Summer Dress
Pattern: McCall's 6554, $6.47
Thread: $4.87
Basting Tape: $0.82
Zipper: $4.37
Total Cost: $25.59
Times Worn this Month: Once, so far.
Time Investment: 7 hours
Tools Needed: Sewing machine, serger, measuring tape, fabric shears, ball-point and micro-fibresewing machine needles, pins, sewing needles, iron and tailor's chaulk.
Would I make it again? I would recommend it for sure, not certain I need another summer dress.
My New Favourite Skirt Pattern!
Pattern: Vogue 1247 (second time around price justified in a previous project), $0.00
Thread: left over thread, $0.00
Bias Tape: $1.29
Basting Tape: $0.41
Zipper: $4.37
Snap: $0.28
Total Cost: $18.11
Times Worn this Month: Once, so far.
Time Investment: 5 1/2 hours
Tools Needed: Sewing machine, serger, curved ruler, measuring tape, fabric shears, ball-point sewing machine needle, seam ripper, pins, iron and tailor's chaulk.
Would I make it again? Yes!
The I can't pass for a Vogue model but my sister-in-law can Tunic
Interfacing: $6.72
Pattern: Vogue 8791, $6.47
Thread: $4.37
Total Cost: $54.52
Times Worn this Month: None, gifted to my sister-in-law.
Time Investment: 8 hours
Tools Needed: Sewing machine, serger, shears, pins, ball-point sewing machine needle, tailor's chalk, sewing needles for basting.
Would I make it again? Nope, it worked out in the end because it is a good fit for my sister-in-law.
Third Version of My New Favourite Skirt Pattern
(it looks just like the ones above just in blue)
Fabric: 1.5 metres 100% Cotton $13.44
Pattern: Vogue 1247 (third time around price justified in a previous projects), $0.00
Thread: $7.39
Bias Tape: $1.29
Basting Tape: $0.41
Zipper: $4.37
Snap: $0.28
Total Cost: $27.18
Time Invested: 5 1/2 hours
Times Worn this Month: Once.
Tools Needed: Sewing machine, serger, shears, pins, ball-point sewing machine needle, tailor's chalk, sewing needles for handstitching, tailor's wax.
Would I make it again? Yes!
Would I make it again? Nope, it worked out in the end because it is a good fit for my sister-in-law.
Third Version of My New Favourite Skirt Pattern
(it looks just like the ones above just in blue)
Fabric: 1.5 metres 100% Cotton $13.44
Pattern: Vogue 1247 (third time around price justified in a previous projects), $0.00
Thread: $7.39
Bias Tape: $1.29
Basting Tape: $0.41
Zipper: $4.37
Snap: $0.28
Total Cost: $27.18
Time Invested: 5 1/2 hours
Times Worn this Month: Once.
Tools Needed: Sewing machine, serger, shears, pins, ball-point sewing machine needle, tailor's chalk, sewing needles for handstitching, tailor's wax.
Would I make it again? Yes!
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