Mood Fabric Projects

Besides getting the fabric for Lea's dress at Mood, I also picked up this green and white floral cotton for my own use.  When I bought it, I originally did not know what I was going to do with it, but then I decided to make a skirt, which I wore a lot over the summer.  I used the same skirt pattern that I've always been using, New Look 6843.

When I finished with the skirt, I still had some leftover fabric, so I decided to make a shirt for the first time.  I bought New Look 6356, which is a really simple and basic shirt pattern.  Since it was the summertime, I made the sleeveless V-neck shirt.  The hardest part was making the point of the V in the V-neck because there was a lot of extra fabric bunching up there.  I ended up having to cut some away.

In the end, the shirt turned out really well and fits me nicely.  Sometimes I wear both items separately, but other times I wear them together so it ends up looking like a dress.  However, I've had to put these two away now until spring.  Time to make some fall/winter clothes!

High Waisted Pencil Skirts

Recently, I had to go to a conference where professional attire was required every day. Since I really didn't own many professional outfits before the conference, I figured that I would just whip up some skirts.

I used the pattern that I've been using for all of the other skirts that I've made, New Look 6843. This time, however, I altered the pattern by making the waist band twice as wide. I did this because I knew that I would be tucking my blouses into the skirts, so I wanted it to look nicer with a thicker waist band.

As for fabric, I made the same skirt in two different fabics: black polyester with pink pinstripes and black-and-white houndstooth woolen polyester. The two fabrics are different enough that its not too obvious that they're the same skirt. I really wanted to make them in neutral colors so that they could be worn with different outfits. Since I was traveling to the conferences, I didn't want to have to pack too many clothes. These could be worn with different tops, and, honestly, no one would know the difference!

All in all, this was a great, quick project. I didn't really have much trouble except when putting in the zippers, but I'm planning on working on that as time goes on. As soon as I get pictures, I'll be posting about the newest dress that I made!