Learning to sew: A '50s Simplicity skirt with sexy slits June 4, 2014 23:39 4 Comments
My fabulous linen. Guess what? It's an upholstery fabric!
I'm stitching the green version. Love the slits!
I've decided I must break my slothful habit of wearing yoga pants around the house (and to the grocery store, the library, El Patio.) Enough! Really.
So I am making skirts, knit tops and cool cotton dresses for the summer.
First up, this mauve linen print. The version with the sexy yet ladylike side slits. I worked on it one day last week, and it fits perfectly. Don't you beam when that happens? I do. I'm lining it in a pinky nude Ambiance, because who needs saggy linen butt drop? I plan to finish it this weekend. And I like it so much, I think I'll make another. Pictures to come once I've made the top. Doncha love the fabric and the pattern?
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Laura Roberts on May 20, 2015 12:39
Good idea! I could definitely use some nice cotton sundresses for the summer. Do you have any good patterns for something like that?
Denise Calhoun on May 20, 2015 12:39
Occasionally. I must post pics of my gorgeous brocade cocktail dress. I made it last year. And then’s there’s the Vogue knit that didn’t turn out so well . . .
Denise Calhoun on May 20, 2015 12:39
We have a ton of them. Check the 1930s through the 1950s categories. There are some in the 1960s, as I recall, but my favorites are the earlier ones.
Martica on May 20, 2015 12:39
Good on ya for keeping Albuquerque beautiful! Will you and his Bertness be dressing for dinner, too?