Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Draping Me Some Ted Baker



Oh my goodness it has been a while since I've posted.  Work, life, and gearing up for the holidays seem to have me distracted as I am sure many of you are as well.  I have however had some free time to play with design and have something fun in the works.

I love this Ted Baker dress, from 2010 (can be found on my Pinterest Dresses board), which obviously isn't available anymore so I am working on creating my own.


So last week I pulled out my dress form and draped the basic shape:



And worked on drafting patterns for it last night:


I did have a rather (un)helpful assistant though so it was a much slower process than it should have been.


She kept lying on my patterns, chewing the paper, and running off with my tools.  Little brat.  I told the hubs I might have to buy her a mouse next time I do pattern making to keep her preoccupied because the dogs weren't helping keep her entertained.

Anyway, the dress is ready to be sewn up so now I need to brave the fabric stores to find the perfect fabric..... or maybe I have something wonderful in my stockpile that I can use.... the hunt is on!

Just a short post today but didn't want everyone to think I have been slacking!