by kelerr
This weekend I had some much needed downtime, with no plans other than a trip to the theater on Saturday night. After a few lazy hours on Friday, I got to work on the unfinished dresses that have been sitting on my dressform for months. First up, the “Bon Voyage” dress: I love this one – it was simple and easy to put together. I may decide to shorten it, however. Next I wanted to finish the “Procession Dress,” which was […]
by kelerr
I did some initial prep work for my next project. As soon as it’s official, I’ll reveal why I’m suddenly making all these personal projects: there’s something I’m doing that I need them for, and I’m very excited about it. The pattern. I haven’t tried this one yet, but it looks simple and like it will go together very quickly and I love the top stitching. The fabric. More from Rifle Paper Co, and the dress is named after the fabric […]
by kelerr
Having cut out the interfacing, I can move on with the dress progress. Checking the directions, I didn’t need to put interfacing in the yoke so it turns out, there’s no harm done. Just goes to show, even if you’ve made the pattern before you need to double check the directions. Cutting and ironing the interfacing. One happy thing that happened as a result of my small mistake was I discovered I have a giant roll of interfacing in my […]
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