A Dress

And because I like to change things up...and hone my sewing skills...I have been making clothes for myself. The making has been going well, the photographing...not so much. I had to rely on a mirror - in a dark'ish room - at an unflattering angle. Good thing it's not me, but the dress, that matters :P

So this is me trying to take pics of myself in my newest dress...which I love. I think they show it well enough for here. I used the Vogue 8380 pattern...and without too many adjustments.

And what do you think of the the new cropped 'do?

Ginger Dots Basket Set and Extra

I finished up the basket set. I just piled them up here to show you. The smallest is pencil width and the largest are 5 inch squares that stand 7 inches high. Not too big and not too small. Some have an olive lining, others have a brighter mustard yellow.

I had a nice rectangular piece cut and leftover, so I made a larger zip pouch. I realized the other day that most of my pouches sold at the show. I need to make a batch of them as I make the next batch of purses...which should be next week.

Rectangular Ginger Dots

I really liked that first square basket with the round abstract floral applique thingies. So I cut out a few more baskets, 2 smaller and rectangular & 2 larger square.

I have the rectangular ones completed. They are just the right size for pens & pencils to fit longwise. This is one of them...the two look similar.

And then there are the 2 larger ones, which should be done today. I'll post the whole set when they are all complete :)

Yellow Diamond Trio Pillow

The lime green one turned out all right so I moved on to the yellow. In the correct size this time. I gave it a trio of diamonds this time around. The material is a Matelasse. This material is supposed to be good for throw pillows and it fells nice & comfy. I plan to make more argyle diamond pillows until I use up all the print fabric. I think pink will be next.

I kept the diamond with the snap on the backside also. But with the correct amount of overlap this time. I think the next pillow will get the stitched lines on the diamond too.