Mornin Tuesday!

Have you ever seen a bunch of flowers and just smiled? While grocery shopping this morning I spotted some tulips. I normally don't buy flowers from the grocery but they were just so pretty and I have a soft spot for tulips. I split them up and kept some aside for mom. I had a few leftover after arranging two vases, thinking I could always use some cheering up in the office I grabbed a small milk glass vase and fit as many as I could in there. It ended up only fitting three. I just love how it brightens up my small space! Well, have a great morning!

The "if only" Project part 2

Being that I still had one day left of my weekend I opted to try my hand at turning a dress into a skirt. I like pattern of the material plus....it has pockets! Any skirt or dress that has pockets wins bonus points in my book. I knew that even if I wanted to wear this as a dress I couldn't. It was a size 8, and I clearly am not. Turning it into a skirt was a bigger feat than I imagined. The seam attaching the top to the skirt of the dress looked to be shortened at one time and seamed five of six times. Thinking that I could save part of the bodice, I cut about five inches above the seam. I it on, any it was a no go. Still to tight, I had to cut out the top of the skirt. I liked how the top was but I felt the length was still to much. I wanted the skirt to flair out but did not want to add any volume underneath. Bubbling the bottom seemed to be a great option.

The "if only" project

If you're anything like me, you have a pile of "if only" clothes. Clothes that you know could be great "if only" the hem line was shorter, the straps were taken up, or the bust was more fitted. This weekend I decided to tackle that pile. First up is a sea foam green dress that looks to be maybe 50's or 60's.I love the color and the ruffles around the neckline, but the long sleeves that weren't quite long enough topped with their own ruffles was a bit much. I was unsure weather I wanted a sleeve-less dress, small capped sleeves or quarter length. being that you can always take away, but not put back I opted for the longest and if that didn't work then I could always go shorter. I tried the dress on and marked with a pin just above the elbow. One thing I did not like about hemming the sleeves is the fact that they are polyester. I have, upon doing this project, discovered I dislike folding polyester. Normally when I sew I don't use pins. I know I'm a risk-taker! But with this fabric, you kinda have to. So I caved and pinned. I guess that is needed, especially since I haven't sewn anything solid in awhile. That said, I should have atleast checked that I had a matching bobbin thread in, but I did not...I had gray. The finished product turned out great. Sleeves that hit just above my elbows. I'd say it is a success, gray thread and all. I love my "new" old dress.

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ps. I couldn't resist adding this picture :) And yes, I left them in!