Summer SWAP Mini Wardrobe

I love to plan things out... even if it doesn't come into fruition.  =)  I started planning out some classic pieces to add to my summer wardrobe.  Since I have TONS of fabric AND patterns, I'm going to make everything out of my stash.  Here are the essentials I want:

1. Lightweight (which translates to unlined) short-sleeve jacket

2. Skirt

3. Wide-legged pants

4. Summer dress

5. One or two coordinating tops

Here are the patterns I want to use for 1-4:

The jacket, skirt, and pants will be made out of white cotton twill.  The dress will be made from quilting cotton from Joann which is a pretty blue color.  (The one in the picture is the right design and colors, but the colors are arranged differently... the dark blue is the main color, with white flowers and baby blue accents.)  

I'm not quite sure about the tops... I have couple of things in mind, but we'll see.  Pretty excited about this SWAP and hopefully I can actually follow through on it.

I also ordered Weekend Sewing and T-shirt Makeovers from Barnes and Noble.  These should be coming in this week... I'm so excited about them!  More to come once I receive them.

~Ruffle Trench~

I know this is old news, but as you can tell I'm not very good about posting... =P

A couple of weeks ago, Beyonce was sporting this awesome trench...

After scouring the internet I found it! It's by Jillian Lewis (Project Runway) trench that retails for about $1500.00.



It's so pretty!

Semester Coming to a Close...

My spring semester is finally coming to a close. This will be my last official week of classes and I will have one final. I sat and looked at a list of classes I need to take and I only have 12-15 hours left.... super exciting! Although I won't be taking any summer classes, I still need to study for the MCATs and finish a distance learning course. However, I should have a little more time for sewing... yay!

I have a couple of almost finished items... I just need to hem and take pictures... hopefully those will be up soon. So many things to do... so little time!

~Asian Dolls~

I saw this Victoria Secret dress and thought I could make it... I started playing around with some fabric (when I was supposed to be writing my lab report) and realized a need a doll I could make sample clothes for. At first I just wanted a Barbie doll... anything I could find.  I went to flickr to look around. I can't remember exactly what I searched for, but I was definitely blown away!  I entered a world of Asian dolls!  The all look like anime characters and they are so cute... well at least most of them... some of them are kind of scary looking...

Blue Fairy and Volks

I want Sarang from Blue Fairy! She is just gorgeous, but I dont know if I can justify getting a $300 doll to my husband.  Super Dollfies, which are made by Volks are customizable.  I think I'm too new to even consider those.  As I kept looking, I came across Pullips and Momoko dolls, which are a little cheaper and smaller, but just as cute.  I believe Momoko's are closer in size to Barbie dolls.  (Blue Fairy and SD (Super Dollfies) are about 17" tall.  I want one of these soo bad.  My mom's going to Korea at the end of this month... I wonder if she could find me one... since Blue Fairy and Pullips are Korean dolls.  ^___^

Sorry for all the hyperlinks, but I didn't want to steal anyone's pictures and too lazy to get permission for my meager blog.  If you flickr (or Google) any of the names/terms above, I'm sure they'll come up.  Man I really want one...  

Spring Break Recap

Needless to say, I did not complete any of the tasks I wanted to over spring break.  We ended up going out of town both weekends.  I worked during the day, which had me pooped in the evening... although I did manage to get my workouts in.  I can say I've made some progress on the skirt for my sister-in-law and I did some reconstructing!  =)

This is a tunic bought from Korea.  The bust area was too small and the styling of the top was interesting...



Here is the detail of the bust area...



I love the print and the button up portion of the tunic, (Yes, they are all working buttons.) and I thought it would make a very cute skirt by cutting off the top portion and sewing most of the buttons shut.  I left the top few open as a way to get in and out of the skirt.  Then I took in some of the waist.  Here is the outcome...



I have another skirt in the works also being made from a Korean tunic. All I need to do is add some elastic to the waist and it will be complete... hopefully soon! Some other items that only need finishing touches are my Easter dress and a Butterick 5100 tunic.