Sewing... Fail...

Well... we'll just call it a "learning experience"

Monday night I decided to make a pattern from a really cute dress I recently thrifted.  So I pulled out my tracing wheel and brown paper and got to work making the pieces.  I successfully traced the front, back, and sleeves.  Now... my intention was to reproduce the dress using this awesome 60's inspired fabric.

Photo from my Instagram @nadiratani

Ok... looks like a great idea right?  Nope... What I failed to take into consideration was the fabric of the original dress.  It was a super stretchy material and the fabric above is a cotton.  Needless to say, I cut all the pieces and sewed it together, even put a zipper in the back as an afterthought, but the dress was just too small.  I guess I need more practice in the pattern-making area (and zipper installation! I really suck at it!)

I'm not going to scrap it tho.  I'm going to chop it off at the waist, cut pocket shapes from the bodice as to not waste that fabric, and make a skirt with pockets.  Because who doesn't love a skirt with pockets?!

I will keep the pattern pieces tho.  I'll just make sure to find a stretchy material for the next try at this.  Besides, I have a couple coupons for Joann's maybe I can find something on clearance. *shrug*  I'll post a picture of the finished skirt, hopefully tonight.

I hope you are having a nice wednesday... it's still raining here.  It's been raining for nearly 10 days now.  Everything's soggy :-p ick...

Darling Yellows

I'm sitting at work with nothing to do... So what does a lady do when there's nothing to do?

Window Shop at Modcloth! (I just had the urge to yell BAZINGA! lol)  Here are my favorite dresses of the day.  They're so sunny and happy! One day I may have you... ::looks wistfully into the distance::

All dresses from Modcloth

1. Gorgeous in Goldenrod  2. Roadside Poppy  3. Amber Champion  

4. A Dot Like Love  5. Daffodil Centerpiece  6. Zest is More

A Bit of Modcloth Window Shopping

Hey there ^.^

I said a few days ago that if God gave me disposable income, I would buy my clothes from Modcloth.  Their pieces are sooo stinkin cute! I just want them all in my closet!!!

I also was inspired to do this after reading Elycia's Wish I Wore post from Saturday.

That in mind, I went window shopping :)  I find that I'm mostly attracted to skirts and dresses even though I mostly wear pants to work. That would def change if my skirts/dress wardrobe was magically increased by the Modcloth giving gods... **oh please oh please oh please** So, on to my window shopping.

All dresses from Modcloth

I like to think of this style of dresses as "What Charlotte Would Wear." After watching every season of Sex & The City, I decided if I was going to raid anyone's closet, it would certainly be Charlotte's. Has she ever worn anything not amazing??? Ugh... I need to win the lottery...

All skirts from Modcloth

Let's see... the common skirt denominator is... twirl-ability!  I love circle skirts and skirts with movement. Now pencil skirts are great in their own way, but for everyday wear, give me any of these and a comfy pair of flats and I'm perfect. I think my favorite is a tie between the two in the middle on the bottom row. I seem to not be able to get enough polka-dots, so they're always a win in my book.  I really like the neutral, almost dye-free color of the other skirt. I feel like I'd wear that at least once a week, consistently, year-round.

Yes, ma'am! I would love love love to have these pieces in my wardrobe... Well, that's it... I have to stop torturing myself with these beautiful clothes and go to bed.  At least I'll be amazingly clad in my dreams ^.^