Two year fitness milestone + Lekala’s new 3-D body model
Today, I'm celebrating all the hard work over the past two years toward hitting my fitness goal! This post is me going out of my comfort zone to share my Lekala 3-D body model. Here goes.
Lower Waisted Pencil Skirt
An experiment to see how a lowered waist draft compares to a natural waist design. Lower Waisted Pencil Skirt Pattern Description: Self drafted, close-fitting, lower waisted, slightly pegged pencil skirt with facing, back slit and ...
Skirt Wardrobe 1103
I love Textile Studio Patterns. Their designs are classic, elegant and timeless. Skirt Wardrobe 1103 -Pattern Review Pattern Description: Now you can create those simple and pricey skirts you see in ready-to-wear. This pattern contains ...
Heathered Charcoal Top
I love this pattern, it makes a great fabric canvas. I made the tunic view E, shortened it and left off the neck ring. Butterick 5528 Pattern Description: Close-fitting, straight tunic E has cap sleeves, stitched hem and neck ring. ...
My First Lekala
My first Lekala pattern and I just love the outcome. This was my test garment, however, it fit perfect without any alterations and quickly became a go-to dress for me. I have worn this dress three times already. Lekala 5860 ...
Pattern mash-up
I’ve been working on my entry for the RTW & Designer Knock-off Contest 2009 hosted by PR. I have been working through a few patterns to pull together the features I need to create my patio dress. Here are the patterns ...
Patio Dress
I’m excited to get to work on my entry for the RTW & Designer Knock-off Contest 2009 hosted by PR. I have a piece of cotton knit in my stash that is just waiting for the right project. It will be perfect for my ...
Inspiration dress
It blows my mind that this dress is made from quilting cotton! If you are interested, you can click the image to view a slideshow of outfits since the inauguration.Such a pretty dress. I’m thinking I could self draft this design ...
Back Fitting Experiment
I’m documenting for myself, mostly, my latest experiment. Here is my fun discovery with wovens. Let’s see if I can explain clearly. First, I slashed horizontally 1/4” above the waist mark but not all the way through ...
Dragon tales
McCall 2335 -Dragon costume. I used Poly Taffeta from Joann’s, fleece, hi-loft batting instead of fiberfill. DS wanted to be Godzilla for Halloween this year so I found this pattern and immediately looked up reviews. I needed to ...