Friday, 7 July 2017

Very Easy Vogue V9075: View A in a Bold Floral Print

This dress was very easy dress to make - I was able to sew it from start to finish in less than eight hours.  It has pockets, which is one of my favorite features.  The only modification I made was to add 2" of length to the hem. 

The bold floral print fabric is a cotton blend, and I purchased it from my local Fabricland.

Both my belt and my shoes are from Aldo.






Saturday, 1 July 2017

Simplicity 2599: Polka Dot Top with Modifications

I've made Simplicity 2599 before, so this time I decided to change things up by eliminating the ruffle completely and adding a sleeve.  I also changed the closure on the back - instead of a simple loop and button, I added half an inch to the center back to create a facing and plotted out spacing for ten buttons.

I'm also wearing my Burberry sunglasses and Christian Siriano stilettos.





Sunday, 25 June 2017

Vogue V8882: Hi-Low Skirt in Floral

This was a fun pattern to make.  But you just have to have lots of room to cut it out - it wouldn't fit on my cutting table, so I had to lay the fabric out on the floor in my front foyer. 

It was pretty quick too.  Again, cutting the pattern out was the most time consuming part, as well as hemming the skirt.

I would make this pattern again, but I would probably try one of the other views - I made view F, which is the hi-low silhouette.