GOLDENROD AND SIENNA KIMONO

Summer is in full bloom. 

This goldenrod and sienna colored kimono

is a little shout out to Autumn, with

its delicate sunflowers. 

This sewing project was so easy. I picked up this silk blend scarf from Unique,

 and I knew that I could make it into a kimono in less than a hour. 

 I followed the steps in this post Kimono with Me...

I folded and laid out the scarf, 

found the center and cut only the top layer.

 Measured down on each side for the arm holes and sewed the sides.

Used a zig zag stitch on the opening, so the fabric won't unravel.

Straight Stuntin'

 

Jeans: Old Navy Rock Star
Belt:  Michael Kors
Tank: Mossimo

Shoes:  Steven by Steven Madden
Necklace:  Forever 21
Earrings: Classy Karat
Sunnies:  Chloe

Look back at it!

Trying to look dramatic

Usie with my photographer: dbass

Instagram:  violettog

"I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR..."

How many times have you said that? Well, if you don't have anything to wear, you can always sew something. Yesterday, I said to myself, "I need a blue skirt". So instead of going shopping, I foraged through my fabric bin and proceeded to make the following. Which by the way, took less than 2 hours to make.

I wanted to make a skater skirt with no seam, but when I repeated the skater skirt

 process, and folded it twice, there wasn't enough fabric width wise. So, I only folded 

the  material in half this time. To make the waistline, I measured down 10 1/2 inches

 and then 20 inches from that mark to make the hemline. 

Cut the hem and waistline.

As it turned out, the waistline was too big. Why? Because I forgot 

this fabric had a stretch to it. So, I pinned the two sides together,

 measured about an inch and cut off the excess. Sewed the seams together.

Measured and cut 4 inches for the waistband. 

 Folded in half.

  (Not shown) Attached to skirt.

Shirt: Avenue - Unique $4.99

Skirt: Fabric - Unique $2.49

Shoes: Joan & David - Unique $12.99

Watch: Michael Kors

Bracelets:  Tory Burch

Earrings: Kohls J. Lo

Belt:  H&M

GREEN WITH ENVY

My wardrobe consists of mostly black, white and prints. But with the Spring/Summer season

approaching, I want to add bolder colors. So when I saw this lovely green fabric

 from Unique for $3.99 for 1 yard, I was all over it.

Repeated the skater skirt process. Cut the waistline and hemline.

Cut, folded and ironed 4 inches for the waistband.

After attaching the waistband, I taped and sewed the zipper in the middle of the seam.

 

This zipper is too long, so I sewed/back stitched across where 

I want it to end, and I cut off the bottom of the zipper.

Don't you know after all that work, the waistband was too big.

So what did I do? Cut the zipper out and just sewed the two seams together.

Since, the material has a little stretch, I just wiggled my way into it.

Shirt:  East 5th c/o Unique $4.99
Skirt:  Fabric c/o Unique $3.99
Shoes:  Michael Antonio c/o Unique $3.99
Belt: Unique $2.99

Watch:  Michael Kors
Bracelets:  Tory Burch, Hermes, Cartier