Daughter's Dress

My youngest daughter came home over the weekend for her 10th year high school reunion.  Let me just say I can't believe she is 27 years old already and 10 years out of high school. I remember her first day of kindergarten and all of her many accomplishments.  I am extremely proud of her and her 2 siblings. I ran around so much but really did not spend much time with her, that is understandable as they had activities planned for the entire weekend.  I am so grateful to God that she made it safely as she had a minor accident on the thruway which could have been so much worse.  She was sideswiped by another vehicle attempting to move from the right to the left lane.  The woman did not signal and never saw my daughter in the left lane.  Everything turned out fine and there was minor damage to both vehicles but neither woman was injured.  Thank God! 

I made M6760 for my daughter.  She did not take a picture as I finished it early Sunday morning, 6/22, before going to church.  The fabric was purchased at Fine Fabrics earlier this year and I really love the print she choose.  I only purchased 3 yards as the knit fabric was 60 inches wide, the pattern called for 3 5/8 yardage. But of course when the fabric was purchase it was not for any particular pattern.  The lack of correct yardage called for by the pattern presented a problem widthwise.  I had to remove some of the width of the pattern when I laid it out, but I was able to make it work and the dress came out so pretty.  I am certain this pattern has been reviewed by many so I won't due to much of that but I will say that the sides of the dress gape a little to much at the armpits and you will have to wear a camisole if you don't adjust at cutting.  That was the only problem I came across.

 

The dress fits my daughter's 5'9 inch frame quite well. Will post a pic of her wearing it later.  She was very happy with the dress and I was happy that she was happy.  I do love sewing for both of my daughters from time to time. 

I have made a number of things for myself and will post again later this week.

As always, Happy Sewing.

Sewing for the week!

I don't know if it has been this glorious weather we have been having this week or what, but I have been doing a little more sewing than in the recent past.  I used to sew all of the time but had gotten a little lazy and sporadic with my personal sewing.  This week I made a maxi dress, maxi skirt, top and dress.  Very proud of myself and after this post, I am going to make another dress.  Moving while the mojo is flowing.  I really like this maxi dress and the fabric is perfect for the dress.

Here is the first pic front and back view and pattern review.

Pattern Description:  Simplicity 1355 Misses’ maxi dresses and long or short jumpsuit with bodice variations

Pattern Sizing: XXS-XXL

 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?  Yes

 Were the instructions easy to follow?  I didn’t really follow them but they looked simple enough.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I liked the jumpsuit version but my fabric screamed maxi dress.

Fabric Used: Jo-Ann Fabrics silky prints.

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: None, sewed right out of the envelope

 Would you sew it again? Yes, maybe the jumpsuit this time.

Would you recommend it to others? Yes.

 Conclusion: I liked the pattern and it was simple enough.  I believe a beginner could make this with minimal help.


 Part 2

The next pic is a dress and top made from Butterick 6065.  The maxi skirt paired with the top was self drafted.  I did not have enough fabric to make the skirt long enough so I used some of the knit fabric used on the top to make a border for the skirt.  I was happy with the end results.

I am sorry the pic of the bottom of the skirt is a little blurred.  My tablet is a little tempermental. The pattern review is below.

Pattern Description:  Butterick 6065, Misses’ jacket, top, dress, skirt and pants

Pattern Sizing: Lrg-Xlg-Xxl

 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?  Yes

 Were the instructions easy to follow?  I didn’t really follow them but they looked simple enough.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I liked the top especially after Sheila CTK and Faye of Faye’s Sewing adventure both made the top.

Fabric Used: knits in my stash purchased from Jo-Ann Fabrics.

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: None, sewed right out of the envelope

 Would you sew it again? Yes, I will make the top again.

Would you recommend it to others? Yes.

 Conclusion: This was a nice pattern to use to add a few items to the closet.

 

Well this has been a good week.  More to come. As Always, Happy Sewing.

 

 

African Fabrics

Happy Monday all, hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was great as the weather here was gorgeous.

I have had this obsession with African Fabrics for quite sometime.  I have a few memade garments out of different prints.  As of late that obsession has been growing so I decided to search the Web to find a good online store to order from.  I found one, AKN Fabrics Inc. out of NYC. I went on their website and was salivating as they have some gorgeous prints and a great many to choose from.  Their prices are quite good as well.  You know I had to order some, Right?  Well I choose 6 prints, some wax and a seer sucker print in black and white, which just happens to be one of my favorites. 

The ordering on line was quick and painless and the prints arrived in two days. They list them as pieces but one piece contains 6 yards and I spent between $15.00 and $40.00 per piece.  Love It!  The picture below does not due them justice, guess you will have to wait to see the completed garments. Coming Soon!

As always, Happy Sewing.

The Fourth Time is the Charm!

I have made V8825 four times now and I think I like this version the best.  I purchased the fabric from Fine Fabrics in Norcross, GA in April of this year and knew I wanted to make a dress.  It is an ITY knit and feels so soft against my skin and fits so well.  I shortened the sleeves because I want to wear it now while it is warm.

I have been busy purchasing alot of sewing related items  online. The dressform was purchased from WAWAK.com and I absolutely love their service.  I needed a new one for a while and did not feel like spending a ridiculous amount of money on one so I shopped around.  I got two for the price of one and I am very happy with them.  This one that my dress is on adjusts to my measurements and I am so happy with it.  The other one is sized to fit my oldest daughter and since she has been bugging me to make her some things and she lives in GA and I in NY I decided to buy it to make my life much easier with fitting her garments. I already have a couple that are sized to fit my youngest daughter who lives in MD and she too wants to make sure I deliver her some garments as well. I must say I do enjoy sewing for them as they are my biggest fans and they do a good job of taking good care of me when I visit them.

I like the back view of the dress as well. Will make sure I straighten the back ties when I wear the dress. Knits have a tendency to roll quite a bit as we all know but I still love the versatility of the fabric.

Well I am on to make another dress out of some lightweight linen purchased from JoAnn's.  As always, happy sewing.