sandra's maxi

new maxi.. that i've made for me

but gave away to my friend sandra

because she, as you can see, looks pretty damn perfect in it

(and i can always sew a new one for me..

not that i need any more dresses at the moment, but still..)

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for the pattern i used top 'pattern'

that i copied from an rtw top

and then simply elongated it to maxi length

and added elastic at the waist

easy peasy, and nothing to talk about..

plus i'm not really in the mood for talking

as it's freaking hot 

and there is brand new episode of mr robot to be watched..

so i'll leave you to lovely sandra

and her new dress

new maxi dress

dress - halter maxi, burda magazine 06/2016/106

my favorite maxi dress at the moment!

probably only until i sew the next one

which is going to happen real soon

as i'm obsessed with maxis currently:

wanna make them in all shapes, colors and prints

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had a lot of issues with this dress

but not because of the pattern

but because of the fabric, that was insanely thin and shifty..

it's a rayon challis, lovely to wear and super soft

but a bit different from every other challis fabrics i sewed with

it's loosely woven and has a mind of it's own

so.. my dress ended up being slightly wonky

and not as symmetrical as i would like it to be

but i love it anyways

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dress is supposed to have quite a few more pattern pieces

but i eliminated them..

it comes with another 'bodice' underneath, 

that is boned and strapless 

but i decided i do not need that

it's a summer dress, halter bodice is lined with self fabric

that's a lot of fabric already, in hot belgrade summer,

i can live without few more layers of fabric and interfacing

(and not having to install boning is a plus too)

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did not use pattern for the skirt

as i did not have enough fabric

i just pleated one large rectangle of fabric free handedly 

and sewed it to the bodice

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shirts

finally got around to posting some pics of the shirts i sewed recently

all made using my currently favorite pattern

burda 02/2015/114(113)

navy-white one, that my friend sandra is modeling

is my latest version

it's made in rayon challis

so it's super comfy, and great for hot summer weather

(that kind of makes it up for misprint

and the fact that i turned the fabric upside down when i cut front pieces)

pink lipstick printed one is in some sort of poly crepe fabric

that i lined with white rayon challis

(to make it opaque, and also more comfy against the skin)

last one, that is also my favorite

is made in crazy printed silk

(dunno what kind of silk

as i got it from remnant bin labeled only as 'silk'

but it's lightweight, slightly transparent

and sews beautifully)

and, even though i wear this one the most

i failed to take a decent pics to prove it

so, this blurry instagram shot is all i have for you

it's a shapeless, rectangular design

so it's not a pattern for everyone

i realize that most people do not like this type of

'shapeless sack' dresses..

but i love them

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shirt is really oversized.. like really really oversized

so, even though i wear size 38, i sewed it up in size 34/36

and skipped adding an extra piece of pleated fabric

at the center back 

that would make it even more oversized

and it's still a big shirt..

but it's big in a cool way :) to my eye, at least..

so i might just sew few more

and live in them until fall

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mokosha

new coat (and a dress)

made a new coat (01/2011, #126)

that was on my mind for over a year

ever since i saw that beautiful coat that marusya grace sewed last winter

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i've used deep purple wool and navy napa leather

violet stretch satin for lining

and a lot of hand sewing..

usually i prefer to sew everything by machine,

but since this is a super easy project

and fabrics are more luxurious than those i usually sew with

i decided to take my time and 

pay attention to the details and finishes

instead of rushing everything as i would normally do

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so, i assembled the coat and lining using machine

and than finished everything else by hand

lining attaching included

(some of that work was totally unnecessary

like securing all the seam allowances

using some sort of an invisible stitch..

but it looks super nice, so i'm glad i did it anyways, 

even though it's now covered by lining)

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front edges and bottom hem are left unfinished

the wool won't fray

and the coat looks way better this way

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that narrow strip of leather at the back of my neck

is covering seam allowances of the shawl collar

so it looks neat on the both sides

loved working with leather

even though i do not have all the equipment needed

so it was a struggle to sew it..

and now my head is buzzing with ideas

for future leather projects

dress is from march burda issue (#119)

and i've been living in it ever since i made it

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mokosha

sweater no.2

knitted another sweater..

not as happy with it as with sweater no.1

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i planed to make it quite oversized 

and light gray, with really long sleeves..

but i made a silly mistake

of not buying enough yarn

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in my defense, i asked them if they have more yarn

 in that shade in stock,

and lady in the store said they have plenty

and plan to order even more during the winter..

two weeks later, i used up all the yarn i had

and when i wanted to buy more

it was out of stock in all of their 7 stores in belgrade..

so i called the shop in my hometown

and they told me they have one skein left

so i had my aunt buy it and send it to me..

and when it arrived, i realized it's wrong shade of gray

and that's how the two toned sweater happened

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since i needed two more skeins for what i originally planned

and had only one

had to abandon the idea of really long sleeves

and the sweater ended up being out of proportion

like some oddly shaped dress with three quarter sleeves

but it's warm and cozy and i wear it a lot

so it's a keeper anyways

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as with the sweater no.1, i freestyled the knitting

it's simple shape, knitted in round

with 2x2 rib for hems

and seed stitch for body and sleeves

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note to self: next time knit sleeves in flat and sew them up

as picking up stitches and knitting sleeve in round

is a pain it the ass

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oh.. and as you can see, i got a pixie cut and i love it

makes my life way easier

..

mokosha

year five

year five

was about outerwear

knitwear

printed dresses

swimwear

crazy amount of never blogged clothes

new adventures

and a bit of good old fieldwork

year 6 is going to have a promising start

as i already have a new sweater and a new coat to blog about

and i'm on a quest to sew perfect travel wardrobe

(that is also chic, as we're traveling to france in april

and one have to look good while in france

even during hitchhiking&couchsurfing kind of a trip)

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mokosha