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January 31, 2007
I Do Not Know What to Sew.
I am having a hard time coming up with my next idea. I have a billion patterns, it's true. Also, fabric coming out of my ears. Inspiration is a little low. It is so goddamned cold out that it's hard to get in the dress spirit. I am wearing a turtleneck and a sweater in my apartment and most of the time I'm still cold. I know that it must get old hearing me complain about it, but oh well. I'm a southern girl. I'm not made for One Freaking Degree Weather.
I have seen a number of dresses online that are oh so cute. Love Made Visible posted these little sweeties. And I do mean little. I don't think I could really wear a dress that short, but I find the swingy, shorter shirtdress pretty neato. I was thinking that I would make the dress below a touch shorter than usual (above the knees, OMG!). It is pretty kicky already and has a sort of Mid-century Waitress Vibe that I like. Maybe it's best not to mess with a good thing and to make it below the knee? I really don't know.
Another option is to make another New Look wrap dress but in these delightful little cranes that Taryn brough me from Taiwan (with nubby silk noil for trim). I was thinking, again, of a shorter skirt and doing the poofy sleeve version. The Tea Dress seems to have won the reader's choice award for best-loved dress. Thank you so much! I think I will make a million of them! But is it a good idea to make another so soon? Will I get the dreaded Dress Burnout?
I wanted to make a kitschy Valentine's Dress with conversation heart fabric, but, alas, none was forthcoming. I decided on a pretty cute halter pattern and cherries on navy blue, but it might just be too depressing to make one now that I am pretty positive that I won't be able to go to Boston until March. I used to be a wear-black-on-VD sort of gal and I still am, really. The hearts could only be done in the most ironic way possible. Looks like I will be wearing black afterall. I wanted to make this in the black silk noil, but I don't have enough on account of the piece I received had little holes all down the center. I got a refund, but I'm too broke to buy more now! Where does it all go?! (coughcraftingcough)
Well. Ahem. Ok. So which dress should I make now? One of the above or another one entirely? Are there any patterns that have been rocking your socks? Which ones?!
Posted by loyd0008 at January 31, 2007 07:55 PM
Comments
I vote for the tea dress. It's really quite perfect...
Posted by: j. at January 31, 2007 08:20 PM
Make the one above and then make a free-hand wild and wacky one.??Taht could be fun?no?
Posted by: Vanessa at January 31, 2007 10:18 PM
Could you shorten the tea dress to make it a shirt? Depending on where is hits you, you could shorten the skirt into a peplum, or you could just end it at the tie. Personally, I'm a sucker for a peplum, and then you could wear it with pants and not freeze to death. I'm an L.A. girl, so I have deep sympathy for your temperature issues.
Posted by: Jeanette at February 1, 2007 01:08 PM
I think it is a great idea to make it into a shirt. I would probably get more use out of it that way. As for a "wild and wacky" version, I would love to do that, but I think I am afraid! Every time I consider embellishing in a strange way (or even not so strange) my simple (read: boring) side holds me back. I need to learn to be more free with my sewing and not so conservative all the time! How does one even start being more craz-o-licious!? Teach me the Ways of Craze!
Posted by: Villain Extraordinaire at February 4, 2007 03:15 PM