Sew it!
Some of my earliest memories are of my mom in front of her sewing machine. It seemed like she was always whipping up things for me to wear. Since I've been an adult, she's sewn a few things for me (dresses in college, nursing tops and dresses as a new mom) but nothing recently. I asked her to teach me the basics - and she said yes!
So here is a little timeline for you, followed by pictures.
- The girls and I arrived Thursday at noon. We met for lunch. Then my dad took the girls to the pool while my mom and I shopped for fabric and notions (I already had the patterns.)
- Thursday night we discovered we made a mistake with our fabric purchase, but we were able to make it work. We cut apart the patterns and organized our pieces.
- Friday morning we shopped at Hobby Lobby (got the right amounts of fabric!) We also hit Target and Kohls for shoes for the girls and me.
- Friday I went to lunch with my dad then returned to learn to sew. Girls went to the pool with Grandpa. We cut the fabric for the first dress.
- Friday night the first dress is mostly together. We hit a few snags and had to stop and let the dress sit overnight.
- Saturday we didn't do much more than fiddle with the first dress all day. Girls went to the pool with Grandpa again. Finally got dress 1 hemmed and finished at about 10pm. We cut the fabric for dress 2.
- Sunday my mom did all the sewing for dress 2 - it was a more complicated pattern. I went to lunch with my dad and the girls. Then when he took them to the pool, I kept my mom company and was available for fittings as needed. Dress 2 was actually much simpler and more straightforward with WAY less modifications needed.
As promised...
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| Dress 1: Retro Butterick 4790 Misses' Wrap Dress |
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| Dress 2: Simplicity 2884 It's So Easy Misses Dresses |
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| Added placket in the "v" |
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| Crossed the straps |
I'm excited for school to start! I'm planning to wear a little sweater/shrug with both dresses to cover my arms/back. When I actually wear them, I'll post pictures :)
What do you do for clothing? Do you find the styles and fit you like in the stores?
I love that last dress!!!! OMG!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of sewing a dress I saw on Gwen Steffani but on a pregnant size... Hopefully, it'll look ok once it's done.
But I totally loved the last dress!
LOVELY!
Thanks so much! I'm a teacher and that is probably the one I'll wear on the first day of school. I can't decide :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by and for commenting!