I have been sewing in a new house! My sewing room has moved address with me and I have turned an old dusty room into my little craft haven! Still yet to get blinds but it is coming along nicely, and I have a wonderful view while I sew :) Will show pictures when it is all finished and renovated!

So I have been on the lookout for a circle skirt design pattern for quite some time and just so happened to come across one! Excitement! It was only a skirt pattern though so I used the top part of another dress pattern and combined the two for this beauty of a dress down here. 

When going off pattern it can get a little tricky and I had to make a couple of alterations to the dress in order for it to fit together. For instance; the zipper seam for the skirt was on the side, but the zipper seam for the top was down the middle of the back. So I had to add in a seam at the back on the skirt so it would all sit together better. Learning curve. 

I'm a big fan of the circle skirt design, that's where if the skirt was fanned out on the ground it would create a circle, as it is very flattering and sits nicely on the body. The pattern has a short and a long version and I thought I would try long first. The length is always important; it changes the whole look and makes this dress feel very period for me. I'm now thinking of doing a line of 60's dresses, along with petticoats. Swish! 

Materials: Single bed blanket cover from Marsden St Vinnies, zipper from Reverse Garbage Woolloongabba, circle skirt sewing pattern from Indooroopilly McIntyre Centre op shop
Cost to make: $4.25

Well this last month has been a bit hectic but I have finally managed to do this pattern that I have had for some time. I thought the whole strap situation would be a bit tricky and it was indeed very interesting to learn.

The pattern wanted me to put in elastic in the waist but every time I do that on a dress I always put a belt on anyway so I thought I'd save materials (and time) by just leaving it as is and I will just accompany it with a suitable belt when the time comes.

The dress also only required a small amount of material; I only used one sheet and have plenty leftover for flowers or yoyos. I was worried it would be super see-through as well but the sheet has surprised me!

The dress is very comfortable and has pockets as well! The bottom part is a little tighter than I thought it would be but I think it feels good nonetheless.

Happy New Year everybody! See you in 2014 with even more dresses to come; I will have a new studio to work from and I'll show you the new little cubby hole when it's all set up!

Materials: Bed sheets from Arana Hills St Vinnies, interfacing donated by Pat, pattern from too long ago
Cost to make: $3.50