The Red Dress: Completed!

So I have completed the red work dress. The pictures that I took don't really do it justice but it came out really nice. I am happy with the results, and glad that I worked on a less expensive fabric first, because there were some changes to the fitting as I went along.
All in all it took about a day and 1/2 to complete, total. I worked on it over 2 weekends so that it not too bad. I hope to make another version of the dress with the full skirt as well, but maybe in a silk that I have in my fabric stash that is just waiting for a "home".

The dress is already packed for the work week ahead so stay tuned as to how it "felt" while wearing it!

Not the best pic. My dress form is smaller than I am now! I don't know why it shrunk!!

A little better picture, showing the fit of the dress. Ignore the pasty white legs and the messy bedroom!

New Red Dress!

So I decided to take a break from the wedding quilt (and save my fingers!). I have started working on a new dress for work, made out of Vogue 8633. I decided on view A, made is all red instead of the contrast shown in the picture. The fabric is a solid red medium weight jersey. I found this pattern with a beautiful silk fabric in mind that I have in my stash. But I wanted to try it in a less expensive fabric first. And since I have some "fitting issues", I figured that an inexpensive fabric would be the best way to go! I am well, chubby. And I have a very long waist, short legs and huge man-sized shoulders. No wonder why I sew!

Vogue 8633

So after some cutting and making the bodice in muslin first, I started in on the jersey. View A has a lined bodice but the skirt was unlined. I decided to go ahead an line the skirt part of it as well. The reasoning behind it is twofold. First, lining protects the fashion fabric and that way your garment lasts longer. Another reason is for a clean line under the the knit.

Medium weight red jersey fabric

I kind of hate cutting out patterns!

Stay tuned for more posts as the dress progresses! My guess is that by next weekend it will be done!

New Pincushion

It's an armchair!!

I have been rather absent lately, sorry travel has taken up most of my time! Back and forth to Pittsburgh and trying to get back into the groove of a new project! So with that, I am posting a rather cute picture of a new pincushion that I bought recently. I know, it's just a pincushion, but I think it's super cute and wanted to share! I just got it at the local Joanne's Fabrics, but I thought it was way more adorable than the normal little "tomato" pincushion I had. Yay for fun, silly things we spend money on!!!