Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Wearing of the dress

I wore the new dress today.  It was very comfortable, but I have one issue with it.  The lining seems to have stretched in the front as the day went on.  Every time I got up the lining was longer than the dress...only in the front.  Which is strange since the lining is cut the same length all the way around the dress.  I'll have to take a tuck in the lining between the front darts before I wear it again.  I'm taking it to the dry cleaner tomorrow for cleaning.

I wore it with this white denim jacket from Chico's today, but once I make the purple linen jacket, I'll wear it with the dress.  It gives me options!




I went through and purged the pattern stash yesterday and posted the 10 patterns on PR yesterday to give away and I gave them away today!  A nice lady in New York has agreed to take them from me.  They will be on the way to her first thing tomorrow.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

It's a celebration!!! Happy 4th of July!! And I finished the dress!!!

I finished See and Sew B5235..at least the dress portion of the pattern.  I don't think I mentioned that this dress was inspired by a picture of a dress (109) in the Burda Style magazine from May 2010.
The photo of the dress and this fabric is close enough. My dress doesn't have the princess seaming or a back waist line.  
The view from the back.
Here is the detail of the zipper slipstitched to the lining.
I need to adjust my dress form...she is "larger" than me!!  I just noticed this when I put this dress on her inside out.  The dress fits me much more loose than it does her.  I'm planning on wearing the dress on Tuesday, so I'll snap pictures and post later.

I've changed my mind on making the jacket right now.  I want to make another dress first.  This time with a V neckline.  I saw this but I'll have to trace the pattern and alter it because it only comes in Plus size.  It is dress 123 in the March 2009 issue of Burda Style Magazine.  Not the coat, just the dress.  I'll have to give this more thought since the last dress went together so well...I really hate to take the time to try this one and alter.   

I will give this much more thought!!  Until next time.


Saturday, July 3, 2010

Progress

I've had distractions today that have kept me from my sewing.  I didn't get into the sewing room until 2:00  pm.  I had to draft the pattern to make the interfacing for the neckline since I read somewhere that for best results, I should interface the lining along the neckline.  Once that was done and I cut the interfacing, I then got started.

I took a break at 8:00 pm to have dinner and post.  I'm now understiching the neckline and the armholes..at least as far as I can go.
I'll get back in there and finish the understitching and then I'll press really good and call it a night.  Tomorrow the zipper!!

Have a great 4th of July!!!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

And the winner goes to - the 4th try

I finished the last pair of Kwik Sew 3614 - the shorts. I made these with the welt pockets and they came out pretty good. I am very satisfied with the outcome. I really think I like this pair best of all of them. Forgive the goofy look on my face!

For my next project - I'm making Butterick See and Sew #B5235.  I'll be making the dress from a Purple  Greek Key stretch cotton fabric that I purchased at Joanns when I was in Florida a few months back.  The jacket will be from the purple washed linen that I have had in my stash for years.  Both items will be lined with Ambiance, the dress with white and the jacket with purple of course.  I'm going to underline the jacket with an ivory cotton batiste to keep it from wrinkling so much.

A few weekends ago, I went to Slidell with my sister-in-law Danette (who I haven't seen in years!) to the quilt show.  I bought two packets of fabric, one with LSU motif fabric and the other with the Saints motif.  I plan on making a quilt using the Cotton Theory Quilting technique so that one side will be LSU and the other side will be Saints!  There were some beautiful quilts on display.  I felt so inadequate and in awe of the work these quilters can do.


I also bought a quilt pattern that I hope to try soon.  It is very simple, but I'm sure it will be a challenge for me.

 
And this is the last of the fabric that I bought at the quilt show...a gorgeous purple and gold Fleur De Li's.

My plan for the Holiday long weekend is to sew the dress, cut the jacket muslin and then adjust if needed and then cut the fashion fabric. The dress muslin was made last week and it fits perfect straight from the envelope with no adjustments. 

That is all for now, happy sewing.