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Sunday, January 27, 2013

PR&P Week 4 - Bees are Buzzin' and Love is in the Air!


I am looking forward to sharing this look with you this week!!!  I had a lot of fun and many "grrrrr" moments while putting the look together!

 
The final product is a reversible a-line dress (one side has an applique and one side is plain) and a chiffon peasant dress with a sash.



The "grrrr" moments came when I was trying to work with the chiffon.  I've never sewn with it before and I had two ideas in my head before I finally gave up and decided to go with a peasant dress.  One idea was to create a simple bodice and attached gathered skirt.  I cut out a silky polyester light pink fabric that I had in my stash and basted the chiffon over it.  However, when I was trying to do the bias on the arm holes it started looking reeeeaaaallly bad! lol!

The second idea was pretty close to the first, but I was going to follow an Ottobre pattern.  Again, I wasn't happy with the way the sleeves looked so I trashed that design too.  It's a good thing I bought a bunch of this chiffon print!!!  (Super cheap at JoAnn's!)

Finally I figured that I could get away with a peasant style dress and it sewed up super easily!  I even used shirring on the sleeves!  I have some left over so I may try to come up with some other shirred chiffon top - maybe a halter or swimsuit cover up for the summer!
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I knew that I needed something to go under the chiffon so I had some left over pink polka dot cotton in my stash.  I even re-used the sash that I made for week 1! (See it here!)
PR&P week 1

Since I was going to make the a-line dress to go under the peasant dress, 
I figured I would make it reversible AND
......................get ready to read the next part in monster truck commercial voice........

Get TWO, TWO, TWO looks in one!!!

:-)

Little Miss Futie (Singer Futura) helped me create the adorable 
"Bee Mine" design on one side of the a-line dress!
 

I originally bought a Singer Futura 200ce in April or May last year.  (you can see my sewing room set-up with the old machine here)
And as soon as I finished the stripes and polka dot look for week 2 it decided to quit on me!!!  The power wouldn't turn on no matter what I did.  I took it apart, tried plugging it into different outlets, etc.  It's in a box waiting for an electrician to take a look at it.  I'm thinking after I get it fixed I'll probably try to sell it or maybe use it as a back up machine.  Fortunately I have a super supportive hubby and he was totally fine with me upgrading to the new version of the Singer Futura!  This one is the XL-400
 
I bought it the day after my 200ce busted and Amazon had it delivered 3 days later!  There are two things about it that I LOVE
1.  I can control the speed of the stitches
2.  I have a 6x10 hoop which means more embroidery area!!!

It's really fun to find cute applique designs to embellish t-shirts or clothes that I make!  I love this little "Bee Mine" design from Planet Applique and it is perfect on the dress!  And again, since the dress is fully lined/reversible I can just turn it inside out so it's plain pink underneath the chiffon!

 


And I'm a sucker for big buttons!  I love the pop that it gives to this sweet dress!
 
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13 comments:

  1. Three things - 1:you already have next week's look DONE and POSTED!?!?!?!?, 2:My jaw is on the floor and I am green with jealousy looking at your machine (mine sews straight, zig zag, and blind hem... this is all, but it is a beast and I love it), and 3: Those outfits are both so cute on your adorable model!!!

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  2. These are just adorable outfits! The model is pretty darn cute, too!

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  3. Adorable! But I have to ask, why would you stick with the same machine/ brand if the one you needed to replace didn't even survive a year? And I would hope you have a singer warranties their machines for at leadt a year. I sewed on my last machine for 10 years (Viking, not Singer) and never had trouble. It still functions ad my back up, but I expect my upgrade to last me at least that long too.

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  4. Big Bows, Big Buttons, and BumbleBees. These are so sweet. I love the smock and the details. That big button tops it off.
    Way to go Momma!
    -with love
    Jo

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  5. I love how the peasant dress drapes on her. Both are adorable!!

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  6. Well, that was pretty creative --- coordinating all your pieces together so nicely!

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  7. Wow! That is a nice sewing machine! Your dresses are adorable and sewing with chiffon ack! Such a pain! (But worth it:)
    liZ

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  8. These are lovely. Chiffon! WOW! It sure feels great to accomplish something new. Your machine is beautiful.
    Doona

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  9. I love the look! How fun with the new machine!

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  10. Those dresses are so cute!! I'm wondering if they would look cute together. The peasant dress might not work well under the jumper but it might be worth a try. The prints would be great together. :)

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