Another OOTD

I rarely get my clothes ready at night but I generally at least know what I'm going to wear.  On those rare occassions that I wake up and realize that I don't have a plan, I will lay in the bed, mentally shopping my closet until I come up with something.  Today, I decided to wear my new scarf so I had to plan something that worked with it. 

Here's what I came up with.

My photos aren't the best and my 7 year old photographer cut off some of my head in a couple of shots  but you get the idea.

Scarf: Target similar Here; Jeans Torrid Here; Blazer Lane Bryant (old) but a good option Here

I love Torrid jeans these pants in particular because they are the slim boot cut so you get some of the flare without them being overwhelming.  HOWEVER, whoever thought it would be a good idea to have faux pockets in the front clearly was not having one of their best days.

OOTD - Just running around on the weekend

Hi guys,

I took these pics while on my way out to run weekend errands.  I don't have a lot of tennis shoes but most all of the ones I do have have some type of bling going on.  Keeping it real casual with jeans and a T-Shirt.

Shoes:  Nike (Old), T-Shirt Wal-Mart, Jeans and Belt Torrid Here and Here

I live in a fairly small city and my practice is in the same city I live in so I learned my lesson early on about being outside looking busted LOL!

Meow!!!

It's taken a few days to post this but this is what I wore on my birthday.  I used Mimi G's 30 minute pencil skirt tutorial to make this skirt which I have made before here.  I can't recommend this skirt enough. I used a sweater knit I got at Hancock and lined it with lightweight tricot. 

Shoes:  Steve Madden (old)
Denim Shirt:  Target here

Thank you all so much for all the birthday love!

Today is my Birthday!!!!

Today is my birthday and I'm super excited.  The celebration today will be low key since I chose to work today and take the next five days off but I love what I do so it's really not work at all.  I'm happy for another year and feel so blessed to have great family and friends.  Thank you all for your support during the year, I really appreciate it!

And the Winner Is . . .

Toni!

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Get your pattern girl - e-mail (hortonpsyd@aol.com) me your address so I can drop this in the mail.

Thank you all for entering and for the Birthday Wishes.

Birthday GIVEAWAY!!!

My birthday is next week on the 13th so in celebration of the day, I'm having a small giveaway on the blog!

I rushed and bought the new McCalls 6842 and was in such a hurry bought size A5(6-8-10-12-14) instead of the one I need.  Instead of returning it I decided to give it one of you as a gift for my birthday!

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WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13!!!!!!!!!

Vogue 1250

I must be the last person in the sewing world to make this dress but does it count that I cut it out last Fall? Or does that just make it worse?  I have seen the many versions of this dress but was hesitant because I don't wear very many short dresses, especially in the Fall/Winter because I work in a very old building and don't want to be cold.  However after seeing the few maxi versions of this dress, I thought I'd give it a try.  I like the easy style of the dress and the fact that there are only three pieces.  I used an ITY knit to make this which is kind of thin, but I made a half slip awhile back that makes the dress a lot warmer. 

Part of what took me so long to actually get around to this is I had to figure out how to adjust the pattern since there are no side seams which makes the pattern pieces quite unusual.

I managed to successfully make the adjustments however, for some reason I didn't take notes as I usually do when I adjust a pattern nor do I remember what I did since it was at least a year ago.  The morals of this story are always make notes and that this pattern can be successfully altered even though there are no alteration lines on the pattern.

This is a really quick and easy pattern to sew.  I picked it up about midnight just to see how far I could get before going to bed.  At the point in the photo there are only three short seams to put together and hem.  This could easily go together in a couple of hours.  This is a classic dress which you could make over and over and have it look different every time depending on the fabric choice. 

 

Pattern Description:   MISSES' DRESS: Close-fitting dress.

 

Pattern Sizing:  Combinations: A5(6-8-10-12-14), EE(14-16-18-20)

 

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Sort of.  Although I didn't make any changes to the design lines of the dress.  I made mine a maxi dress.

 

Were the instructions easy to follow? The instructions are super easy. I made sure to follow them because the pattern pieces are oddly shaped so I wanted to make sure I put it together correctly.

 

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?  There's not a lot more to say about the pattern that the other 106 reviewers haven't said, but I think lines are interesting and it went together very quickly.

 

Fabric Used: I used an ITY knit from fabric.com

 

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I didn't make any design changes to the dress.  I did however grade the dress up a bit to make sure there was enough bust room but since it was a year ago and I didn't take notes like I usually do, I don't remember what I did :-( so if I make it again, I will have to re-invent the wheel.

 

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I may make a short version of this dress in the Spring.

 

Conclusion:   I think this is a great beginner Vogue pattern.  The style of the dress is classic and makes this a dress you can make over and over with great results.

 

 

 It sure feels good to finish this dress, it has literally been hanging around for about a year.