Birthday Frock

I decided on Fri (22nd) that as I was going out that night I had better make myself a new dress! I found this lovely Paul Smith fabric and some yellow silk and spent the whole day up in my room throwing around pieces of fabric and paper.



By 6.15pm on Friday I finally gave up and realised it wasn't going to happen that night. So Saturday, complete with monster hangover, I put the rest of the dress together. This is the result, a classic style dress (that looks lovely on, but unfortunately no professional photographer was around today to take a picture of me in it!) with a silk lining and big bow at the front.

I think I actually love it.

Tulips

Just thought I'd give a quick update on what I've been making as its been a while! I got out of the creative zone and into the work zone for a bit, but I'm back now and this is coming along nicely. It's the bodice part of a dress I'm making for my NCFE course, and will be exhibited at the Connaught Centre in Hove on the 27th and 28th June.

This last week I've been sewing like a little pixie attempting to get my shirt dress design finished (the one described in an earlier post). It's pretty much there, I've made the calico version but there are a few changes I need to make before starting on the final piece.

Tomorrow I'll be back on the knitting as I'm taking a little solo break to St Ives to get the creative juices flowing properly again. So expect more pictures soon!

*Edit* See completed dress picture here

Nice things...

Where do I start??