Oops, I Did it Again (Pretty Much)

Hi all ! 

I recently had a birthday, and my wonderful daughter gave me gift certificates for both Mood and Beyond the Pink Door. Perfect presents for me! I haven't used the Mood gift certificate yet, but I immediately went on Beyond the Pink Door because I'd had my eye on some exclusive prints that the owner, Andrea, had recently commissioned.  The only reason I hadn't purchased any of these exclusive prints is because I did not want to pay the tariff, but since I had the gift certificate, I just went for it!

So, Andrea has six of these exlusive prints. I figured I could only buy one, so it took me a while to whittle down my choices. Eventually, I chose the Summer Bloom in viscose. It arrived last Saturday. I washed it on Sunday. I cut it out on Monday. I sewed it on Tuesday. And I wore it to a luncheon and meeting on Wednesday. Phew!

It is a beautiful, vibrant print. Probably a little bright for my coloring, but I don't care! I had purchased 4 meters of it, thinking I would make a dress. But when I got it, I wanted to do something with it right away. I thought I'd get a lot more wear out of a top since I rarely wear dresses these days.

Immediately, I thought of McCall's 7757, a pattern from 1995, that I recenly made out of rayon challis, blogged here. I made this version just like that rayon challis version. The verdict? I love it! It's probably seasonally inappropriate, but it was 80 degrees when I wore it on Wednesday, so it was perfect.

With some judicious cutting, I have enough fabric left to do something else. I'm thinking I'll make a top for my daughter. And also with judicious cutting, I was able to piece together a scrunchie from the scraps. This one is 18" x 5" with 7.5" of 1/4" elastic looped.

You might have noticed that I haven't followed my edict: if you have a new top, you need new pants. Well, the only reason I didn't make new pants is that I already have at least 3 pairs of pants that go with this top (not counting the jeans I wore in the photos). I have sapphire blue Jalie Eleonores, and both sapphire blue and fuchsia linen Closet Core Pietras.

So, this was a very happy and very quick make. I'm thrilled that this fabric won't languish in my stash. What's my big problem now? It's what to make next! Such problems.

I hope you are making some fabulous things!

Happy sewing ~ Peggy