Don't you just hate it when

You finish something, like it, and then realize it isn't the color you thought it was? Seriously. As promised I broke out my Kwik Sew Ling erie book this morning. The pattern sheets are very Burda-esk, but not overlapping, printed on both sides and even includes a couple of appliques. So the first step was to trace. And trace and trace. I traced the cami, I added length for the chemise, I traced the teddie, I traced the high legged pantie, I traced the low cut pantie. Lots of tracing. Even Kacy was impressed (and in trouble for walking on the sheet). And this was the last of the freebie exam paper, it worked out well (thanks, BFF and Lunesta). Here are a couple of them up close After all that tracing, I used this fabric to make the chemise as a nightie. Though tracing took a long time, sewing was quick. I hemmed the bottom and top edges, then sewed them together with an overcasting stitch (sewing machine - I don't have a serger). I couldn't get the tubes to turn for the straps so went to plan B and used some purchased lace in black and white. The fabric is a 100% sort of brushed cotton of unknown origin (though if I had to guess, my money'd be on G Street's $2.97 wall of goodness). It liked to stick to itself (thus the tube turning difficulty), but was easy to cut and sew, these patterns are designed for knits on grain or wovens on bias. This was my first bias garment. Any who... I liked the straps okay with it, but it's a little plain. I was thinking maybe some scallops along the bottom to tie in with the straps. That's when I noticed, just then, when I did my test stitching, that the dots on this fabric are BLUE. Not black, BLUE BLUE BLUE. Don'tcha just hate when that happens?

In other works, I'm almost done with the BWOF dress from Aug 08 - #113. All it lacks is hemming the bottom and sleeves. If you make this, feel free to omit the zipper or at least shorten it. I don't need one at all, if you pull the neck tighter and/or have a larger head a short 5-6" would do you fine. I wasn't sure how far up to sew the sides to make the sleeves, so I just made it work. I'll do an official review on PR after soon. This fabric is a very light-weight all cotton from Hancock's. Pretty sure I got this for $1.97/yard (that's a whole dollar LESS than G Street, does it get any better?) , it's actually much prettier than it shows, the greens are brighter and fill in more. It's a crinkled, almost gauze-like fabric that was both a breeze and a pain. I didn't worry a lot about being precise with this one, I knew it would be blousy and loose when finished, but there was a lot of easing to make seams fit but it eased great. The belt is a must, and I know what "Cabin Baby" means about the muffin-top. I think it looks fine on, but feels big and wants to droop towards the front, I'll put belt carriers on and see if that will help. I'll try to take a picture wearing it tomorrow. I may even wear shoes - hey, it could happen. And you can weigh in on the muffin top.

And, I'm out of projects again. My cutting stuff is still on the dining room table, so I'll do some more cutting tomorrow before I clean up. What should I make next? Maybe a silk cami or chemise? I have some nice silks from Fabric Mart bundles... Or I hear G Street just re-stocked THE WALL, maybe a road trip tomorrow afternoon. I could use some lace, too, for another chemise or cami.