i recently got my hands on some of the fabulous bari j's new line "bijoux" from art gallery fabrics. this fabric line is gorgeous and so fun! i love the bohemian vibe and the colors are just drool worthy! you will definitely not get bored with this fabric line. i honestly couldn't choose my fave print.
but i was able to decide what to make with it. i knew as soon as i saw bijoux that it had to be a patricia cowl (you can find my tutorial to make the patricia cowl here. it's fast, fun & a great sew!). it just screamed cowl to me and it also screamed a pressie for a certain friend of mine. she's been waiting a long time for this so i'm so glad to finally get it blogged and hopefully mailed out to her next week.
hannah - merry christmas...lol. hugs! lol. hope you love it and sorry it took me 5 months too long!
isn't it pretty? i just want to throw it on with a white tank, some cute jeans, a bangle and my flip flops. so lovely. wait...what's that you ask..."who's that sassy grey gal wearing it"? well...let me tell you. she's new to our house. she's funny, a tad shy, curvy, purdy and is my new friend. her name is sascha singer. she says hi! nice to meet you. she's bff's with poppy the pfaff. lmao. ok...ok...ok...in all seriousness you know how i love naming inanimate objects i adore in my home right? i know it's a tad weird but whatevs...it's fun! anyhoo, her name is sascha singer but she was born singer 151, in the US, at Joanns.com. she came to us a few weeks ago and we have loved her ever since.
i have been on the hunt for an adjustable dress form for years. years. could never afford the one i wanted so started looking second hand but it's damn hard to find an adjustable m/l size dress form in good condition. my 41" bust needed to be represented...lol. so does my baby gut. and my hips. and my butt...lol. so when i spotted a big sale on at joanns.com for a huge steal off the dress forms i jumped at the chance. i had been wanting a grey one but could never find a grey singer so i was pretty excited to be able to order this one and ship on over to canada. to all you fellow canadians the shipping was not bad at all and the duty etc was $10. can't go wrong for that!!!! i'm happy with the dress form for the price i paid which was under $100 and i can't wait to use it for my first garment for myself.
PATTERN
- Patricia Cowl by me
FABRIC
- Bijoux by Bari J for Art Gallery Fabrics
- Prints used:
into the wild cedar, bohemian charms cedar, embroidery's fortune rose, bohemian charms honey, dream catcher fuchsia, mystic traveler magenta.
do you have a dress form? which brand is your favorite? i had a hard time deciding between dritz, singer and all the others but figured before i invest a lot more money into a dress form i would try this brand out and see how much i use it, pros/cons and if it's worth investing in one three times as expensive later on down the road. i'd love to hear what dress form you use and if you're so inclined what her name is...lol. have a wonderful weekend everyone!
p.s. don't forget to enter the ella's cottage fabric giveaway for a 16 fat quarter bundle of "happy go lucky" from bonnie and camille. you can enter here.