SEWING ON TREND : CORSETED UNDERWIRE SWIMSUIT

Images above :  Tory Burch Eden printed underwire swimsuit  |  Stained Glass One Piece  |  Cream Texture Polka Swimsuit  |  Camilla and Marc Striped One-Piece  |  Camilla and Marc Byzantine Underwire


I have seen a lot of these corset style, underwire, color blocked swimsuits around and I love the style.  So of coarse, I want to make one now.  I have a beach family reunion coming up at the end of the summer and I think I want to make at least one of these for the trip.

As for patterns this is the closest that I can find.  The great thing is that she even did a whole sewalong for the pattern.

Ohhh Lulu's Ginger Bodysuit and Separates

So what do you guys think?  

Do you like this look?  

Do you think it's flattering?  

Any other ideas for patterns?

MEMADEMAY WEEK 3

Images above : Day 1 - T-Shirt Dress (never blogged, but here is part of the process)  |  Day 2 - Navy Heart Scout Tee  |  Day 3 - Silk Maxi Skirt  |  Day 4 - Neon Salme Pleated T-Shirt and my daughter is sporting her hand printed leggings and toddler swing tank  |  Day 5 - T-Shirt Dress again

SEWN : BUBBLE POCKET SHORTS

I have had a few fails in a row with sewing projects for myself so I decided to do some sewing for my children to have a few successes in the mix.  I saw these shorts made by a few other bloggers during the kids clothing week and knew that I needed to make them for my daughter.

Pattern: Bubble Pocket Shorts by Elegance and Elephants

Materials Used: Cotton Liberty Lifestyle Fabric

Sizing: I cut a size 3T/4T for my 3 yr old and it fits really well.

Changes Made: I didn't make any intentional changes, but not all of my pieces matched up in the end so I had to adjust those as I went.  I have no idea if it was a cutting error on my part or a problem with the pattern.  In the end it wasn't a big deal though.

The Good:  So adorable.  I love the sailor style and buttons on the pattern.  My daughter is obsessed with the pockets.  Pretty sure we will be wearing these a lot this summer.

The Bad: Like I mentioned above not all of my pieces matched up perfectly.  I will let you know after I make them again if that was user error or not.  Also they are pretty time consuming for a kids short.  Think lots and lots of button holes.

Conclusion:  Adorable pattern.  I will make them again for sure.  In fact I already have some vintage fabric that I picked up at a yard sale set aside for them.  Next time I think that I will make the regular version without the buttons and adjustable waistband to make them a quicker sew.

MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day !!!

MEMADEMAY WEEK 2

"I, Kelli of True Bias blog sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavour to wear one sewn or upcycled item at least 5 days a week during the month of May 2013.  I will take pictures of my outfits and post them all every Friday."

This week was a little tough because I was down with some kind of crazy sickness which pretty much means I just want to hang out in my pajamas all day and never leave the apartment.  Or if I do leave the apartment just stick with leggings and a tshirt.  As a result you will see one cheat day in the mix where I counted my daughter's me-made outfit as a legitimate wear for me.  (you might see a few more of these cheat days popping up through the month :)

On a brighter note my son slept all of the way through the night last night.  I am thinking it must be a fluke because my daughter never did that until she was 8 months and not consistently until a year.  I guess tonight will be the real test.  Cross your fingers for me :)  This would be seriously life changing.

Images above : Day 1 - Black Blazer with Yellow Lining  |  Day 2 - Orange Middie Skirt  |  Day 3 - Floral Archer Button-up  |  Day 4 - Gingham Toddler Top  |   Day 5 - Black Maxi Dress and Polka Dot Scout Tee


Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

BLOGLOVIN

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I havn't been able to finish up any of my projects this week because I have been sick the last few days.  So I thought I would break the blogging silence to "claim my blog" via bloglovin.  Whatever that means.  So if you want to follow me through Bloglovin since Google Reader is soon biting the dust :( then just click on the link up above.

Hope you guys are doing well.  I will be back tomorrow with my memademay outfit recap and then we should be back on track next week.

MEMADEMAY FIRST WEEK

"I, Kelli of True Bias blog sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavour to wear one sewn or upcycled item at least 5 days a week during the month of May 2013.  I will take pictures of my outfits and post them all every Friday."

So it's friday so here are my MeMadeMay outfits for the week.  This is great.  It's really stretching me already.

Me Made Items above : Image 1 - Polka Dot Scout Tee  |  Image 2 - Black Mission Maxi Dress

OK, that's it.  I will check back in next Friday with more MeMadeMay outfits.