Sewing!!

Silly me, decided to go ahead and make my own formal dress as the mother of the groom from Simplicity pattern D0685. Just sort of played around with it and decided on a combination of the three dresses. I wish I could say this was easy. Which it was not bad sewing together, but it took a while to finish. Decided on a copper satin, golden tulle, and a vintage looking lace overlay. Although it was not a goal of mine, it was definitely very "steam punk." In fact, at the wedding reception, had a young lady ask if it was a steam punk dress. Sewed the bodice together. One thing that became important to me, was to try to match up the lace on the seams. Very hard and I did not meet that goal a few times.  I had to cut the pattern out for three different types of material: the satin, then the tulle, and on top was the lacy material. Hard to see the golden sparkle tulle in the pictures, but it was there. As I was sewing this together, I thought I ...

Here is a beautiful summer dress I made for  myself. This dress is EASY, Easy, easy!! I am about a size 18-22. I am starting to earn my spare tire; as I am nearing 50. If you are around my age; you will know exactly what I mean. It is really hard for me to find a dress in the stores that I would be comfortable in or one that I feel would flatter my body type. So I made this one. Without the sash; it looked like a great maternity dress. Since I am well pass the age of childbearing; I added the sash. So if you are looking for a great maternity/maxi dress, this dress would fit you with or without the sash.  My dress form goes out to about a size 16; so the dress is loose on my dress form.   Supplies: Materials needed: 2-3 yards of  stretchy material, thread to match, sharp scissors, and pins. Oh, and of course, a sewing machine. I used contrasting knit material I found on sale at Hancocks. You may need a yard for the bodice and 2 yards for the skirt...

You will need a measuring tape, 2 yards of a solid material and 2 yards of thin material for your overlay. We used a jersey knit for this dress. Scissors and thread to match. This is an easy summer dress with a thin overlay. It's like sewing a shorter dress into a longer dress. Very pretty! And fun to make! Measurements: You will need the following measurements; Bust all the way around, measure your waist, measure from top of bust to where you would like the waist to fall on the dress (can be right at your last rib). This pattern is similar to the Easy DIY Summer dress ; except you will only sew the two dresses together.  Then you should measure from the waist to your feet to get your skirt length for the Overlay. Measure to the knees or above the knees for the inner skirt. Just make it your own!!  Next measure over your shoulders from where you would like the dress to begin to the back where the dress will begin in the back to get the measurements for...