My mom has been passing a lot of fashion fabric to me. She hasn't sewn clothing for ages, most of this is from between 1970-1984. Past that she was sewing as a business (occasionally for the three of us) instead of herself and it gradually was easier for her to buy clothing for us than make. She gave me 4 pieces of somewhat sheer fabric a few months ago and this boarder print was my favourite.
I am honestly not sure what I was thinking when I decided to pair this pattern with this print. The dress is lined and being sheer, that works well. I have some stretchy beige fabric that will work well as lining. But it has a back zip, it's too long, I was so worried about centering the fabric, I didn't think about where the flowers were going. I was trying to puzzle this out last night and in following the directions, managed to create a Chinese finger puzzle by sewing the neck closed and the arms and trying to turn it out like the directions. In the directions, there is a back zipper, so the back pulls through in two halves, not so with my version.
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| Such a pretty boarder. |
I was at my parents house for a family dinner two weeks ago and I was given more of Mom's stash. It's woolly and scratchy, definitely needs a lining. The colour is a little more orange than I typically wear but I could work with that I think. There isn't much, about a metre, I think it's going to have to be a skirt when motivation hits.
I am having a real Jamiroquai week. I don't listen to a whole lot of truly current pop/dance/whatever, but I have a huge love for Jamiroquai. I first heard Emergency on Planet Earth on my first day moving into residence at university, thought it sounded like Stevie Wonder on acid (and I loves me Stevie Wonder). So, I end this post with a video. I love the funky dance stuff, but some of the slower songs don't get the attention they deserve. So Butterfly it is, it's a long version, but oh so pretty.
That is some gorgeous fabric! I hope you get it figured out.
ReplyDeleteHope you figure the dress out. Usually I make my worst mistakes when I can't visualize where the steps are going in my head. Sounds like that's what happened to you here. Patterns with non-intuitive directions are my curse.
ReplyDeleteI hate lining! The material, the buying of it, the process of doing it, everything. However, it's a necessary evil sometimes as you noted.
Nice video, I'm familiar with Jamiroquai but have never heard this song.
Tanit-Isis - Oh I will, it's too pretty to languish. I'll just have to tackle it on a weekend when I'm in a puzzle solving mood.
ReplyDeleteLSCG - It's the visualizing I'm lacking here. I think it needs more active mulling time to figure out what needs to change.
I'm glad you liked the video. When Mr. Lina realizes I like something, I end up with everything vaguely related to it (which is why I have not only the series, but all the sound tracks to Charmed). Through Christmas and birthdays, I have every single, every remix, the DVD for the entire "Live at Montreaux", it goes on and on. I love it, but it's turned me into a Jamiroquai geek because I've seen nearly every interview (including Jay Kay visits to Top Gear).