Whew! That was a close one! I squeaked by at the very end. I’m so happy that I’m “in” for one more week, because I’m really excited about next week’s challenge.
Plum Pleats was my project for Feathers, Sequins & Fur, Oh My! I went round and round on this one. I started out thinking fur for sure, but then went through a couple different iterations of that before settling on sequins. I was always thinking pants, so that was my original direction. This was tricky and time-consuming to put together. I have a reversable pinafore pattern I like, but I modified it to button on the back instead of criss-crossing. The pants I modeled after a couple different pairs of Arden’s pants, and added the pleats to the bottom. I broke three needles sewing over the sequins and pleats on the seams – one nearly put my eye out! Jane, my sewing machine is sadly in the repair shop. I guess I couldn’t ask for better timing, since I could hand-sew the last of this project, and now I’m visiting my parents in Florida and using my Mom’s machine. Anyway, I guess voters just didn’t care for my vision, or didn’t think sequined and pleated tuxedo pants on a toddler were as cute as I do – and they actually fit really well! Let’s hope my idea for next week is more on target.
Girl’s Night Out, a little diva number was this week’s winning project.
La Petite Gown was my favorite project this week. The workmanship in this one looks really nice – vertical ruffles, and the sequined belt on the empire waist are really cute!
Very cute! You’re quite the seamstress. 🙂