I am having a lot of fun these days with new projects. Last week I finished Cora's Daddy-Daughter Dance outfit and entered it into a Valentine craft project competition at Craftsy (I love competitions!!). I also finished the A-line skirt for the mother-daughter pair and made the prototype of a new clutch wallet I'm developing. An exciting week! This week looks good, too, as I continue to work on the clutch wallet, design a "corsetted" pencil skirt for Diane, and get ready for Skirt Party #2 on Saturday.
If you remember, this is the fabric that the daughter picked out for her A-line skirt:
The print is from Brandon Mably's 2009 Scales collection (more on his designs later in the week). I made some 1/2 inch double-fold bias tape from it so that I could use it as trim on the hem and pockets. G liked it so much that we used it for the waistband as well. What do you think?
The clutch wallet still needs work so I won't post any pictures yet, but I'm making it from upholstery fabric scraps and swatches. Beautiful fabrics and a nice way to repurpose materials bound for the dump! Once I get it worked out, I'll post the instructions as a free tutorial.
I got the idea for the corsetted skirt from an Ann Taylor design. Here's the original:
I love the seaming detail on this. It's a simple embellishment that adds a lot to the finished look. I've enjoyed the problem-solving that has gone into reverse engineering this skirt. I got some help from my friends at the SewWeekly and I'm excited to see how the draft version of it turns out. Like with the wallet, I know that the first version won't be it but it will get me there in the end!
If you remember, this is the fabric that the daughter picked out for her A-line skirt:
The print is from Brandon Mably's 2009 Scales collection (more on his designs later in the week). I made some 1/2 inch double-fold bias tape from it so that I could use it as trim on the hem and pockets. G liked it so much that we used it for the waistband as well. What do you think?
The clutch wallet still needs work so I won't post any pictures yet, but I'm making it from upholstery fabric scraps and swatches. Beautiful fabrics and a nice way to repurpose materials bound for the dump! Once I get it worked out, I'll post the instructions as a free tutorial.
I got the idea for the corsetted skirt from an Ann Taylor design. Here's the original:
I love the seaming detail on this. It's a simple embellishment that adds a lot to the finished look. I've enjoyed the problem-solving that has gone into reverse engineering this skirt. I got some help from my friends at the SewWeekly and I'm excited to see how the draft version of it turns out. Like with the wallet, I know that the first version won't be it but it will get me there in the end!
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