Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Style Show review

I went to the Iowa State University style show last year with my sewing group and really liked it! This year on Saturday, I took my 2 girls with me. They enjoyed it too and Meri has told me what I'm going to sew for her this summer...

Here are some of the highlights. Some of the outfits were really cool and creative! Some... just didn't fit the model right and/or were way out there...

Meri wants me to make the above dress into a coat for her for this next fall. The collar was awesome! We'll see. The colors aren't exactly right in the picture. It was actually purple and black plaid. Very cool design!


This was the Rubik's cube dress.

I think what the show does for my sewing group is give them a fresh spurt of inspiration and creativity.

I'm the type of person that follows a pattern. period. Some of the other women add tweaks of their own to the garments like color blocking, making their own buttons, needle felting, dying colors, etc, making the outfit truly their own and truly unique. I'm blown away by some of their creations!

I'm going to have to step outside the box (or pattern) and do more creative things with my projects... I've got some ideas and will share them with you once I can explain them... Wish me luck!

8 comments:

mama of 4 said...

That looks like so much fun! and I envy that you can use a pattern I can't understand them no matter how hard I try so I just wing it and hope everything works hahahaha :)

Jami Balmet said...

Oooh good luck!! This looks like soo much fun!!!

I despretly want to learn how to sew!! So please share all your new creations with us :D

Jami

Frances said...

How fun to attend that style show! I just love hearing about your sewing adventures!

sitting on the mood swing at the playground said...

Can't wait to see what you make! I have a fear of sewing. I was sewing a button on my husband's shirt and my brother wanted to take a photo to prove to the rest of the family that I actually did it.

Southern Gal said...

You'll be fabulous at whatever you do!

Macey said...

I have to follow all directions in all things or it gets all screwed up.
Now. I wanna see you in the rubiks cube dress. GO. Go make it.

AiringMyLaundry said...

How fun!

mamahasspoken said...

I think you thought outside the box with what you did to Maddy's sweater......

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