Sunday, August 28, 2011
Babies, Birthdays, Family and Friends. And some sewing.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Butterick 5495 or The Perfect Knit Dress

Thursday, August 18, 2011
A $2.50 Striped Knit Maxi and a $10 Color!

Monday, August 15, 2011
Delicious Things
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Kwik Sew 3856 (the dress that should have been a maxi)

What do I love about this pattern? I love the ease of style, the ease of wearing, the fact that I made it in about an hour and a half. It could be dressed up, dressed down, worn as a bathing suit cover-up, worn to walk the dog. Or worn to run errands and go to an auction. It's a cool style and adaptable to modifications.
So that brings me to the part I didn't love so much about this pattern.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Let's go Thrifting...again.

Friday, August 5, 2011
Sofia and her Thrifted Dress

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
I've got the blues.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Peachy Beachy Cover Up
When we were in Michigan, my poor white cotton beach cover-up had it's final showing. The side seams were frayed, and it had suntan lotion stains, and well, it had seen better days. Thing is, I loved the style very much, so it was without hesitation that when I saw the Peachy Beachy Pool-side Cover-up FREE pattern (thanks to the good people at Hotpatterns and fabric.com), I had to make it! It's an almost identical match to my sadly discarded former cover-up.
So here she is, all made up with the cotton crinkle eyelet knit that I bought at Field's Fabrics.

It took about an hour to make. I cut an 18 so that I had plenty of room for boobage, and it ended up being too big, so I had to cut it down in all sorts of places...the shoulder seams, the underarm, the sleeve length. But, I'm happy with it now. Very happy. One of the other things I did was make a solid back instead of drawstring all around...so my new version matches my old cover-up. In other words, it only gathers in the front.
And the last modification? I changed the neckline a bit, so that it was just a straight slant on each side, and no button....again, just like my old girl.
I think I'll make another one! But first I have my sights set on Kwik Sew 3856, which I have been lusting over since seeing Patty's many varieties on her website. I have a pretty cotton silk voile, but not enough for the maxi, which I really, REALLY wanted. So, I'm thinking of just doing a shorter version, which will end up being pretty much like the Peachy Beachy, which leaves me to conclude that I really didn't need to by the Kwik Sew pattern after all...