if you're into flowers painting and suffering have i got a video for you
we're just gonna jump right into the inspo because i'm like legit 38 weeks pregnant and this is time
to go a lot of people dm'd me this dress actually it's an oscar de la renta dress some of you
swifties may be more familiar with seeing it on taylor swift at the most recent
grammys i think i should fat check these more often i really don't want to make this alone
so this video is also a collab where i will do the sewing part and the flowers
will come from a youtuber who's very very good at painting makes a beautiful artwork
do you know who it is maybe i included it in the title so you don't have to guess it's amanda h lee
okay we better get started also don't forget at the end of this video to check out amanda's video
so you can see the big reveal on her beautiful flower top i'll put a link in the description
don't you forget it okay this is the perfect situation to use my little kit because i can't
measure amanda in person but this only needs her bust measurement so from there i picked a pattern
that suited the kind of mock neck fitted tee that we were going for this one is pretty good she's
got a turtleneck and it seems to be a pretty slim fit this is the first draft of a little
t-shirt for amanda to try on it's made of power mesh which is stretchy but also very firm should
be very comfortable it's the same stuff that bras can be made of i think what i should do
is drop it off for amanda see how it fits i'm also going to be dropping off this canvas fabric
for the man to do her amazing painting skills on the original dress is embroidered so it's nice
to pick a fabric that has a little bit of texture to it so that after it's painted it has that nice
richness i hope it works i got the goods thank you i will see you at the next drawer
mission accomplished
amanda told me today that the flowers are done painting so i'm coming to pick them up
thank you very much i can't wait to see it me too oh my goodness what are we gonna do
guys amanda did such a beautiful job i don't even really want to
cut it apart so julie and i did splitsies we're cutting them so that
the canvas is just disappeared so you get all flower there's the backing here we go
i've roughly organized everything into piles based on color because i'm thinking about giving them
all a blanket stitch edge i think it'll add a nice texture but i'm not 100 set on this plan but at
the very least organizing them by color to see how i feel i'm on a trip and you're my one way to get
lost in the script so good it feels
alrighty i have finished cutting out all of the flowers that i was assigned everything looks great
and i didn't get a bad hand cramp because i think the key was to break everything down
into smaller pieces so your hand is not resisting a heavy fabric i want to give them a bit more of
an embroidered look so it matches the inspo a little bit better so i'm not looking forward to
this but i'm going to blanket stitch all of these flowers and i have these pretty threads to match
well at the very least if you try this project it's going to be very aesthetically pleasing
the whole way through amanda i feel like i figured out an ideal position for my sewing machine where
my thumb and middle finger were operating the needle raise button and the presser foot
in quick succession sometimes i noticed the threads started to jam up a little but
as you can see from me whipping out the vacuum cleaner things improved drastically
after a good cleaning always remember to clean your sewing machines we are now on
day two of the world of blanket stitch so here's a close-up of how a lovely little sunflower looks
without blanket stitch and here it is with just like a little bit touch more of
embroidery these ones are difficult these tiny ones are murderously difficult and my favorite
are these ones actually this one's so close and matched that it almost doesn't matter okay no
it matters the other reason we're doing this is so that they don't fray and that's the main reason
you and i get through the darkness knowing we'll find the light
so many times i wanted to cut corners like why anyways note to self
do not plan a couture level difficulty project as your final sewing project
i did it these ones are so muted purple i ended up using gray it's quite hard to guess really
how many flowers are needed but i've been slowly creating a pile for amanda and i've been putting
half of the pile on the top so i can visualize and then setting aside the other half so that that can
be used for the back side so i'm gonna send it home with julia and she's gonna help me put
together amanda's top to mix it up a little i'm not going to do the exact same design
as amanda's outfit essentially i just want to create a top that can still be worn post bump
all right so the letter line kit if you haven't seen me use it on this channel yet
even though i've been using it a lot is basically built on the golden rule of body proportions
now granted when you're pregnant you probably are a little farther from the golden rule i'll
put a link in the description if you want to see how this is all used and if you've heard me
talk about it enough and you want to just buy the kit and try it for yourself open the description
the pattern pieces i cut out are basically identical to the ones that i used for amanda
but in the interest of making something a bit more flexible in the belly area i decided to go with
this cecily benson item as kind of a inspiration a slightly slimmer fit is needed to capture more of
the essence of the oscar de la renta dress but i think it'll work if you watched my previous video
talking about some of my favorite clothing for going through pregnancy a more snug fit at the
shoulders and bust is typically not too big of a problem especially on a stretch fabric
and then some spacious breathing room and the belly hips area will have you set translating
this into the pattern it looks like one of those like tear here if you need a plumber anyways uh
this is the front piece i drew a curved line in the front for where i wanted the flounce to start
and then i just cut a few slits so i could cleanly fold them out of the way and get my front pattern
symmetrical down the middle same idea for the back there's the original full size piece and
finally with the sleeve i knew i didn't want full length but i wasn't sure if i wanted three quarter
sleeve or elbow or t-shirt so i started with three quarter that's this part that's folded
out of the way to get me this taking all of those mesh pieces this morning i finished my foundation
well this one doesn't have the little fancy skirt yet i think in terms of order operations i want
to attach that after i do the flowers but it's got a little mock turtleneck that zips up in the back
i have this invisible zip running all the way down here waiting to reach the flouncy part
the only thing i did personally was i added these darts in the front i just wear it inside out draw
a dot on the peak of my boob and then pinch all the parts that need to go away now i feel like
it's my turn to paint so to speak i feel like this is a pretty good diagram of the goal you can see
over here on the left the foundation of it all this is like a fashionary template that i use to
draw fashion sketches really quickly you can see all these orange dotted lines that help guide you
i'll add measurements to keep track of my notes all in one place and then on the right
is my diagram of what it will look like when i'm done one more little extra thing i ordered from
etsy is these lovely little applique embroidered green leaves they come in symmetrical pairs and i
gave four to the cause of amanda's top wow i look ready to hand out an olympic medal or something
congratulations to such such country the strategy here was pretty much start with the greenery since
that seems to be the most buried underneath and i was basically giving half of the flowers i
had to this top and then saving the other half for the flounce that's going to be added later
now i've completely run out of pins so i guess this is as good as time betty to stop
i've been thinking about using a nylon thread on top so it's see-through and then on the inside
just using a skin tone that matches this mesh this is the leftovers i have for the flouncy part
i do think i'm going to steal some more of these for this i have a hunch this might not be
as dense as i want it i keep thinking this would be a good project to do if you were like
mad or you needed to get over something this there's a lot of repetitive meditative actions
if you just needed to mentally escape for a moment and you had time this might be a good project
okay i just finished only the collar risky move really usually my role is to start in an area that
people won't really see but i think that actually went pretty well i just removed pins as i went i
don't think you guys can see the thread i mean it's like almost impossible for me to even see
it looking this close and who in coronavirus times is coming like this for me i have never actually
i don't think attached the quilting table to my machine but something tells me it's the right
thing to do see you on the other side hope i don't get stabbed and pricked too much by the pits for
i burned the midnight oil again on this is that a saying that people know last night i stayed
up late and took this long rectangle of fabric and sewed a whole bunch of flowers onto it that
long rectangle is two times the circumference of the top so that way it can be gathered and make a
little flouncy skirt got them all pinned here just going to sew it together with a straight stitch
i had to do a bit of a tricky bit where i folded petals out of the way of the seam
and it looks like i was successful this is how far the zipper went down the top half
so now i'm just gonna properly attach it to the rest of this little flounce
seal up the back and then i think all that's left is the bottom i was gonna give it a rolled hem
oh yes and then potentially fill in some bald spots and then it's done
this whole time the baby has been kicking so much in my belly and it honestly feels
like loki threatening me like i'm gonna come any minute now you better get it done
oh you could be my little princess the two of us were always meant to
waiting for
no matter what
we made it don't forget to check out amanda rachele's video i'll link it in the description
julia helped me make a completely separate top which has a different cut just for amanda it
more closely resembles the original oscar gelarenta inspo so another great reason
to go watch her vid if you're new here from amanda's channel thank you so much for watching
you will now have some time to catch up on my videos as well as brainstorm another thing you
would like amanda to paint and me to sew as usual there will be more photos of this finished garment
on my instagram and don't forget to subscribe hit the bell notification so we can all party together
when i'm back from mat leaf and i'll see you all in the next video bye-bye