Anne with a spark of Scarlett inspiration

I've had so much fun making this blouse for the Historical Costume Inspiration Festival!

My inspiration was Anne's lovely blouse:

This was my favorite outfit in the whole movie.

We used New Look 6599 as a base pattern but my mom and I altered the neck line, lengthened the sleeves quite a bit, drafted a sleeve cuff, and added elastic. Whew! ; )

My mother is an amazing seamstress and this blouse wouldn't be possible without her help!

Thank-you Mama! ♥

Here it is...

(You can click on all the pictures below to make them bigger.)

We picked out some pretty lacy netlike fabric for the top of the blouse.

It was too thin and delicate, so one night I was staring at the curtains in my bedroom when Scarlet O'Hara came to mind. The curtain was perfect! Mama agreed and the next day we bought a panel.

Trim from the bottom of the panel.

We didn't have time to make the long edwardian skirt to go with it.

I had make a light corduroy skirt a few years before, and, with a brown ribbon, it finished the outfit.

The sleeves are the best part. : )

Serious.

Done!

Thanks for taking the time to look!

                Blessings,

                             

My Apron!!

Breanna made this this lovely apron for me in Desiree's apron swap! 

Thank-you so much Breanna! You did an incredible job! I love it! :D

Blessings,

The Garden and Sewing

Hello everyone! We're tilling our garden today! I'm going to plant quite a few herbs in a corner of the garden this year and research each one to find out it's medical and food uses, etc. Pictures of our garden coming soon!

I'm also in the middle of making a skirt by myself with wonderful advice from my mother. After that I'll try a dress. Before Easter, hopefully. The pattern needs a few alterations and it should be good experience for me! Pictures of the skirt coming soon!

Randome picture of the day...

A veiw of our garden back in 2008. Looks like a jungle!

Until next time!

~Allison