I realized today that Vogue and McCall were having an online pattern sale ending at midnight tonight. Even though I have the new Burda style magazine with at least 3 patterns bookmarked, 6 new vintage patterns I got online last week, and a stack of vintage patterns sitting on a shelf waiting to be made, I kind of lost my mind and went for it.
I've had a Vogue/McCall wishlist for a few months and got about half of it. I spent way too much and probably won't have money for groceries next week but this addiction needs to be fed. Comin' my way shortly:
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| Vogue 8615. This one makes my heart pitter pattery. The instructions suggest silk or chantung but that is too "evening". I'm thinking a fine wool check or crepe instead. |
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| Vogue 8280. This one reminds me of a classic Roland Mouret sheath and has tonnes of sleeve options. This will be a great work dress. |
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| McCall 6324. Super simple shape but with the right fabric = killer. |
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| Vogue 1209. Designed by Rachel Comey (same as first blouse). So pretty! Thinking it will be nice dressed down in a matte jersey. |
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| Vogue 6279. Again, this guy has some really cute options/modifications. Classic shape. |
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| McCalls 6028. One of my girl friends lent me an insanely awesome orange dress in this style that I wore for a TV interview. Never got the job but I always wanted to recreate the dress. I've been hoarding a thick orange jersey for just such an occasion. |
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| McCalls 6278. I've been lusting after this for a while. I love the contrast between the solid and pattern. I bought a beautiful beige and metallic animal print for the pattern. |
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So basically I'm going to be chained to my sewing table this winter. At the moment I'm finding it much easier to find patterns I like than fabric. I find it psychically overwhelming in large fabric stores but I'm hoping it's going to get easier as I get to know each store a little btter. So lucky to have the fabric district in Montreal, but because most of the stores specialize in remnants and designer leftovers, it's hard to go in with an exact idea of what you want. I'm finding myself picking up fabrics that I like in my price range and then matching them to patterns later on.
How do you buy fabric? Do you go in with a really concrete idea of what you're looking for or are you more flexible and will tailor the project to what you find?
Hey Heather, do you have your own dress form to work with for these projects? Seems like they'd be tricky to create without one, thinking of getting one myself. Lookin' good!
ReplyDeleteYo Amber, I up and made one. I found a few tutorials online to DIY a dressform with duct tape. I had my fella wrap me up in saran wrap and duct tape and then stuffed it with newspaper. Unfortunately I used cheap tape and it split open and when I reclosed it, it got about 1" larger than my real dimensions. Which is annoying but better than nothing. Don't skimp on tape! I'm saving for/checking thrift stores for an adjustable model but this is a great cheap solution.
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