Fall for Cotton Final Project

After a but of fussing with Simplicity 1590, it has been determined that this body does not do well with peplums. I switched over to New Look 6945. It is not a vintage pattern, but I think it is generic enough that with the correct fabric it can look good in a wardrobe from any decade. Pants are vintage reprint  Simplicity 3688.

I did an FBA, Moved the darts about 1" toward the middle, then changed them to princess seams, shortened the bodice by 3/4" and had to grade between different sizes to get it to fit properly. I also widened the back by 1".

Sunday Strategy 9/29/13

To Do This Week:

• Get my Fall for Cotton post up.
• Continue working on my sweater for the Hetty Knit Along.

Recap Of Last Week:

• Make muslin for Simplicity 1590 and make new pattern after fitting.
• Turns out I do not look good with anything that has a peplum. Working on another top pattern to replace.
• Work on Hetty sweater for the knit along.
• Started sleeves. Going well!

Sunday Strategy 09/08/2013

Goals for this week:

• Make muslin for Simplicity 1590 and make new pattern after fitting.
• Finish knitting the sleeves for my sweater.
• Finish a pair of shorts I am working on for Rose. I have already made 2 muslins so it should be a piece of cake to throw together the final pair.

Recap of last week:

• I have 4 projects that just need the final finishing touches, basically all the hand sewing to finish them off. I want to finish at least 2 of them this week.
• I finished a dress and a pair of shorts! I will post about them as soon as I get pics.
• Get an inspiration post finished for the Fall for Cotton Sew Along.
• Posted here.
• Finish the sleeves on my current knitting project.
• I got a lot done on the sleeves but they are going a bit slower than anticipated. I am on the sleeve caps so things are moving along.

Fall for Cotton Inspiration

I am in love with the wide leg 1940's swing style trousers. I will use Simplicity 3688. I bought some milk chocolate colored 100% cotton twill at Jo-Ann's last week with my 60% off coupon. At that point it was only $4.00/yard!

I am also going to do Simplicity 1590 View A. I am using the pink, white and brown striped quilting cotton. I got it on sale for $1.85/yard. 

I already had both patterns in my stash so that worked out well!