New Stuff (Pic Heavy)

I was going to post this past weekend but between my neice 8th birthday party and my first ever Jill Scott concert (she is phenomenal) where she announced she is engaged to her drummer I was just too busy and tired plus I wanted to take these pics outside but could never find the time so I just decided to take them in the house.

I really wanted to show that I have been busy sewing. Here are some of the garments I finished for my summer wadrobe. First thing first M5591 view A:

I really love this skirt. I love the fabric. I love the way it turned out. I'm really happy with the way the invisible turned out (which I did not take a pic of). I'm really getting good at that. I especially love the pockets. This pattern was so easy to put together. I only did a muslin for the waistband to give me some idea what size skirt I should trace out.

I really enjoyed wearing this skirt. It made me feel like a star and it was the perfect compliment to my new shoes. Next up M5094 view E:

I did a few modifications on this dress such as retrace the neckline to hide my bra strap and opened up the chest to accomodate for the bust. I love the way this dress fit and I especially love the fabric. It's embossed with tonal flowers as well as the blue flowers. I love how the flowers go from big to small and I used that feature to give the dress more interest.

Finally S2996 View A:

The fit of this dress is so great. This gave me the confidence to do a mini sweatshop instead of getting fustrated and losing my mojo. I plan on making this again in red cotton sateen.

Next on my list NL6799 View B using a beautiful brown cotton sateen I just recently purchased and V8241 as top. The inspiration, this blouse:

I love this blouse, especially the back.

I think I'm going to make it out of some coral satin I have in my stash.