Friday, September 30, 2011

Circle Skirt and Wrap Blouse


I had a lot of fun making this outfit for the Colette Patterns Fall 2011 Palette Challenge. It was my first time sewing knits, my first time completely resizing a pattern, my second full bust adjustment, and I'm so happy with how it all turned out!

May I present you with New Look 6149:

New Look 6149

I styled it today with my Naturalizer Barstowe Wide Calf Boots, vintage frame purse from LadyListen, pearl and smoky quartz necklace from Orion Designs, and prescription sunglasses in Anne Klein frames.


I love how retro this outfit appears without looking old and dated. I also love the little bit of glitz in the skirt to give it a touch of glamor.

New Look 6149

And because you just can't have a circle skirt without wanting to twirl:

New Look 6149

The top is made in poly ITY knit fabric and the skirt is in cotton with a lovely metallic gold detail to the print that really didn't show up in the photos. I purchased the pattern from the Simplicity patterns site when they had their HUGE sale on OOP patterns. The largest size is an 18 and I would have been more like a 20/22 in the skirt, so I had to add 2 inches to the pattern. I did my first lapped zipper and LOVE the results. I'm only doing lapped zippers on my clothes from now on, if at all possible. I left the back piece of the top pattern alone at an 18 and massively adjusted the front. It really does fit perfectly. It's very, very comfortable.
Colette Patterns Fall Palette Challenge

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Vintage Clock Coasters

Old CDs, printed clock faces, sliced wine corks and lots of mod podge and I came up with these:

 CD Clock Coasters

CD Clock Coasters

I was inspired (and got a couple of the clock images) from a posting on Pinterest. Love how these turned out!