The crazy weather outside doesn't inspire me to sew. Actually, it inspires me to curl up on the couch with a good book and a cup of hot tea. Good book having been replaced by Pharmacology for Nursing Care, the picture is fairly accurate. But today, it's one exam and one paper down. (One of each still to go before the end of the week.) Halfway done for the week, I felt free to at least browse through my collection of pictures to feel some connection to my beloved sewing.
Here are some of the things that make my heart flutter. (I do not know which websites these pictures came from. I really need to come up with a system to note where I download which picture.)
This lovely dress - love the boucle, the trim, the neckline... All of it, actually. I plan to knock it off soon.
This Missoni cardigan/duster has been in my inspiration folder for a while now. I don't know when I'm going to find the right fabric in the right colors, but when I do, I'm making this. The whole outfit has such a casual simplicity to it... I love it.
This Dockers shirtdress - I like it all except the turned-up sleeves. I'll make them short. And I'd like this in black twill and red twill and also blue denim. Gotta get the fabrics but it just looks like the kind of dress I could live in all summer long.
This short trenchcoat - love the color. I think when I get to it, mine will not be double-breasted. We'll see. I have two colors of wonderful cotton raincoating from Michael's Fabrics - black and red. They both reverse to Burberry stripes. (I thought Burberry had a plaid, not stripes, but what do I know.)
And this picture is here for both the mood (lady-like, elegant, and icy) and the collar shape. I love the way it frames the model's face.
I am also growing my hair out. I think I'm ready for longer hair again after all these years. My hairdresser is thrilled.
Oh, and yesterday I was the featured member on PatternReview, which resulted in several lovely messages from other members. Thank you all very much, it means a lot to us.
5 comments:
LOVE that boucle dress!!!
Ditto what Adrienne said: Love that bouclé dress!
That top boucle dress is from the most recent issue of Cadena - the Spanish fashion/sewing catalogue. If you're feeling particularly flush you can have the exact fabric that dress is made from, and likely the trim and buttons too.
I like all your choices, and can really see you in that last suit, which looks like a runway shot - wonder whose collection?
Cadena
I belive the first boucle dress is featured in the Spring Cadena magazine! It caught my eye the minute I saw it!
Great picks, love the boucle dress. And thanks to marji for that very dangerous link to Cadena.
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