neutrals

I have been thinking about making dresses out of neutral colored fabrics I have had in my stash for some time.  I do not need any more clothes so why?  I do not know but I figure it is better to make them out of something I have then going shopping.  

Two of the fabrics were going to be shirts for my Beloved.  But they were purchsed at a different point in his life.  White really does not work for him.  They were soft so I have had my eye on them for a while.  The third was purchased from Ragfinery.  My Dad calls it a rags shop.  Thrifted fabric and clothes.  He is right.

I just wanted A-line dresses.  Not cut as wide as I normally cut them.  Something that I can wear all over the place, whether it is over leggings or tights.

I admit to not liking any of the pictures I got of me in them.  They are a style that looks good on me.  But pictures do not do them justice.  I need to be living in these dresses.

One of the things I tried with a couple of them are overly long sleeves.  I cut the sleeve an extra half inch wide but made it so it fell to my finger tips.  I am quite pleased.  They fit well under my sweaters.  Better then a three quarter length sleeve.  

One of the other things I like about working with a neutral fabric is that when I want to, they can become another color.  They will not stay white for the duration.  But then the dresses I make seem to last for years.  Which is why I have so many clothes.  Dresses that last for ten years or more are the norm in my wardrobe.  I am very good about making things that are the styles I wear.

I do have a longer dress shape cut out as well.  Two more of those to go.  Not quite so neutral but I have been leaning towards greys and blues.  I will need to see how those turn out.