My Mother's Day Frock

Happy Mother's Day to all you mother's out there!  I truly hope you're enjoying your day!  This is going to be a quick post to show you a remake of a TNT wrap top pattern I already made a couple of times.  One of them you can see here.

I wanted something nice to wear on my outing today that would be quick to do.  So last night, I grabbed my best wrap top pattern, Simplicity 1916.

I self-drafted a elastic waist pencil shirt and grabbed some teal colored Ponte Fabric from my stash and put this little number together....

 

Sorry folks I just have to say it again, I LOVE KNITS!  They're so easy to work with and always so comfortable too!  This outfit turned out perfect for just a few hours of sewing!  I love the fit and the look, this was just what I wanted for a Mother's Day outing!

I really love how it turned out and can't wait to start my Mother's Day, the only thing I will be missing are my beautiful children and wish I could be with them (and my grandchildren) today!  

I hope you're all enjoying your day and spending quality time with your families!  BTW, did any of you make your Mother's Day outfits too?   Do tell, I'd like to see!

Also, as promised, here's a picture of me in the print dress I made last post taken just for you all...

  

Thanks again for stopping by and HAPPY SEWING!

Burda 7082

For all of you dress lovers, this little number is easy to make., it's Burda 7082...

  

As I've mentioned before, I have not be a fan of dresses in the past because of the way some look on my body type.  However, lately I've been trying to incorporate a few into my wardrobe.  This one was easy to sew up and fit without any alterations!  Really! and no "Gaposis" either! (that's a first for me with wrap style dresses!).  It has an invisible zipper in the side seam and I did install it for ease in getting the dress on and off.  However, if your fabric has enough stretch, you may be able to eliminate the zipper.  I made my version sleeveless and really like the look of it...

    

I'm still working on my invisible zipper installation...getting better but still needs work!

I purchased the fabric from Michael Levine's Fabrics and LOVE IT!  It's an ITY knit with a very, very nice drape and soft hand!  Extremely nice to work with.  Actually, I just purchased some more of it in a Navy and Coral color scheme.  I made the dress a lttle longer than the version the model is wearing on the envelope, mine is a little below the knees.  I would like to make this dress again in a solid color so you can easily see the details at the waistline.  Sorry, I don't have any photos of me in it yet...I will post some later along with those Ponte Pants I promised you earlier.  

Over all, I really like this dress very much and can't wait to wear it!

Thanks again for taking the time to read my posts, I truly appreciate it!

HAPPY SEWING!

The Nina Cardigan

Hello everyone and hope you're all enjoying some great sewing! I have a few projects in the works and will be posting them for you to see.  This post is a replacement garment for one I made last year that I no longer have but need...it's a white cardigan or summer.  For this one I chose an easy pattern that was reviewed a few times on Pattern Review.  It's the Nina Cardigan by Style Arc.

I actually purchased a couple of cardigans (one black and one turquoise) hoping to be able to replicate them and then I saw this pattern.  It was the perfect one to have in my pattern stash!  It did go together very easy with no problems or alterations needed.  Sorry I can't give you a time on creation because I wasn't paying attention...but it definitely was no more that two hours!  The fit is fabulous too!  Especially if you use a drapey knit fabric like I did.  I used a Rayon Lycra knit and it was just the perfect fabric for this cardigan.

    

Here are a couple of styling options.  Please excuse the blocked out face...hair a mess and no makeup equals NO HEAD SHOT!  ��

  

    

These Ponte DeRoma knit pants were just made...not hemed yet because I need to put then through a wash & dry first for final fit, so please excuse the wrinkles!  I may review them later if you like.

Don't be surprised when you see this cardigan again..I consider this a TNT cardigan pattern now!  If you like the style, please give it a try if you haven't already!  

Thank you all for stopping by, I'm on to the next post and HAPPY SEWING!