Let there be light
For the last couple of months I have been slacking off in my photo documentation of finished projects, so I thought I´d share it all with you today instead. Oh, and Happy New Year!
This is my New Years Eve dress. AKA the Christmas Dress. AKA the oldest UFO in the history of mankind. Pattern is Burda WOF 125-11-2007, and it´s a reprint of a vintage pattern from 1958. It´s got kimono sleeves with gussets. Geez. I´m glad I didn´t actually try to sew this one up in 2007. Because that would have been a small catastrophe, I´m sure! This is part of the Hepburn Hepburn project and My Grand Plan.
Burda WOF skirt 117-10-2010, Burda moden blouse 6794-02-1975, Simplicity 2497 Cynthia Rowley dress, New Look 6000 dress.
Sencha the dress and Sencha 2.0 (Colette Patterns). These are both part of Hepburn/Hepburn and My Grand Plan. And the skirt is Vi Mönster 3324 aprox. 1960.
Self-drafted asymetric top, made from what was left from the gray cardi, Burda WOF 103-03-2009 jersey top, Burda WOF 109-03-2008 silk blouse.
The finished black wrap dress from the 1970s. Stil 7261. This is part of My Grand Plan.
What do I learn from this?
- I never need to make anything for myself ever again.
- I am not at all especially good at sticking to a plan.
- I want to do nothing but sew, sew, sew all day long.
- I need to start sewing more for others.
Can I justify any of this?
- All fabric is either thrifted at my local charity shop, or bought on sale.
- The two woolen skirts were made out of necessity of keeping warm in the freezing cold.
- I have already worn the Cynthia Rowley dress at three different activities.
- I “needed” more tops.
Wowzers, that’s what I call productivity! I LOVE that Sencha dress. The blouse hasn’t worked out for me so far but the dress seems more flattering and I adore the buttons going all the way down the back (ooh la la!). Can you share how you did it?
Thanks, Tilly! I´ll try to make a little tute on that one of these days. It really isn´t much to it – just some muslin making to be done! 🙂
Wow! These are all spectacular!!! Your NYE dress is absolutely gorgeous; I love the sapphire blue on you. Fab! Everything you’ve made is so chic and pretty. 🙂 The Burda silk blouse is divine! And the Sencha dress? Inspired!
Love it all! Job well done 😀
Thank you so much Sarah, that´s so nice of you! 🙂
Yowza – you have been busy!! Love love love! Especially the new years dress (black and blue are always favourites of mine) and the sencha dress – we all want to know how you did it 😉
Thanks! Sencha tutorial is coming right up!
oh holy smokes!!! i LOVE your new year’s eve and sencha dresses!!! love love love!!! you’ve been terrifically busy and it all looks so amazing!
Thank you! 🙂
Wow! What an incredible wardrobe you’ve made for yourself. Every single item is beautiful. I couldn’t possibly pick a favorite.
you have been crazy busy sewing, that is a whole lotta lovely clothing!!! i remember catching a glimpse of the sencha dress in SSS and thinking it was a brilliant variation, LOVE the buttons all down the back 🙂
All absolutely gorgeous but particularly the Sencha dress. I’m going to add myself to the list of people pining for a tutorial! You should feel really proud of yourself, beautiful clothes and all look like a perfect fit. x
Ack! It looks like I haven’t commented though I read this weeks ago. Damn girl, you’ve been busy. Incredible! And I just read your year round up, inspiring as well. You look fabulous in all of them, but Simplicity 6000 has a particular Mad Men flair 😉 [as in foxy Joan!]
Thanks, great that you feel the Mad Men vibe, that was what I was going for! 🙂