Mini Wardrobe Contest

I've been busy with life and haven't been here for a long time. But now I'm close to my sewing machines again.
In September I've sewn a mini Wardrobe with five garments to wear in different outfits. It was a contest at Pattern Review and my contribution was three tops and two skirts. I already love these garments and want to add some more to this wardrobe to make it even more useful.

You can check out my contribution at Pattern Review and see what patterns I've used.

And it's also time to vote for the collections. If you want to vote for my wardrobe I will be more than happy if you head over to Pattern Review and the voting page.

Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest

I've sewn a mini wardrobe for Pattern Review's Wardrobe Contest and the voting has begun. Please vote for my wardrobe. 

I needed a new wardrobe, mostly because I lost some weigth, and these garment's are perfect both for working at home and go out with friends

 I want a classic style but also love to use some print to light it up. This Liberty Fabric is one of my favourites.

 I think these six garment's will make me feel great during spring and I'll have something to wear for every occasion.

 The dark blue tee is sewn of a wool knit and is lovely to wear when it's a little bit chilly.

I haven't worn jeans or pants since 2011 but I will try again and see if I like it. I have fabric for another pair but maybe I'll wait until autumn because in summer there is no use for jeans in Provence, where I live. 

Please go to the voting site and vote for my wardrobe!

No January Sewing

I haven't sewn so much for me in January but I sewn a couple of garments for my grandchildren. But now it's time to sit in front of my sewing machines and get some work done.
I've joined the #MakeNine2018 and also the Wardrobe Contest at Pattern Review. And I'll combine both the SWAP sewing for Stitcher's Guild and these two other contests.

 This is what I want to sew for my new wardrobe and then add the garments to the contest at Pattern Review.

Here's my #makenine2018 board and as you can see there are some of the same patterns and some others. I tried a t-shirt pattern, Simone Top, from Jenny Hellström and sewed one in a viscose jersey and one i wool jersey. 

Here are my big plan for Stitcher's Guild SWAP and of course there are the same garments as before and the dress that I already sewn. 

The new garment on the first picture is Ginger Jeans. I never wear jeans since 2011 but maybe I'll try that again. I love wearing skirts and dresses but I also love the look of the Ginger Jeans. So I will sew at least one pair and then see if I love to wear them. 

My Little Black Dress - Voting

Now it's time to vote for all the LBD's at Pattern Review's Contest. My dress is a dress with a wrapped part at the waist. My hope now is that you want to vote for my dress. You can find the voitng if you follow this link https://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/ContestGallery.pl?ContestID=291

At this picture you can see the wrap part. And I really like how it fits my body. I've lost some weigth the last months and I love how I look with this dress.

I often wore shorter skirts before but now I like the length just around my knees.

 The dress is just as perfect with a cardigan to work...

 ...as for an evening out.

LBD Contest Voting

LBD

I'm back again and this time I hope I'll come back to sewing more frequently. This time of year I always want to sew some nice blouses, dresses and skirts. And this year I'm in sort of a weight loss and I really need some new clothes.
As a part of this longing for new dresses I've entered a little black dress contest at Pattern Review and I hope to get a new LBD to use in the coming holiday's.



I'll will check my pattern magazines today and see what I can come up with. I think I have a suiting fabric but my biggest challenge will be to accessorize the outfit. I'm not used to it so that will be a challenge.

The rules for this contest:

1) Make a dress that fits the spirit of the description.

2) The color must be black. 

3) A minimum of 3 pictures are required in your review: one of the dress unadorned, one of the dress as a daytime look, and one of the dress accessorized for evening wear. You may want to include more so that you can show additional views or special details.

To establish a common base for the definition of an LBD, here is a description from Wikipedia:

A little black dress is an evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel, intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral color. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to as the "LBD."

The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion: for example, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewelry and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the little black dress ideally should be as simple as possible: a short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated.