Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Still sewing... a new outfit...


A short post to let you know I am still sewing, albeit slowly :)

If you remember I made a brown silk sorbetto top.  I decided it would make a nice layering piece and remembered a piece of silk Georgette? I purchased from Tessuti's years ago.  I think I had been holding up making the top I had planned from this fabric as it needed a cami or some type of undershirt.  Viola! the sewing stash is starting to make sense.  So the ancient piece of Tessuti silk was pulled out and the planned top made - Burda 02-2009-123.  This took a little time and I was a little deterred by the instructions in Burda but with perseverance they made sense and the top evolved.  I think I made up some seam finishes as french seams weren't always working but will detail them in a later post about this top.

After that I wondered, what I would pair these tops with.  I have a brown skirt and a pair of black pants which may work but decided it was a good time to add a pop of colour with an orange skirt, as some of the little diamonds in the pattern in the silk top are orange.  So a piece of fabric was purchased and the TNT Burda 09-2008-120 was pulled out again (iteration # 3).

I will detail the sewing of these items in later posts (hopefully) when I get some better photos... Ciao!

11 comments:

  1. Love that wrap. Would look fantastic over a dress as well and pants too! Very versatile. This is where I find my biggest challenge - actually making a wardrobe out of my stash - nothing seems to match. You have done a great job. Looks lovely.

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  2. I love it when it all comes together! Can't wait to see the completed outfit.

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  3. Love your outfit, it has all come together so well, the pop of orange is perfect. I'm looking forward to hearing about the details.

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  4. Orange - good choice Sue. I like the choice of colour to balance your look.

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  5. I love this color combination! I really like the top, interested to hear how the construction went.

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  6. What an elegant flowing top. So sophisticated looking!

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  7. What a great outfit - love it when the stash has just what you need. I really like the wrap top - it might be time to drag out my Burda mags and get tracing.

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  8. The top pattern is one my faves (I've made it 3 times) and your version is spectacular! It's such a great use for a piece of special fabric.

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    1. I enjoyed looking at all your versions of this top and it helped convince me it was the right pattern to use for this fabric. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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