Too Little Time, Sew Much To Do...: April 2008

Friday, April 25, 2008

4 Clothing Colors That Flatter EVERYONE

I am LOVING http://www.realsimple.com/ and their fashion articles. Gems of knowledge, articles written by some very smart & knowledgeable people.

Go here for the full article:

http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1645137-1584157,00.html

1. Eggplant *************2. True Red

3. Indian Teal ***********4. Mellow Rose

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Great Article on Building a Basic Wardrobe

Check out the article for tips on choosing style/color for each of the 32-piece for a classic wardrobe. I say "classic", because most of these won't go out of style & you will get years of use. Just add some new pieces to this classic wardrobe & you will be stylin'.

http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1645137-1645205,00.html

BASICS:

1. black tank

2. crewneck sweater

3. jeans

4. long sleeve white T-shirt

5. khakis

6. black turtleneck

7. white button down

8. long sleeve black T-shirt

9. cardigan

10. short sleeve white T-shirt

11. black pants

12. denim jacket

13. short sleeve black T-shirt

14.wool skirt

15. black suit

16. pin striped oxford

17. black dress

18. silk blouse

19. grey trousers

20. fitted jacket

21. camisole

22. printed dress

23. patterned jacket

24.bold blouse

25. graphic sweater

26. tweed pants

EVENING STANDARDS:

27. velvet jacket

28. ruffled shirt

29. cocktail skirt

30. sparkly top

31. velvety pants (? not sure about this one)

SHOW STOPPERS:

32. party dress

Thursday, April 17, 2008

BWOF 1-2008 119 Tunic

I had pretty much finished this "tunic" 2 weeks ago before I got sick. I got stuck on the yoke attachment & didn't get back to it until yesterday after work.
Sue V. from patternreview.com was right about all the problems w/ this pattern.
The shoulders fall off (I also added ties to the back, didn't help much)& I don't think it should have been rated a 2-in difficulty, more like a 3.
I didn't like how long the tunic was, so I turned it into a mini dress using the border on the edge of my extra fabric. Throw on a pair of brown sandals & head to the beach, & it'll be cute for Spring/Summer.