Colour block

Very quick project this afternoon just to use up some of my fabric stash before i replenish it...

I've made this skirt in about 5/6 different fabrics but decided i'd add a contrasting colour tgis time to create a different feel to it.

I just need to add some elastic to the waist band because i made it too tight to fit a zip!!

Kimono

I bought some gorgeous drapey fabric to free hand myself a kimono top for the summer. This was the basic shape i cut:

The i cut a slit up the front and along the top in a t shape to make the opening and to finish i roll hemmed the edges :)

Bird print summer dress

I made this dress by using a pattern for a top i have as the corset and taking the shape of the skirt from another dress pattern. I've never tried splicing patterns together before and am too lazy to make a toile! Fortunately it came together really well. Looking forward to the opportunity to wear it! :)

sunshine shirt dress

Finished my next t-shirt dress just in time for the return of the sun! I was a bit disappointed with the collar area; it was too short to join up with the button band so i hand to do a bit of fabric origami to join it all up. Looked ok in the end though. Its gonna be perfect for my next visit to a beer garden :)

Shirty

To keep the button theme going i recently moved on to shirt dresses (the summer wardrobe is really coming along now). I made the first dress using a dress worn by Gwen Stefani in the No Doubt video as my fabric inspiration:

I am working on the next shirt dress now which i want to make sleeveless with this fabric:

And then this fabric is next:

Its time to start shopping for matching belts and buttons...

Button fetish

I got this pattern as summer is approaching again and i want to prepare with little tops and skirts! It made me realise how much fun it is to search for the perfect buttons to complete the garment!!

Wiggle wiggle

I chose this pattern because it was more fitted than other dresses i'd made which i learnt shows your mistakes a little more obviously and requires you to take your time a bit more....

 I liked my first attempt so much that i decided to make a less formal version...