Walking the Wild Side like Oonaballoona !

So like many, many others I have become an avid reader and drawler of the wonderfully creative and dazzling Oonaballoona. Reading her blog inspires me to be creative and step out of my comfort zone of classically boring black, navy and white safe zone, even if it is just for a few times.
So off shopping for fabric I went with Oona in my mind and come home with the goods I did....

Okay so I still wore my grey and white with it.....

What was suppose to be a shirt dress until I saw I made the hem a wee bit shorter than my modesty would allow, turned into wonderfully cool floating kimono to wear in Summer. I am going on a houseboat holiday in January next year and I can just see myself sipping cocktails on the top deck as I lounge in my new bright and fabulous kimono.

 

 

So I made this from my own drafted pattern from an op shop bought dress and apart from the too short a hem issue, it fits great. I highly recommend trying to make your own patterns some time.

Its really quite easy, just lay your piece of clothing down, fetch some tracing paper, pattern drafting paper, freezer paper, or baking paper whatever you can find that you can see through, lay your clothing flat with the paper over the top and pin in place. Use a tracing wheel to go over your paper where all the seams are. The tracing wheel should leave holes in your paper showing you exactly where to cut out your pattern pieces. Keep moving your piece of clothing so that you can get all the parts of it laying completely flat before you trace.

 

Have a great day

Sonya

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