Always a bridesmaid....

...except in less than 2 weeks, I'll be the bride!

In the meantime, I also had the honour of standing up for some dear friends of mine on their most special of days. When I asked the lovely bride if I could make my dress she was all for it! RTWfast FTW! She wanted us girls to wear a simple strapless LBD, so I went to my current go-to pattern McCall's M6646. (You'll see why it's my current go-to pattern very, very soon....just need to get a few more pics taken).

The only problem I have with this dress is....I made it 2 weeks ago and it fit like a glove, when I wore it

this past weekend it was too big! Now I know this isn't the patterns fault, methinks it was just a quick weight drop on account of wedding stress.  

Circle skirt = TWIRLING!!!

This dress was also the first time I've ever used boning in a dress, which was WAY EASIER than I expected it to be. But since it was too big the boning didn't help support the dress much....let's not talk about my near-nip-slip mmmmmmmkay?

More pics? Why not!

Me, the Groom, and the lovely Ms. C

The wedding party - photo by Lor/Madness Inspiring Images (check her out, she's amazeballs!!!)

Mr. Social and I

That time I found the Bride's tiara sitting on a table unattended...

And a super fun group shot, also by Lor/Madness Inspiring Images

The next 2 weeks shall be a terrifying whirlwind of last minute wedding stuff, but I also have 2 more dresses to make before we head off to LVNV!

Until soon....xoxoxo

I can't decide!

So, we're down to the wire with my summer holiday sewing (we leave in a few short weeks and there's still so much post-vacay house guest cleaning to do!) and I'm currently paralyzed with indecision on something.

I picked up some crepe rayon from fabric.com with the intetnion of making a maxi dress with it.

I figured a maxi dress is super easy to wear and would be great for the crazy heat that will be Vegas in July. I got to cutting and as soon as I cut out the bodice I started re-thinking things. Do I make it a sundress? A hi-low (aka mullet) dress? Stick with the maxi dress?

Help!!!

In the meantime, I'm finishing up a bridesmaid dress for an upcoming wedding, and desperately trying to get pics of all the other pretties I've made in the last few months. I promise to have something to share soon!

Sewing has been happening...

...I promise! Dresses have been made (and worn)! The camera just hasn't been around. I will try to remedy this soon! In the meantime...

I've also been spinning! And knitting, but the knit stuff is for a secret swap so it's in hiding for the time being. But check out this yarn:

I was feeling fancy and decided to spin up this Hilltop Cloud fibre. It's a Shetland/Merino/Bamboo blend and the colours just SCREAM Mr. Social. But rather than just spin up a plain old 2-ply yarn, I decided to spin it thick and thin and add in some beehives, you know, just to funk it up a bit.

Part of it looks simple and lets the colour speak for itself, but other parts are just all kinds of fun.

I thought that this would look really fun as a section of a big warm scarf for Mr. Social for the winter, and that the texture of the yarn would add a point of interest to an otherwise simple garter stitch scarf.

 Grand plans, and not much time right now. But as soon as the wedding madness is all over (44 mo days!) I'll have lots of time to relax and get back to ADD crafting.

xoxoxo

The Copycat is Complete!

Hello, lovelies!

It's been a while, but I've been sewing like mad and have finally managed to get some pics to show off!

Remember when I said I'd be making a copycat? Well, it's done! Overall I'm very happy with it, but there are a few things I would change (which I'll get into in a moment).

Don't feel like clicking the link? Well, let's refresh your memory, shall we?

Long story short, Pin Up Girl Clothing is selling some super pretty dresses, and I decided to make one for myself. Example of said pretty dresses:

How cute is that?

Anyhoo, I've had this super fun fabric in my stash for a while, waiting for just the right project, and a summer dress was just the ticket!

It's just simple quilting cotton (snore, right?), but cotton is just so perfect for the upcoming hot temperatures.

So one rainy Saturday later I ended up with a dress!

I used McCalls M6646 and tweaked it just a little bit. The first thing I did was lengthen the bodice by 1". Next time I think 1/2" would be enough. I also made the neckline a little less sweetheart, but looking at the finished garment makes me wish I hadn't. This is why I should have made a muslin..... Live and learn, right?

The next change I made was to the skirt. The Pin Up Girl dress has a gathered skirt, which I think adds too much bulk for my taste, so I went with the circle skirt in the pattern. I took some of the fullness out, mainly just so I could fit it into the amount of fabric I had on hand. It's somewhere in between a 3/4 circle and full circle. I've already learned that this dress and a windy day are not the best of friends....too many Marilyn moments for my taste.

All in all, I'm very happy with this dress and am sure I'll end up with at least one more in my closet very soon!

Until soon.....xoxoxo

Just claiming my blog...

...on Bloglovin...

Since Uncle Google will be getting rid of the RSS feed/blogroll come July 1, 2013, I've finally joined Bloglovin and claimed my blog. I also just moved my entire blogroll over there so I can follow everyone after the change, lest I forget and miss some.

So far I'm pretty happy with Bloglovin, and it was super easy to transfer my reader list over.

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