Friday, July 15, 2011

I Am Torn

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Project Runway Philippines is gonna be holding auditions soon and I am still kinda on the fence about auditioning. There are reasons why I REALLY should and there are also reasons why I REALLY shouldn't. So what do I do???

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Sew Retro: Sewing A Bombshell Dress

Picture stolen from http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/


I recently enrolled in an online sewing class called Sew Retro taught by Gertie of Gertie's New Blog For Better Sewing. I have to say I am really enjoying it. The class teaches you to make the BurdaStyle Bustier Dress with the weird looking bath lily front drape omitted. I find the process of making a dress from start to finish seriously fascinating and I can't wait till I get done taping my pattern together so I can start my own Bombshell dress. Gertie guides you through taping up your pattern, making a muslin, fitting the bodice using draping techniques and sewing the actual garment. She is engaging and she really knows her stuff. I like her teaching style, it's casual. Like you're old friends and she's right there next to you, patiently explaining the importance of hand basting. The class is just a goldmine of information, resulting in a lot of of A-HA! moments for me, for sure. I won't give much away, suffice to say I learned so much from those 15 videos and I'm eager to learn more. I hope she makes more classes!


BurdaStyle's Bustier Dress.




Anyway, you can take the class over at Craftsy. I think they're having a 50% off special. 

Monday, July 04, 2011

Sewing? Oh you slay me, you're so funny.

I have been trying. But trying and doing are completely different things. This is what my project is supposed to be:


But it looks more like this:
This is why I can't get anything done. @_@