Denim Skater Skirt Overall

So after working on a very time consuming project such as a wedding dress it's nice to pick up a project that can easily be completed in a couple days. This was my first time working with overall hardware and i can absolutely say, if the package says to put the pieces together using a hammer you better use a hammer.

So to start I took a regular circle skirt, cut at an 18" length. from there I took care of the hem which I chose a half inch rolled hem to keep any fraying to a minimum. I also elected to do the double decorative stitching that you see in many denim pieces.

From that point I cut out the rest of the pieces based on the measurements I collected. The pieces I cut were a 4" wide strip for the waist band, a 12"x 12" bib, 2 straps that were 4" wide cut at about 32" and cut down later and the a 5"x3.5" rectangle for the pocket. from there it was all piecing together!

I ended up cutting a seam down the back of the skirt and putting in a zipper, The straps are crossed in the back about 3" from the zipper. and voila! a simple denim skater skirt overall!

A Wedding Dress? A Wedding Dress.

So I've taken a bit of a hiatus from the blogging about my projects because of starting a full time job and still putting time into sewing. I'm just glad to be back on here sharing my projects with all of you. so while I was away I made a wedding dress for a family friend and it was my first experience with a formal dress that was designed to fit how she wanted with the details she always dreamed of for her wedding.

The fabric she chose was a champagne satin and a white organza with floral embroidered detail. stunningly beautiful but honestly was a bit of a pain to work with because of the fabric being so fragile. so after the initial muslin mock up we proceeded with the open back, floor length wedding dress.

Once pieced together the dress had a lot of finishing detail work that was a real challenge for me because we wanted to showcase how beautiful the organza was but not have any bulky rolled hems. The final decision we ended up taking with finishing the edges with a really small zig-zag stitch and then melting the edges to lock the stitch in place.

After a fitting we ended up adding a panel on either side of the open back, to firstly showcase the organza more and to make the dress a little more sturdy and moveable. Overall the dress turned out beautiful, it was a great match for the location and she looked absolutely beautiful for her wedding.