Lately, I've been sewing more. A lot more. Combining an easy sew followed by something more time consuming makes me feel like a lot has been accomplished.
Anyway, this is a more involved sew for youngest dd. This fabric was selected by and purchased for her older sister to get an outfit which never happened. I had bought some lavender raw silk and a printed quilting cotton intending to make Simplicity 8550 princess seam top and cropped pants. The raw silk was a bargain price because there was a fade mark down the middle of the 1 yard piece. I think I had planned to use the cotton for the pants and the silk for the top.
Youngest dd liked a different top pattern--McCall 5615 View A--so we went with that instead. Still did the Simplicity pants though because they were much narrower. The ones from McCall were quite roomy looking.
Because of the change in patterns, I opted to combine the cotton with the silk in the top. I used the printed cotton for the straps and the gathered mid-section and the raw silk for the rest of the top. The pants are made using the quilting cotton:
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| She does like posing! And it's really hard to see the fabrics on all of my pics:( |
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| I liked the detail here. |
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| Loves to accessorize... |
I really disliked the floppiness of the gathered mid-section of the top. There was nothing to secure it so it would always look nicely gathered after washing and during wearing. In a fit of inspiration, I decided to sew beads randomly on it to hold those gathers in place.
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| Can you see the glittering seed beads? This is more like the real color. |
The beads add some interest and detail. While I'm not sure it was worth all the extra work after catching dd stuffing it through the regular wash and dry cycle, it will make a nice spring and summer outfit--if it survives!
I have some other fabrics to make another outfit just like this one, and already have it started. The straps on both have given me fits!
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