Monday, February 8, 2010

Shirt dress as promised


Here it is, my friends. Not the best photo of me, but it shows the dress pretty well. The front has little pleats:

which are supposed to be repeated on the back side, but the pleats just made the fabric stick out awkwardly, making me look like I had blocks for a back side, so I made the pleats into a long dart, which I don't have a picture of because I'm not that kind of girl. :)

I tried to take photos of the fabric, but I have no idea what I'm doing. This is the best photo I got.

Hopefully it conveys how silky smooth, yet warm and fuzzy the fabric really is.


Update: Sept 2010, new photos of shirtdress.








In other news, I finished the houndstooth skirt.


It's just a simple a-line.


Here's the fabric close-up. It's a loosely woven wool so it's also warm and fuzzy.


I lined it, however the lining is ridiculously clingy due to static. It was tricky to wear it on Friday. So, I will tack the lining to the hem of the skirt and see if that does the trick. If it doesn't, I'll have to get creative I suppose.


I'm still working on the pink top (McCall's 5323 view B), but hope to have that pounded out in the next couple of days. I will likely cut out the pleated neck dress (Vogue 8593) tonight.

5 comments:

  1. Oooh, I LOVE that dress. I wish I had your talent. . .

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  2. Dude, I love the dress and the skirt! If only you lived near me and some of your sewing talent & know how could rub off on me. I don't have the guts to ever take on one of those projects. Maybe I could just keep reading your blog and some day, far in the future, be inspired enough to actually try it.

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  3. Did you end up taking it down? Also, have you tried running a metal clothes hanger (if you have such old technology) along the lining when it's being static-y? Might help?

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  4. Cute! I didn't get to see these before I left. You really are my sewing hero.

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