2013 in review – the missess
I love a bit of navel gazing, so I’m joining Gillian from Crafting a Rainbow Top 5 of 2013 blog series.
First up, the misses…
1) Madagascar Stripe Alexa T-Top
Reason: Fabric/Style. The pattern on the fabric is just too dramatic for this quirky romantic.
Reason: Fabric. I love relaxed fit of this top, but the fabric has a little bit of a shine to it (not noticeable in these photos) and I think that’s the reason it doesn’t make it’s way out of the wardrobe.
3) Modified Vintage Simplicity 5547
Reason: Fabric Colour/Style. The black background (black is not my colour!) and the fine floral print on the lovely silk fabric is a little too classic for me these days. The good news is that the top now happily resides in one of my dear friends wardrobes.
4) Scout Dress
Reason: Fabric Colour/Pattern. I thought I’d jazz up this light grey dress (the colour doesn’t do anything for me) with bright scarves, but the reality is that it just sits in my wardrobe. I also don’t like the way that side seam creeps around to the front. I loved making this dress, so I’m a bit disappointed it’s on the misses list.
5) Dress A from the Stylish Dress Book (version 1 and version 2)
Reason: Overfitting. Both these dresses are overfitted and no longer live in my wardrobe. At the time of making, I failed to embrace the Japanese vibe of roominess. For a good contrast, the version I made my sister-in-law is a winner.
I can’t finished this misses post without a notable mention (it was a good save in the end). I still giggle every time I see the dress photo. The original post tells the whole story, but to sum up – pattern placement people!
I just choked on my cup of tea at the last one! Brilliant.
It still makes me laugh too!
Oh the last one made me giggle too! Terrific remodeling into the asymmetric hemmed top. That really suits you.
The ‘saved’ top is just like Megan Nielsen’s Briar pattern. Not giving too much away… but that pattern will be on the ‘hits’ list.
None of your misses look too bad to me. I did have a giggle at the last one…brilliant save. Looking forward to seeing your hits.
These misses were all about style and fabric selection. No pattern dubs there, but I do tend to play it safe in that department.
I missed the original dress-to-top post but that’s hilarious! These hits & misses posts are great to reflect upon.
There have been laughing tears about that dress over and over again as it was shared with sewing and non-sewing friends alike. I couldn’t do a 2013 review without mentioning it.
Nice save with the vagina dress, it makes a great briar top. I’m sad to see the grey scout dress in your misses I thought it was a real winner on you when I first saw it.
I’m sad about the grey scout being a miss too. Bring on the hits…
Hehehe I still giggle about that pattern placement. I am a bit surprised to see the first two as ‘misses’ – I love both of them, and both of them on you! I am home btw if you’re free some time soon for a catch up – I think you should invite me over so I can admire your new digs!
Laughing with you…
It’s great that none of your misses were complete wadders, the save on the dress into a briar is great, but gosh you couldn’t do pattern placement like that again if you tried! How unlucky!
No complete wadders, but I must confess my biggest disappointment about sewing this year was the balance between sewing for me and sewing for others. More selfish sewing in 2014 I think!
And you know that I’m laughing at the V dress/top too! Love reading about your misses, none of which look too bad to me but it really highlights that it is all about how you feel when wearing something. And yes, you do need some more selfish sewing!
Wearability (have I made up a word?) is key for me. Definitely more selfish sewing in 2014. And I must learn how to take my own blog photos.