Time to get started!

I've been thinking of blogging my creative efforts ever since I began sewing clothes almost two years ago. The on-line sewing community has been a great source of inspiration an knowledge during this time. Whenever I plan a new project I turn to google images and always find some awesome inspiration.

When Sewaholic announced their give-away for the Belcarra sew-along, I thought it was about time to start that blog. Well, here it is!

And here's my Belcarra:

The fabric is a gorgeous Liberty satin silk. This was my first time sewing with a light silk fabric, and probably the first pure silk garment I've ever owned. It is amazingly comfortable, it drapes beautifully, and was easier to sew than I had feared.  

The Belcarra is also my first Sewaholic pattern, I was thrilled that it became available as a pdf. I have been eyeing envelope patterns on-line but I'm impacient and don't like paying for shipping. I have a bunch of Burda style and Ottobre magazines, so that's what I've been sewing so far. A couple of weeks ago, I tried my first pdf pattern: the Salme buttonless shirt dress. There will be an upcoming blog post on that one. 

The pattern is great! I cut a size 8 for hips and bust, and graded out to a size 10 at the waist. I lengthened the pattern by 2 cm at the waist. It fits perfectly! Working with silks, I made sure all seams were enclosed: french seams for the most part, and some improvisation at the cuffs. 

I personally love to wear blouses and shirts tucked-in, but most ready-to-wear shirts are too short for that to work on my body. That's a great perk of sewing my own, those extra 2 cm length make all the difference. 

The skirt is a stretch denim straight paneled skirt, loosely based on this Burda style pattern. I like how it makes the outfit more casual.

So, how was this for a first blog post? For the future, I foresee:

• More blog posts
• More sewaholic patterns
• More silk
• Hopefully some improvements in modeling and photo editing!