Really late project post!

      This is a post I started several months ago but never finished. (Actually this is from July last year... lol! oops!) This post isn't going go into details and steps as I cant remember that far back, but I hope it still helps anyone out there thinking of doing these projects.

This is the Creamsicle dress made from a white and orange, thin striped, thick cotton I bought from fabricmart.com. I love this Butterick pattern. It has a really cute cut out and giant fabric covered buttons. The only downside is that it's from 1986 so the bodice is baggy and has kimono sleeves. The fabric is too thick for that style and it isn't flattering on me so I modified it and added french darts and short sleeves.

   I found a really ugly mini yellow gingham dress for $1.50 at a thrift store, I bought it thinking I could make it a cute, casual dress. That didn't work out though so I took it apart and made a cute, casual skirt! It's a bit longer than I'd like but still darling. I adore the matching little fabric covered buttons.

 Looking back at these pictures I'm considering shortening them a good 3-4 inches. My legs look longer when the hem line hits me at the knee area. I'm going to try and take some pictures of  me wearing them after I alter them.  Sorry about the lacking project posts!

ANA

Oops!

I was so excited about my new lipsticks I completely forgot to talk about the new fabric I bought!

 These three were on clearance at Joanns and will all end up being pretty, fluffy full skirts! My favorite is the purple flowers, I was thinking of making a yellow sleeveless blouse to go with it. I'm already working on a white shirt sleeve button up blouse for the other two skirts.

The aqua gingham and cherry print were so pretty I had to buy them, and they will be dresses. Gingham has become my new favorite fabric. If it is in the wrong color it can look kinda picnic tablecloth-ish though. I think the aqua is subtle and delicate and will be pretty as a dress. I was thinking something along the lines of Vivien of Holloway's 1950's halterneck gingham dress. I first saw it on The Freelancer's Fashion Blog in yellow and loved it. I'm not about to pay a crap load of money for a dress though. Especially not the same one another blogger has. So I figured I would make my own! And not in yellow since I already made a yellow gingham skirt. (I'll do a post on that later.)

The retro cherry dress is very common and kinda stereotypical. I really like it though, lol but I want to do something more unique than a halter or wiggle dress. The will be a red midriff and the bodice, short sleeves and circle skirt will be the cherry print.

                               -Ana