by Emmely | Apr 13, 2014 | Finished project, Pattern drafting, Sewing
This dress nearly defeated me but I am glad I persevered. I thought it would be fun to change the scoop neckline on the Lady Skater dress to a drape neckline to create a different look . I worry that if I make the same pattern over and over with the only change being...
by Emmely | Apr 7, 2014 | Sewing
I am working on my next Lady Skater dress. It only needs hemming before it’s finished but I’m feeling a little meh about it. Something is missing and I’m not entirely sure what. I could of course sew the hems and be done with it, but how likely is it that I’m going to...
by Emmely | Mar 23, 2014 | Finished project, Sewing
I could do with some new t-shirts to replace some old and worn ones and since I am very happy with the fit of the Lady Skater dress I decided to turn the bodice into a t-shirt pattern. The shoulder seam tends to shift backwards when I wear my Lady Skater dress so I...
by Emmely | Dec 21, 2013 | Finished project, Sewing, UFO busting
My thinking cap has returned and I managed to finish my Lady Skater dress while busting another UFO in the process. This dress started as Knipmode dress 12 from February 2011. It only needed hems but I wasn’t happy with how it looked. It was too large and the back...
by Emmely | Nov 30, 2013 | Finished project, Sewing
After the last post on my PDF pattern assembly troubles I don’t think it will come as a surprise that I made Kitschy Coo’s Lady Skater dress! It was intended as a muslin but I think it already turned out good enough to wear in public. Before I go into the details of...
