I'm Engaged!

 Hi friends, remember me? I know, I know its been a while! There are many reasons but no excuses for my absence from the blog-world. I have sooo many unfinished projects to show you but this little announcement seemed a little more urgent ;)

I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!

And getting married very, very soon! Did someone say winter wedding?

As I sit here writing this the temperature is literally dropping and I can't quite fathom how or where I'm going to find/make winter knits, leather boots or some non-stinky, vintage fur. But then it dawns on me...

I have to find a wedding dress!

Do I have time to make one? Will I go secondhand? Does anyone have a spare dress they would swap?

Ohh heck...

I was selected!

Well I did it! My skirt was selected to go on the catwalk at the Melbourne Stitches and Craft Show! 

I'm going to ignore the fact that only 17 people entered and hold my head up high while I post off my creation to be judged by the sewing world. Thanks to everyone who voted for me, I know it wasn't a straight forward process ;)

Now I just have to wait till May for the results...arghhh.

xx

The Formal Alligator Skirt

Well it's FINALLY here! The skirt I made for the BurdaStyle/ Tessuti Fabric competition. I did make it in time for the 2nd of April deadline (barely) and with the help of my usual peeps (mum, boyfriend, even my dad tried to help me take photos) it's up online for all of the Burda-world to see. I have already received nice comments (the sewing community are so lovely). 

I was aiming to create a quirky twist on the classic marie skirt, making it  out of Tessuti’s textural ‘Formal Alligator’ fabric. The pleats have been reversed to create a triangle shape and to move the bulk of the fabric away from the middle. Then two ‘bow-tie’ pieces were pattern-made to fit into the front waistband, continuing the line of the pleats. The shape of the bow-tie mimics the raised texture of the fabric whilst steering clear of the overused, classic bow shape.

Have a look at http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/the-formal-alligator-skirt