McCall's 6506 Plenty by Tracy Reese Shirtdress

I had some time to sew last weekend at last! Did I try to finish Vogue 8857 tunic that I started last fall and abandoned since then? Nope! I made this dress.



McCall's 6506 Front

McCall's 6506 Back

Fabric: Cotton Poplin from Gorgeous Fabrics (I used same print before: Vogue 1177 Poppy Blouse)

Pattern: McCall's 6506 - Out of Print (Limited sizes are still available at McCall's website as of 03/12/2014)

Some Changes: 

• Collar: Since I thought that collar looked too big on the pattern envelope, I made it smaller.  
• Pockets: I wanted to make pockets and actually cut them out, but the instruction for attaching them confused me so much that I decided to omit them. I thought that either the illustration was wrong or cutting line and fold line on pattern were mixed up. Of course I could be wrong...

The dress has a retro vibe to it. I like how pleats turned out. 

I tried Hong Kong finish for the first time. I am loving the result!

  By the way, this dress sold at Nordstrom looks identical to McCall's 6506.

Photo Courtesy of Nordstrom.com
Plenty by Tracy Reese 'Amy' Print Shirtdress

Now I want a black belt to wear with my new dress! 

Happy sewing everyone!



Mini Salmon and Asparagus Quiche

I love the versatility of mini phyllo shells. I used salmon and asparagus for these mini quiche but you can substitute with so many other ingredients. While these are great appetizer to pair with wine or beer, one of my friends likes them on brown rice with a bit of soy sauce.


Ingredients:

1 Package (15) Mini Phyllo Shells

1 Large Egg
1/8 Cup Heavy Cream
Salt
Nutmeg
Black pepper

1 Fillet of Salmon, cooked (I grilled it) and crumbled
Thin Asparagus, cut into 1" piece then boiled for about a minute
*Maybe you do not need to precook asparagus as it can be cooked during the baking process.

Need 24-cup Mini Muffin Pan

Direction:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.

2. In a small bowl, combine egg and cream. Season with salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Set aside.

3. Place the phyllo shells in the muffin tins. Place salmon and asparagus in each shell.

4. Spoon the egg mixture into phyllo shells.

5. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes.

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Vogue 8857 Sewing Update: So far I have finished bodice and sleeves (Did I hear 'that's it?'). Yet another exam (this time SQL) coming next month, my next update would be most likely after that.

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season!

A Cat Who is Not a BIg Fan of Halloween



How dare you, mommy!

 

 

Just so you know, I did not make his costume. It was meant for a small dog.

 

 

Happy Halloween! 

Vogue 8857 Part 1 - Flounce

How is everyone? Here is a quick update on Vogue 8857 tunic.

Vogue 8857: Photo courtesy of Vogue Patterns

I am not making tucks for those details will most likely disappear in the busy print. So I started off with attaching flounce.

Each side has two rows of flounce. For flounce placement, be sure to mark on right side of front. (Of course, my placement line was on wrong side and this was not the first time I had done that.)

Flounce 2* was staystitched, clipped, and pinned to the front with right side together. (*Pattern Number)

 

After stitching flounce to front, you trim seam allowance, press the flounce and edgestitch close to the seam.



For flounce 3, you just have to baste at this time. Make sure you pin wrong side of flounce to right side of front.  

Though these flounces are somewhat lost in the print, they are pretty. I like how they look.

 

Well, that is all for today.

Happy sewing :)