tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502894319766552062023-11-16T04:45:47.944-08:00Kopy Kat KreationsThis blog tracks the quirky ins and outs of our daily sewing and crafting journey! Being a mother/daughter duo makes for an interesting time for all!! We will recreate, design and craft our way to affordable fabulousness!! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031834345105450054noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-76887657746635847942016-06-13T11:34:00.001-07:002016-06-13T11:34:08.774-07:00Gowns for the Gawds!THE FINALE IS FINALLY FINISHED!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to say, this has been a great adventure. It was fun creating the various looks for the challenges. It was mind numbing trying to figure out what was best and anticipate what great work the other ladies would submit. I really wrestled with my submission. In the end, while I loved what I did and think it was perfectly fine, I thought just before the submission that I should have submitted something different. Something bolder. And bold did indeed win. The winner make a beautifully big gown that was eye catching. <b>I came in second place but I had a ball. </b>I started with McCalls 7047 and made a few adjustments. I altered the neckline and added a split (cause my daughter told me to do it! LOL). The lace along the bustline and on the train is hand-sewn (as in I sat on the floor all night long and sewed it by hand!!)</div>
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Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-23662321313629405402016-06-13T10:30:00.002-07:002016-06-13T10:30:37.797-07:00Unconventional Challenge Done!Well, I settled on two options for the unconventional challenge. I decided I would make a dress out of bubble wrap and one from CD's. I loved them both! I could not decide which one to submit and so I sent photos to friends and asked them to help me select. Half my friends chose the bubble wrap and half selected the CD's.<br />
When we were told the next challenge was unconventional, I was totally uninspired and wanted to tell them that I was resigning. I have never done anything like this and didn't think it make any sense. Why make something that you could nto wear? But I love a challenge so once the ideas came, I was completely invested.<br />
I learned a lot in the process. Here is what I learned: CD's don't break! In my mind, I was going to wrap them in a towel and release my frustrations with a hamnmer. Didn't work. So, then I had to figure out how to get them into workable pieces. Cutting them was the answer. So, I spent a good bit of time cutting CD's into various pieces. Then I went to work on my jigsaw puzzle dress! This was REALLY fun when we went out to take photos. Two iconic Memphis landmarks, Stax and Sun Studios were my choices. The tourists at both places marveled at the dress when they realized what it was. This was great fun!<br />
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But because I am a tactile person and this idea was in my head and needed to be realized, I made two garments for this challenge. The other garmet was a bubble wrap dress. I had seen dresses made from bubble wrap, but I had not ever seen one painted and definitely not given an ombre effect. So, that's exactly what I did. Painting the dress was super easy and fun. Putting the dress together so that I could actually wear it was DEFINITELY not easy and made me want to cry a few times. So, in my mind, I decided on the style -tea length party dress. I figured I could sew the pieces together. Well, that didn't work because the plastic wouldn't feed through the machine. Now, after the fact, I realized that I had in fact purchased a presser foot that would have worked, but I completely forget about it because I have never used it (I purchaed it because I was planning to make a leather purse!) So, the wheels are still turning in my head and then I decide that if I used shipping tape to join pieces that would work. It did, but the tape just wasn't staying together. So, I said, well, maybe after putting the tape on the seams, I could sew the seams for added stability. Whalah!! That seemed to work. Except....the tape was sticky and the gumminess gummed my needle which then prevented the thread from feeding through! FRUSTRATED!!!! But undeterred, I just kept replacing needles until I got it to a point that I could wear it and it didn't fall apart. <br />
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Then, it was time to paint. I knew I wanted it to be purple because I had these fabulous purple pumps that were perfect accessories in my opinion. I painted it the same day of the photoshoot because I was leaving for New York to see my daughter the next day and would be in NYC at the time the photos were to be submitted.<br />
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Because nothing can be simple for me, once the dress dried, we were headed to our chosen shoot location; the fountain at Tiger Lane. Here is when I realized another problem. The paint (white) flicked off like snowflakes every time you touched the dress!! OMG, So, as I put the dress on at the location, paint was all over my arms, back and neck. We tried to wipe it off as best we could, but close ups show me looking like a glitterball!!! <br />
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But, in the end, it was all worth it. I LOVED how great these photos turned out and I thought the dress was really cute. I used silver electrical tape for the belt. And did you catch the suble reference - BUBBLE wrap and bubbles of water cascading behind me? LOL. I am silly, yes it's true!<br />
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And I did make it to the FINALE! The final category was Ball Gowns! Stay tuned!<br />
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<b>I WON!!!!! I WON THE LAST CHALLENGE!</b><br />
Besides being so thrilled to have won, I'm so pleased because the competitors did a great job and I appreciate the support of friends and family in voting for me! The other great thing about this one was the fact that, once again, there were so many last minute things going on. Just getting the lace was an effort. Selecting shoes (ok, so don't tell anyone, but I <b>LOVE</b> shoes and will use any excuse to buy a new pair), deciding at that last minute that I needed this <b><span style="color: red;">"Gone with the Wind"</span></b> overskirt. But then there were so many things that were right - like the weather here. This is the season of crappy weather, so for the past two challenges it was raining cats and dogs at the start of the day, but surprisingly cleared up just in time for me to snap photos. So, again, I love basking in the joy of winning - for the entire hot minute that I have been able to do so.<br />
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Because now, it's on to the next challenge. An <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">"Unconventional Challenge". </span></b> It seems that we can make whatever we want - as long as we do not use fabric to make it! Ohhhhh great!!!<br />
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Well, the next challenge is essentially over! We have submitted our interpretations for the challenge. This week the challenge was to use New Look 6261. We were to use lace in our work. Well, as always, I can never take the easy road. The first issue I face was finding the right kind of lace. I wanted the scalloped edge and I wanted something other than black. Red is my favorite color, so I wanted a vibrant red lace. And since Hancocks has abandoned sewers, the options were few and far between. But I was lucky, Fabric.com had a wonderful stretch lace, so I ordered it and patiently waited (after paying extra to have it shipped sooner!) </div>
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I knew I wanted the overskirt detachable so I could wear it with out without with ease. I decided that creating a belt and attaching the overskirt to the belt would work.<br />
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Sew, I won the last challenge in the Pretty Girls Sew Challenge! And after basking in the glow of that, how-in-the-world-did-I-win revelry, it was time to get to work on the next challenge. And a challenge it was. But at the start it seemed simple enough, make whatever you want (Great! Wrap Dress it will be!), as long as you use Ankara aka African Print fabric. Whelp, there goes that plan since Ankara is usually a waxed print cotton fabric. So, what do I do know!<br />
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Well, that wouldn't do. But this was the Wednesday before the Thursday deadline. BUT I have never let the reality that there is not time left be a deterrent for me. I pulled this fabric from the stash, used Mccall's 7052 for this top. I modified it a bit. I altered the neckline, but otherwise kept it basically the same. I LOVED how it turned out and of course, just in the nick of time.<br />
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So, the next challenge was titled - Office Memo - Black & White! This Vogue Pattern (9172) was the required pattern. We could use whatever top we wanted to complete the ensemble. Originally, I found this beautiful black and white fabric that I was planning to use. As I thought about it (which means I trolled Pinterst late every night),<img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqbtw4Vot71RP86ZyWU5rghuBsVg5zFUUzUnBOz2MFDE4LafX-2CfVefxvpvCmG1utIJDB3oHlu48xpqfupBi1ooCbyjwdQ6tvGSWT8yJjBNtG6ZQ8kr6ewlThmaYYV9buEoEGkZEM1YI/s200/Screenshot_2016-03-31-14-09-42.png" width="112" />I decided that black and white stripes would be the way to go. But after a quick search, I knew I would not find the fabric I wanted in the store. SOOO, I got the bright idea to take black and white fabric, cut it into strips, sew them together and then cut the pattern from that. This really wasn't difficult, but it wouldn't be me if there weren't mistakes. So, in looking at the inspiration piece, I liked that the stripes were at an angle. Sew, I wanted that design feature as well. Because I'm not that smart, it didn't occur to me that cutting my strips at an angle was NOT the way to go because when I then sewed them together, my fold of the fabric was all mishapen. I was barely able to get all the pieces out of the "created" fabric! <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN06zItmNQttw_Up12oauMDKOg1hDSzrlJJuaW6aXTjBZrjcT0wWdQ9bSMHiXfKuxM5Ufn-jzEPlwrMIW05iQ9tftXMLBljEG8a4cTHoeEHuD6l47yczRq8mbQXfHsz9Bdh3115gtUvIe/s200/20160405_174747.jpg" /><br />
What an idiot!! But, undaunted, I got it all cut out. I LOVED the final result. I knew before I started that I wanted a pop of color for the shoes. I ordered a pair of yellow pumps from Zappos. But when they arrived, they felt heavy and clunkly on my feet. I decided to try my local Dillards and to my delight these pumps were happily waiting for me. I loved the color, less banana yellow, more chartreuse. It's funny that I picked this book to use as my photo prop. It just happens to be the current criminal law handbook that I use in my practice! Wasn't that fortuitious?<br />
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And to top it all off, I <b>WON</b> the 3rd challenge round in the Pretty Girls Sew (http://prettygirlssew.com/rae-2016-challenge-3-voting/) competition.<br />
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I also made the top using this wonderfully simple Burda pattern. Burda 6838. The fabric was way thinner than I wanted and yes, had I the time (I didn't because I made this Thursday morning around 3:00 am, I could have doubled it. But it worked out ok in the end I think. LOL..<br />
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We have a "freestyle" challenge now. We can make whatever we want as long as we use Ankara (African/Wax Print) fabric in the piece. I'm excited! I used to make things all the time when my children were young using African print. The options and choices are SO much better now than they were back then. So, stay tuned!<br />
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Well, it's done and submitted! WHEW!! This one was really a test. McCalls 7330 was the second required submission in the Rippin Ain't Easy Sewing Challenge. http://prettygirlssew.com/rae-2016-challenge-2-military-inspired-jumpsuit/<br />
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This pattern was a challenge for me in unexpected and expected ways. First, I do love jumpsuits, but honestly structured ones aren't my favorites. My body (in its currently questionable state) isn't really designed for a structured pattern like this one. But, since I didn't have access to my favorite model (my daughter) I had no choice but to make it for myself. What was difficult about this one was that I knew my waist measurements were not where they should be based upon the pattern. I tried to compensate for that in my cutting. The problem was there was no real way to adjust the pieces until you put the pants to the bodice. That's when I realized just how warped my mind is about my current size. At any rate, I spent the next three days trying to get the size right. I rarely create something that I'm not thrilled with. I was not thrilled with this one. But I finished it in enough time to submit it for the contest. I just hope enough folks will still vote for me to keep me in the contest. The next two items are really cute and I would love to create my versions of them both. But, if not, my motivation to get back to what I love has been rekindled. I made this dress Thursday morning before going to work, so I feel ok about it in the end.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Win, lose or draw, I have to say, this was fun. And I am so impressed with all of the versions the ladies created. I know there are tons of ready to wear clothes out there, and sometimes, it really makes more sense to just go to the store and purchase something, but being able to "make it your own" is so much fun. I am certainly not as creative as these ladies, but I am inspired by what they have created! Happy Sewing Sisters!!</span></i><br />
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Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-81298340757053221822016-03-03T14:38:00.000-08:002016-03-03T14:38:24.548-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">A funny thing happened on my way to maintaing my sanity. Sewing is my passion and until recently how I acquired all of my clothing. But lately, I've felt very unmotivated. I have a series of habits. For example, I make a coat each year for my birthday in November. Well, my birthday coat didn't get made until late December. And I haven't sewn a single garment since then!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kept telling myself that I have to get to work, but the motivation just wouldn't show up. I'm not really certain why, although my personal life is a likely culprit. As I sat scrolling one night on my cellphone, I ran across a post about a sewing contest. And wahlah! I thought, that's what I need. Something that forces me to sew. Plus I like the challenge of making and submitting something for consideration. An email and an upload later, I find myself in the Ripping Ain't Easy (don't you just love that title?) contest. Now, I love winning anyhing. I never win anything. LOL. Sew, while I would love to be the victor, I'm ok with just participating. Having said that, PLEASE don't let me be the first person out of the contest!! That means the public votes on the best look! So, please </span><img class="irc_mi" src="http://www.votebrevard.com/portals/brevard/Images/vote-election.jpg" height="133" style="margin-top: 123px;" width="200" /></div>
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Sew, the fall weather is finally here in Memphis. We won't have it long, but to have it break us out of the wretched heat is always a wonderful situation. I didn't start this latest excursion because of the weather, but I thought it was a fitting choice to enjoy the beautifully cool morning and sunny afternoons. As with almost everything I make, it starts with the shoes. Life is about shoes. If you don't agree and think it's something more complicated and ethereal, I feel so bad for you. :-)</div>
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Well, I liked that idea and knew that I definitely wanted the band on the dress. I was less committed to the band on the sleeves becuase I am always hot so most of my dresses are sleeveless. But this contrast meant going back to the fabric store! Because I had already searched the first store I knew I had to try a different locale. So, off I go to the other side of the city in search of the perfect contrast. And find exactly ONE bolt that would work with the orange. (Here is where I insert my rant about how terrible Hancock's is when it comes to decent apparrel fabric options!)</div>
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But the one piece I find appears to be pretty perfect. My boyfriend took the photo and I guess it didn't matter that my eyes appear to be closed. Those things are irrelevant to a man who doesn't want to take a photo of you and your dress first thing in the morning anyway. LOL</div>
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As for the jacket, I chose view A. You can't see it from the pattern views or my wearing, but it has the cutest peplum in the back. It was super easy and I love the final look all together. I wore it to work and got so many compliments.<br />
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This is incredibly comfortable. I plan to make it all again in another knit, perhaps a print if I can find the right one (online!!)<br />
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Well in usual fashion someone in my family has something special coming up and wants a special outfit... guess who's phone rings?!? :-) </div>
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My dearest loving Other Mother called me a few weeks ago because my niece was turning 6! (OMG where has the time gone!?!?) Any who, she just HAD to have another outfit creation from Auntie Chris! Previously, we created a tutu with her name embroidered on the shirt. Well this bday had a theme and one can only guess what it was... FROZEN!! </div>
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Now I can admit I absolutely adore Frozen... I mean is this not total diva?!?!</div>
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With my twisted DIY mind I wanted to make her a diva and still look 6! So here's where my research began. I as usual went to Pinterest to find ideas and see what was out there. I could find Elsa costume patterns, and tutus that were "inspired" by Frozen, but nothing that gave me the look I was seeing my head. So, here's my take on the Frozen Birthday Queen! LOL (gotta find a better name) </div>
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long sleeve white t-shirt</div>
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Ice Queen Costume Pattern (<a href="http://blog.peekaboopatternshop.com/2014/09/ice-queen-pattern.html">http://blog.peekaboopatternshop.com/2014/09/ice-queen-pattern.html</a>)</div>
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Start with measuring the waist of your Ice Queen to determine the size of the elastic to cut. For Taylor Grace I used a 22 inch piece of elastic. <br />
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I wanted the skirt to be very full and this is a sewn skirt so I kept the entire 3 yrds of tulle. To determine the length of the skirt I also defaulted to a size chart from Pinterest. For her length, since this would be three layers total I cut the teal tulle to 12 inches and the purple tulle to 9 inches. <br />
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Then using a 1/2 inch seam allowance, I stitched a gathering stitch along the top of each layer. <br />
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I gathered each layer to the 22 inch elastic length and then cut the satin to about 10 inches. <br />
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NOW, this is where I am COMPLETELY honest and admit that I screwed up... blame it on my catching up on Scandal while I was sewing!!! <br />
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For the satin top layer I didn't cut it correctly originally and had to had gusset inserts to make it a correct circle skirt. (the mess up was I totally just put the two sides of the satin together and sewed a seam and it was just a boxy skirt, DUH ME! LOL it needed to be a circle to go with the tulle) <br />
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So to give you the correct step, measure for a circle skirt and cut it out in the satin fabric. Don't sew up the side seams of your skirt, we need to create a casing for the elastic. I used a large 2 inch fold over to encase the elastic and the extra seam allowance will allow you to attach the tulle layers neatly all together. <br />
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You should now have the two colors of tulle gathered and the satin. Here's where it gets fun! LOL <br />
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For the bodice, I used the Ice Queen pattern from the supply list. Although it is only made for up to a 4T and Taylor is in a 7/8. I only wanted the bodice portion to add to the t-shirt. </div>
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So cutting the bodice piece from the satin I added inches to each side to get the piece to match the size of the t-shirt. </div>
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After cutting, I embroidered Taylor's name on the front bodice piece. </div>
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Then using the sliver/platinum tulle, cut it in half and ran a gathering stitch to create the cape portion. </div>
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Pin the gathered silver/platinum tulle to the top of the back bodice piece. Then sew up the other side seam and topstitch the whole piece to the t-shirt. </div>
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Ever find yourself starting a conversation with this line?? </div>
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I just can't find... a perfect jacket, a really cute skirt you have in mind, or a perfect dress for a party. </div>
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Well I couldn't find the perfect weekender bag. </div>
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Okay I take that back. I HAD the perfect bag and 5 years, at least 50 trips and random in town events later it was headed to the weekender bag graveyard. So, I started my search for the perfect, simple bag... Why didn't someone tell me this was impossible for less that $400?!?! </div>
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Again, why didn't anyone tell me it was impossible!?!?!? </div>
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So my gears started to work and I searched and I searched...</div>
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I found this... </div>
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Since this was my first try I didn't want to just jump out there with an expensive real leather and I was not a "bag guru" yet. So I visited old faithful, Fine Fabrics. I found this faux leather that was pretty thin, but I planned to use a very thick interfacing with it to give me the stability I wanted. </div>
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The pattern was very straight forward and once I printed it I noticed that is was slightly smaller than what I was looking for in my bag. So I graded out the pieces to about 14 1.2 inches. </div>
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This was going REALLY well and I discovered that I could use a candle to seal the edges. I just lightly ran the cut edge along the flame to melt the edges to prevent fraying. </div>
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I love the final product! It's just the size that I wanted and it's one of a kind! Now I'm totally confident in buying a more expensive leather and trying this again!!</div>
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Well, it's January of a new year and I should probably talk about my organized plan for destashing my stash, or doing something more useful with my time than fixating on the next sewing sequence. But, that's not me so I will just start by talking about what I love doing more than anything else - sewing! And by sewing, that usually means something I don't have or something I want more of in my collection. That brings me to this divine little number. I saw this pattern, Butterick 6151. </div>
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I thought this was simply lovely. I have never owned a corset and I thought this was something I should have in my possession. (Because, I personally think every woman should own and wear a corset!) I also thought this was an interesting take for Butterick. They suggested using upholstery fabrics! Well, now, that was enough of a challenge for me. I found this photo of the corset paired with this most divine skirt and thought, oh how I would love to wear this combination someplace. I don't have this skirt (yet), but don't put it past me!</div>
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So, I found this simply fabulous fabric and thought it would be perfect for my corset creation. I did initially look at upholstery fabrics, and while I found a few, nothing really jumped out at me. But, then one day, while minding my own business at JoAnn's, this delightful piece just called me. It's either a bottomweight or a denim. I'm not sure which, but it had some weight to it and a bit of stretch and I loved the pattern. </div>
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This came together very easily. There is boning in (most) of the seams. I say that because I think the instructions told me to put boning in all the seams, but honestly, I didn't have enough and I was determined to get this done so I could wear it out this weekend. That meant I needed it before the coupon hit (LOL). So I decided that boning needed to be strategically placed! And so I did. I think it works. I will add a photo of me in it as soon as I can force my daughter to take one. </div>
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I decided to line it with some gold cotton I had in my stash and I really like how well it came together. I could have added carriers to it so I could do the belt thing, but I didn't really think I wanted that. It felt a little too "Missy Kitty" and Gunsmoke to me with all that extra hardware.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgqrhs1BZwFt_4W9gTLZrFcHRH7FvbcAwNiNsCaonR5zzbeWN1HGnOc_XYsR2YJkXl6RybSddGPisZ_hDU2HAgONjyRrQMA6HfZMJM5wOTDuBF8jC_lPzZr99s8wZUjefmUdb-QeNPBk-/s1600/corset22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgqrhs1BZwFt_4W9gTLZrFcHRH7FvbcAwNiNsCaonR5zzbeWN1HGnOc_XYsR2YJkXl6RybSddGPisZ_hDU2HAgONjyRrQMA6HfZMJM5wOTDuBF8jC_lPzZr99s8wZUjefmUdb-QeNPBk-/s1600/corset22.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
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I think it's a little vampish and sexy and while I will certainly wear it with a jacket of some sort (Its cold everywhere, including Tennessee), but it's like having a secret that everyone kinda knows but not totally.<br />
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And this is me and my favorite comedian this weekend. As you can see, I paired this with my favorite leather blazer. I really love this new addition to my weird collection of stuff!<br />
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<br />Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-76844159625917923762015-01-06T11:37:00.001-08:002015-01-06T11:37:21.273-08:00What's on the table?<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have to confess it's not like I haven't sewn at all... just haven't posted it!! But I also had a "valley moment" with my sewing. I went through a total lack of motivation for my craft :-( After a New Year moment... I'm back on the wagon! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My first what's on the table project is this Simplicity 2413 (inspired by project RUNWAY) pattern I've had for so long and just hadn't found the right fabric to make it click for me... and then I went to "our store".</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031834345105450054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-74868955922238836082014-12-17T08:25:00.001-08:002014-12-17T08:26:38.175-08:00Up All NightI love blogging about my sewing sessions. I actually laugh at myself (often) at the obsessiveness that often takes over my sewing self. Here is yet another example of the land of Crah Crah, where I have assumed residency. I completed this fantabulous moto jacket last week. After finishing it on Wednesday, I decided that I needed something to wear to work for Friday. Now a normal person would probably not have made that kind of decision. But, if you knew me, you'd know I am so far removed from normal. I grabbed this cute pinstripe earlier in the week and knew the moment I saw it that I wanted a sheath dress out of it. I've seen a few versions on Pinterest so it was in the back of my mind for a while. <br />
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The other pattern had a matching fabric belt, and I liked that so I made that as well. I loved this and was quite proud of my crazy inner sewists who decided to start this thing at 10:00pm on a Thursday and this photo was taken at 9:00am the next morning!<br />
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<br />Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-80773973590392770142014-12-16T09:50:00.000-08:002014-12-17T07:17:37.969-08:00Moto Madness!!One day, while minding my own business, I find this issue of Burda Magazine at my local bookstore. Because it was a book about sewing, I naturally had to take it off the shelf to peruse its contents. And there it was!<br />
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The most mahvelous jacket I had seen in quite a while! To make it even more fantabulous, the pattern was included in the magazine!! Heavens to Betsy! How quickly can I make my way to the checkout counter to make this mag my very own! This happened in the late summer. I had designs on having this made for my birthday (November). As I read every word about this wonderfully fabulous creature, they suggested Ponte Knit, Nappa Lamb Stretch Leather for the sleeves and trim and a 20 inch two-way separating zipper. Sounds easy enough and I like the look. Well, once would have thought they said, the rarest cashmere, silk and a zipper made from diamonds! That's because I looked for weeks for the right weight Ponte. I'm sure I went to Hancock's and JoAnns every weekend for two months. They would have Ponte, but not the correct weight. I looked at the store for EVER for a "two way separating 20 or 22 inch zipper. No luck. And the leather!! OMG, Stretch Nappa Leather aint cheap. I tried several times to go with the imitation, but I didn't like how any of it looked. SO, finally, I found the Ponte, (just happened to be in Hancock's one day and they had it! GLORY!!, then I gave in and ordered the leather from New York Fashion Center Fabrics (I spent a lot of time with that piece in my shopping cart!) and after someone complimented my birthday coat and responded about my dire need for buttons, did I find the right zipper. <br />
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Here is what you should know about me; I'm cheap! Cheap is what started me sewing when I was 10 years old. My mother had no interest in buying me a lot of clothes. But I loved clothes and wanted more and more. Since I had no money, sewing made sense. Back then, of course, I could get a lot more fabric for my money. But, my baseline has continued to be, can this be made for less than buying it? Of course, that has changed with time. I do understand and appreciate quality, so I don't live in the bargain section of the fabric store (although I visit often). But I still want and need to find a deal whenever possible. However this jacket was so outstanding to me, that I decided I had to be a big girl and go for it.<br />
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So, with all my stuff finally in my possession, I decided to go in. I almost never make a muslin for me when sewing, but I needed this to be right, so I decided I needed a practice dummy first. And so, I made this Friday evening.<br />
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And the love I felt when I zipped this puppy up was greater than my Oliva Pope Coat a couple weeks ago. I knew even from the muslin that this thing was going to be something fantabulous! I really didn't want to go to bed, but it was after midnight and I had something to do Saturday morning. So, I stopped and went to sleepy land to dream of my new hot accessory!</div>
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When I could get back to the work, I felt the jacket was just a bit snug. SO, I decided that a half inch adjustment would/should be sufficient. I decided that I would just recut the front and back side front sections to included the additional space. Now, I'm ready to rock and roll. Now here comes the typical, "this only happens to me" moments. First, sewing the muslin was much easier than sewing the fashion fabric. But I muddled through. </div>
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The other issue with my DD and her photo taking, she doesn't understand that the photo isn't really about me. The point is to capture the garment. So, none of these are as close as I would like them to be. The trim on the jacket was particularly important to me. One of the things that drew me to this jacket was the leather sleeves and trim. This is a Burda pattern and their recommendation was for Nappa stretch leather. Well, again, my city isn't the fashion mecca it likes to think it is. I did find this fabric at NY Fashion Center Fabrics (NYfashioncenterfabrics.com). After cutting the ponte, I laid out the pattern for the sleeves. It was a two part sleeve. No amount of placement and movement would get me four pieces out of that one skin! Sheer Panic set in! This was supposed to be one of my birthday creations but I ran out of time before my birthday. However, I didn't want to buy another skin (90.00!) because as I said above, I'm also still cheap. To me, that was going to make this jacket as costly as a RTW item. And I couldn't live with myself if that happened. But, as any sewists knows, sometimes you have make it work moments. I decided that this would work if I only had a one piece sleeve. So I rooted around my pattern stash and found one that I thought would work. After averting that disaster, I then needed to get the trim on the jacket. Well, just let me say, this was definitely some work. The trim has to be on both sides all the way around. I even purchased the accompanying Burda video (waste of time and money) to see how they affixed the trim. The woman in the video used bias tape on the underside. The problem with that is depending on how you wear the jacket both sides can show. I didn't think that contrast was a good look. When I say I was praying and piecing 3/4 pieces that I cut with my rotary cutter like a factory worker on a deadline! But, the sewing angels were looking down on me and smelled my desperation! I managed to eek out all the trim for both sides!<br />
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And since Teri asked, here is what it looks like unzipped. I think it can totally be rocked up or down. As I said, I'm actually wearing it today and it has been a complete showstopper. Every person in my office loved the jacket. Those who didn't know I sewed now think I'm some sort of savant. LOL. If they only saw all the "oops" undone projects in the big bag in my closet, they wouldn't entertain that thought at all. But, it's all a labor of love!<br />
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I am the proud mother of two girls. They are AMAZING young women. Both are very smart and beautiful and funny. I share this blog with one of them (although it would be difficult to tell because she hasn't posted in FOREVER!), as we share a love for creating. The other one, well, she's smart too! She doesn't sew, but she has mastered the art of the ask. She will ask me to create something for her whenever there is an event. Truthfully, I love it because as us sewists all know, we love a reason and excuse to create. My daughter's ask is what brought this creation to life. She loves a band called Mint Condition. They were having a concert and her boyfriend got tickets and was taking her. Of course, she needed something show stopping to wear. One day, while I was minding my own business, working on yet another of my "I-don't-buy-RTW-so-I-need-to-sew-all-the-time outfits, I get this picture from my DD with the requests, "I HAVE to have a dress like this Ma".</div>
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This is quite beautiful. Definitely a showstopping piece. And a challenge! If you know me, you know I love a challenge. So, I started the business of looking for the fabric. In this photo, the fabric looks as if it has some body, maybe a satin or tafetta even. We looked (and by we, I mean me) but didn't find the right look at the time. After a while, I talked my daughter and convinced her to go fabric shopping with me. And then we started looking at patterns. She decided she liked this pattern. I thought this was a pretty good pattern for the inspiration look.</div>
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My DD picked this fabric. Honestly, when I first saw it, I thought throw pillows for my sofa! But she loved it and I was just the creator, so I had to make it work. Once I started putting it together, I must admit, I thought it was beautiful fabric. It looked rich and the dress was a little sexy, but very classy. Unlike so many of the young girls out here and their clothing selections, I have to admit, my daughter is pretty conservative. In fact, we tease her all that time that she is the oldest person in the family. She's a throwback to about 1982. She was born in 1991.<br />
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This wasn't a bad dress. The challenge of course were the panels and matching seams. My DD has a fabulous physique, in my opinion because it's pretty easy to sew for her. With one exception; she has an ample butt and accompanying hips to go with. Now, that's a benefit for the most part. But often a challenge in patterns and clothes because they aren't really designed for the Kim Kardashian look. So, I had to work to make this work. I made a muslin (something I rarely do for myself) to make sure I made the necessary adjustments.</div>
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And here she is! I didn't make a lot of alterations. In fact, the only real change was lowering the "V" to show a little more (ahem) cleavage. We tease my DD, because her sister and I are the more "well-endowed" so it's always a chuckle when you mention her name and cleavage in the same sentence.<br />
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I thought the dress was beautiful and the girl was amazing. I'm biased, but I'm right. LOL.<br />
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This event has already happened and the reports back said it was a complete success! Her boyfriend was blown away and all her friends wanted to know where she scored such a fabulous frock. That of course makes me smile even more!<br />
She even had women at the venue asking her about the dress!<br />
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I think she wore it well!<br />
<br />Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-71804728096075823842014-11-24T21:39:00.002-08:002014-11-25T02:55:59.951-08:00Scandalishly Delicious!SO, unless you are residing under a rock, you have heard the buzz about Scandal, the tv show with Kerry Washington. Even if you haven't become obsessed with watching the "scandalous" behavior each episode, those of us who love clothes, love watching each week just to see the sartorial splendor donned by the character Olivia Pope. All I ever need is a reason to sew something and so, I found it squarely rooted in the wardrobe of Ms. Pope. As I noted in my last post, several years ago, I decided to tackle the coat making world. I don't know why, other than "why not" for my rationale back then. And since it was around my birthday, I was certain this was a "sign" for me! I mean, why wouldn't it be perfectly appropriate to celebrate my birthday with a new coat? Funny thing about this new revelation; before a couple years ago, I wasn't even a big coat wearer. It gets cold enough in Tennessee for them, but I never wear one when driving and for many years my job afforded me a parking garage so I didn't have to be terribly exposed to the elements. So much for the practical aspects of outer garment wearing! I've never allowed practicality to stop me before. :-)<br />
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So, back to my current situation. Here is the inspiration:<br />
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And here is my take on the inspiration! (My face suggests that I'm very mean! I'm not and when my DD took this photo, I was just waiting for her to tell me she was ready! She didn't! Now I have to work on my "mean mug face!)</div>
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I just LOVED this thing from the moment I saw her wearing it. It was classy, commanding (I mean who can get away with wearing a WHITE trench coat) and just a bit scandalous! So, I saw this and knew this was the 2014 Barbara Birthday coat. I also knew I already had a pattern in my stash and would probably not need to "frankenstein" several patterns to make it work. And I thank you McCalls for that! I had no idea this pattern was a best pattern winner at PatternReview.com from 2009! Wow, didn't know I'd been stashing for so long. ;-)</div>
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View E (the beige trench far left) was perfect. Practically identical actually!. Sew, the next step was fabric. In my mind, I initially thought of the outerwear choices I see at Hancock's around this time of year. They are these coated fabrics that I guess one would make rain slickers from (??). They feel more like those plastic tablecloths that you can toss out when the picnic ends. I wasn't feeling motivated. Then, one day, lightening struck - well common sense I guess (which is rarely common) . I thought, a polished cotton or brushed cotton would be the perfect choice. So, I set about to find such treasure. I love online fabric options, but I try local first. You can touch the fabric and know that it's right and if you want it right away, there you go. Sadly, in Memphis, the fabric stores believe that the "World of Fleece" is the only world worth living in. Thank goodness for online fabric and online fabric sales. I checked fashion.fabrics.com and not only did they have a polished cotton, but it was a stretch (added bonus) and it was on sale for 5.99 a yard!!! The fabric angels were shining down on me.</div>
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Ok, so the fabric arrives and I'm ready to go. Whoa nelly, what about lining? Again, back to the <b>COMPLETE LACK OF VARIETY AT THE LOCAL FABRIC STORES</b> (<i>that means I can't line this coat with fleece Hancock's FABRIC stores (you do know what the name means in your business name dontcha?</i> Of course the pattern called for China Silk for the lining and that is not going to be at my local store. Usually, I just ignore the pattern recommendations and get what I like from what's available locally. I must admit however, that has worked against me in the past. I have several dresses that I LOVE but hate the lining because it's either too heavy or too "polyestery" for the garment and thus, feels hot and/or cheap! So, again to the online options I go. Now I'm ready! I cut my fabric pieces. My lining hasn't yet arrived but no worries, I will get started. Because my life is set up for simplicity, there MUST be a glitch. SO on Sunday, a week ago, as I'm putting pieces together, I realize that the front of the coat has to be cut out FOUR times!! I go back and barely manage to cut the front facings out! Whew! Crisis averted! Back to work. I know you think the drama and trauma should be over at this point but NOOOOOO! Not so much. It seems, because I'm not that smart, not only did I miss cutting the front facing pieces out, I also missed cutting the side front pieces out!! But unlike the "just barely" enough fabric save for the fronts, there is nothing left but cylindrical pieces left. No way I can get anything more than a sweatband out of the remnants! How could this happen? Well, I'm notoriously bad about looking at fabric layout guides and especially so when I think I have LOTS of fabric so no issue. This is a much bigger issue than I can properly convey in words. Why you ask? Because, as I mentioned above, I was delightfully happy to have found this fabric on line! At this point, that means I can't readily (like right now) go get more fabric. I pull my computer out and go back to the website to order more fabric because, this coat is solid white and matching whites (even if I found the exact fabric) is more difficult than matching colors. Suffice it to say, I didn't find this fabric again online. In tears now, I endeavor out to my local fabric stores (remember the ones I groused about above?) hoping against hope that I can find something that will work. (Insert the thank you JoAnn's Speech here). After two Hancock's, I finally find two pieces that I think will work at JoAnn's!</div>
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Not only did I have a problem with the fabric, but also with the lining AND the buttons! Story below! But, after all of that, here is the finished product! I must say, I'm in love with the final product. It really wasn't difficult to sew at all! It was all the other things that came into the process that aged me another year!</div>
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Like the buttons? The buttons HAD to be silver, and they really needed to be shank type buttons. And they needed to be 1 inch diameter. Well, guess what I could not find? Yep, 1 inch, silver, shank buttons! So, what are these you may ask? Well, they are covered buttons. Covered with what you may ask? Isn't it obvious?<b><i> Duct Tape! Silver electrical duct tape! </i></b>Honestly, it's cute and worked for my obsessive need to complete this coat and wear it today, but I will need to change them. I just have to find 1 inch silver shank buttons. I looked at every fabric store in Memphis and looked on line. I used the advertisements in Threads and looked for them. Nothing. So, hopefully someone will give me a lead on these most elusive closures! </div>
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So, I finally finished my coat! I did it an actual week before my real birthday on the 30th. That's amazing for me. I have a few things that still need to be changed, but it's done and I love it! Now on to the next crazy obsessive item to create! Hint: it's not a coat but it's totally cool and I can't wait to share!!</div>
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<br />Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-12677670138728407812014-11-09T06:05:00.001-08:002014-11-09T06:05:48.294-08:00Easy Breezy BlueSo, November is my birthday month!! Yay!! And my tradition over the past several years has been to "be creative" for my birthday. For me, that has meant creating clothes. And not just "a birthday dress" but usually a birthday "ensemble". That has yielded this coat.<br />
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And the next year, this coat.<br />
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And last year, my DD gave me a "sartorial birthday party" and that resulted in these.<br />
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So, here we are this year! And the plan is for a "Scandal-like" trench coat and a fabulous black dress that I saw on a runway last year. And you would now expect me to import those photos right? Nah, that's not how I operate. I prefer to wait until the last minute and stress myself completely out in order to get the garments finished. That makes sense right? Yeah, I know. Completely nuts. </div>
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So, the title of the post suggest something easy and stress free. And that's exactly what I made Thursday night while watching Project Runway Allstars. And just so you know, this is not one of the dresses (yes, more than one is the intent!) I plan to create in celebration of my birthday. But, it was really easy and fun and I love the color. </div>
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This fabric was in my stash. I have had it for more than a year I'm certain. I either got it from Fabric.com or FashionFabrics.com. I can't remember why I originally selected it. But once it arrived, I guess I didn't like it for the intended project. Now I love it and so glad it was sitting there waiting for its moment. This pattern has been in my stash for a while as well. I love wrap dresses and should have far more than I actually have at this point. I need to correct that error! :-)</div>
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This came together very quickly. It fits well (need to force my daughter to take a photo of me in it!) I made it Thursday night while watching PR Allstars. Hemmed it Friday morning and wore it to work Friday. I got lots of compliments which confirmed this was a great combination.</div>
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So now, it's time to start that birthday collection. LOL, I kill myself with the nuttiness that is my logic. Well, my birthday is not until the last day of November, so I have time. Right?? </div>
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When I decided I needed to upload this wonderfully delightful dress, I was shocked to see that it's been nearly a year since my last post! That certainly isn't indicative of my sewing time. I still spend most of my free time working on something or thinking about working on something. I'm still on the no RTW diet. I think this is my 4th or 5th year!! I have purchased sorority paraphernalia but if I could make it, trust me I would! LOL Anyway, I will have to try to catch up a little with all the things I've made since October 2013! And it's telling that my partner in crime, my daughter is also guilty of "failure to blog". She too hasn't posted anything since October. I happen to know she sews just about as much, if not more than me. She just finished making a wedding dress!! I will have to scold her as well!</div>
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So, about this dress. It always seems that the item you put the least amount of thought, time or effort into turns out to be that great one! So, this fabric is a find from JoAnn's. When I saw it I loved it and thought at that time that it would be a great dress. After I got it home, I looked at it and really touched it and thought it might not be great as a dress after all. JoAnn's labeled it "knit -jegging". Now I know what a jegging is - it's a combination jean and legging. This didn't really look like the fabrics I've seen used to make RTW jeggings. But, I had it and it would become something at some point.</div>
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Well, today (actually yesterday because it's 1:43 in the morning right now) I was watching football and thinking about the stress of work tomorrow (err, today). After my team won (Go Cowboys!!) I decided I needed something new. I started out looking at this black ponte knit that I recently purchased. So, as I "shopped" my pattern stash, I saw this </div>
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I thought the fabric looked a little tie-died, a little graphic and just a nice departure from the typical knits. So, within an hour or so (while still transfixed with football) I put this together. Let me just say, I LOVE this fabric and this dress. It is the most comfortable thing I own that I can wear outside the house! LOL. Seriously, I'm going back to JoAnn's to see if there are any other patterns or solids that I can grab. This dress could be my work uniform. For nearly a year, I have been pretty consistently working out (about 5-6 days a week). I've lost some weight, although not even close to my goal. But I've also lost a few inches and while I obsess with the scale, it's is nice to see that my clothes fit a bit better and that I am willing to make and wear things that I would never have made a year ago. I'm not there yet, but this is taking me in the direction I want to go </div>
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In terms of changes I made to the dress, this pattern calls for the dress to be lined. I didn't want to line it. I made a wonderful ponte knit dress from a Vogue pattern last year. It was lined. I have only worn that dress once or twice. It was so daggone hot, I thought I was trapped in an iron lung when I wore it! I'm always hot, so that should have been a clue that lining a knit probably wasn't going to work for me, while I still lived in the South!. I wear sleeveless dresses and tops all year long and just add a jacket. So, I knew lining wasn't going to work for me. Initially, I was going to use bias tape to finish the neck edge and the armholes. But, because I was lazy and concerned that the bias tape might be too heavy for the neck edge and armholes and make them turn in, I decided against the bias tape. So, after remembering that my twin needle hemming worked great on another knit dress I made some time back, I decided that would be good for this dress as well.<br />
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And so, that's how I finished it! As I said, I love it, would make it 50 more times if I found interesting fabrics, so don't be surprised if you see another post or two espousing the wonderfulness of McCall's 6282!<br />
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I'm BAAAACK!!Sewfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033586814654898826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-49092541702649126822013-10-31T15:01:00.002-07:002013-10-31T15:02:26.649-07:00Halloween Time!!! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple;"><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The costume was $179.99!!! CLEARLY someone at Party City has lost their ULTIMATE mind!! </span></b></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I set out to do just that!! After studying the picture and planning my attack, it was off to JoAnn's!! (Cause I had some AWESOME coupons and was NOT afraid to use them!!!) </span></b></span></div>
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Sew, I am finding that sew much of my time is spent sewing for others. The others is very often my daughter, the younger one. Sew, here I go again. Her birthda is tomorrow. She wanted a "fabulous pair of pants" to go with her "fabulous new shoes". And being the pliable one, I had no choice but to comply. Actually, she has done this sew many times, that I expect this before each "event" in her life. And since she will never read this blog, I guess I don't mind sew much! :-)<br />
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She found a photo of Rihanna wearing a pair of "cigarette" pants. Needless to say she had no idea what a cigarette pant was and as she described the pants, I knew eactly what she wanted. Sew, when she returned from her summer internship last week, we headed right off to the fabric store. We found this great red suiting that I thought was a perfect choice for her "vision". I used this McCall's 6758, pattern and I loved the final result.<br />
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There are times that you look at your mental list of things to do and realize there is no possible way in heaven or hell you will make it through a third of it! With that being said updating my virtual life to match my real life has taken a SLIGHT back seat.<br />
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At least that is until there is a Harry Potter marathon and then I can't and won't make any promises!!! Lol hey don't judge I have an addiction after all this time.... <br />
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So where did we last stop, OH well I had announced my wonderful engagement! *update... MARRIED NOW! :-) <br />
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So the wonderful world of wedding planning! I must say I am and was the furthest thing from a bridezilla one could ever see! However, can't say the same about other people in my life... The plan was simple... Set a destination, invite friends and have fun! <br />
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It was wonderful! We got married at the wonderful Paradisus Palma Real in sunny (and humid as hell!) Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! <br />
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I (being the fab o friend I am) made all my bridesmaids dresses. Given the location I thought the perfect style would be an infinity dress and I must say they turned out FABULOUS! My friends looked great and we really had a blast! <br />
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Adding to my FABULOUSNESS, I also made my darling flower girl's dress. I love my Tay, even if she can be a little diva sometimes! She was fab as my little helper! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031834345105450054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450289431976655206.post-17360193494294599922013-06-29T23:35:00.000-07:002013-06-29T23:35:49.856-07:00The Things I Love!If you know anything about me, you know I love a few things with great passion. I love to sew! I love my girls. And I love my sorority. More specifically, I love many of my sorority sisters. So, whenever there is a chance to combine any of the above, I try not to miss the moment to do so. I thought my girlfriends would enjoy the fruits of my labor. I decided to make garment bags, embroidered with our sorority name and their line name (from their pledging days) on the bag. Our sorority is celebrating 100 years of existence next month and there will be throngs of members in D.C. to commemorate the event. <br />
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I think they enjoyed them and I certainly had fun creating them. I !hope they find them useful and cool! Now back to my regularly scheduled obsession.<br />
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