Gray Scale World

Hi everyone!

In my last post I mentioned that I would focus on a gray scale type of clothing and I came to think that with the gray dress I purchased Quality up close and this new floral print I thought it would be fitting to embark on a dress for the

"Put-together lady who luncheons type of personality"

 

 

Personally, this is the look I thrive on.  The other thing to think about is 'How am I going to decide which pattern to choose?'

 

Well, that was a piece of cake only because it had to be semi formal and modest. (No low hanging or popping out anything).

Can you imagine??

 

So, with me I buy sooo many patterns it is hard to decide, but I chose New Look 6023, which seem to have enough and FabricLand stopped selling the Simplicity owned patterns except Burda because of some deal that went sour.

I don't tend to always focus on the Big 4, but, sometimes they do have what you need at a price that can't be beat!

 

(Honestly, I always use my blouses from these patterns, so I am not really biased).

 

So, in my short success of my weight reduction I fit nicely into a pattern size 16 and believe it or not, there was room in the armhole, which I had to re-adjust, but HEY!!!

 

I did the yellow dress view D without the belt

This dress fit suprisingly well, and as I said it had a ridiculously huge armhole area.  I also didn't make the neckline as it is seen here mainly because I almost chocked at the high neckline without that facing/border. I turned it in and understitched it.

 

I am not a fan of Mustard yellow.  It has to be a soft yellow, this shade is just rude!!!

 

I also didn't put that self fabric belt on. In my supplies I have a 2.5 cm diameter brass rings and boy, they would be too heavy for this, plus the brass alloy colour didn't work.

 

I also tried putting on the armhole facing/binding and I basted it on, and I looked in the mirror and realised that I had Star Trek puffs or KISS sleeves

 

I don't want to look like a Clingon or anybody from the KISS band.  That look is SO over!  So what I did was serge the edge and press it back and stitch it down.  That reduced the KISS factor right then and there!!

 

Front view

Back view



Midriff back at CB with invisible zipper
And the top/edge stitch too!!! Damn that looks good!



Armhole stitchery

This dress was a good snug fit.  It may look a little wavy-gravy in the pictures but also remember that this mannequin has a 23-26" waist line and an A cup.

 

I don't have that.....

 

But I really loved this print.  I had been waiting to buy it, and the thing is, if you wait...sales will go on!

 

Until next time!!!

 

Bye Bye everybody!!!