Ok so it put the pictures in reverse order... Oh well. Above are the CDs I listened to while puzzling out which fabric and pattern to use without needing to go buy more supplies... Maybe an hour spent on that. :-/ The top and most interesting is Matthew Sweet "Altered Beast".
The superfluous buttons and shoulder buttons shown here with the fabric.
I "interlined" it with some sheer polka dotted fabric that's been floating about my sewing cell.
The front without the yoke. I didn't make much progress before I had to take Ingrid the 10 month old. She doesn't like sewing.
The free pattern. Someone had cut the tissue itself to make the sides straighter so I attempted to remedy that. We'll so how that works. There were two identical sleeve pattern pieces included. I'm making the sleeveless version. (To show off my biceps?)
My dad lovingly copied my Vogue 884 envelope for me. :-) Awesome dorm deco.
This is 4 yards of silk at $3 a yard.
Ah so, this was my last sewing project at home. I'm at school now. My almost 3 year old brother was in need of a kilt. So here it is.
Ok so it put the pictures in reverse order... Oh well. Above are the CDs I listened to while puzzling out which fabric and pattern to use without needing to go buy more supplies... Maybe an hour spent on that. :-/ The top and most interesting is Matthew Sweet "Altered Beast".
The superfluous buttons and shoulder buttons shown here with the fabric.
I "interlined" it with some sheer polka dotted fabric that's been floating about my sewing cell.
