Sunday, August 10, 2008

Out of the closet Into a new dress

Hey ya'll, I'd like for you to meet my dress form..She is out of the closet and into a new dress.. What do ya think? This dress reminds me of something from the 50's with this bodice, and the satin..Along the lines of that pink satin dress Marilyn Monroe wore in one of her movies. I stumbled across this dress at a (you guessed it) thrift shop...It was a whole $1.89...I added the necklace and the beads ( gotta check out the beads at the thrift shop) these beads are really for christmas tree decorating. Anyhoo, she looks soo lovely standing beside the window in the sewing room..I haven't named my dress form yet, calling her 'she' just doesn't fit anymore, now that I am writing a whole new entry just talking about 'her'...Thinking on that one...Here's a few pictures of 'her'...

Friday, August 1, 2008

New aprons




I just luv this apron style..not too long..scalloped bottom edge...and the top of the bib fits better than any pattern I have tried before...( the others were too wide and just didn't look right)
Are these the cutest pockets ever? Found this pocket pattern on a craft site ( that shares) and just had to give it a try.. It looks intimadating, but really the hardest part was turning it inside out..The edges are all hemmed on this one and it takes less than a yd of fabric, the pockets are doubled fabric...I really use pockets on aprons, soo they have to be strong...(keys, mp4player, cellphone..) I wonder if this would work as a waist tie apron???
Happy sewing...