No. 19 ASOS Refashion

As always I dreamed this little number up while I was on the treadmill. After Fashion Week last Fall, I couldn't get fringe off my mind...actually do you think Amanda Valentine on Project Runway Allstars gets the credit for the fringe revival?? Maybe I just didn't notice before her.

So I knew I wanted a white dress and for sake of time I decided to look for a white shift dress that I could just add fringe to. I found the perfect dress at the perfect price on ASOS. Have you shopped their site?! Love, love but the fit can be hard to determine and you usually need to go up one or two sizes. I sized up one for this dress but oddly it was a little too big and needed to be taken in.  After alterations I purchased three yards of fringe at Joann's and voila! 

I love the fit so much that I am going to make it into a pattern, it's a good basic.

Is it just me or can you never have too many white dresses?! I'm obsessed!

Before: (sporting a faux-bob - which would make the fringe a little "flapper-esq". Must remember next time.)

After: Fringe is soooo fun to walk in! ....or to shake in. ;-)

xoxo,

Sarah

No. 18 Ruffle Skirt

I am excited to be sewing again! Allie and Kate are taking weekly lessons and with their machines in the dining room all the time it is a reminder to me to just do it! I bought this ruffle fabric ages ago with the intent of making a maxi-skirt. Well it was put on the back burner until Allie and I were looking at pictures from Fashion Week.... ya, I definitely need to blog that! Anyway, we loved this skirt from Alice and Olivia and Allie decided to sketch it (amazing)!

I remembered this fabric and while the ruffles are not the same as feathers...more mommy-friendly....the color is the same! Before I could start on the project Kate needed some fabric last minute for her class and so I told her to make a ruffle skirt. She decided to make a knee length version which still left plenty for me to make my skirt. Welllllll - then I saw the look on Kate's face and asked her if she minded that I was going to use the fabric too. She quietly and sweetly said that she would prefer to not be a twin with her mom. Cute girl! I totally get it and that gave me the opportunity to make the skirt for someone else.... I just don't know who yet! Last thing - I was going to cut the ruffles on an angle like the feather skirt but it seriously made me look wider! I was surprised by that but no matter how I draped the fabric it just wasn't as flattering as the horizontal ruffle...who knew?!

If you or your daughter want to learn to sew I think that this is a fun and quick project but the end result is gorgeous!

Here is where I bought my fabric: http://www.rufflefabric.com

I literally used another maxi skirt for the pattern. I just laid it right on top of the folded fabric and cut it out. You only need to sew up one side! I did leave a slit at the bottom to make walking easier. I used gold elastic for the waistband but you can order a matching waistband with the fabric which is what Kate used. The fabric has a lot of stretch to it btw and I used the 2 inch ruffles.

Here are some online tutorials for ruffle skirts:

http://www.nobigdill.com/2010/09/coastal-curtsy-skirt-tutorial.html 

http://www.nobigdill.com/2010/12/i-colored-olives-skirt-or-ruffle-your.html

http://rufflefabric.blogspot.com/2014/09/boho-chic-skirt-tutorial.html - I want to do this one next time!

I hope you make one and I hope you'll post pics!!!

It was raining all day and 6 pm in Ohio is a terrible time to take pics... Anyway the lighting was awful but you get the idea.

100 Dresses Update

Time to play catchup! 

Dresses 13, 14, 15:

The entire design process for these dresses was an unreal experience. I couldn't eat because my nerves were on edge! In the end Jenni and I were thrilled with the results although our "modeling" left a lot to be desired. ;-) Haha

13: Piper

14: Haven

15: Camille

Do skirts count?!!! Since I make the rules, yes they do!

Dress/skirt 16, 17:

The design process for these was not as magical as our first experience! We had quite a few frustrations but in the end we love the skirts!

16: Monroe

17. Madison