Since I just finished "Twilight", my metaphors are leaning towards the dark vampire side. What I mean to say is that my darling daughter has been bitten by the fabric love bug. We spent yesterday running, eating, digging through patterns and fabric, perusing "Color me Confident" and having girl time. The slumber party was crashed by Tom as the mancation got cut short on account of weather. The wind blew them off the river and since they couldn't fish they all went home. That was okay though, we allowed him in...he knows the secret password. Sara found the style of dress she wanted for Bryce's graduation in a catalog I had, but out of all the patterns in my stash (and it is a large one) we could not find exactly what we wanted. I suggested we go online and check the patterns, starting with McCall's, since she is a McCall now. Bingo, boingo, bongo...the dress in her mind appeared! So we checked the JoAnn's site and what do you know...McCall's were on sale today for $1.99 each. It was a sign. Vogue's were on sale too, so I got some vintage Vogues too. Next we looked at fabric and Sara got sew excited...she found the perfect fabric for her dress and several other fabrics to make skirts for summer. The gals at the cutting table were very helpful, giving her little tips on how to tell how much fabric is on a bolt by counting the folds. I think they were enjoying her enthusiasm. Next we went for lunch as Sara gets cranky if her blood sugar gets low! That's our little joke...hi Punkin!!! Anyway...after lunch we hurried home to take advantage of our momentum. We pre-shrank her cotton fabrics and started looking for a quick an easy skirt pattern. Sara chose a bias cut skirt with a yoke and diagonal hem from Burda 9/2005. She traced while the fabric was drying and then cut it out. Upstairs to the studio we went and she whipped out her first skirt in under 2 hours.
I think she is happy with it by the smile on her face. We really took some liberties with the pattern. It was meant to be a woven...she used a knit...the original had a zipper...she didn't...The pattern had a waistband...not Sara's version. It sits on her hips (where she likes them) and fits great! I'm so glad she had a good experience and some instant gratification. Wadders don't do much to build confidence. A good time was had by all and now I am stoked to finish some new outfits for Pattern Review weekend. I picked up the McCall's Palmer/Pletsch "Learn to Fit" pattern to work on fine tuning my fitting skills. I'm excited for the fit class that we are going to have on Friday. Well, as all good things must come to an end, I better get busy and prepare for work tomorrow. This week I will be working a rather funky schedule. A double shift tomorrow, off Sunday and then another double on Monday with three days off after that. Hope I survive!!!
I think she is happy with it by the smile on her face. We really took some liberties with the pattern. It was meant to be a woven...she used a knit...the original had a zipper...she didn't...The pattern had a waistband...not Sara's version. It sits on her hips (where she likes them) and fits great! I'm so glad she had a good experience and some instant gratification. Wadders don't do much to build confidence. A good time was had by all and now I am stoked to finish some new outfits for Pattern Review weekend. I picked up the McCall's Palmer/Pletsch "Learn to Fit" pattern to work on fine tuning my fitting skills. I'm excited for the fit class that we are going to have on Friday. Well, as all good things must come to an end, I better get busy and prepare for work tomorrow. This week I will be working a rather funky schedule. A double shift tomorrow, off Sunday and then another double on Monday with three days off after that. Hope I survive!!!
2 comments:
That is such a cute skirt. I have been wanting to watch "Twilight.". I really love vampire movies.
Yay! Super cute skirt.
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