wow times ten.

This girl decided to lock up all of her previous store-bought clothes so that she would only wear things that she designed and made herself. [what?!] I know, right? Someday I will have the skill/guts to do that. I will. But until then, I totally admire her designs. Here's a few of my favourites from her blog The Dress I Made.

skirt!

I made a new one! It's a Cynthia Rowley pattern (very easy to follow, and good designs) made from a basic cotton print. And no elastic waist - I've moved into the land of zippers! And pockets too! I'd say this is my most proud project to date. My favourite part is the waistband and the tie front. Also, I got some new pinking shears for my birthday (thanks Beth!!), so there's no fraying on these seams :) Gotta go, or I'll be late for church in my new skirt!

skirt!

You may remember this material from my earlier post about the things I got at mood designer fabrics in LA. Here's the skirt I made! It's just a simple skirt with an elastic waist - but I'm pretty proud of it. (sorry about the awkwardness of the last pic...just trying to fit myself into the photo booth frame...maybe someday I'll get a real camera.) Oh! and the chair in the background is from my second post - I got some blue canvas to redo the sling part (to replace the worn brown stuff ). Stay tuned for the completion of that project in a later post!