Friday, November 9, 2012

sewing fo: fancy friday

Today, my friends, is a Fancy Friday. Or at least a rather shnazzy one.


This is my summer sewing project that I actually finished main summer sewing project. It's Simplicity 2060, which I of course got on a 99 cent pattern sale at Hobby Lobby. I love dark reds, particularly for fall, so I had to make it in a maroon, with of course some black/greyness for good measure. Can't go wrong with a healthy dose of black!

I really love the pattern and it really came out nicely. Easy to follow instructions and all that jazz. I'd show you its guts, but I didn't finish the armsceye seam. It's the only seam I didn't French seam of turn under, and it's not pretty. A few trips through the dryer have frayed the edges, but I'm pretending that it'll be fine. 


It's a little shorter than I'd like, but then again, that's just modern fashions. I need to start remembering to lengthen things. I can't imagine how short this would be if I wasn't a dinky 5'3"!

In summary: 
Pattern: Simplicity 2060
Fabric: umm...two yards of maroon cotton...1/2 yard of black dot cotton? I honestly don't remember.
New technique: Buttonholes! I put in my first buttonholes on this dress. I'm not exactly proud of them, but the buttons mainly cover them... Also, properly easing in a sleeve. Man, did I have kittens over those sleeve heads. But they turned out pretty smoothly, after a few mishaps and some frustrated ranting to my mother. 
Cost: Probably around $18, all told. Like I said, I can't remember...

I really, really love this dress, and I wear it all the time. Maybe that's affected by the fact that this is my only not sundress. Hmmm...

(Sorry for the vaguely children of the corn face.
And the excessive leg showing)
One last thing: I borrowed the hat from a friend because I love anything vaguely cloche style.It's amazingly beautiful, even if it keeps squishing my ears down because it's too big. Darn small head. 

Have a great Friday, everybody!

Monday, November 5, 2012

'cos giveaways are the best....

I have never been a shoe girl--I have one pair of ballet flats that I wear everyday. That being said, American Duchess shoes are beautiful. I melted into a little chispita puddle over the Astorias. Someday, my Titanic-Downton Abbey obsessed little heart will have those shoes.

And now? Now we have the amazing 23 skiddoos. And the ever-so-lovely Lauren is ever-so-kindly offering one pair of shoes in a giveaway

It closes November 9, so head over there and check it out! Even if you don't want to enter (which is also okay...though you have more self-control than I do), check out her site. It has a lot of lovely repros and tutorials, most of which are a little early for my personal interests but make up for it by being absolutely gorgeous. And there's also some Titanic stuff from earlier this year...and it definitely helped inspire me while I was making my prom dress. 
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