Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Nov 18, 2009, 9:36 pm
We’ve been very busy this week, today was the first I have been able to get any sewing done. I was very pleased to get this fairy skirt finished this morning. It’s to go with the fairy win...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Nov 12, 2009, 2:33 am
I’m so excited. I have just made my first successful pair of fairy wings! Here is my little boy kindly modeling them for me, and yes he actually wanted to wear them. In my research on how to m...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Nov 2, 2009, 10:02 pm
The post about my jeans skirt has had a lot of interest so I decided to do a basic tutorial for the jeans to skirt transformation. This idea is not a new one and there are plenty of tuts and varying ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Oct 20, 2009, 3:42 am
For my next “princess” skirt for the nieces I made this ruffled one from a Barbie print curtain that my mother-in-law gave me. The curtain looked brand new, it was from the in-laws new h...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Oct 12, 2009, 8:05 pm
I used the rest of Mum’s old dress to make a ruffle wrap for my niece, to match the skirt. I started off with a strip cut from the under dress to form the base. This layer of the dress was cut ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Sep 29, 2009, 9:31 pm
I had a comment last week about a pattern for a petticoat. Making a pattern for the type of petticoat I wear dancing is actually quite easy, so I can show you how. Its the sewing together that is the ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Sep 22, 2009, 12:04 am
My Mum gave me this dress when she was clearing out her wardrobe. It has two layers, the top is a lovely lace patterned tulle with a bordered hem. I decided to make it into a princess/dress-up style...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Sep 15, 2009, 5:34 pm
The methods and materials I have used for this corset are recommended only for costume use with light support on the body. If you want a traditional corset, or anything that is worn regularly or tight...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Sep 9, 2009, 5:54 pm
I got my costume for Barn dance finished this week - which is good as Barn dance is this Saturday. The skirt is from my previous post, up cycled from an old dressing gown, and the denim corset is mad...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Sep 4, 2009, 8:56 pm
We had a family party last week so it was a good time to give the girls their bags. They had fun trying them on and posing for me while I took photo’s, and then they were off playing, pretending...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 29, 2009, 6:26 am
Yay, it’s finished at last. I started making this quilt for my niece Rylee about 3 years ago, when my brother was wanting to pass on her outgrown clothes. I had made one for my son Ewan, and was...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 22, 2009, 10:14 pm
I made this bag for my niece Rylee a little while ago. She just turned 6, so when we celebrate I am giving her this along her quilt that I have been working on for the last year. My other nieces will ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 17, 2009, 3:50 am

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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 13, 2009, 7:20 pm
I’m going to a barn dance next month and I need an outfit. I have a bit of a reputation amongst friends for having original costumes so I couldn’t possibly wear the same thing twice! I fo...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 7, 2009, 8:47 pm
When my 5 year old niece Briana saw her sister designing a bag to be made by me, of course she wanted one too. Her design was not as detailed as Alyssa’s, but she was very certain that it was to...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Aug 4, 2009, 3:31 am
I was inspired by these gorgeous felt flowers made by Koala Brains and it gave me an idea of how to use up all those leftover circles you get after cutting out circular/fairy skirts. I will show y...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Jul 29, 2009, 7:47 pm
My seven year old niece Alyssa asked her mum if she would help her to sew a bag with her sewing kit. I asked her if she would like me to make one for her, of her design. She looked up at me with big r...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Jul 23, 2009, 7:43 pm
I made a basic fairy skirt to wear to  a theme party about three years ago and enjoyed wearing it so much that I wished I had made one sooner instead of waiting for a occasion to wear one. Every day ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Jul 14, 2009, 8:17 pm
Here is a picture of the first attempt I made for a “Mummy” bag for Raewyn. I wasn’t too happy about the way the handles were attached, but I also didn’t want them in the zip ...
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Jul 7, 2009, 9:16 pm
I was honored to be asked by my sister Janelle to make her wedding dress (the wedding was in November 2007) even though it was going to be tough with her in Auckland and me in Paraparaumu at the time....
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Karlene Charlton posted an article on Karlene's Workshop - Jun 29, 2009, 9:11 pm
Some of my friends will remember seeing this skirt before: I made this about two years ago, from an old pair of jeans that I didn’t wear anymore. I was inspired by some original looking skirts ...
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