I finally went to the doctor the other day. It was a strange visit. The clinic was full of people and I waited for a while. I didn't mind, I do enjoy people watching. The staff was quite busy, and extremely professional and courteous, which made the time go by, but still I arrived at the end of Shrek, had my initial check in through most of Pursuit of Happiness, and was called into the doctor at the start of Food Inc. Strange movie progression, isn't it?
The two Du Barrys
It's been very hot out, and I've not wanted to go anywhere or do much, but I feel I need to be productive in order to keep my sanity.
Since I've made two of the three dresses from the sew-along, and I still have bra burn out, and I don't want to shlep all the way to the hot fabric district to get some slip fabrics, I'm going to do some mock ups.
I've been wanting to take a crack at these two patterns for months. I've always said that 40s Du Barrys are generally bland, but these two I thought were just the bees knees.
Since the skirts are pretty much the same, I'm going to use the skirt on my PPP dress because I love the fit. I love the bodice pieces on these two. They are just so unusual, and even though I love the plain in patterns, the unusual that can be made up ten ways to Sunday is a good find too.
So far I've copied the pieces of the pieces for 5767. I'm planning on grading them today and seeing if I can put together the mock up too. Should not be that hard, so we will see how the heat plays.
What else is everyone working on?
New Pattern Day!
Gooooood Morning/Monday everyone!
I thought I would kick off the early-ness of September with a new reproduction pattern.
I'm calling this one My First 1930s Dress.
This is a simple clean style that can be made up tons of different ways. The shirtwaist dress has a lovely asymmetrical bodice that can have optional ruffles.
Catalog Sunday
YEAH! I'm back, baby. Thank you new scanner!
This Sunday I have fresh and colorful scans from my Spiegel catalog, spring/summer 1943.
PPP #2: Vintage flower seersucker
I really like how this one turned out.
The good hair day might also attribute to my happiness.
The only changes I made were taking in the shoulder points about an inch, bringing in the neckline, and shortening the bodice about 1/2". I wish I had this bodice fit on the first one, but the first one is still pretty swell. I'm wearing this to a swing dance next weekend. Light, cool and breezy. The dress is practically weightless.
More pictures on NVL.
September is gonna be different!
Happy new month everyone!
Last month was probably my worst in a long time. I'm glad it's over.
I've got a slew of things already happening. My new scanner should be here TODAY, and I'm super excited! Two weeks with no scanner has been crap. I never knew how much I used it and how vital it was to a lot of my work. Some things just ground to a halt. I have a doctor's appointment next week. I still have my throat congestion, so I'm glad to get it looked at.
I also have about three leads on some freelance, long term freelance. I don't know how it will all play out, but I'm going to stay positive about it.
Through all the stress of last month, I did manage to get started on my #2 of the PPP. I'm using some vintage flower seersucker that I bought from Playclothes. I had to do a lot of piecing, including a panel of the skirt.
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