January Sewing

In January, I continued working on that giant heap of velour which found its way to my house in November or so.

I signed up for a service called Acorn TV - British TV, streaming over the computer, for $30 per year - and bought myself a HDMI cable so I can hook the laptop to the TV.  It sounds like I actually know what I'm doing, doesn't it?  Anyway, Acorn is for those of us who love Masterpiece Theatre and the like.  So, I was watching a Midsomer Murder a while back, and they had a singer in a 1940s style club wearing a dress with a lovely scalloped neckline.  This dress, made from New Look 6567, likely purchased around 1995, was close to it.  It took a few alterations, and I thought the definition of the neckline would be greater than it is, but I do like it overall.  I'm thinking I might try this pattern again soon, because I do love princess seamed dresses.

Back in December, I made a dress and jacket from a blue and purple velour.  Well, the velour was neither very heavy nor very soft, but the pattern was interesting.  So I turned it into a variation of New Look 6015, which I've made before.  I like the ties at the neck.  It's worn with a winter white stretch knit elastic waisted skirt, adapted from McCall's M3341.

Last is this dress made from Vogue pattern 9771, which I lengthened to have an a-line skirt.  This is "heathered yellow" velour, pretty heavy weight, warm and soft.  I have not worn it yet, because I think it needs a black belt.  Note to self: "heathered" means spotty gray, which is a look with which I'm not terribly enamored.  Try to avoid that again.

This weekend, I'm working on a pink velour wardrobe, but a cold is catching up with me, and I might just spend much of my time snoozing.  Hope you're all feeling much better than I am!