This is a bit late, but I made an outfit and took it out for a spin. At Club Push there was an event and I went to it. It was to support my friend Veronica. Well, technically it wasn't just for her. It was to support her and another to go to the finals of a Miss contest. I actually don't remember all the details (I've got a lot on my mind!) and I may get them wrong if I try to say them, so I'm not going to try. The out fit was composed of three parts, or at least three parts that I made (4 if you count the earrings).
The first part I'll talk about, because it was the least stressful, is the collar. Not the top of a shirt, for those that don't know, but the short necklace that hugs the neck. I'm going to sell the basic one for... let's make it $5. I say basic since I will add things to it for a price. The money from these will actually go to the Renaissance and Fantasy Fair of the Ozarks. The theme of it matches the theme of the fair. Dragons and Phoenix. Cool, right? I say match and by that I mean the material. It is made of flames! lol. Yes and no, really. Not real flames, but the semblance of them. The background of the fabric is black and the flames are a shimmering rainbow. Someone told me the outfit should be called Flaming Rainbow. So I might just do that! lol. The Flaming Rainbow cooler was made of the same material as the Flaming Rainbow Tube Top (Ha!)
The Tube Top is made in two different materials, which can make it more or less expensive depending on the material of the second part. All I did was take 3 measurements to make the pattern. The top (just above the breast), the bottom (or the widest part of it), and the length (from top to bottom). I split the measurement for top and bottom in half and added 2" (seams) for a pattern for the front and back. The Jacket was made of completely different material.
The Tube Top is made in two different materials, which can make it more or less expensive depending on the material of the second part. All I did was take 3 measurements to make the pattern. The top (just above the breast), the bottom (or the widest part of it), and the length (from top to bottom). I split the measurement for top and bottom in half and added 2" (seams) for a pattern for the front and back. The Jacket was made of completely different material.
The Jacket is really in two parts. The main body of it was another jacket with itty-bitty sleeves that might as well have not existed. Those annoy me (I don't know why, they just do). It's a beautiful color, though; so I started rummaging through my alter bin and saw a beautiful skirt that I will never wear. I like skirts that go to the floor if I wear them or are up by my knees. This was at a point just above my ankles, if I am remembering it correctly, anyway. So, since I would never wear it, and didn't think I'd do anything else with it anytime soon, I disassembled it. There was only two panels, which made taking it apart rather easy. I laid them out and made sure they were the same (they weren't so I had to make them the same first). Then I stay-stitched them at the arm holes and hemmed everything when it was the way I wanted it.
The entire outfit was really a test to see what I could do. The Jacket was to prove that I could take something that was dis-satisfactory and make it something that one would be proud to wear outside. What about all of you? Would you wear it?
“The match of life has been struck, and too soon it will burn out. All that matters is the beauty of the flame, not the length of it's burning.”
