Mexico dress

Back in elementary school/middle school my best friend Kat and I took sewing lessons at Jo-ann fabrics. I made needle cases, a cat that looks more like a monkey, a button up pink plaid sleeveless shirt (my fashion sense was lacking), a bathing suit, etc.... After lessons ended I continued to sew but not for long.


after a few too many tequila shots, I may not look so great... but at least the dress does.

After recently (within the past two years) stumblingupon a sewing blog I found a cute bag to make so I went to Jo-anns and bought 4 super cute fabrics. The bags I made ended up being non-sew and NOT worthy of being on this blog, however the reason I bring them up is because I saved my favorite fabric for the last bag, then decided it was too pretty for a bag. (also it was a satiny fabric and the bags weren't very sturdy)..... Thus was the birth of the Mexico Dress. My first attempt at a dress, with no pattern, using myself as a mannequin. The final dress came out as shown. Although, after wearing it in mexico, and lending it to my lovely friend Katie for a romantic weekend at Smith Mountain Lake, I decided to revamp it.



Katie makes a lovely model for the Mexico dress. Isn't she purty?



 It was slightly too small anyway so I converted it into a high waisted skirt. Basically I cut off the top portion and added a thick black elastic band. In the end turns out I can't breathe when I wear it, so I may be passing it on to one of my smaller friends sometime. Anyone want it?



What's next?

So since I've finished the pillows I haven't made anything else. Jackie has requested a pillow, however I have not start on that yet. I'm not quite sure what I want to create next, although the more I shop around for a dress to the AUSA Marshall Reception and Dinner, the more tempted I am to attempt to make myself my own Black tie appropriate dress. While shopping at the mall with Jess and her mom, we came across this dress... http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=577149&CategoryID=5449&LinkType=#fn=SLEEVE_LENGTH%3DOne%20Shoulder%26SPECIAL_OCCASIONS%3DEvening/Formal%26sp%3D1%26spc%3D30   Although it's a bit out of my price range for 1 evening of wear so if I were to create  something I would kind of want it to look like this. However, if that's to be the case then I better get started now.
I'm also thinking that I could transform the style of dress I made for Chrissy (previous post) into a one-shoulder type emsemble.
Any ideas are more than welcome. Also, I need a +1 if anyone is interested hahaha