Frock by Friday: ANDA

I have been wanting to participate in A Frock by Friday over at Grosgrain ever since I discovered her blog, but I have always had too many other projects on my list.  This week I finally got time to sit down and join in:~) It was super simple and I really love the style of the Anda pattern.  The best part about it is that it is so versitile.  I'm already planning some alterations for a future frock....eventually I'll get around to trying them out.

Here is how my Frock turned out.... 

It took me forever to pick out a fabric I liked.  In Alaska we are pretty limited and I just hate ordering fabric without being able to feel it or see the true color.  Surprisilgly once I found this burried on the shelf at JoAnne's I was pretty happy.  I love that it still has that "little black dress" feel but with a little more character:~)

Dress Refashions

My Mom recently sent me two dresses.  Both were super simple knee length sheath dresses.  The fabrics were fun but the dresses just weren't working for me.  I've been so inspired by the "refashion craze" going on lately in the craft blog world that I immediately got to thinking about how I could make these dresses work. 

Dress #1:

Cute fabric, but way short on me.  And the top portion fit way better than the bottom. 
 

So with my trusty scissors and some bias tape (Have I ever mentioned that I love bias tape....guess that's another story.) this cute dress found a new life as a super cute top. 

Dress #2:

One day I will remember to take pictures before I start hacking away but that day was not today.  This dress fit much better all over, but it was missing something.  The fabric is very eye catching, but the style was very....blah. Here is the dress at the beginning of my little project.

 

I dropped the neckline, added some decorative stitching, and switched out the straps. Here it is now....

Sorry for the terrible pic, self photography never turns out well.

Grosgrain Giveaway - Steamer Frock

I stumbled upon this blog a while back.  Click HERE to take a look. It is continually full of fantastic dress designs.  She also has a pretty great tutorial segment called "A Frock by Friday", where one can follow her through each step everyday and end up with a really great dress in the end.  On top of all of that she always has really fantastic giveaways.  This week's is her Steamer Frock made exclusively by her.