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A little Retro Dress – Butterick 5815

Hello Fam!
I was holding onto this gifted fabric from My Sew Sister Needles and Fashion and I had no idea what to do with it! Someone else posted this pattern and I said this would be perfect Butterick 5815
Urgh! little did I know I would spend the next two hours fighting with 4 pattern pieces on attempting to have perfect matching 🙁 The fabric 1 Donna 0! Urgh so not like me I like perfect perfect matching.. But I said damn that Im still going to wear this dress and its still cute.. especially considering I had nothing else to wear lol

The patter was quite easy but this fabric is not.. it is too stretchy to hold the shape of the neckline and I also had to cut the sleeves down two sizes too small because they were just that big. I cut the 14 on the bottom and the 12 on the top and expanded the hips as usual but it was super super huge! It seems I could have cut the size 10 and been ok so much so the size 8 on the top!
I got a ton of compliments from the people at the school they were floored I mad this and felt it had so much detail lol too funny!
I’m rocking the rest with rest with micro fishnets and knee high boots..
What say you, you like my dress 😉

Self-Drafted Strapless Top and Skirt

Hello Good People!

When Mood had this fabric (a Navy/Pea Wool Jersey) on sale about two months ago and I saw the example that they created here:

I knew I had to have the fabric and create this, I ordered a “New York Cut” yard of fabric.  However, its very generous at 62″ wide.. I was able to make a skirt AND this top. 
The top is cut in vertical and horizontal stripes, in fact the original creation was way to big! Wouldn’t hold up a dern thing! I had to shave off at least another 1.5 to 2″ from each side.. I completed it in about three hours!
Here are the final results:

Here are a few close-ups from when I first created it.. looks cute with sandals too!

Sorry this was a rush photo job! Will get better soon!
Thanks for reading! *mauh*

Wearing White after Labor Day

Well it’s clear some old traditions have died..

Anything goes and guess what it’s perfectly fine! The old tried and true about wearing white after Labor Day has gone away…besides haven’t we heard of “Winter White!”

Here are a few examples of how you can wear white AFTER Labor Day and I have to admit they are fabulous! 
You can pair a pair of “white” pencil jeans with a denim shirt! Class it up with a cute pair of pumps black is perfect!
The little white jacket! Pair it with some beautiful silk joggers, a light-weight sweatshirt and a big scarf! Don’t forget the sunnies — the sun is still pretty strong even in the winter!

I am not too sure I have embraced the head-to-toe [pants, top, blazer, and shoes] yet but it does look fabulous! In fact I saw a little darling on the NYC subway earlier in the month with a cute white top, baggy white pants – black belt and black sandals.. she was trey adorbs!

To read more about these fashions visit: 
The Zoe Report – How to Wear White After Labor Day

Love you more and thanks for visiting! **Mauh**

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