Client Dresses & Skirt done!

I made a few casuals dresses for a couple of ladies.
Here they are modeling and a few close ups of the details.
Sorry I took quick and candid shots.

Going on vacation in two weeks and I can't wait. Now the question is if I can make a few quick items before I leave.

I'll be in the SF Bay area on Aug 8, what is there to do out there?

I ran out of steam!

I have so much going on right now that I just can't do it all, especially this weekend.
Those five dresses are going to have to wait right now. One is almost complete however I don't like it. Mom says it looks ok but she did just say "ok" and not "cute". You know the difference as well as I do and that's why I'm going to finish (I promise) but it probably won't be worn except for the picture to post. I have 3 dresses and a skirt that I'm working on for clients.
That's pretty much what I have going on right now. Just moody right now (DH, no comment!? ok??). Not sleeping all that great (stupid hair rollers).

I'll post everything when I can.

Quote for the day:
Nothing is a simple as we hope it will be!

Tracing is Done! Cutting has begun! Still no sewing YET!

All 5 dresses have been traced out.
4 dresses have been cut. I am still having a hard time trying to decide on the fabric for BWOF June #107. I don't know why it's a hard decision but it is. Maybe because I think that it will look beautiful in white could be the reason why...
Something else I noticed is that Knipmode's pattern layout is not based on the best way to save fabric (if that's how you say it). The Big 4 pattern companies provide the best way to lay fabric out saving as much fabric as possible (their general goal).
Knipmode's 05/2008 #13 dress says that it's supposed to use a little more than 4 yrds of fabric. Of course this was a chore looking for fabric in my stash were I actually purchased more than 4 yrds other than the holidays for gifts. I found one and still only used 3.5 yrds. Their layout was not pattern piece/fabric conscious at all, there were large areas of fabric were other pieces could fit nicely and I took advantage of that. Oh well... you live and learn... I guess I was lazy at the moment, I could laid it all out and judged from there...
I plan to start sewing tomorrow even if I haven't made my final choice on the last BWOF dress.

Cheers!!!

TNT - BWOF 09/2006 #115

Here are the two dresses that caused me loose my focus on my current plan.
I love this pattern! You can literally make this dress in one day, 4 hours tops!

Dress #1 in a purple knit from Fabric.com's recent sale.

I didn't use the facing or collar. I topstitched with a tri color thread.

Here is the thread I used for topstitching.


Dress #2 in a bizarre knit print. Purchased from a discount fabric store a few years ago. Made a Burda top out of it the first time and still had enough for this dress with 1 yd left.

armhole zig zag stitched

a close-up of the bizarre print. I love the colors in it which is why i bought it.

I'm done tracing and right now I'm cutting out the patterns and organizing to prepare for the next step. After that I'm going to press the pre-washed fabric and wash the rest.

Still Tracing!

I would have been done by now if I hadn't gotten distracted and made two dresses. I forgot about a recital on Saturday and that was it after that. I will post those pics soon.

So far three of the five dresses are traced out and maybe more can be traced out today when I get home.