New Dress

Okay when you are pregnant you want to have a comfy and cute dress. I found this Poly jersey knit crepe online at Fashion Fabrics Club. The fabric has a stretch and a beautiful drape and weight. It is a bit tricky to put in the zipper on this stretchy knit but I knew I would prefer this over a pull over which is often what a knit dress calls for.
So here I am modeling it. (sorry the late night ruins the lighting, P.S ignore the frizzy hair too, pretend it is wavy and gorgeous.)

The pattern is inexpensive and I made a few modifications to make it last for my pregnancy. I did view C.
The changes I made are these:

The yoke in the pattern is straight across, I folded the lower center/middle edge up creating an angle or arch. (with the fold I can fold it down later for a post prego dress)I softly rounded at the center, but a diagonal works

With the skirt front pattern I placed it 1 inch away from the fold adding 2 inches to the gathered edge, I also placed the piece directly under the yoke piece so when I cut out the yoke I already had the right slant or arch cut above it, so the skirt follows the new yoke, slopping upward to center front.
I also added a triangular inset-dickey on the bodice (my preference). This arched area makes room for my belly to grow with baby. Also the extra fullness too.
So ladies what do you think is it stylish?

Halloween Silliness!

Okay, I have to share this because it was fun and I LOL for awhile!
So my brother hurt his finger playing ball and so he got it X-Rayed .
He e-mailed the picture of the X-Ray and told us how it hurt.
(that didn't make me laugh, I do have a heart)

My Brother in Law sent a reply with the diagnosis.



K,
I took your image into Photoshop and found something interesting as I zoomed in on the top joint of your pinky finger.

I'm attaching a detailed image of what I found to this message. Maybe this is what is making your finger hurt?!
Love, J



Awesome scary Fun!!! Of course we all LOL!
Then my bro emailed the verdict it was broken and he headed back to the doctors.
I showed the doctor J's diagnosis! :) ...he loved it

He'd enlarged the email photo and brought it in to show the Doc. LOL!

Free People winner!

This awesome illustration by Tuesday Mourning won a contest for the cute clothes line Free People!
Check it out it is sooo cute and it is a fabulous design by my sis!

Working up a Storm

With my daughters school carnival I spent all day yesterday working on costumes. They did get finished. Hurray. I'll post pics of the girls wearing them when I can. Forgot to take pictures last night. My baby girl was a "butterfly like a bee" to use her own words. Only when it was complete she didn't really want to wear it. Oh well.

Blue Soft Delight

Finished knitting a girls blue sweater last night. Actually I had finished the pieces and last night I sewed them all together to make the sweater. This is the 2nd sweater I have knitted.
I followed a pattern but made changes along the way. For example I put ribbing around the neck line and the wrap around is a mock of two pieces and is really one to reduce bulk.

What I wish I did different:
I wish I had knitted the sweater a little bit longer in the body. I did the length that the pattern called for and I would have added at least 5 inches to that length. The sleeves were modified a bit but I like how they are. The pattern had them shorter and narrower (too tight on the arm) so I pulled them out 3 times trying to get the right width and finally obtained it!
What do you think?
The yarn I got at Hobby Lobby, Yarn Bee Soft Delight in Pale Blue.

Dream shoes

Aren't these awesome!
I love love LOVE pink and these shoes from the Marie Antoinette movie are fabulous!!!
Don't you want a pair too?

i love this!!!!!

Why do I love this?

First it's a Pirate beard, crafted by this shop on Etsy.

My family loves pirate dress up things. My Brother in Law had a great pirate bash... my little brother too! This serious gent looks a bit like my bro. too.
Seeing this felt beard makes me smile!!!