I've almost finished this dress--I still need to hem it. And although it's kinda boring in the picture, it's cute on. It's
Simplicity 2846. It's made of a fairly light weight cambric. And my idea is that I can wear it now as a summery dress and later with a turtleneck and tights as a jumper. But what's really exciting is that I've been researching how to alter patterns for a fuller bust--apparently it's called a FBA or a full bust alteration. And this dress is my first experiment with it; it turned out really well, and I'm quite pleased with the fit.
Also, I've been working on some hand embroidery. This is a pink creamer motif on a tea towel. It's from
Aunt Martha's Hot Iron Transfers 3890. I really love the vintage quality of this piece and plan to do a tea towel with a matching sugar bowl, although that may be a while in coming.
So, with one project and another, I've been a busy stitcher. And it makes me very happy. Such fun, and so practical too!
2 comments:
love them both! i just bought (not nearly as much fun or hip) a grey dress that does more an a-line thing but it seemed like it'd be fun with some funky shoes and maybe a trendy red belt on some days and a schoolgirl pink cardigan on others. oh, and i selfishly i miss you going to target and the gap with me ;)
Dude! The Aunt Martha's Creamer Motif is friggin hilarious. It's a femmy Kool-Aid man on quaaludes! Daz funny. I almost sheet mapantz
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