Well I've finally found time to post about my recent make - a self-drafted t-dress made from one of my recent fabric purchases (see last post).
The last few days have been especially busy with my daughter moving out of home for the first time (insert sad but proud face emoji here) and my son turning 18. Exhausting but memorable party antics and subsequent clean up have left little time to spend blogging.
I decided to make a t-dress based on an old rtw purchase and added a bit more shape. I managed to have just enough of this lovely cotton to make the dress although I might have made it a bit longer if I'd had extra fabric. I think it's a bit short, although I don't usually wear a belt.
I usually wear dresses loose with my hair au-natural and thongs - not like this at all! I'm a bit of a hippy in my styling and so my daughter decided to up the standard and also took the photos xx
Here is the dress on my dress form. It's a simple pull-on design with no buttons/zips to worry about and kimono sleeves so no sleeves to set in. The neck and sleeve openings were simply finished with bias binding made from the same fabric.
Here is the binding on the neck edge.
I think I will get heaps of wear out of this dress and love the quality of the Art Gallery fabric.
Namaste
Good afternoon and welcome to my first post!
Exciting is not really the feeling at this end - terrified is more like it!
I've been wanting to create an online presence for so long but have never had the gumption (I think this is a word) or in fact the knowhow to be able to do it up til now.
So a new start for 2016 was to begin - sort of a resolution made while relaxing on the beach over the Christmas break.
so here goes nuthin....
So to link back to the title of this first post, I actually found a new fabric source today - Treehouse Textiles in Mornington, which is about 20 minutes drive from my home. (I am not sure how long they have been there but I have been known to be a bit slow on the uptake if you get my drift)
It was such a lovely shop and was laid out in colour ways with a lovely eye, making selection easy if you new what you were looking for - however I just roamed all over the place trying to locate a print and a texture that felt right! I hope other sewists do this too. I never know what I will buy until I am there and then need to feel my way around a shop to make my connection. Is this weird?
Anyway this is what I chose today:
This is a lovely Japanese Tana Lawn that has the feel of a double gauze. Maybe a shirt out of this one.
My other selection was an Art Gallery cotton fabric in a steel blue (couldn't get the photo to show the true colour though). It is lovely and soft and will make a lovely dress I think - maybe a BHL Anna dress?
Hopefully either of these will be made up into something wearable for my next post.
Namaste x
