Mount Pleasant Christmas Banquet 2011 Pt. 1

Part 1a     Part 2

     This is the first time I will attend my church’s Christmas banquet. Last year, I purchased a ticket and didn’t go because my husband was out of town. This year I am going because I hear of the good fellowship and fun everyone had. I had to be sure of the attire because I was told it was on the lines of ballroom dressy. Screeech! No way! I am not the ballroom- dress-drag-to-the-floor type of gal. I can not see myself in this:
     Vogue 8729
Nor can I consider the fishtail-Jennifer Hudson-and-Beyonce-in-Dream Girls-look. So these dresses are out as well:
Vogue 2931Vogue 8190
So, I had to verify the dress codes. The attire is dressy. Now I can take that in many different ways. A dress that I would normally wear? But this a special event and therefore warrants special wear. These are out:
Vogue 1271Vogue 1242
I thought of a pant suit but that didn’t settle with me well, either. Here’s what I looked at but then scratched it too:

                                    Vogue 2779
     Notice the trend? I know I want a Vogue and I know I want it to be a Designer Vogue. So, what will I decide? That is where each of you come in. I need help deciding and I need to do it NOW for the banquet is Dec 3rd and Hancock’s sale goes off Sunday. This will give me enough time to actually fit and get it right. Here are my choices:
1155 by Guy Laroche
I have a black looks-like-a-shantung for this one. I have this one lower end of the choices because it looks like a skirt and top but is actually a dress and I love the lines.
1208 by Tom and Linda Platt
If all else fails I would choose this one because it seems very simple. But I think it may be too simple. The only thing that draws me to this dress are the tie shoulder and hem. Nothing special.
2899 by Guy Laroche
I love Guy’s designs. I would like to do this one, too. I lurve Erica's turn out. If I do make this one I can only pray that mine turns out this fabulous! I do have a black fabric for this. I would also have to worry about a cover up for the back. Just imagine what would be said because my back actually out but sometimes things get misconstrued to ‘my but was out’. You know how it goes.  
1218 by Donna Karan
I started cutting this pattern out so long ago…and there where I stopped. The pattern is cut out. I have some white knit for this one but it is not Spandex as the pattern calls for. I also have a black knit. I wish I had a red. Maybe I can do a bolero for a jacket in case I get a chill? Though the event is inside, I still somehow be the only one freezing. :/
So, you tell me what you think. Since it’s the weekend, I will make it my business to get photos of the potential fabrics. Everything is coming form the stash unless I may need a lining, zip, button…stuff like that.
Until a decision, Schey

LBD 2010

I am participating in the LBD contest on Pattern Review. This is my second time doing this contest. This is the dress I made for the contest last year. This is what became of that pattern. I did not win, but the Selfish Seamstress did. She done an awesome job, too.

Now, on to new heights and new fights. I am not going to do one dress....I'm doing two. Yeapper. I am going to make the front of this dress:

And morph it with the back of this dress:

It wasn't a hard journey. The lines are about the same and the length of the shorter dress just about coincides with the length of the first dress. They were off by only about an inch. I simply lined the waists with each other and made the shorted dress longer at the hem area since I didn't want to mess with cutting and splicing my paper pattern. It would not have made a difference on how I lengthened it with this patten anyhows.

I have few pictures for you to view. The dress is not finished, yet and as of right now, I have four more days to get it done. I would have had it done but due to class and finals, I had to put my priorities in order. These are without the lining.

 

The next pictures are with the lining done and attached. I attached the lining so that the wrong side of both, the fashion fabric and lining, are together. This gives a much cleaner finish for the inside and having to add extra steps such as the HK (Honk Kong) finish or binding the seams off.

I love the lining. The next few pictures are of the back, side, and some seams that need to be clipped so that the turn will be smooth and clean.

This last picture is where I am trying to decide where to put my straps. I had to cut them out twice. The first set got ambushed by my 1 year old! So, once I get them sewn up, they will be smaller than what you see here and they will be more defined and precised.

The LBD is done! Here are the finish product to this great staple that every woman should have. The LBD should be able to take you from work, to the grocery store or playground, then to a nice dinner or dinner party. I think this dress fit the bill properly.  

These are the second set of everyday wear pictures. These are the first:

The second criteria for the contest is that the LBD be suitable for the night life. This is my dinner look:

Then there should be a plain unadorned look. Here it is:

Close up of the back.

Well this is my LBD 2010 debut. I hope (know) you like. 

Until the next blog, Schey and Aloe (the dress form)