Pregnant Dress

 

No I am not pregnant, but wearing this dress might make people think that I am.. But it's ok, because it's still cute and it's my fault anyway..

 

This is a Simplicity pattern 1800 AA.. which is a Amazing fit pattern.
I used the average fit in a size 14.. and suprisingly had to take it in alot.. the amazing fit was a good learning tool, but a bit annoying with all the basting and the constant unpicking...
I really loved Nikki's version over at Fancy That, looks gorgeous.. but mine hrrmm not so much gorgeous..

You see this dress has pleats at the front, and therefore calls for flowy materials.. and I used a pinwale :| oops..
                                                                           
So the pleats are very hard and do not flow as they are supposed to.. but IT'S LITTLE BABY DUCKS PEOPLE!!
Plus it has crazy cute pockets..

I probably should saved it for pants or a jacket... but I didn't think my boss would appreciate me rocking up in Duck pants..

A Hop, A Skip and a... Jumpsuit :)

 

Jumpsuit you say.. Isn't that a bit 70's? Isn't it a bit skydiverish...Maybe so.. but I love them..
If I had the legs I would wear mini jumpsuits ALL THE TIME...

I was inspired to make this jumpsuit after seeing Mimi's version of the McCall's M6083 here


After many people mocking my attempt to make a jumpsuit.. and me making a crazy trial one in a cheap cotton (which was so hard to actually get on by the way)

I have finished my final version..

Which should end up looking like this >>>

I think my version looks okay, and it fits pretty well:)

The jersey was on special for $4.95 a meter.. and I had some spare elastic, so this only ended up costing me about $15. Bargain..

 

I was making it to wear to my brother-in-laws engagement party in Tassie in a couple of weeks, but I'm not so sure it's dressy enough? But if I had accessories/heels on maybe it would be another story..
Oooh also I got new hair. Again. Story of my life. I get bored easily. Side note: I am special

Let me know what you think :)

New dress, New hair colour

After making my first skirt, I thought I would attempt a dress... but first I tried my hand at a few free Internet patterns to get used to my machine and my newly created sewing room  :)

Dog jumper..... kinda...... (was destroyed in minutes) and baby booties.... which were adorable  :)

So back to the dress...
The dress I decided to make was a Vogue V8723.. I decided to make this, because I loved the bottom of the dress and I had seen this extremely cute one on http://tessuti.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/pattern-review-vogue-8723-aka-forty.html

It stated it was "Very Easy" which I highly doubted..but still decided to give it a shot..

I decided to make the dress in a Mauve coloured linen, also the dress was going to be fully lined so I chose a grey coloured polyester acetate.

This dress had a lot of firsts, First dress, First piece with lining, First invisible zip, First Gathering and First darts!
I thought because the dress had so many firsts I would need one too!! I decided to dye my hair red, for something fun to do:)

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The hardest thing I found about this dress was the gathering, as the linen and the lining were quite thick, and the stitches kept snapping.. very frustrating, but rewarding when it was finally completed....

 

 

Let me know what you think :)