Well my San Francisco vacation is almost over. I head home tomorrow and I've had a blast! :D I love seeing all my friends every year and the hot guys are just a bonus.
I wore my finished Sencha (which I don't have a pic of yet sorry) and the overall opinion was that its cute but 'kinda business-like'. Prolly cause I ended up using a navy pinstripe fabric I had in my stash instead of the brocade because I wasn't up to struggling with slippery fabric when I made it.
Anyways, I'll have a pic when I get home because it turned out great. :)
10.23.2011
10.15.2011
Score!
Got off work early today so I decided to take a peak at the thrift store on my way home and I found these!:
I'm replacing the outer covers as they're dingy and completely wool but I think it's $6.98 well spent. :D
Also, I've decided to try and add a few leopard print accessories to my wardrobe. I'm going to see how it works out as I'm not really a fan of animal prints but I think my first addition is a good start.
I'm replacing the outer covers as they're dingy and completely wool but I think it's $6.98 well spent. :D
Also, I've decided to try and add a few leopard print accessories to my wardrobe. I'm going to see how it works out as I'm not really a fan of animal prints but I think my first addition is a good start.
10.12.2011
Progress and a find!
Ok so I haven't finished anything since my skirt but I'm in the middle of a few more things. Progress as follows:
* Recontructed Fitted 3/4 Sleeve Blazer ~ I've deconstructed my wool suit and made a muslin of my pattern. Except after looking at the muslin on I'm considering doing a collarless version instead... *facepalm* I am very in love with the fabric though and am thinking I need to find a really nice lining for it. I'd like to use a matching teal but they didn't have any at the fabric store in town so it looks like I'm going to have to resort to the internet.
* Full Skirt ~ I have cut out my paper pattern and just got my fabric in the mail yesterday. I knew I wanted the fabric when I saw the picture online but it's even more amazing in person! It has a wonderful Dr Seuss-like whimsy to it that I love! It's getting it's prewash tonight.
* Sencha Blouse ~ Paper pattern is all traced out and I'm startin my muslin tonight. Still trying to decide between 2 different fabrics for this one although I believe it's going to end up being a lovely dark teal lightweight sari brocade from my stash for the first one.
And now for the find! I was rebrowsing thru my sewing books as I have a tendancy to pick up random books from the thrift shop and I'm not sure what all is on my shelf. And nestled among all my sewing books was this treasure!:
Dress Design: Draping and Flat Pattern Making ©1948
This book is a treasure. I need to get a dress form to be able to fully utilize everything in this book but how can you not love a book with content like this:
I have a feeling this book will become very useful on my sewing journey! :)
* Recontructed Fitted 3/4 Sleeve Blazer ~ I've deconstructed my wool suit and made a muslin of my pattern. Except after looking at the muslin on I'm considering doing a collarless version instead... *facepalm* I am very in love with the fabric though and am thinking I need to find a really nice lining for it. I'd like to use a matching teal but they didn't have any at the fabric store in town so it looks like I'm going to have to resort to the internet.
* Full Skirt ~ I have cut out my paper pattern and just got my fabric in the mail yesterday. I knew I wanted the fabric when I saw the picture online but it's even more amazing in person! It has a wonderful Dr Seuss-like whimsy to it that I love! It's getting it's prewash tonight.
* Sencha Blouse ~ Paper pattern is all traced out and I'm startin my muslin tonight. Still trying to decide between 2 different fabrics for this one although I believe it's going to end up being a lovely dark teal lightweight sari brocade from my stash for the first one.
And now for the find! I was rebrowsing thru my sewing books as I have a tendancy to pick up random books from the thrift shop and I'm not sure what all is on my shelf. And nestled among all my sewing books was this treasure!:
Dress Design: Draping and Flat Pattern Making ©1948
This book is a treasure. I need to get a dress form to be able to fully utilize everything in this book but how can you not love a book with content like this:
I have a feeling this book will become very useful on my sewing journey! :)
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