Party dress!

With this whole sewing thing, I've started with things for myself. That way, if they're a horrible disaster, I won't feel so bad. As soon as I feel semi-adequate, I might make you something.

If you ask.

Nicely.

I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with leopard print. I kind of overdosed on it in my late teens. It's been a new development that I've been adding small accents of leopard back into my wardrobe.




Then I made this dress. There's nothing small about a blue and green leopard print. That's Jack modeling with me. I thought animal print required an actual feline in the picture.



As you can see, he's very photogenic. This dress was trickier than I thought to make. The straps are one piece for the front and back, and attaching them to the curved top of the bodice was a pain! I used a blue zipper and left it fairly exposed on the side of the dress, because I liked the contrast (and exposed zippers have been pretty trendy lately).



It took a couple of tries to get it right, but I'm quite pleased. I think it's going to be great with tights for the cold weather, or with some sandals for the sunshine. It has pockets, which is always a plus.



And Jack likes it, so that's all that really matters, right?

Winter Cape

After completing the UO cape for my husband, I decided my next project should be a little more complex. I'm trying to get to a point where I wear what I want. I'm a fan of Victoria Beckham, and I remembered seeing her in a fancy winter cape a couple years ago.

Clearly this must be my new project. I got some cozy grey flannel, and set to work.



It's not perfect, but I'm pretty impressed. It was a lot more work than I thought, but it's a really cool piece. You don't see many people in capes, so I plan on setting the trend.




It's warm and has both arm openings and pockets. It's perfect with skinny jeans or leggings with tall boots. It's just a fur turban away from Joan Collins, and who doesn't need a little more Joan Collins in their fashion?

University of Oregon cape

I recently got a new sewing machine. Not knowing much at all about sewing, I decided to ask my husband what he would like me to make him. This way, if I screwed it up, he probably wouldn't care.

He decided he wanted a cape. A University of Oregon Ducks cape.

So off to the fabric store we went. I got a superhero costume pattern and slightly altered the neck of the cape. It was made to snap to the inside of a costume, but I lengthened the neck parts and used a hook and eye closure instead. Michael helped pick everything out, and I am pretty happy with it. The back is shiny green material--great for a mermaid costume. The inside is UO print material. He wears it for all the Oregon football games, and there's something highly amusing about a 31 year old man running around in a cape making "whoosh" noises.

Open for business!

Hey all. For those of you who aren't familiar, I've recently started making some hair accessories. I will be adding (soon!) photos of the pieces available. If you are interested in something specific, please let me know. If you're looking for something you don't see, I can probably make it work. Hope your Sunday rules!