"Tie in the blue" skirt

Simplicity 4044 - I pinned the pattern pieces together to eliminate the front and back seams. Love this skirt, but packed it away for next summer!

~Kyna

Brown houndstooth travelling suit!

I used Simplicity 4129 for the jacket and I made the skirt pattern myself. I did love the stir we created at the airports! :D








~Kyna

Dress with purple jacket...

...for a friend! I started on a Sunday and had to have it finished before I left on vacation that Thursday morning, plus I only could work on it before and after work. I used a highly altered dress pattern that I have made before. The jacket is Butterick 4792. I shortened the sleeves and the length. Before my friend headed to the wedding, her aunt pinned inverted pleats into the sleeves and back to make it more fitted.

"It's in the blue" skirt

Butterick 5041. I can't resist beautiful clearance fabric! *sigh* I love pretty linings, lace and bias tape hems, too. Those three combined=practically perfect in every way! :D

The best denim skirt I have ever made!

I used Vogue 8315. As you can see, I altered it quite a bit. :) Immediately noticable is that I made a skirt and it's a dress pattern. I also narrowed the flares down two inches on each piece just so I would have enough fabric and it's plenty full without those extra 16+ inches!



I had to taper the top pieces in to fit my waist and drafted my own waistband pattern. The belt loops and the topstitching make it more casual, but with the right top and shoes it is quite dressy! :D The waistband facing and the hem facing are both brown cotton. I love doing that, but forgot to take a picture!

It works great with sandals for warm weather and I am looking forward to wearing it with tall boots this fall/winter. It is a very versatile weight 100% cotton denim from Joanns, purchased with a coupon, of course! :)