I took a chance and ordered an ivory colored blazer from Kohl's because I had a 40% off discount and was getting some basics for my husband. I was really expecting to end up returning it, but it fits surprisingly well and the proportions are decent!
It just needs a good steam and I need to pop the tailor tack on the back vent & open the pockets to push the flaps inside to make it less "hippy" on me. The sleeves are probably about half an inch too long, but I don't think I care enough to alter them.
But I hate the high-contrast plastic button it came with. So I went digging in my stash and found two decent options. Both are plastic but metallic gold finish. The square is super shiny and the round swirl is more matte finish. What's your vote? (poll below pics)
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
I draped a really rough half-scale ruffle tail for one of the debutant dresses Janet & I are making. I just eyeballed and freehand cut a scrap of (un-ironed) muslin in a spiral and pinned it to my little dress form to make sure it was long enough to reach from hem to waist. Then I marked the folds and traced it onto graph paper and cleaned it up. The graph paper makes it easier to copy at 200% and tape the pieces back together.
I'll transfer the enlarged frankenstein paper pattern to brown paper when I'm back at the studio tomorrow or Friday and then make it out of the real fabric.
#ruffle #fiestabuild
I made 2 of these valentine garlands. Found the tutorial via Instagram and thought it would be perfect to send to Ashley, my daughter in Oregon, and Madison, my birth daughter in North Carolina.
Pics are from Ashley.
