Monday, June 24, 2013

The Royal Brocade

I haven’t been feeling great and it has been making me pretty much only want to sit on the couch and get nothing done, including sewing.  However, I have a huge list of projects I want to get done for my Etsy shop, sewing for friends (even one paying job!) and also several projects for my own fall wardrobe. 
In the meantime, I am going to try to post a couple of dresses I made a while back but never got around to blogging about, starting with this purple brocade number.




The dress is a combination of a few patterns, and I drafted the collar myself.  Yay!  This is one of the fabrics I bought while I was on my New York trip.  Isn’t it pretty?  I wore it with my "Space Barbie" purple boots.  I never get to wear these crazy boots (a long ago Dillard’s purchase) but I just can never seem to part with them.  In real life they are a shiny, purplish, silverfish, pinkish shade.   They were kind of a perfect match for this purple and silver shinny dress. 
I have a lot of sewing goals for the week, to try to get me back in the sewing swing.  I’m trying to be realistic about what I can actually accomplish, but being realistic (or patient) isn't really my thing.  

4 comments:

  1. A wonderful dress. I'm glad you're getting back at your machine. Take care!!!

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    1. Thanks friend! How is your sewing going? :)

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  2. This is so pretty! I love the colors and the collar looks really good on you!

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    1. Thank you so much Michelle! I am planning on wearing it a lot more in the fall when it isn't so crazy hot! It's too hot here in Albuquerque for brocade.

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