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Built by Wendy Fall 2010

August 17, 2010 By Chie

Built by Wendy Fall 2010 Collection

I love designing Spring/Summer clothes, but when it comes to Fall/Winter clothes, I always get stuck. I tend to like more colorful, bright colors and patterns, and heavy velvet, wool etc in dark colors don’t inspire me much.

However, Built by Wendy’s Fall 2010 collection is making me think more positively on making clothes for cold weather..Their dresses are minimal, but the cut is really nice and make me want to imitate them!

The best part about Built by Wendy is, they sell sewing patterns as well. They are a bit pricey (I think..), about $15 for each pattern, but I really would like to try one!
Check out their patterns here.

Maxi dress for myself

August 13, 2010 By Chie

I wrote a while ago that I hadn’t made anything for my self for a long time since I’ve been busy keeping up with my etsy shop? I had a chance to make myself a maxi dress for summer, and I love it! I’ve already worn it a bunch of time.

I got this floral print fabric from Philly, when I went there in April. I got this from my favorite fabric shop, called Gaffney. It was pretty cheap, I don’t remember how much exactly, but love how the fabric feels – It is soft, and don’t stick to your body. Since here is very humid in Summer, the fabric worked out well for me.

I also made a skirt with the same fabric, which was posted here.

Marie skirt pattern

August 13, 2010 By Chie

It has been a while since I used a new BurdaStyle pattern, but a couple of weeks ago, I printed out Marie skirt pattern. It is free at BurdaStyle! I wanted to make a cocoon skirt, and this pattern was perfect. It is very very easy, and the front and back part of the skirt has the same pattern. It has an interesting pleats which I liked. I connected with the pattern I made for front part to make it a dress.
Some improvements I would make for the next time is:
1) Make it shorter – I feel as though BurdaStyle patterns are always too long for me. Perhaps that’s because I’m not particularly tall in American standard (I’m 5’5) but I prefer skirt to be a bit shorter than my knee.
2) Add a slit in the back. I find it a bit hard to walk, because the hem of the skirt is a bit tight. It’s not like you cannot walk around, but I prefer having more room since I like to walk fast!