Way back in January, when it was cold and snowing, I blogged about 3 new patterns that I had bought including one for a funky peasant blouse. See the post here.
Well, at that time, I got so far as to cut out the fabric (Michael Miller's Gypsy Bandana fabric which I LOVE) and I even got to about step 3 in sewing together my new top. That's when I realized that I had made a mistake in step 1 and needed to rip out most of the seams and start over. So, instead, I let the fabric pieces sit on my sewing table in a big pile so that it would remind me every day that I needed to work on it and essentially, make me feel really bad about myself.
Then, about the end of March, we were on a family walk (which we do every day) and my DH says to me, "whatever happened to that top you were working on? Did you finish it?".
Well, that was the incentive that I needed to get my butt in gear. I did the ripping of the seams and started over. I worked on it for the better part of 2 weeks and had to rip out more seams than I would like to admit. I learned some new skills and used new things that I didn't even know existed.
Like elastic thread. Have you ever used that? It is so cool. You sew the seam with the elastic thread and it makes a perfect little gathered sleeve. You can pull the thread tighter or make it looser.
Also, I put in a zipper for the 2nd time ever. The seams around it aren't perfect but hey, the clothes made in Thailand aren't sewn perfectly either.
I finally finished last Tuesday (April 5). I had made an oops on the front and was hoping that no one would notice. So I tried it on and showed my DH and he immediately saw the oops. He said it stuck out like a sore thumb. I spent the ENTIRE rest of the day ripping out seams and redoing to get rid of the oops. And now, it's practically perfect.
TaDA!!
I wore it to my son's Science fair at his school and wanted to get my DH to take picks of it on me so that I could post them here but that didn't happen.
I am pretty proud of myself though. I've bought fabric for the skirt pattern and the other top pattern that I posted a pic of in the above link. The skirt fabric is actually Christmas fabric for a Christmas skirt - it's Moda fabric that I got 40% off - YAY!! I wish I was better at time management so that I could get all the projects done that I want done and still have time to make things for my etsy shop.
So? What do you think about my new shirt? I'd love to hear - feel free to leave me a comment about it.
I have the most fun day planned.
First, it's 27 degrees outside right now and snowing in some areas.
(I hate cold weather)
But that will only make my day better because in a couple of hours, I have to go to the dentist to get my tooth drilled out and be fitted for a crown.
So, I guess it's like I'm a queen for the day, right?
Sigh.
On a lighter note, in regards to my funky peasant blouse project that I mentioned in the last post, I have all the pieces cut out and I hope to start stitching them today or tomorrow. I'm going to try to keep you all updated with pics.
Right around Christmas, I bought myself 3 new patterns that I found online. Two are for tops and one is a skirt pattern.
I'm not sure how this is going to go because I'm not always great at following instructions - I mostly sew by the seat of my pants. Ha Ha.
I'm starting with the Funky Peasant Blouse pattern by Lila Tueller Designs. Wish me luck. Lots of luck.
I've been drooling over the Gypsy Bandana line by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller for several weeks so that's the fabric that I'm using. I absolutely love it.
I've taken my measurements - bust, waist, and hips - and what I'm wondering is where do they get the pattern measurements? Because my body seems to be 3 different sizes. So, basically to pick which size I'm going to sew, I closed my eyes and pointed. I'll keep you posted along the way. It may take me awhile because I'm going to take my time with it and be very careful.
Today, I cut out the tissue pattern. :)
What fun project are you working on right now?
