Make It, Wear It! Challenge

Ooooo. I want to win the Ottobre magazine subscription! I am in the process of making my Patty Young yoga skirt. Should be done tonight! So quick and so cute!

Very nice!

Well I got around to making something this past week. I made a skirt form Indygo Juction, It's a wrap IJ769. I did add a rosette to give it a little detail. http://thumbelena.blogspot.com/

Adding my submission!  This is the second dress I've made myself.  I'm on a roll after investing in a serger!  I used the Mendocino Sundress pattern from Heather Ross.  I wasn't sure if I'd printed the pattern out correctly - it looked huge.  When I cut it out it still looked huge.  So I trimmed it down (and ended up removing the pockets in the process) before doing the elastic thread.  The top is a bit small as a result, but I like the size of the skirt.  I added some muslin to the bust since the elastic thread was a bit itchy and I prefer to go braless.  The best part I was able to finish most of the dress during my son's three hour nap!

Today I was sewing up a dress in the hope to submit it for the challenge when I majorly messed it up at the end right before doing the hem. I was trimming a seam when snip, snip, snip, the fabric of the front got caught in the scissors and now I have a huge hole in the front. I found a rescue solution but there's no way I can do it before the end of the month because of this thing called work.

Let me share the picture of the disaster with you if it's ok.

What a bummer Aberdonian!  Have you tried to fix it?  Maybe use it to air out your armpits?   
Great dress otherwise.  Love how nicely the fabric works. 

I haven't tried to fix it yet but I have a plan. I'm going to fix the hole, one way or another and then I'm going to add a band of white cotton I have on each side and call it a design feature. That will have to wait Thursday or Friday though as I don't work those afternoons.

i was going to enter the outfit i made for my grandbabe rhi,but alas she still has the flu,so no modelled shots,so maybe next time

That it such a fun bright skirt.   Very nice!

I wanted to make a simple, quick, comfortable summer skirt, and this was the result. I used McCall's 5524 and an Amy Butler print.

I'm so excited... so many firsts..

First.. my first blouse.
I'm a newbie.. I just got my sewing machine earlier this month. Before I got the machine, I got a Cotton Friend magazine (yes, it's Japanese.. and no, I'm not Japanese  )
In it, there was a pattern for a simple cowl neck blouse. I knew I had to try and make it.

So I got my hands on a stretchy knit material. And I tried to figure out the needle I needed.. and made it
Phew.
It Fits!


I'm a happy camper

Oh.. what's the other 'First' ? This is the First time I'm participating in ANY sewing challenge!

A bit more on my 'New' blog

http://sew-handy.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-first-blouse.html

Great job!!!!  Looks like you are off to a wonderful start. 

I've managed to finish two more garments for myself before the month's end here.  First, a linen/rayon skirt with curved godets(BWOF 02-2007-113):


and then a empire line blouse with flutter sleeves (Butterick 4985A):


I've written about both on my blog if you're interested http://emadethis.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/watercolor-splash-blouse/

http://emadethis.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/swishy/

http://Frog Button ! Oh i love them. Wish i could perfect them. This is my third attempt (earlier ones where done about a year ago!)

Simple Kurta with V- style Placket (Inspiration was Sonali Bendre in Pril Ad, though her placket was embellished, i opted to go with embellishment as i wanted to wear casually and not to be overwhelmed. But it looked TOO Plain hence decided to jazz it up a bit and added Frog buttons.

The following link was the one i followed, just google Chinese frog button and there are plenty of tutorials, choose the one you understand the most
http://www.ez-fit.com/how_to_sew_a_chinese_frog.cfm

This is a beach dress I made for my 3 yr. old granddaughter, Shelby. The fabric came from India, and is some kind of embroidered like chiffon. I made this pic on my little digital camera.