So, remember all those lengths of beautiful fabric I’ve added to my stash over the past few months? No? Let me remind you…
1. fuccra rakuen
2. olive small kasa
3. tobacco small kasa
4. & 5. greenfield hill mrs aster in blueberry and cranberry
6. fabric I picked up in the tessuti sale
7. lou-lou-thi clippings
OMG! Seeing them all laid out like that makes me a little giddy. Gorgeous, yes? But the jury’s still out on what exactly I”m going to do with these lovelies. I’ve had some ideas, but nothing “set in stone”. Then, today, I came across this post on the Sew Tessuti blog, and I knew what I needed to do.
- Join Club BMV. For US $15 per year, that gives me a 15% discount on all patterns I buy here
- Buy this simple dress pattern
- Create a block pattern from Burda’s Basic Bodice Block
OK, steps 1 and 2 – done. Step 3 is a little daunting, I must say, but I’m going to do it, all 32 steps, and I’m going to learn the process. Then, once I’ve won the battle and dropped the kilos that my autumn-of-my-life-hormone-levels have decided I should carry now, I’ll be able to re-draft the bodice block to my new-and-improved size. This should mean that I’ll be able to draft my own patterns – under the guidance and instruction of Trish Harper – and my life will never be the same again.
That’s the plan.
In the meantime, I’ve bought the dress pattern, and I could simply make it up in a not-so-precious fabric, ie. not like those in the above pics, and have something nice to wear this summer. You know, just in case those kilos hang around a little longer than expected. If you know what I mean.
McCall's Patterns | M5578
M5578 pattern back - view A for a nice, light summer dress
Might make a trip down to Darn Cheap Fabrics, and see if I can pick up a bargain for this dress trial.
Oh god. I have to take my measurements.
