Thank you for voting!

Can I call myself a winner if I took 2nd place?  I asked my family and they said win, place or show qualifies as winning. So thank you to all who voted for my Milly dress recreation at PatternReview.com in the Ready-to-Wear contest. 

The winning entry by purple dot is a super cute recreation of a Jason Wu for Target dress. Which I would be also tempted to try if I didn't have a zillion other things on the to-do list.

I just did two posts on how I did the dress which I entered in the contest. To adapt a simple pattern to a color block dress, here are the links in case you would like to see how its done.

Part 1: making the pattern and Part 2: sewing the new pattern pieces.

Here are the two versions I have made (so far).

The most exciting part of this contest is the prize.   
$ 50.00 of Style Arc patterns !


I am looking for suggestions.  As you know if you look at this blog, I have PLENTY of dresses, lots of coats and jackets, but when it comes to casual wear I fall back on my extensive collection of jeans, shorts, denim skirts, beachwear and surfer-type T-shirts. Pathetic, right?


Some cute tops or casual shirts are in order. Perhaps a pair of pants.  If you have a Style Arc pattern idea that you think might fit in my wardrobe, let me know.


In the meantime, I need to take some photos of the V1287 Donna Karan dress which I wore to our SF sewing/blogging meetup 2 weeks ago.  I have mixed feelings on that one. 


I also have been taking photos of some items that are in my closet to show you, under the heading of "One Hit Wonders"     Know what I'm talking about?  Stay tuned :)


In a nod to color-blocking, here is one of the suprising tulips that made an appearance earlier this spring.  The tulips weren't a surprise - but the color variations were.
Happy weekend sewing, Beth