[envira-gallery id=”3519″]Guess what? There is something new at Lucy’s Lab, you can now, follow my blog with Bloglovin! Oh my goodness, I am so excited to show you something NEW at Lucy’s Lab! [envira-gallery id="1960"]
[envira-gallery slug="1960"]Also, I’ve been gathering photos from fashion magazines and have created a photo journal. I love it! It’s a great way to skim and not have to scroll through a blog post to find some pictures to inspire you! Eventually I hope to have a lot more inspirations and tutorials for more of the clothing for fall. I’ve already described to you how to make a vest in this post [envira-gallery id="1696"]
[envira-gallery slug="fur-vest"] Personally, I cut out all the photos in the magazines that inspire me. So far I’ve destroyed one magazine and have two more magazines to go. Anyway, then I get out scissors, glue, and cardboard. Yes, I pretend I’m in grade school again! I make a collage of the things I like. Kind of a “to do” list for myself. Eventually I look through the fabrics I have and compare them to what I have on my collage. At this point I’m racking my brain thinking of how I can use the fabric. It happens, in time. I feel so wonderful wearing what everyone else wants, even better, they can’t find it in the stores even if they try.
Isn’t that why we all sew? To be unique and different? They say blue and emerald green are going to be a color combination this year. I’m stoked to find that out the same day I purchased some blue paisley for pants. I don’t wear much blue and was really fretting about what I was going to do. You know, what goes with blue? Grey and black are always safe, oh and of course another of my least favorites, red. LOL….see how my problem was growing? I hope you ENJOY the change of seasons.
I know not everyone gets super duper excited like I do, but this is a real holiday to me. September fashion mag season, the colors, the shapes, the looks, the accessories, the trends in make up, hair, shoes, it’s there! Right THERE in 700 pages! Fashion at it’s best….make it or break it time. Growing up that’s how it was. Fashion was dictated by the September fashion mag season. My grandma and I would always buy VOGUE magazine. We looked, page after page at color combinations, shapes, trends, textures, everything! This is so important for a seamstress. I can flip through this magazine, which by the way is not the one mentioned above. I subscribed to BAZAAR this year and probably will purchase at least one of the other issues. I could pick anything I wanted out of the magazine! We would then go shopping for fabric and notions. My sweet, talented grandma would make me the latest trends! I can’t wait to do this for myself! This is a blog to keep an eye on for inspiration.
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My ultimate favorite from the entire magazine. We can all own a fur vest this season. Faux fur is on sale right now at several retail and online stores. The pattern for this is basically a kimono without sleeves. You need two rectangles the same size. Cut one of them down the middle, all the way, this is the front of your vest. Put right sides together. Sew shoulder seams. Sew side seams. Then proudly wear it as much as possible. This blog has a pictorial if you need one. I am so ready to buy my purple fur and make my vest. You don’t like vests? Guess what? Fur scarves are huge this year! If you can cut the fur to the size you like best, you too can have a trendy fur scarf. Isn’t sewing wonderful?
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Too many lists of top ten by different people are in this issue. Light pink is a thing this season. I’m extremely happy. I think this is a color anyone can wear. According to the magazine, the well spent dollar is on black and white.
Black and Bleu are a thing as well as emerald and sea blue. Darker shades of red and purple as well as camel. So, as I’ve heard “pretty much any color” goes. Well, I’ll share more next time. SO much to tell you, I can’t wait. Until then, ENJOY!
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There seems to be something for everyone; pastels, smokey purples, dusty pinks, prints include animal prints. This year’s choice faux fur overscaled herringbone, fox, leopard, giraffe, and oh my goodness butterfly prints. Color blocking (I hope I eventually master) and mixing of prints are stand outs. Florals are huge as are black and white prints, I couldn’t be happier! Take a look at the tribal and ethnic prints below. These hand block printed cottons are perfect for this folky, tribal trend.
So much to share with you! Here’s one of my favorite sites. So much to shop for and design! I’m so excited for us all. ENJOY! More to follow, don’t think for a second this could be the end of the line. 🙂
Sew much to learn, no matter how much I sew. I learned this weekend children grow at amazing rates. I measured my granddaughter less than a month ago. I used those measurements to make her a very special dress. She couldn’t get it over her head with a zipper! I designed a top and skirt for her using the same measurements, it fit PERFECTLY!
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The Princess themed double peplum dress took me about 8 hours to make and about 10 seconds to try on then refashion. The Van Gogh ensemble took less than 4 hours to design according to her measurements, cut out, and sew. It, as you can see, fits perfectly!
I don’t know how to feel about this, do we design or use other’s designs? Even when I sew using a pattern, I do not go exactly by the pattern. I always add some, glitz or glam. For instance, the orange layer of the peplum, is covered in pink glitter! When designing for myself or adult daughter we also have must haves in our clothing. I’m a huge boho fan. So even simple tops end up with boho twist. She has a nice booty, the things I design for her highlight her assets. Most of my designs come from knowing the person. As I’ve said a million times before, style is so much more than fashion.
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From this photo of me in my wedding dress I made pre sewing machine, you can tell I have a style! No, I don’t don myself in tulle daily or sequins, at least not that much. Whatever you sew or wear, ENJOY!
Always for me the hardest thing is knowing the best way of transitioning textiles. Like, how soon is too soon to transition textiles from denim to something warmer? Is it really okay to wear white after Labor Day? I personally don’t, just because I rarely wear white, but there are others who do not care about fashion rules. They just wear what they like and make it their style. These are the ones scoffing at me in my black clothing throughout the Summer. LOL
My first transition would consist of a light jacket or sweater. Hatchi Sweater Knit is a great transitioning textile. The fabric is lightweight blends of rayon, poly, and lycra. Hatchi is fairly easy to acquire as the seasons change. I use it for Kimonos in the fall. Another great piece to add to your collection is a lace Kimono in any color or texture. I made a black one last year and loved how easy it is to wear over jeans and a t shirt. Lace kimonos appear much dressier in darker colors, while the lighter creams give a boho casual look. Patchwork is a newer trend. I’m loving it, a boho kinda gal gets excited about mixing and matching fabrics to create something new and unpredictable. There are great examples here. My favorite is still the essential dress I flubbed at making a few weeks ago. I’ll master it though. I am dedicated to it now.
Fleece is making a comeback? Is it possible? I read on one of the major pattern manufacturers website suggestions of using fleece as a light jacket. I guess in any case, before worrying about revamping the wardrobe for Fall, a jacket or light sweater should be first on the list. I recently made a couple of simple Kimono’s using Hatchi knit. One I used a charcoal grey and another I used an olive green. I think they’ll both earn heavy rotation. ENJOY!