Lace Red and Gold!!

Hello lovely sewing friends what have you been sewing lately ! I have a little update for you. After I completed the Vintage inspired Jackie dress and being pleased with the results I always wanted to make more from the book - Sewing Vintage modern. Especially the Lillian blouse. It took me a weekend to complete this sewing project I made it for a very exciting sewing contest and a sew along.

I was really excited when pattern review announced the Accessory Wardrobe Contest. This is a very creative concept I feel. We have to sew an accessory or a garment which can be paired with a "Red and Gold" Sandals. Of course the rules clearly state the we need not have such a sandal :D Phew !! 

If I had the sandals I would pair it with my black skirt :) Sorry for the bad lighting pic below :|

Golden Buttons

This made me go hunting for lace fabric and gold buttons. Luckily I bumped into a shop which had lace (though it did not house a variety of colors- RED was there .. Yeahhhh!!). Finding the gold buttons was more tough actually ! Finally I found some though they were not the ones I exactly wanted. 

 

Lace Yoke

This blouse is a variation of the Elizabeth gathered waist dress from the book Sewing Vintage modern. It is not a fitted blouse, it has a yoke made of lace, a buttoned up collar and drop shoulders. The model in the book has tucked the blouse and pairs it with a skirt. I prefer not to tuck it in and a collar which is not high and all buttoned up.

Sewing this slippery fabric was not easy . I had stabilised the fabric before hand and I had to use a lot of pins to get it going smoothly.

I was a little doubtful while drafting if the variation pattern would fit me fine. I crossed my fingers and went ahead. Well the final blouse turned out really good and it is very comfortable to wear. I made it over the weekend and wore it the next day and got a lot of compliments, but no one know I made it;)

The complete review on the pattern is at the pattern review. Click here to read it completely.
Also there is an exciting sew along happening at macskakat blog. I came to know of it from the CuriousKiwi blog. Do you remember I learnt the photoshop technique to visualize fabrics from her(posted here). And I use it till now for all projects. Check out my side bar for the link. Having this Burda sew along in mind I am making 3 projects using Burdastyle patterns this month. This one is my first :) The sew along is for Burda Magazine patterns , patterns form Burdastyle book is also allowed. I have heard the magazine pattern instructions are not very detailed, this sew-along will help you to get more grip on it. But this book is an exception is what I found. The instructions are very clear. You can read it all in my review here.

Update -- Voting is open friends. If you liked my blouse please vote for it. Click here or on the picture. Submitted under name cweetgal :)

 

I will be linking up this project to some or all the site linked up here.:) Have a great day!

 Love Diya

Featured !!

Hello friends !! Check out Sew mama Sew blog today. I am featured over there and I also share a tutorial on how to sew a top with flutter sleeves :)

Flutter sleeve top tutorial

Gosh !! I cant believe it. Finally I am sharing something to make. A flutter sleeve top...

How to make gathers while sewing

Ever since the history of man is recorded he has been inventing tools for ease of performing any task. When it comes to sewing too I feel the right tools gives the best results and good looking product. I have made  ruffles or gathers by hand and there are a lot of tutorials out there on many blogs. But recently I purchased a gathering foot to make the process easier :) Proudly I can show off my first project with my new sewing machine foot .

Do you read books on sewing ??

Hello my lovely readers and friends. A brocade clutch, a vintage dress and a fortnight of silence - this is the update from my sewing room!! This post is not to showcase my sewing project but to talk on some other interesting topic. There is a saying that books are man's best friends. How many of you agree ? At least there would be one book on your bookshelf which you would have read adored and re-read right ? I do it to all my books. I have been thinking of an idea which I finally put into execution. I have some good news for you:)

Envelope clutch pattern

Let me introduce you my envelope clutch I made for a clutch-along.. I do not have time this week to make any garments. A little busy moving to a new locality. But I felt I did have time to participate in the clutch-along at SeeKateSew blog . And I completed this envelope clutch.

Vintage inspired Jackie Dress

Just another update form my sewing room..

The best surprise for me on my birthday last year was I received a copy of Burdastyle Sewing Vintage Modern book as a gift from a close friend of mine.. Isn't it a wonderful for a passionate sewer ;) This weekend I worked on two projects and managed to complete both.. First I want to blog about the Jackie dress from the book.. I made it for a sewing challenge.

Rosie skirt - Completed

Finally here comes my first post for 2013.. I have been a little silent in blog-o-world. But nevertheless I am reading all the posts in the blogs I follow and taking a breather. Today I am sharing with you all a second skirt I drafted.. ROSIE SKIRT!!

Happy New year

Hello hello.. Its been days since I logged into blogger and wrote a post !Thats because its an year end and I want to relax. I made a Rosie skirt from Cal Patch's book as a part of the draft-along.I made a Parisian Jacket from Sew serendipity. which turned out to be a flop and wasted all my wonderful wool fabric ! But the good news is I have been snooping around all your blogs and enjoying reading giving a break from posting myself LOL. Will write soon about my projects in the last month of 2012.

Making the muslin

Thanks to all the lovely readers who appreciated my chevron skirt. This is a small update on the muslin I made for the T shirt draft along.. at Sewcountrychick. Did it really work out well for you ? Justine's was a success. Okie dokie,  sewers who are drafting along I need some suggestions.. So please read and tell me what you feel. 

Quilt - Yes I am making one

My first post with only text and no pics ;)
There is a maxi and a skirt which I made recently but still have not posted about them. Because off late I have got myself to thinking rather than posting :P I want to make something other than clothes. I thought of some pathchwork projects , but my mind wandered off to Quilts.Yes!! I want to make my first quilt. 

Someone said my blog is lovely:)

Little Black Dress

A little update on making the Little black dress.. Completed it last week and my sweet friend posed for the pics. Good that my dress fit her well ;)

        

Simple Scarf Completed

Challenging time again!! Completed a scarf...

DIY-Painted Pebbles as pattern weights

Sometimes its a joy to make stuffs like kids and enjoy like them. I painted some pebbles which I can call is perfect for kids craft ;). But I use it as pattern weights. My pattern cut outs on fabric look so colorful now.  

Here there are my KopyKat Nature Pebbles and how I made them.