I was going to sew this weekend…

And then my sister called and offered me a chance to do this: 

More pictures tomorrow when I’ve caught up on my sleep!

Simplicity 2568-Easy, Trendy, and Short!

Simplicity 2568- A Sew Stylish pattern for Misses’/Miss Petite Pants and Dress or Top with Neckline Variations.

I picked up this pattern at a 99 cent sale because I loved the top and pants of View C. After looking at my fabric stash, I decided to make View A. But—since I didn’t like the pockets so much, I used the tabs off View C. I further modified the pattern by omitting the zipper, hemming the neckline instead of using facings, and lengthening the hem. I used a purple boucle out of my stash. I used purple thread, but there is A. LOT. of topstitching on this dress that would have looked cute in a contrasting color (or silver). I found my round buckles at the local Hancock’s. I can’t comment to the quality of the instructions, because I didn’t follow them. Because this fabric frays so badly, I serged all my seam allowances. You can see a picture of the inside below. (Yes, I used pink thread. Why? Two reasons: 1)I was too lazy to change and 2)I kinda like something sassy on the inside.)

I have the habit of making a pattern up 2 or 3 times before moving on to something new. This one is pretty trendy, so I don’t know if I’ll do it again or not. If I do, I’ll use just the top, probably with the higher neck and maybe with the sleeves. My bigger concern right now: booties or knee boots???

Front:

Close-up of Tabs and Buckles:

Inside (just to show that the inside looks just as nice as the outside):

Wait a second! Where did October go?

So, suddenly I’m dating my checks with an 11, my clocks have fallen back, I have an 8 year-old and folks are talking about the deer they are bagging (which reminds me—I’ll happily take a pound of sausage off someone’s hands!).  What in the world happened to make October move by so quickly that it’s already November?  Maybe the time slipped away while we were…