Oh spring, how you totally screw with plans because, hey all of a sudden there’s great evenings that last waaay later and oops, didn’t blog. So, totes should have posted this last week, it’s been done but not shot. I took the idea of the white motley clown suit and the idea of the shiny trapeeze-wear and made something that maybe could have been “high fashion” if I’d made the pants about six inches shorter. I have learned that I love rough piecing. Unlike what I did with the Murray…
Category: Challenge
Week 11: Finished!
I freely admit to not trying very hard this week. This has been kind of a lackluster season as far as challenges go and I was totes not in the mood for another “make a pretty dress” theme. So this is the least time I’ve spent on a challenge so far and it shows. Problems: The wrap around strap thing doesn’t fit well. The bottom hem is kind of weird (almost good weird, but not quite). The ruched bit on the side doesn’t really work. I was very much not…
Week 11: Setup/Sketch
So boring. Clearly, because I’ve had this sketch since the episode aired and am only now posting it. “Red Carpet” means “pretty dress”. What-ever. I mean, traditionally, kind of awesome, but that’s history all crammed together. And there’s like a million kinds of red carpet. Anyway. We’re going to interpret this as “inoffensive dress”. I’m doing it in crayon yellow though.
Week 10: Finished!
So, I tried something different for me, going for shoulder poofiness. Not sure how I feel about it, turned out kind of messy, because I was trying to use the already existing pleats. I both like and loathe the pattern I came up with. It makes me want to try Spoonflower again. What I do know is that I like the bottom of the jackety thing, there are aspects of this design that I will probs incorporate again. Problems: Over-designed? Skirt length: ungood. Maybe waist definition would have been good.…
Week 10: Setup/Sketch
Man, I really wanted to post this earlier, because I had the main idea sketch, sorta? But I hadn’t made my fabric yet (the trick this week is that the contestants designed a fabric pattern, got it digitally printed and then used it in their piece) and didn’t want to commit without seeing it. So! Being without the time or money to have fabric printed, I pulled out my screenprint paints and made my own pattern by hand. Here’s some process pictures: And it will work with the basic idea…