mismatched

I was on my way to meet Mr. F for our usual date night when he phone in saying he was running late. I didn't get upset at all; instead I decided to do a little window shopping in a district where there is 4-5 fabric stores just next to each other near to our meeting place. When I stepped in the last store and found myself as the lone shopper. I hate it when this happens: all the salesmen's attention were on me, watching my every move. Fortunately for me they are not annoying like in other stores while I, on the other hand have a face that can be easily remembered.

I really don't want any of these salesmen to make a mental note "she just look but doesn't buy" so I walked away with this:

A metre of printed satin more than enough for Vogue 8872 in view B however, getting the coordinating fabric took me a while though and was acquired elsewhere. I settled with blush pink silk satin:

Its not really the right shade so I cut the upper bodice pattern pieces where there is the cluster of the floral print.

I did not sew any belt carriers as I have no intention of wearing this with a belt.

Now for the construction details: The dress has organza interlining and lined with cream colored batiste cotton. I somehow regretted using batiste cotton, I should have use heavier fabric...

I pickstitch part of the armhole which serve as the understitching. I added a bra strap holders; I prefer using 3/8" rayon ribbon over thread chain. 

I didn't serge the seam allowances with a serger sewing machine instead I did overcasting stitch; catching few threads of the organza interlining to keep the seams flat.   

Mr. F and I realized we are a mismatch and decided to go on our separate ways. 

At least I'm moving on with a nice dress ;)

See you in my next post!

hot pink

I'm seeing a lot of silk trench coat recently and I thought, maybe I catch up with the fashion trend once in a while. I also took the opportunity to use one of my vintage pattern from my collection.

I bought this coat pattern last year . It is double breasted coat though it doesn't have the details of a trench coat but it did just fine with me. I made the coat in View C and did a rough tissue fitting instead of making a toile or a muslin. Luckily, I only need to shorten the hem and the sleeves by 2 inches.

The fabric is rayon or faux silk (not really sure); lightweight and has a lot of drape. I was hoping to get tan or a powder pink colored fabric but my options were very limited: purple, lavender, wine and hot pink. Wine was my first choice but there weren't enough yardage for the project so I ended up settling with the hot pink.

I wore the coat with my Floral Princess Sheath Dress, first seen here. Now for the construction details:

I used light weight fusi-knit for the facing and the collar. The facing has a Hongkong finish; I must be lucky to have bias strips of the same color in my stash!

I used a medium weight fusible interfacing for the belt and though it wasn't called for, I added belt loops at the sides. I omitted the side inseam pockets and finish the sides with French seam. 

Also did a top stitching at lapels. I really liked how this coat turn out and I hope I could make another - maybe a linen version. 

See you in my next post!

xx

insta-recap: April, 2016

Here's a little recap for April:


New dress and used the last of the clothing label for 2015:

A work in progress; I usually bundle up cut up fabrics like so and put it in a small box or bag along with the notions that are needed for the project. It saves me time.

Last char-grilled food for the season: Chicken Tandoori.

Ticked off a project from my list

I had a pasta cravings last month. My mom always cook this for my birthday but since I learnt the recipe, I can cook this anytime.

Are you participating this year's Me Made May? I unfortunately have to pass but I am considering joining Self Stitch September instead.

See you in my next post!


xx