I gave you guys a little sneak preview in my last post of my latest completed sewing project. (You might as well know that I've got about 5 projects going right now....and I'm waiting for inspiration and motivation to finish).
This is the second dress I've made in my dressmaking class. Lately, I've been hooked on Pinterest. I love browsing for ideas and then the best part is being able to save these ideas to one place. I found this dress on the j crew website:
My sewing teacher helped me draft a pattern for the dress. I decided to add sleeves in my version and used some brown linen I had picked up in Shanghai a few months ago. I'm happy to report that I am slowly whittling down my stash of fabrics. This only means one thing....I get to buy more! Muahahaha. Don't tell Andy I said that.
So I put my dress on and dragged Andy out with me on a lovely Saturday for a photo shoot. We found a good spot by the Singapore River downtown and Andy clicked away.
When I showed the dress to my sister, she told me I looked like a peasant. So, hence the peasant dress. I really love the dress, it's simple, comfortable, and most of all, cool. A good dress to wear around this part of the world. I think I might make a version without the sleeves as a future project....but first, I'd better work on those other unfinished projects that are crowding my sewing table....