My first project was a simple cowel neck t-shirt made from Simplicty 1945. I like several of the items in the pattern and think that the sportswear patterns are the best deal as they offer so many options.
Simplicity Creative Group - Misses' & Plus Size Sportswear
I made the cowl - no picture but because I've been so peeved at how LONG t-shirts are I decided to tweak the length a bit. Yikes, now it looks a little off balance because the cowl is so elegant and the length is chopped off.
Oh well, my next effort went better. I made a beautiful knit dress for my sister. She is one of the most elegant women I know and I was so happy she allowed me to use her as my muse.
I loved the fabric so much, I used the Simplicity 1945 pattern again and made a va-va-vavoom faux-wrap top for myself.
At the same time I was working on these projects, I also started crafting items for my friends, Heidi and Gretchen.
Heidi is a fire-ball and I am so lucky to have her in my life. In the picture above, I'm standing in front of her Christmas tree.
I made a tweed skirt for Heidi from Simplicity 2475. I really love the Amazing Fit series as they give instructions for fitting that really help when you are working with someone else's shape. I was pretty happy with the end product of this skirt, however it took 5 tries to get the zipper in (still not happy with it); because the tweed was a little scratchy I tried to line the skirt and it looks very ill-made. I have learned SO much since these first few projects.
Here's Heidi in the finished skirt . Love the pocket detail. .
