Obsessed with this dress

Here I go again with this dress. Because I am a when I find something I like, I love it. Hubby and I had an Anniversary celebration to attend on Saturday, it was semi formal. Although I had several dresses I could have worn, I wanted to make this dress(again) but didn't have enough fabric to do the sleeves:). So I decided to make it sleeveless. Lucky for me. I always love these types of sleeves. Donna Karen says that a woman's shoulders never gain weight. I received so many complements on it. Again it took me about an hour.

Hubby looks so handsome

Fine Fabric

So we had to put or dog to sleep Saturday. I have been crying for the last 4 days to the point were I couldn't see. I decided to get out of the house and take my mind off Trixie. In one of my funky post back when I was trying to get back in the groove, Faye Lewis from Faye's sewing adventure blog mentioned Fine Fabric here in Atlanta. So I decided to get in the car and take a drive. OMG. I cannot believe I have been in Atlanta for over 30 years and

have passed this place a million times and never went in there. I still had my mind on Trixie but at least I wasn't crying.  I walked out there only  3 pieces of fabric. All  I can say is the only reason I will shop Joann's  or Hancock again is for patterns.Thanks Faye

DVF wrap dress

I have wanted one of Diane's wrap dresses for ages.

 I have gone in the stores Neiman, Nordstroms etc. trying on different versions. They just never looked quite right on me. I was going through my pattern stash looking for something to make. I came across 4 wrap like patterns. I went on pattern review to see which ones worked the best. I decided to go with McCalls 5974 . I have made 2 in 2 days.

I cant say enough about this pattern. I used my serger for the most part. Didn't use the industrial at all because my fabric was so stretchy on both dresses. I made some minor adjustments to accommodate the girls. Maybe this is the reason the ready to wear ones never fit. Now I am ready to make a real wrap...