With my sister’s graduation coming up, I realized that I need something dressy–yet–casual, and nothing in my closet fit the bill. So, since I loathe clothes shopping and love fabric shopping, I decided to make Simplicity 2245, view A—a Lisette dress.
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As discussed previously, my goal for Halloween this year is to finish my costume that I planned to wear last year: the Devil in a Blue Dress. Once I’d settled on which blue-clad devil woman I wanted to protray for Halloween, I had to choose the exact costume. I’m quite in love with Vogue’s current-print [...]
…keep reading…I’ve done the devil wearing a blue dress before, but it was sloppy thrift store+halloween store finds with no cohesive style thrown together for a small gathering. Looking back, there was nothing properly devilish about it (except that it was hellaciously bad dressing). Last year, I wanted to do it with élan: instead of just [...]
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One of my younger sisters is graduating from high school this weekend, so I’ve been working on packing for our trip. This seems like the perfect opportunity to wear a dress I bought last summer but haven’t worn. However, I need some sort of jacket or shrug for it, since it just has very thin [...]
…keep reading…After I bought my brand new machine, I had to break it in immediately. Good thing I had a quick project in mind! These are somewhat vague, fly-by-night directions for creating a wrap-around skirt. What Was Needed Materials 2 yds Striped Cotton Gauze (Madras?) 1 yd Muslin Some ribbon I had lying around (for tie) [...]
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