Lady Grey & New Old Projects

So it took me long enough, but I finally made up my mind to join Gertie's Sew-a-long. I've ordered the Lady Grey Pattern, and have added one of the cute badges to the corner of my blog, now it's time to pick fabric... I like the idea of making it into a trench. The thing is, when I get around to fabric shopping something else might jump into my hands instead :) There's time to decide while the pattern makes it's way to my doorstep.

On to finished projects! Well, old finished projects. I made this dress in July.

I won this pattern (and another) in a giveaway at A Rambling Fancy's blog.

The cotton tiki-print fabric is from fabric.com. How could anyone pass up an awesome tiki-print? It was reasonably simple to sew. I think with serging it would be a very quick sew too, but mine had recently kicked the bucket, so the inside is all hong-kong bound seams. Not difficult, but more time consuming for sure. It looks way nice inside though! If I make this dress again I'm going to redraft a proper kick-pleat for it, as this one is just a fold...kind of weird.
I was going to wear this to the soft opening for Mcleans (a restaurant in Gastown), but was just short of time to finish it before we had to leave. Only the hem and zip to go! Anyhow, it did get finished, although I haven't actually worn it out anywhere yet. Might have to save it for Viva.

I also made this dress in leftover seersucker from another project:

It's Burda 8174 (I'm not going to post it, since it's pretty easy to find, and probably almost everyone has a copy anyhow). It's the bodice from the pattern anyhow. I didn't have enough fabric for the skirt portion, so I made a dirndl style skirt with patch pockets. The patch pockets honestly took the longest. They were pinned and re-pinned so many times because I decided I'd wear the dress (I don't have a dressform) and place the pockets on. I then went into the livingroom and interrupted my guy's video game to ask him if the pockets looked even. This resulted in him taking them off the dress and pinning, and re-pinning, and grumbling at me for wanting pockets. Maybe you had to be there for this to be amusing? I'm really happy with how it turned out though.  He's a good (if grumbly) help, and I got to wear my dress to Barkerville!