San Francisco seems to be asserting that it is just as worthy of adulation as any other city (ahem, London) could possibly be. Well-played, San Francisco (click if you want to see fan dancers and what is growing in Yerba Buena Garden)
I met the lovely Nancy for breakfast, where a total stranger sitting next to us interrupted our conversation to compliment my dress, and say, “I thought it was Diane von Furstenberg” when I told her I made it. Yay for the little wrap dress that could!
So, that was the winning some. The losing some? Two frustratingly not-quite-right articles of clothing. One of which I knew wasn’t right halfway through but I couldn’t stop myself finishing it
Cries out “Mrs. Roper,” no? It is from a very cute Built by You pattern that everyone seems to be making (my favorite so far is Linda’s with the super lemon pockets). But I didn’t have enough fabric for the version I wanted to do, so I did this one, in this fabric. And, meh. There is a lot to be said for only buying and using fabric that you love, because then things like this won’t happen, because even if the shape is wrong, at least you love the fabric, right?
In terms of loving the fabric and the shape being wrong, I experienced that today too (two for two!)
This was a muslin for a skirt pattern I was considering for the Liberty fabric. But I’ve consigned it to the bin (the pattern, not the skirt), because the shape is unflattering– I had to take numerous pictures and pose in all sorts of funny ways to get the one you see above (lest you think “but it looks fine!”). I do love the fabric though, and I learned a wonderful, new-to-me invisible zipper technique courtesy of Diva Els of The Sewing Divas that worked like a charm! No weird bubble at the bottom! I see many more invisible zips in my future…
And tomorrow is another day. I have the perfect fabric (and enough of it) to make the version of the dress that I originally intended, and some lightweight denim to attempt a pair of trousers from Sew U. While I have had some success with simple trouser patterns, I think I am ready to climb the mountain that is jeans-style trousers with proper pockets and a front fly. Onward!