The Flowery Skirt

A jacket, a T-shirt and a dress

UFO

Finally the yellow jacket! Done halfway. I redrafted the pattern with all the adjustments and it looks fine. Right now it's drying on the rack because I made a mess while ironing. Turns out this fabric doesn't like to be ironed. It's another heavy knit I got from Grandma. I had to soak the jacket to let the fabric shrink back into its original shape.

Muslin

Burda 8/2007-105. Nice pattern, bad fabric choice. Not wearable. No stretch in it. Old pajamas and boyfriend T-shirts should not to be reused for snug garments. Anyway, the pattern needs adjustments so it's not a big waste. Not to mention the plunging neckline...

Sunday market find

A nightgown that will be turned into a shorter dress. It's too big, the bias tape has to be replaced 'cause it's worn out, but the fabric, a light cotton, is perfect. And I love the flowers!

 

Have a nice and creative day!

Light light blue

To make this shirt I used remnants from a last year costume project. Love the shirred ramages and the wide cuffs. The color is so light blue that it reads almost gray.

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!