LOA

I am going to take a pause from sewing for a while. I got a new job at a bridal store and
I dont have a machine that works at the moment. So goodbye for now!

Purple Dress

So I went to JoAnns for the Labor Day Sale and picked up a new pattern See & Sew B5478 and a beautiful purple fabric with shiney thread running thru it. 
So here it is!

Front and Side views

Unfortunate back view, I don't know why there is a pucker at the end of the zipper, I have tried to steam and iron it out but its stuck.

I had some issues with this dress:

The neck is way to wide, I don't have football shoulders so the dress is almost falling off.
The neckline was too low for me, but I think a wider seam on the shoulder will help that.

Lets take a look at the inside.

Zipper that I am so proud of. It turned out perfectly!

Lining.

Hand stitched understiching on the armholes and hem.

Well that's all for now, I have to make some jackets for work!

Some exciting news!

I am starting a job at a wedding dress store this week, I am super excited. I think that my skills will improve so much, and I am happy to be doing work that I love.

I went on a little trip with my In Laws and husband and Miss Emily up to Indianapolis. I saw a Hancock's and decided to hop in and see what they had. I don't usually shop at my Hancock's (shame on me) because I am on a tight budget and they are known in my area to have some of the higher prices. But when I walked in this Hancock's you could tell that it was vastly different from mine. At mine its mostly quilting fabrics and huge piles of fleece, here they had the dressmaking fabrics front and center. It was clean and well spaced. The staff was very nice, and there was always someone at the checkout and the cutting table. At my Hancock's you have to wait for someone to finish cutting and come to check you out. I was so happy with the store and Miss Em was behaving like an angel so I broke down and got some flannel for a pair of pj pants, 1 1/2 yards of an on sale purple print for a dress for Miss Em (with pink flower buttons she picked out herself) and a Halloween remnant.

Here is the skirt I made from leftovers from her zoo shirt and the Halloween remnant.

It looks so good with the zoo shirt and she enjoys wearing it!

Well that's all for now but I am trying to catch up on the stuff I have sewn in the last couple of weeks, so expect some more posts!

So little sewing...

I haven't been sewing much this year, I don't know if its because I am not inspired or my daughter isn't asking me for a new dress every other day. But whatever it is I am glad to finally feel like sewing again.

I made these shorts for Emily's friends at church.

I also made a few things for Miss Em this week but have yet to take pictures because my camera needs to be recharged. Hope to see y'all soon!

PS.  Before I forget, Happy Birthday to my wonderful Aunt Driddle http://personalsideeffects.blogspot.com/ Who always comments on my posts! Love you!

Project Project Runway

Challenge #1 – “Come As You Are”



You can use either the clothes your model is currently wearing OR a 10″ x 10″ square of fabric similar to your own pajamas. On top of that, you can use a handkerchief worth of white cotton or cotton-ploy blend fabric. The standard woman’s handkerchief is 10″ x 10″. You can manipulate the fabric anyway you want with dye, fabric paint, etc… You can also add things like buttons, velcro, and trims.



Time Limit – 18 hours (spend no more than that amount of time working on your design)


Okay I started with some pajama pants that I wanted to make into shorts anyway, and a 10x10 square of pillowcase fabric.

I then made the little pleats for the top of the dress and the jacket out of the pillowcase, and the main body of the dress out of the pants. And here is the final look!

Getting back in the swing.

Summer has been a fun time filled with swimming and playing and not much sewing. But I just registered my new 1st grader and I am eager to get back to sewing! I am planning on re-creating a look from Pushing Daisies.

And this is the fabric and pattern for my version.

Well here is hoping that it will turn out well.

Project Project Runway!

So I was so excited when my Aunt Driddle linked me to This project.  So I sent off an email as quick as my little fingers would go! I have my challenge for this week. I cant wait to get started!

Quilt Fever

I love to make quilt tops but unfortunately I hate the actual quilting part. But my daughter was wanting another play quilt to tote around with Elizabeth and Samantha so here it is.

I got the 2 pink fabrics and batting in the remnant bin at Hobby Lobby. I had this really light almost white purple fabric from my aunt that I made the binding with. Total Cost: 12$
I tied it with embroidery floss.

Front

Back

Close up

Busy, busy, busy

So I made my stepmom a dress for her wedding to my Dad. She chose a lavender silk satin from my stash with ivory accents.

Front and back views, sorry for the crappy lighting the camera is not very good.

The Happy couple!

My Stepmom, Brother, Sister and Daughter.

Graduation

So one whole year of Kindergarten is gone. Sigh when did she get so big. Anyways back to the sewing stuff. I made this dress and it was waaaay too short. So I went to hobby lobby and got a remnant of this pink that matched perfect!

I am so proud of my little munchkin!