To be honest, I don't like it. I don't know, must be the gloomy colors.
A bit of stitching and a bit of applique:
Details of the wrong side:
All the material is reused and recycled.
October 2009
31 October 2009
30 October 2009
Outfit of the day
Cardigan - Mango Basics
Shirt - Fengo Paris
Skirt - Self made
Detail of the skirt fabric:
No, no it's not upholstery...
29 October 2009
Outfit of the day
Brooch - Self made
Cardigan - From the market
Shirt - From the Sunday market
Skirt - From the Sunday market
I made the brooch with Fimo.
28 October 2009
Panties once more - WR
Ahem, you must be tired of my underwear...but I'm almost done with it! I guess...
From this:
To this:
Yes, this time I bought it
The November Burda. Yes, It came home with me yesterday. Wondering how that is? Because of this:
The pattern comes in tall sizes!!! Finally!!! Someone realized there are tall women, too. I happen to be one of them. That's why I can't make a dress out of a shirt... :-)
Oh, and this jacket! I wouldn't use the quilted fabric, though.
To wrap up with a waltz:
Sigh...It's not excluded that I wouldn't take a dress like this off. Ever. Just for the glamour of wearing it. The fabulosity of the dress itself.
It's something like wearing high heels for me, only without the bumps. I feel like a million. Just, outside the house. Any house. It can be a challenge when you often hit your head against light fixtures. Familiar feeling? It's not that I'm THAT tall! It's that the chandeliers hang rather low. :-)
26 October 2009
Dress inspiration
Bibhu Mohapatra spting rtw collection via Style.com
Just beautiful. Take a look at the whole collection! Let's knock off the turquoise one first, shall we?
Have a nice and creative day you all!
23 October 2009
Dress adjusted
This dress came to me unexpectedly. I made it for J. Suddenly J decided she wasn't feeling right wearing the dress and she gave it to me. It's a Burda pattern.
A lot of effort went into sewing it, especially fitting the parallel golden lines together. I unpicked the zipper about 12 times. I've sewn the elastic to the bottom in several ways to make it just-right-bubbly 5 or 6 times. You bet I was determined to make it perfect!
The vertical lines are not symmetrical to be easier on the eye, more flowing.
I just had to take it in on the sides to make it fit and now I have another gorgeous dress! Goes well with the frilly shrug and fireworks brooch.
What was it, again, I told you about the black, gray and chequered fabrics??? Sigh...
Brown shirt refashion - WR
From a piece of knit and a second hand shirt:
To this nice shirt:
The front is my design.
This is a muslin, actually. I've made some changes to the Burda 7/2005 model 103 pattern. Some worked, some didn't. I had to take the back in and adjust around the neck.
I have to rework the pattern at the armpit, as well.
If you don't take into account the central seam, the back looks pretty nice and smooth. All in all not that bad, right?
Top for my mother
I've finished the first UFO! Yay!
The front fabric is recycled, and the rest is from stash. I don't remember who gave me this piece of patterned fabric. It was a big triangle, just enough to cut the front and the bias strips for binding.
The top has two layers. The inner layer and the back was made from the plain mustard fabric . I don't remember who gave it to me, either. It was a pretty big piece of fabric of this completely unsuitable color for me, but going just fine with this print.
But what kind of fabric is this? A sheer light knit. It wrinkles. I would call it a mousseline. Certainly not chiffon. Chiffon is softer. Hm, I have to learn to recognize the types of fabrics. Anyone knows a good resource? A book perhaps?
A few more details:
You can see I marked the darts with thread because the chalk wouldn't stay on.
This is the bias binding. I'm pleased with how it came out.
I have already used this Burda pattern to make a top for my mother once before, also from remnants, and she was happy with it. I hope she likes this one, too!
22 October 2009
Corduroy violet skirt
Several years ago I made this:
The fabric was super cheap. I loved it so much I made a coat right away. I still have it in my closet and enjoy wearing it.
I love the metal flower buttons!The lining is silver.
I forgot about the leftovers, though. They were sitting on the bottom of a box waiting patiently to be transformed into something pretty. The time came and now we have a little A-line skirt!
It's so cold outside I can easily start wearing both as a set with boots tomorrow!
I've also cut out a small bag. But I really don't know when I'm going to put it together. I'm trying to be productive on the finishing front! Summer top for my mother - almost done! Tomorrow, I guess.
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