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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Best Laid Plans

At the beginning of the summer, I inDesign'd a Make List, inspired by many of those who had committed to the Handmade Spring Wardrobe project and the Colette Spring/Summer Palette Challenge. Here are some of my remaining intentions:

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Not included in this spread is a shirt dress using some of the fabric I printed for this project, and a pair of blinding chartreuse shorts based on my much-used/altered Ruby pattern.

Also, I should probably photograph and post my completed projects: a shirt for Joe based on Burdastyle's Two-Tone Shirt, the ubiquitous Vogue 1247 Rachel Comey top, and some random things I can't even remember at this point.

Right now, I'm throwing together the Burda dress for a wedding we're going to in a couple weeks. I also hope to finish the aforementioned shirt dress for an anniversary trip to follow.

Because non-studio-related making is impossible during the semester, I realize the wardrobe window is going to be closing sooner than I realize. So I best get to work!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

OH HI. I made these shirts.

I've decided that I miss populating the internet with things of my own making. And I have been sewing a lot again recently, so I might as well document it here.

This shirt is unremarkable and no longer has sleeves. I put it together from a vintage pattern in an afternoon while watching Walk the Line for the first time, somehow. I sorta-love/sorta-hate the vintage cotton print. It's so grandma-y in great/horrible way. I wore it once and now I think I'm going to mail it to my sister.

This other shirt is based on the same vintage pattern, but with a few self-drafted details: (1) back yoke, (2) circular cutout, and (3) curved hem. I also opted for the curved collar option included in the pattern, which needed to be a bit bigger, as it doesn't fully meet the placket at the center front. After sewing it up, I dyed the fabric this horrible light neon yellow, which was supposed to be more of a chartreuse-y green. I can decide if I totally hate it though. The best part is the vintage buttons that pick up on the cobalt blue in the flower print.

These are the terrible photos that Joe attempted. He's kind of the worst with a camera. ("I know that's on manual and I haven't seen you adjust the focus once, you loser.")

I think I decided just now that I'm not that into it.

OKAY BYE!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Oh, Right.

It appears that I still have a blog.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Printmaker

All my time and energy:

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Dainties

I, like much of the sewing blogosphere it seems, have been very much preoccupied with the thought of hand-sewn lingerie. I've been dwelling on the idea a bit because, hello, honeymoon. But what really did it for me was the tutorial series on the Colette blog (along with the lovely Valentines shoot). And so, I came up with this little number: a vintage lace bralette.

Normally, the prospect of a bralette, a garment with little to no support structure, would not have crossed my mind (holla, sizeably-chested ladies). But since I've been working a lot on bust fit with my wedding dress and its many mockups, I decided to go for it.

The pattern didn't take long to draft. Just using measurements for bust, underbust, and bp to bp, plus a some well-placed curved seams and darts, I came up with a pretty fantastic fit.

I'm pretty happy with it (and I'm not the only one). I just wish I had enough fabric to make some bottoms. Some cute little tap pants, perhaps. I pretty much just threw this together with scraps of vintage rayon, with just that tiny piece of old lace.

I'm also pretty happy with the back closure. The loops came out nicely, I just wish I hadn't made the prick-stitching on the placket so tight.

I wish I could say that there is more lingerie-sewing in my immediate future, but sadly, there is not. For now, I'll be working on finishing bridesmaid dresses and hopefully starting THE Dress. Wish me luck!