For this sundress I used Butterick 5209, view B, with a fairly major alteration. I’d found a lovely burgundy cotton to do a contrast midriff, however the midriff section on the pattern does not go evenly around to the back. So I split the lower …
For Halloween 2019, my department at work chose pop music icons. It took me a while to come up with an idea, but I eventually chose Cher from the 1970s, mostly because I liked her dresses. The one I chose is a basic sheath style, …
This sundress is McCall’s 6956, view A. The fabric was a lucky quilting cotton find on the clearance table at Joann’s. I originally got it with a Toulouse (Aristocats) outfit in mind – orange dress with blue bow. While the group outfit/outing never happened, I …
Welcome to Day 3 of the Breaking Ground Blog Tour, hosted by Mahlica Designs. See below for all the other creatives taking part, as well as the giveaway info! I am breaking ground with both the pattern designer and fabric type. This is my first …
class=”wp-block-image”> class=”wp-block-image”> This dress was made for the Art Deco weekend on the Queen Mary in 2015. The pattern is Decades of Style #3301 1930s Evening Gown. I used a blue and silver brocade for the bodice, and a blue crepe for the skirt. The …
I first made this Vera Venus Reversible Stole in 2015 for an Art Deco event on the Queen Mary. For that version I used blue velvet instead of fur and grey crepe back satin for the lining. Since I was not using fur, I added …
Read Part 2 You may remember that a few years ago my department at work did Game of Thrones for Halloween. I did Margaery Tyrell. Well. The new employees since the move to Colorado found those photos, and wanted to do it again. So we …
I don’t often do holiday dresses because I don’t like that you can only wear them once or twice per year. However, since this dress is reversible, I get double the wear! I used Simplicity 8085 and novelty print cotton. The Christmas side is a …
Read part 1 and part 2. Once I had made the bodice and skirt, I tried them both on together and discovered a problem. As soon as I started to move, the bodice popped out of the skirt. I puzzled over how to fix this …
