Wardrobe Contest 2010

I am sewing along with the PR Wardrobe Contest 2010. The purpose is to have a working wardrobe when you are done. How many of us actually have a working wardrobe? What I mean by that is, do you go to the closet and can't find this to go with that? Or that to go with this? Ok, I have not joined and think I'm not going to. I'll just sew along. But I plan on adding my creations toSewmamasew for the June contest in Make It, Wear It. This is my storyboard. What is a storyboard, you might ask. It is a plan, a master set, the thing you're supposed to go by and don't really go it because you are constantly changing your mind on the fabric choices, fabric colors, patters that you settled to sew but as soon as a new one come out you like that one too. Yeah, that's the master plan, the storyboard. And here is mine.

Now, you get it? Ok, I admit, I just learned how to do it myself. You might ask, again, what is the purpose
of a storyboard. It keeps you on track. I have the fabric choices too.
For the purpose of the contest each bottom must coordinate with each top and the topper must coordinate with each outfit. You also get a free choice that must coordinate too. You can see other storyboards and great ideas here on Pattern Review founded by Deepika.
These are the bottom choices: from left to right are the shorts in grey stretch, the trouser type pant in the stripe slightly stretch twill, the jeans in denim, and the skirt in light beige twill. I think these will go very well with the top fabric choices.   

These are the tops fabric choices. The tops, from left to right, are either a green knit or lime green poly something, I can't really make up my mind for this material for the first top. For the second top will be the orange knit and the third top, already done, is in white knit. It is very pretty I must say. And the last top will be this pretty dooky green background fabric with the smudgy orange flowers. It was labelled lining fabric but it can easily be made into a pretty blouse.



Here are the shorts and the white top already made. I finished these last week and tweaked the shorts yesterday. Here is the placement test drive for the "flowers and leaves" that didn't end up the same way on the finished product.

Finished top.

Modified shorts

Shorts back. The so called "Spongebob view".;)

I'll be back with more as I sew. I have the vest cut out but it's waiting around to talk to me.

Another piece to the unfinished Wardrobe contest.
This is one the oufits that I was supposed to sew during the Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest 2010...that I never entered and I am glad I didn't because, as you can see, I am just now getting done with the jumper and still have several more to sew up. (The vest is still waiting to be put together.) This is M6083.

I made the colorful little nuber on the left. Here is the story board I made for it when it was in the planning stage. You can veiw it here: PR Wardrobe Contest 2010. My fabric is a stretchy type very light weight denim or twill. I made a shorts in the same material and found it to attract ALL lint. Now as I was putting the jumper together I made a BIG booboo. I had sewn the front of the bodice to the back of the bottom or the front of the bottom to the back of the bodice...just depends on how you look at it.

Back of bodice. Front of bottom. 

You think if I twist real fast and hard it'll fix itself and I don't have to rip? Let's see.

 Nope! No good. Front of bodice. Back of bottom. Oh well, back to the drawing board...Oh I mean the seam ripper. ...Until later, Schey

Projects to be Finished in June

Ok, sew I didn't finish my projects. But hey, there's always another day, month, year.... Yeah, sew on to the next....


This is a list of projects that have either been thrown in the UFO (unidentified object) pile or I just simply lost interest in them and threw them to the side to work on something more "fun". As I make them I will post them here. You can always see what is next by looking at the right of the screen to the "What's next in June" box. In between these projects I will also be working on my "Jealous June" projects. These will be all Vogue patterns.

Child's Bolero (forgot the pattern number)

Butterick 4747

Butterick 4842

 










McCalls 5022
Butterick 6768
Butterick 5004

1977 Photo Shoot (If you can call it that)

The journey for this dress came a long way and a long time ago. I won't keep procrastinating because I have so many things to do. Not to mention classes start back up on the 7th. Sew, I'll be nurturing, mothering, guiding, learning, teaching, sewing, cooking, cleaning, etc....You get the picture, don't you? Well here is the dress and me in it.

Here, I tried to get an old porch that favored the old days in the country. Well, why not use my own back porch!

Everybody know that back in the day we had that tree we had to chop and form a pile of burning logs for the winter to come. Me...I just sat back and looked pretty.

This is the stump of the tree that made the pile. I guess I'll have a seat and wait on that cold glass of Lemonade I asked for.

Looking off into....my neighbor's back yard. (Why does that poison Ivy keep coming back! I need to get that down.)

Up close...I am too pretty. Don't you think? Well, if I don't think highly of myself, I shouldn't expect anyone else too. So, darn it I look good!

Just kicking up the heels. Boy would I look a mess if this wood fail. LOL I'd laugh at myself...really.

Thanks for your time, until later, Schey and BBQ grill.

1977 Part IV

I had the poll for the vintage pattern of my birthday year. For those of you who voted, you voted for this pattrn here.

I was really hoping that you all voted for this one because this one is more something I would really wear:

I had the choice of two fabrics. The first was a Poly crepe in cream and the second was a stretch rayon blend double knit in ivory. The first was closer to the look on the pattern so that is the one I used.

Anywhose. I made the dress. In the midst of other chores and duties, I finally got to it and it ws done in two days. I spent one day cutting and one day sewing. Well, three days if you wanna count the day I did this:

Looks kind of funky doesn't it? Bet you can't guess what I done. Haha, yeap that's right. I had sewn the sleeves as the dress and the dress as the sleeves. Now, don't ask me how that happened, but with me being me...it was no surprise!

Ok, it's fixed. Looks better? It does to me too. On the pattern the sleeves are gathered with elastic. For me, that was not working. I felt a bit constricted with the elastic neckband AND the sleeves. Looks like a choir robe as is so I tried to do something about that. 
I had lots of fabric where I could make a makeshift belt but due to wanting an immediate fix, I subjected to grabbing the "stintion" cord that was just hanging around. (Ya'll know we don't say the whole word of every word round here.) Yeah "stintion" cord. LOL This was the quick fix:

I done a photo shoot with this dress if you would like to see. Or if that is what you would even call it. I wanted so bad to find a vintage car to fit into the background but that wasn't something that going to happen. So, come back in about a day..or two, to see the pics.

1977 Part I
1977 Part II
1977 Part III



Until later, Schey and Aloe.

Swirls and Dots

Sew, I have been working the girly things for, well, the girls of course. I loved making this outfit for the baby of the family. and believe me, she enjoyed modeling it. I couldn't even get a decent photo because she wouldn't keep still. Just imagine her twirling and turning in it. I was beghasted. (My own word that you can find in Schey Butta's Book of Her Own African American Vernecular Language. It means: ecstatic, elated, and exuberant. I am making this one a few more times. As soon as find some more, very pretty, fabric. I may break down and buy some Tutti Frutti. I think.

Here the review from PR:

Pattern descript:

INFANTS' REVERSIBLE DRESSES, PANTIES AND HAT: Dresses A, B have elasticized front and back neckline, right shoulder strap and tie ends at left shoulder; dress B has hemline ruffle; panties A, B have elasticized waist and legs; panties A have elastic form self-ruffles; view A has purchased trim for dress and hat; view B has contrast ruffle at lower edge of dress and hat.


Sizes:
Combinations: (Small, Medium, Large)
Head Sizes: [Small (17"), Medium (171/2"), Large (181/4")]
I made size large in the dress and panties. No hat was mad because it would be waisted time. She'd never keep it on.


Fabric used:
I used some very pretty cotton that I bought from WM...again, before they stopped selling fabrics here. I wish I had bought more of it.


Did it look like the pattern?
YES indeed.


Alts or changes:
None. This bad baby is made right out the bag.


Likes:
I like that it is reversible and VERY simple to make.
Dislikes:
NO DISLIKES WHAT SO EVA!


Concluse:
If you have not made this for your tod, what are you waiting for!?

Here are the photos I did manage to get.

Enjoy.

Until later, Schey.