Bleached Jacket

Bleached Jacket, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

I was walking by Chico's when I saw a cute bleached jean jacket. My first instincts are to go in a purchase it...but wait, I have a jean jacket at home I never wear.

To bleach the jacket I put about four inches of hot water in the laundry tub along with about one third of the jug of bleach. I wet the jacket and dunked and moved around the top portion of the jacket for about 20 minutes, then put it through one wash cycle with vinegar and one without. Yeah! A new jacket.

Vogue 8811 and 8756

Vogue 8811 and 8756, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

When I was cutting these out I was thinking why do I want to make two dresses that are basically the same pattern?

It is funny how they can look so different,

Vogue 8811

Vogue 8811, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

This pattern is nice when you don't want to break up the design in your fabric. It's a great basic dress, fun to accessorize with a belt, jacket or jewelery.

Vogue 8811, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

I do like this fabric because it coordinates with almost any other color.

Vogue 8765

Vogue 8765, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

I like this pattern better. It fits perfectly and it just looks better, but part of that is the color. This is a beautifully embroidered corduroy from JoAnne Fabrics. The finished dress is very heavy.

I am working on Valentines Day and I think this will be the dress to wear.

Butterick 5417

Butterick 5417, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

This has been just waiting for so long to be made...so here it finally is.

Butterick 5417, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

I actually did hand stitching on this. I hemmed the dress and sewed the bow. But I'm going to take off the bow, it's not sewn on straight and I think jewelery might look better.

Butterick 5417, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

I really like the fit and the vintage feel of this dress. I cut the long version, but it's not very long. I also cut the skirt on the straight of grain. My body does not work with bias on the bottom.

Elements Jacket 004

Elements Jacket 004, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

This looks better on the hanger than on me. I think I'll keep it for awhile, it might be good to wear to the Russian Museum.

Elements Jacket 004, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

Not a good picture, but notice the alien cat looking on, funny!

Elements Jacket 004, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

Here is the pattern. I like that it shows off the fabric nicely, but I think it's too old-fashioned in that it is too boxy.

Avila Beach, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

This is beautiful Avila Beach in California. We hope to move to this area in the near future.

But one of the reasons I haven't been sewing as much.