Baby Blue Pique....

...’pearls’ and flowers. I had 2 yards of this baby blue pique in the stash for a while. It was originally meant to be a sheath dress for myself but I never got around to making it. It was claimed by Ann for a top that she’s wanted for about a year now. So I made her the top and she was able to model and wear it tonight.

McCall’s 4554 Easy Endless options OOP

I made View C but it’s not shown on the envelope front. This could easily be a go to top for Ann. It can be dolled up or down. The model on the envelope is wearing her top with vertical ruffles down the front and versions A and D are plain. I added some crocheted roses to the front of Ann’s top with some ‘pearls’ to simulate a pinned brooch and necklace.

Cut in the envelope size 10 for fit and 12 for length. It fits pretty well, being that I made it in a woven fabric instead of stretch like the patterns calls for.

There was no need to read the instructions since it’s just a basic top. Since my serger is still sick, I zigzagged the ends, done a small double turn at the neckline and a wider, probably and inch, at the bottom and sleeve hems.

The back is nice and simple. It’s a blank canvas to do what you want to it.

                                 

This is how she plans to wear her new shirt to school in the morning. I love Oxford shoes!

I also made the pants in the pattern but of another fabric and that’s going to be a post all in itself. And let’s just say there was a lesson to be learned by the rising sewist.

Until later. Be wonderfully blessed!

~~Scheryka and Ann

                                  

Disney’s Hannah Montana Simplicity 2380

SOCKS!

This is one of the easiest patterns that I have sewn for the Ann. Nii put her request in already. Unfortunately it’s starting to get cold so I need to change gears. If it wasn’t a shame I’d make a whole slew of them but there are so many other patterns that I have in the stash and I really want to get to them at least once. I won’t put this one up just yet because my oldest wants a few for the next school season, too. She also wants the bolero which I may make for this beautiful fall weather.

It’s a girls’ jumpsuit that is in short and pant length. There is also a dress version and a bolero as a topper. It comes in sizes 7 to 16. I cut the 10. The fabric is from the stash, it’s a pindot shirting in royal and white and a red plaid shirting, both from Fabric.com.

The only thing I’d done differently was left off the tie string and put only the elastic waist. For some reason my girls tend to sit on the strings and tear them off. So why put them on, right?

The pattern comes with patch pockets. I would add in-seam pockets for Ann next time and keep the patch pockets for Nii.

It’s a good pattern to teach beginners with as well. Nothing hard. Just some basics that’ll be used in future projects. It’s also great because there are no zippers nor button holes. View C, however, does call for three buttons. They’re only for decoration, though.

Silly Shots

SOCKS!

I made the outfit and review in July but am just now getting around being able to post it. It is also part of the 2013 Style the Stash Sew a Long.

Until next time, Smooches!

~~~Scheryka

I promise I’ve Been Sewing!

Hi, All. Although it seems as though I’ve started another hiatus after just coming off one, I promise, I’ve been sewing. I just haven’t had a photographer who can take some decent photos.

My nieces and nephew came to visit while Mommy and Daddy celebrated their 3 year anniversary. So, what better way to keep the girls, ages 9 (my daughter) and 15 (my niece), made some DIY shorts that sells from $35 to $98. They made their jeans for less than $5. WooHoo!

Here’s the video that they found on YouTube and got busy with.

She has some great videos. Check them out sometimes.

These are regularly $88, on sale for $65 at Macy’s. K-Mart is even in the race with their version.

They are $13.

The process went ok. The bleach didn’t work as well on the dark colored jeans but it’s ok. The girlies were left to decorate their pants the way they wanted to. My Bedazzler., yes ,I have one. I mean, who doesn’t, got much needed use. So, I won’t go on with babbling, here are the photos of the weekend photo shoot.

 

 

 

Here is the second pair that my niece made. She made tabs on the side and added stars at the pockets.

Photos with Aloe.

The red skirt on Aloe (my dressform) is V8711. I am tweaking it and have to decide on a top for it.

Oh, by the way, I love this skirt. It is soooo sexy!

Until later, Kisses and Hugs galore. Just don’t touch my hair! lol Love you guys.

Scheryka

Simplicity 6000

     Oops, I had to back up and get to some priorities I had forgotten about. While I’m trying to churn out MY maxi and work on MY flowing blouse, I had totally forgotten that my daughter asked for a dress to wear to her awards ceremony! Whoa, I remembered LAST night...umm around 9:00 pm last night! Dang it! I had to rewire my sewing machine for pink fabric.
Only to find out, I didn’t have enough to make the entire dress. It called for 1 5/8 for the main dress, 1/2 for the collar, 1/4 for the optional tie bow. I had just under a yard and a half.
The pattern is a vintage Simplicity. 6000. The cost then? $2.50. Circa 1983. Today, you may pay thrice as much. It’s described as Girls’ pullover dropped waist dress. According to the measurements, I made size 8 that came in the H envelope.

So, the alternate color? Same shiny fabric type. Polyester. I think I had bought them both for the purpose of lining something that never got sewn up. Blue. I had rewire again...

It’s a bit darker than this in person. I don’t know how the instructions were because I didn’t use them. I was in a mega rush. I also didn’t add the collar that goes around. Mega rush! And I thought she’d look like a super hero from Fantastic Super Friends if I really did put it on.

Anywho, LOL, Ok, I had to get that laugh out.
Congrats to Cheyenne, she got the “Most Physical Fitness Award”. She and her teacher, Mrs. Searight. I give all kinds of thumbs up to great teachers in our public school systems.

Here is the shot when she was called on to the stage.

Here are her shots after we got home and after I had added the trim around the neck. I didn’t have time to do it because I woke up this morning and put in the side seams and hems. Hit it with the iron and we were out. Had to be there before 8. So here the last few shots of my rising 4th grader. Yay, Cheyenne!


Trim
She wanted me to get the bot I’d made her for Christmas 2012.
That’s all for now. Back to my regularly schedule sewing.

Scheryka

Might As Well...

...post this to the blog since I made it.

I wasn’t going to post this but my daughter said, “Why not, Ma? You made it.” Oh, what the heck. It’s not much just a top so that she didn’t wear spaghetti straps to school. It is:

 

The t-shirt, not shown on the front, but it’s on the line drawings on the back.

View E

I believe she just wanted her fame in lights, so she gets it:

                  

Nothing spectacular... the top, not my baby. She IS spectacular! I’d sewn it quick so she can get to school and not be sent to the nurse’s station to call me to bring her another top.

I left the ends surged and unturned. It’s made in a brown slub knit from the stash. I’m stash shopping with most of my future projects because, right now, it’s the most economical means for me.

Here are her “portfolio” photos. Lol She’s a character.

    

After school shots. We had no time before school.

That’s all, until next time, ya’ll.

Cold tacos and hot milk - yuk!