Tuesday, November 18, 2008

new look 5798


This is the flowergirl dress that both my neice and my fiances neice will be wearing to our wedding. My neice Emma is all about fancy she was very unimpressed with the pattern and thought that the dress was not pretty enough for her! So Aunt Lee had too fancy it up a bit. I added the tulle to the bottom and I am using the straps from my wedding dress for the sash on the girls dresses. I decided to make both dresses the same size both girls seem to be the same size. I constructed a cotton sample for them to try ..it was very large. So I went down one size and it seems to fit Emma. They will look cute on the beach with their Aunt and Uncle. The fact that the dresses are close to being finished is stress released. I just need to find some white taffeta that is not 17.00 a meter. You know bridal fabric all other colors are 5.00 a meter but if it is white the price is jacked up.

New Look 6750


This is the dress I made for Jolene. She will be wearing it to my wedding. She is very pleased with the dress and I am very happy that it turned out so well. It looks great on her, hopefully I will get a pic with her in it. She has a great figure and fills it well! It went together with very little if any cursing.... which is unusual for me. The bust measurement was right on a size 12 with the waist 1 over. The fabric has a little stretch to it so I left the waist and bust as it was. I used an invisible zipper which looks great and smooth down the back. The pattern fits close to the rib cage and under the bust sooooo the correct lifting bra is very important. It is for a Jamaican beach wedding. It will be perfect.

Christmas Dress


This is a dress with no intended owner! It is a pattern size 5. The bodice is made from black velveteen and is lined. The dress bottom is a crisp plaid taffeta with pine green, black, royal purple and has gold threads running through it. There is a zipper closure in the back. I think the gold sash is a festive touch but can be removed if desired.

Simplicity 2758


This blouse was originally intended for ME, but I failed to really measure the finished product and it is slightly too small for me. It looks okay but I'm sucking it in and it is small through the shoulders. I really love the fabric it has a stretch to it comfortable. Sooooo it will be for my sisters Christmas present. She has a much smaller frame and shoulder width than I so it should fit perfect.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Burda 9596


This is a christmas gift for one of my nieces. The construction of it was fairly easy, but it gave my machine a work out sewing through many layers to topstitch in some areas. Now the lining was a trial of my very short patience!


Here is my first try. I would like to be able to put pics of the things I make so everyone can see a good photo of the item. This is an outfit for the dressup trunk. Cinderella, not Snow White! Mir only wants Cinderella and princesses. The dress is from a basic pattern I had it works quite well. Especially since there is no need for a real zipper velcro works for dressup.

Simplicity 4764

well this is my first try. I would like to use this so everyone can see the things that I have crafted sewed etc. Lets try the Cinderella dress for Miranda. They all love to dress up and the costumes for dress up are so fun......no zipper, just pretty fabric and lots of fussy items. This was a rush job.....no sparkles etc.. but I'm sure she will enjoy it. I plan to make another atleast so she can play with her friends and everyone will get to dress up.