Two dresses and a top

I love wrap dresses! Too much I believe. It's the essential item for the "on the go" woman.
Here are two dresses made from the same pattern. Sorry these are not on me but the next ones will be as they didn't look very nice on the dress form.
The pattern that was used was BWOF 09/2006 # 115 (using #114's collar).
This pattern was easy to sew & serge, no darts and fits like a dream. It's a TNT, must sew over and over and over and over again pattern!
The tan & black herringbone dress is a very fine knit and was very easy to sew on the sewing machine. This fabric does not wrinkle (so wonderful). It's very breathable. Now I must say that I wear a camisole, tank & on Monday and shirt underneath this dress because Burda is not modest with the neckline hear. So if you're wearing this to work cover up! Or there will be a major peep show! As me how i know!





I like to call this one my sacadelic funkalicious dress. For some reason this fabric reminds me of the 70s. Not sure why but it does. I love this one as well it barely wrinkles. I got this fabric from Vogue fabrics last March 2007 and wasn't sure of what to make of this fabric. I contemplated on it for over a year. When I decided on this dress I kept asking my mom if I should use a contrasting color to tone it down and she said no and I'm glad that I didn't.
This one I sewed on the serger after reading a Threads article (summer 2008) on how to sew with a serger. The article is good and is left out on my table for future references.
I love this top. I made this top using PMB4. It's a cowl neck (which i love, and you'll be sick of from me by the end of the week) with dropped shoulders and flared sleeves. The style has a flared waist as well which I'll omit the next time I'm making it because it gave it a maternity look. It's very warm. I used a sweater knit but it pills really bad on both sides. Won't use the fabric again ('m sure I'm out by now I have something else to post later with this fabric) but will definitely make it again. This fabric wrinkles (right out of the dryer) really bad as you can see.


More to come!

Just call me lazy!

Hi everyone just call me lazy!
I have been sewing but have been too lazy to get someone to take pics of me.
I promise to do this becuase I have made quiet a few items that really need to be seen.
So look for them this week. I'll post them separately so that I don't overload the system.

What I'm planning!

Here are some items that i'm planning on making for the Fall/Winter 08 season.
All came from BWOF. Some I will actually use the pattern from the mag but there are some that I would try my hand at in PMB.
And here they are. Please click on the image to enlarge.

Where have I been?

Busy mostly.
Working out at the gym and with my personal trainer. Not too much energy. I made two dresses in the past month so i'll take pics and post them soon.

Not much else is really going on.

Until next time...

Yeah... I didn't like this blouse! BWOF 06/2008/107A

After messing around with this blouse for a few weeks, I decided that aweek ago that I really didn't like it as much I thought.I cut out a size 42, the largest size and did my waist and hipadjustments before cutting the fabric.

Front View - I played around with buttonholes to see if I wanted to dobuttons or snaps (snaps won).

Front Side View - The pattern called for and elastic side waistband andit was not very flattering to my figure. Pleats went it just fine andwith no problems. Waist and Hips adjustments well, as usual.

Neckline / Collar - Came out fine and this was the easiest part otherthan the pleats.

Sleeve - With the pleats the sleeve hem was tighter than normal. Minoradjustments done to the sleeve. Sleeve needed to be 1 size largeraround the hem (size 44).

Back View - not a very good back view, model is much smaller than I am.It was on the fold and a breeze to sew.

So I'm going to move on. I have a very busy Saturday coming up so I'mgoing to try and get some sewing done on Saturday night or Sundaymorning.I did trace out and cut BWOF 06/2008/#120It's sized for petites do I did my waist and hip adjustments first thenI lengthened the front and back pieces and joined the pleat lines. I have some crinkled brown batitse and as well as some cream eyelet that would make two really pretty dresses. I'llhave pics of that soon.

HAPPY SEWING!!