Even more things I've made... Part 4

Even more things I've made... Part 4 - Pineapples.

Firstly happy new year! I hope 2025 is a good one for everyone.

I love pineapples and I bought this sequinned application in a market in Seoul in November 2023. (It's a little brighter in real life). Serendipitously, it fell next to the pineapple fabric (I bought years ago originally to make my Mum some pants) and a dress was born. I bought it in a lilac colour way and made some things for my niece years ago too.

Forgive my terrible look. I had to set up my phone on a drain and took some terrible photos. I'd just come out of the shower after an hour of rigorous aqua aerobics, so I'm exhausted and had wet hair and despite the sunshine cold (for here anyway). They aren't great but give you the idea of the scale and look. I don't really wear black and although I like the dress, I'd prefer it in the lilac but I don't have anymore of that. It's what I call a swim dress... easy wear to the pool and quick to get undressed to get into the pool (I wear my togs under to get straight in).

This is last July or August. The pool is heated to about 26 degrees so not too bad. I just love going to the pool summer or winter.

I made another dress using this pattern but I don't have a photo of the pattern but I'll put it up at some point.

Back view I look like a block!

This dress was a wrap dress pattern that I wanted to test and used this quite weighty knit I had in stash. I didn't have enough fabric so made the dress just a pullover t-shirt dress. It's ok but it needed something. The belt buckle from a friends's Mum's stash was sitting on the sewing table and I made a loop of fabric and sewed it up.. I just pull it over my head. Really lifts the dress. It's easy for work. There isn't a big sweat mark on me, it's the work bathroom and it's shadow from the light. The colour is like the skirt of the dress. Sorry for the terrible photos in this post but I just never get an opportunity to ask anyone to take some better ones.

I've just tested a pattern for another dress.. fitting is so hard alone and with my body shape so it's not as good as I'd hoped so I might use a different pattern for my dress. See you next time.

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