HEXY SET

What’s better than one? Two!

Hey y’all! I pulled out this Spoonflower Sports Lycra™️ to create not one but two of my favorites, swimwear and leggings. For the swimsuit I used the Closet Core Sophie swimsuit pattern and for the leggings I used a TNT Mccalls pattern (more deets on those here). I’m all for a matching set and I was inspired to make these two because I wanted to purchase a similar set from IVY PARK. Well them thangs sold out as quick as you can inhale. So I went to the drawing board and thought how can I achieve this look myself? And here you have…the HEXY SET!

Sophie Construction

This swimsuit was also an introduction to bra making (more on that journey really soon). Obviously you would need to create bra cups for this look. For me, finding the right cup size was a challenge. I still didn’t get the perfect fit that I was trying to achieve and I even made an initial practice cup that covered about 3 inches of my girls lol, but this will not be my only Sophie swimsuit this season.
I lined the swimsuit with a white Jersey fabric a bit lighter in weight than the Sport Lycra. You can use whatever swimsuit lining you like. My preference is always whatever will hold the tummy in comfortably. You will also need something to shape the cups. I used my tailors ham but I do wish I had something more circular. Maybe next time I’ll use baby watermelons, I mean they’re about the right size lol.

Sophie and WATERFALLS

It’s summer right? Well I’ve had this swimsuit made since winter and this Sophie was literally waiting for the right time and scene to make an appearance. My 1st water outing this season was this beautiful, nature filled hike to and even more beautiful waterfall!

Overall I love this swimsuit and I will definitely make another with a few adjustments to cup size and make the legs more of a bikini cut than full coverage bum. Tell me what you think about my HEXY Set below. As always thanks for stopping by.
Peace & Blessings!

Details Honey

Here we are in the thick of Spring!

I have dreamed of the perfect fabric for this Vogue 1548 Guy Laroche pattern for quite some time. The model on the pattern is wearing this dress in white which to me was very chic but not bold enough. It was then I realized I didn’t want to use a solid this go round. Just before I became a Spoonflower Ambassador I racked up on a few prints I had my eye on. A few of those prints were obviously my sis Katie Kortman. So I had this Spoonflower Silky Faille that I never used and my machine was ready!

Designing

This pattern has lots of details; topstitching, making bias binding, covered buttons, pleats, invisible zipper, gathered hems, fully lined, and a good bit of hand sewing and I really wanted to highlight as much of these details as I could. If you don’t already know, I’ll usually start with a contrast. So I happened to have some sky blue linen on hand and it was perfect to contrast with this Katie Kortman print. The hard part was deciding which areas would be sky blue contrast and which wouldn’t. The binding on the sleeves were definitely an area I wanted to bring attention to so light blue on the sleeves it is. The overlay is another must for contrasting and when the dress isn’t completely buttoned up you get this peekaboo of blue and it makes me so happy. I also wanted to add the blue linen to the hem of the sleeves and the dress but I changed my mind (I wanted to use every inch of this Silky Faille).

Construction

This dress is not beginner level friendly!

The binding was one of the more tedious steps but I managed to cut down a little time with using my bias binding tool.
Tip: Be sure to always change your needles for new projects. Topstitching the binding on the sleeves are thick layers and this Spoonflower Silky Faille likes my Schmetz Chrome needle the most.
At first glance I thought that the gathered hem was achieved using elastic. Instead your gathering the outside only. I made a slight change to the sleeves and actually added elastic because the fit around the wrist was too baggy for me. This is totally by preference.

As always thanks for stopping by. I do hope you enjoyed this colorful Guy Larouche Dress.
Peace & Blessings

Drippin’ Rainbows

A LATE BUT COLORFUL START TO THE NEW YEAR

I finally managed to blog for the start of 2021 and oh how great it feels to share this creation with you all. If you have been following me on IG then you are aware that I am one of the new Spoonflower Ambassador’s for 2021! I couldn’t be more excited and thankful. 2021 is my year of rainbows! Each year I focus on expanding my wardrobe with one particular color that I’m craving or lacking. So it was only fitting that after all the rain in 2020, we deserve Rainbows in 2021, right?

Construction

Does this boiler suit look familiar? Well it is the same pattern used for my Fall Florals. You can check out deets and tips there.
In today’s blog I want to highlight this yummy Spoonflower Dogwood Denim™️ from the Katie Kortman Rainbow collection. I’ve made this boiler suit 3 times so far and this time I needed denim. I had a huge fabric haul from Spoonflower just before the year came to an end and I decided to try out the Dogwood Denim this go round. You can find this exact fabric here. I’m not disappointed at all and it softens once you wash. But let’s talk about color! The colors in this watercolor design are bold and vibrant. I had the most fun matching the prints. Luckily, I had plenty of fabric…well just enough fabric.

The pink shades in this print reminded me that I had an old pair of jeans that I could no longer squeeze into and I decided to use them for the under collar and back yoke. I added a third row of topstitching to give the suit a little more detail. It’s not my best topstitching but I survived!

So what did I do differently on this boiler? I did not add an inside zipper facing and I made the sleeves quarter length instead of full length. There’s also the obvious print matching which turned out lovely and very rewarding. If you can’t find the pockets right away then my job is complete.

The Dogwood Denim does not have any stretch by the way but I’m sure it will make a great pair of classic jeans.
Alright alright, I’ll let you finally get into the Rainbow!

I hope that you enjoyed my drippin rainbow and I’d love to hear from you below. Until next time,

peace & blessings