hiding any nasty bumps.... These tops are also so easy to store in your wardrobe! I have adjusted the pattern so they can also be made in a Satin for an evening look. I hope you enjoy looking at some pics of my favourite "Halter Wrap Tops" I have made.

Thank you for viewing my blog and keep posted for some "Bubby Leggins" I have cut out ready to go!!

Lee-Anne

Shop Open -SALE ITEMS

What better way to open my "Etsy" shop, than with a SALE!!
I have these 2 styles for sale, that I love to wear:

The first is a "Floppy Wrap/Maternity Wrap" and if you ask anyone who saw me when I was pregnant & breastfeeding I was ALWAYS in one of these tops! They are so easy to wear and I can count over 6 versatile ways to wear it, I'm sure you can even think of more.
I was lucky enough to walk into a local material store and find this Micro-Mesh on sale, so I brought the remaining role in Karkii & Grape/Indigo and I love this fabric. It is a see-through mesh, very stretchy and light weight. I don't get my fabric at wholesale prices, so when I see great remenants I buy metres.

Another favourite of mine is this "Halter Wrap" and I am always in these too. They are great to wear over a cami. I like making these in a stretch/ jersey/ slinky fabric. They are also great to wear when breastfeeding, as you can just slip them over your neck. You can wear these over 5 ways and they are also very versatile in size, even as a Maternity top under the bust or belly.. The tops also look great in the Micro-Mesh fabric.

I am currently working on some more tops in different styles for my shop.
Thank you for viewing my website and hopefully my store! I like to hear your comments and any suggestions you have.
Enjoy your day,
Lee-Anne

Lots a circles!

I had cut this top out over 6 months ago and it has always been on the bottom of my "To Do" pile.... I dragged it out yesterday after realizing I need more tops to allow for my growing belly and knew this would be a great pattern for it. The pattern has gathering all up the sides, however I used all the gathering down the bottom half of the top. I really like this material and thought brown bands would finish it off nicely.

I think I might be wearing this a lot during my pregnancy. Now I just need some nice comfy brown cavalli pants to match and also allow for my expanding belly!

Cheers,
Lee-Anne

Knot Top 3

I love making this top and it's so simple! Here is another "Knot top" for someone special, my acupunture lady, Michelle!

Michelle has helped me understand why it was so hard for me to fall pregnant and how my body works. With many months of weekly acupunture she got my body working as normal as possible and now we have success! Yippee!

I think if I hadn't been going to acupunture (and a great doctor!) we would still be aimlessly trying... I can't thank you enough, Michelle!
Love Lee-Anne & John

Knot Top 2

Yippee!!!! I got some sewing done over the weekend and boy it felt good! Here is a birthday pressie I made for a friend.

It is in a Black/Navy stretch net material with a nice wool flower pattern on it. The top has a knot which gathers just under the bust and the front opens out. I have put some nice small sleeves to finish it off and I have rolled hem all the edges, gotta love the rolled hem!!

This is my favourite pattern at the moment and I will be making more.

Happy sewing!

Lee-Anne

Sarong Top

I had seen this beautiful Silk Ciffon material in a georgous yellow and it has a flower sequin pattern on it, but is was over $35 a metre. Everytime I went to the shop I always wanted to buy some and i never knew what to sew in it... I went there the other day and it was all gone!! I always check out the remanent box and I found some down the bottom, about 70cm worth and I knew I could make something out of it! I love remanents!!! I also love sewing with Silk Chiffon, it is one of my favourites and it flows so nicely.

I had an idea to make a top like a sarong, it matched the colour, the flow of the material and something you can dress up or dress down. I wore it to the Cirque Du Soile last Sunday and had a comment from a lady while I was there, so i might put it in my collection....

You can wear the tie to the side or the front

I will also adjust the pattern a bit better, so it can be a versatile sarong skirt!

Let me know if you like this type of top and what you would wear it with?

Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Lee-Anne

Versatile Wrap Top 5

Apologies for not posting in January. I have been busy sewing a dress for a client, today I finished it and I can't wait to post some photo's, but I have to wait until end of Feb..... So I was straight into sewing another top!! It was an easy one, but hey, it got me started again!


Mum bought some of this material and I never really like it until I saw an awesome top she made in it, so I went an bought some and now I love it! It has lots of earthy brown/mustard colours and I will definately be wearing this lots and lots and lots. Mum, I think this material looks great in any style top!
Do you like these Wrap Tops and what would you wear them with? I love to hear other peoples suggestions.......

Hope everyone had a great Australia Day!
Lee-Anne

Knot Top

After sewing Christmas presents, I was excited to do some sewing for myself again.... Selfish, i know.......

I love sewing out of the stretchy net fabric that is out at the moment and it is in some wonderful patterns & colours. Here is a V-neck top that comes down into a knot at the front. I curved the hem at the front, so it did not box me off at my pear shaped hips and it draws the eye up to the knot feature. I added some small striangle shaped sleeves to give the arm a longer look and a tiny collar around the back of the neck.


The stretchy net is easy to hem with a rolled hem and easy to overlock the seams. The net fabric is great as you can create many different looks with different colours singlets underneath.

I love to hear feedback or ideas that you may have!
Thanks Lee-Anne

Cross Top

I got this pattern free from the Burda website. I think the material suits this top that crosses over at the front, I put long sleeves with a slit down the side of them to show off a bit of the arm.

I made a red singlet to go underneath, which compliments the red in the material.

Do you likewearning tops like this?
Lee-Anne

Painted dress

I am constantly buying fabric that is different and buying pieces that I love. Sometimes I can picture a style straight away and want to get stuck into it then & there, but other times I love the fabric but struggle to see something out of it... Then I get frustrated, cuz I desperately want to use the beautiful fabric but not sure what to do. I know now that I should WAIT until that brilliant idea pops into my head!

I always loved this fabric and I hesitated buying it, until that day it was all gone!!!! The only piece left was hanging high on the wall as a display, so I had it saved for me. I couldn't wait to sew something out of it, but didn't know what I could fit out of 1 mtr!

A few days ago I had this idea in my head and I knew it would suit the fabric!

The fabric is black silk chiffon and it is hand-painted with gold & red paint in this beautiful pattern. As there is not much of the pattern on the material :( I had to be careful to fit as much on it as possible. I have lined the dress with black Monte-Carlo (heavy crepey fabric)

The dress has a red satin panel across the front & back and up to the shoulder. At the shoulder I have made a flat red bow.

I am really pleased with this top/dress and wore it to a wedding last night with black pants!

Now I will always wait until I have that perfect idea in my head until I chop up that perfect piece of fabric!

Lee-Anne

Versatile Wrap Top 3 & 4

I love this top! Here is the wrap top that I have previously made in Satin. I have made it is stretch jersey and it is great. I have already thought of 5 ways you can wear it. I made this one as a present, so I hope you like it Shannon! Happy 21st!



I made the below top of scraps and in a rush. I didn't expect it to be my favourite top this weekend! I wore the black longsleeve Micromesh top with it.


Let me know if you would wear this top and what would you wear it with?

Lee-Anne

Bat Wing Top

WOW... I nearly forogt my login & password, it's been so long since my last post! June & July are always busy for us.... apologies for no post. But I have been sewing and have drawn up lots of ideas I have!


I love this top too!!! A big thanks to Sally for the pattern. These tops are made out of stretch/knit fabrics and are so comfortable. The top has a wide neck line and the feature of a bat-wing effect under the arms and up the side seams.


I have made a few versions of these, here is the top with a very small bat-wing


Here is another version with a V neck and a large bat-wing, and i love it in this mesh fabric


I couldn't get the top to sit correctly on the dressmaking dummy, so I had to improvize....
A big thanks for everyone who keeps checking my website and for the feedback! I find feedback usefull.

Would you wear this top? and would you like it with long sleeves maybe??
Thanks
Lee-Anne