Thank You's and Vacation Sewing.

Hi Guys,

I want to thank everyone for the beautiful comments on my dress. Especially the blue and white floral, it was a labor of love for me. I know I was inspired by a floral dress but I couldn't remember who made it. I do believe it was Oscar de la Renta and I was lucky to find fabric that mimicked the design.

Today is the last day of my vacation :(, but I did take full advantage of my time off. One of the things I did was sew. I don't know, but when I'm happy with my sewing projects it pushes me to move on to the next one. I was hoping to get at least 4 pieces done during my time off but I was only able to do two which, for me, is still good. First things first is NL6799.

I made this out of a beautiful brown stretch cotton sateen. It isn't finished since I still have to finish the neckline and hem the skirt. Making this dress was a pain in a$#. I did my usual bust modifications but did not bring those changes down to the other front pieces so I had to go into the city to purchase more fabric to redo the front skirt. I was happy to see they still had it in stock. I think I will be happier with the dress when it's done. I really love this fabric. So much so that I plan to purchase a few more yards to make something else. Maybe something for the fall.

Next is Burda 103-6-2008 with a slight modification. Sorry the pictures are so blurry. I'm not working with my usual camera and there is a slight learning curve.

I needed something I knew was fooloproof and for me that is Burda's bottoms. For some reason they alwasys seem to fit with little to no modifications. I traced out a 42 and it fit me right off the pattern sheet. I was able to sew this garment up in one day and I did an exposed zipper for the first time.

It was easier than I thought it would be. I know next time to reinforce the opening with some interfacing. Because the fabric has some stretch to it I stretched the area out a little, but other than that I was happy with the capris. I eliminated the turned up cuffs with grommet and tie because I found the instructions a little confusing. I loved making these capris so much that it is giving me courage to make some red skinny pants similiar to these red or grey skinny jeans seen in this months issue of Lucky Magazine.

I'm back to work and summer school so sewing will be a little slow but I do plan on making my tunic some time this week. Until next time happy sewing.