A Month of Sewing

All from the same piece of fabric.  Last November, I went fabric shopping in Philly with GMarie and my daughter.  One of the pieces I got was a very pale pink knit, suitable for summer.  So, winter being upon us at that time, the knit got set aside.  It turned out I bought 5 yards of it.  That's because the clerk at JoMar was very strange.  With the first piece I handed him to cut, I asked for 3 yards, and he said, "No."  Then  repeated myself, and he kept saying "No."  After the third refusal, I asked why he wouldn't sell me this fabric, and he said, "Because there's not 3 yards there."  Well, you could have told me sooner, doofus!  So thereafter, I just told him to give me whatever was left of the fabrics I selected.  And so I ended up with a bit over 5 yards.

First up was a practice dress for the McCalls 6462 I bought earlier this year.  I want it in a pink stripe, but I wanted to try it first in something I have in plentitude.

I like it well enough, but I need to tighten the sleeve substitutes, because they just slide down.  I also feel that it needs shoulder straps to make it more stable.  Last, since it's designed for knit fabrics, I don't understand the need for a zipper.  It just goes over the head without it.  So at least I know what I'll change when I make it from the pink stripe.

Next up was a V1250, the darling of the sewing world last summer.  It's still freakin' adorable.

Then a princess seamed summer dress.  Fluffy and fun.

Then a little bolero jacket from this fabric, which goes with all 3 of these dresses.  Evenings here are chilly, usually under 65 no matter the daytime heat, and if we go out, often the air conditioning is too much for me.  So this makes the perfect accessory for all of these dresses.

There was 1/2 yard left, just enough for a cami, shown with the jacket above.  That's a lot of stuff from one chunk of fabric, all because the doofus just said "No," instead of explaining why I couldn't have 3 yards of the striped fabric.


These were my projects in late May and June; there's more on the drawing board, but we'll see how life goes.  Hope you all had a great weekend, and are staying out of the blistering heat covering the country right now.