Sewing, my new Addiction!

So- thanks to the many snow days we were locked up inside- I have started sewing! One of my good friends Caitlin sewed her own wedding dress, which was totally incredible. And I have been itching to make something. With her advice- I started winging it. If you can actually sew really well- you might not want to take a look at my hems,but it works for me. And the idea that I can make something one day and wear it the next...so stinkin exciting to me!My Friend Caitlin- So she not only designed, and HAND-sewed this dress, but silk-painted the flowers on the side. She is too cool for school, it's a fact.

So the first thing I made was this shirt, using an old shirt as a pattern, and changing it here and there. I used some vintage floral fabric I had and some vintage lace I got off a pillowcase. Pretty nifty. The lace goes all the way around on the back too.

The second thing I made is this skirt out of some Joel Dewberry fabric I bought a couple years ago and haven't done anything with. It has tree branches on it. I'm totally in love with this skirt. It has that marshmellowy bottom that I love. Okay- so I didn't have any interfacing so the top is a little thin and ghetto. But i don't care- I MADE IT! With all it's pleating and pockets, lining and zipper...I feel I conquered enough mountains for the interfacing not to count.

Right now I'm workin on another skirt in some flannel I bought, a shirt in some wild santa-fe western fabric, and a cardigan. Taught myself to make buttonholes last night- so even though I'm sloppy- I'm proud of my wimpy skills : )

My mom just gave my this pattern-making book from the 60's that is pretty much the coolest thing I've ever seen. Plus it has all these amazing 60's,70's dress designs in it. If only I could just quit my day job and paint and sew.

I'm also obsessed with and want to be this mom . I have a LOOOooong way to go in sewing skills- but I can dream...