MMJ Days 6, 7 and 8...

This week is busy busy. I am almost finished my essay and am going onto my exhibition review tomorrow so by the weekend I should be free!!!
Kind of. We have house viewing for the rest of the week and then its down to packing!
We are moving EVEN EARLIER than we thought now so the pressure is on!

I'm pretty much on track for me made june though which is good. I have not yet missed one day and i'm quite proud of myself. I'm gradually getting to the end of what I have made now though so its starting to be a case of re-inventing and re-working what I have in new exiting ways.
Here's days 6, 7 and 8

Day 6 was a self drafted jersey polka dot pencil skirt. This needs taking in, taking up and the waistband could do with being faced. Having said that it is soooo comfy. I've had a rough couple of days so I had a couple of trips to the doctors this week. This was a doctors and library day.

Day 7 is my favorite so far. I'm not a shorts girl but in the heat last week I went and bought some RTW shorts. I have to wear them with leggings to feel comfy but this outfit came together a treat. The top is Ada. Piemaker said I looked like a 1930s explorer. I thought of Nicole Kidman in Australia,

but I think he probably meant something like this...

Day 8 was only a quick photo so apologies for the crazy hair. I wore my Lyra dress. We had house viewing and frantic essay writing in store today.

I'm still not overly keen on this dress but it is comfy with leggings and a cardi!

Hope your enjoying MMJ!

So nearly finished... Viola Shirt

So after my disappointment with the Lyra dress. Lots of lovely people on sew weekly suggested going with my instinct and lowering the neckline which I will do when I'm back home in Brighton.

After finishing it I got a bee in my bonnett. I wanted to do something I would enjoy this time around. So I started on the Viola Shirt.
This is Simplicity 2601 in this cute (super cheap) purple flower cotton poplin.

I have to say this is practically finished! In quite litrally an evening. But I didn't bring any interfacing with me to Bristol. DOH! So after today I hopefully will grab some buttons and interfacing and tick this off the list. For all of you who know my hate of buttonholes do not fear! This pattern has button loops! ( A great way to procrastinate!)

I think the collar, buttons and finishing should only take me an evening or so. (Rubbish photo, 11pm does not good photos make.)

Then that is two things ticked off the list! I have also brought with me:

My blue and gold fabric for this skirt pre cut and ready to sew.

The Lisette Market top, also precut. In one of the fabrics I got in Barcelona

And this Simplicity shirt and Lisette Tunic are here all ready to be cut. I just need contrast blue fabric for my red white and blue version for the sew weekly meetup!

Lyra...DONE!

Finally this stinky project is finished.
I am quite pleased at how it turned out. Sewing wise... Looks cute on the hanger no?
Sadly am not so pleased at how it looks on me. ( My mum got cross with me for saying it was horrible on.) Apologies again for the messy hair and no makeup shots but Its been a staying in day. But back to the dress.
Its just not fitted enough for me and bust-wise the ruffles elaborate something that doesn't need more elaboration (if you get my drift.)

The high neckline and the shapeless skirt make me look pearshaped, wide on the bust but flat and SOOOO wide on the hips.

It looks slightly better with a belt but it is hardly Dress of the year.I would possibly make this dress again with shaping in, lower neckline and a zip, But I would never use slipper sateen on it EVER again. The ruffles just don't make it worth the effort.

Plus I still stand by my grumbles about the pattern being crap.

This dress has been named Lyra because of a Kate Bush song. It represents a similarity with this dress. Its one of those songs I'll listen to but don't really like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rei_OOUxaBE