Shades of Blue

for my first fall garment using my vacation dress template (VDT).  I used the bodice portion of the dress and lenghten it an additional 10" (for the 1st one I only added 8").  Also, added the collar from Butterick See & Sew 5166 and removed 1/2" from the length, used sleeves from Simplicity 2850 and decreased the sleeve cap 1/4" using the sleeve cap from the VDT as a guide.  I am really having fun with the VDT and seeing all the possibilities.

I can't recall where I purchased the fabric and only know that the fabric is a medium-weight slinky knit in a denim blue.  As usual, I serged all the seams and again used the wooly nylon... I love that thread.  I will say that it can be a pain to thread the needle since the threads tend to separate.  I keep a stick of Elmer Glue handy and just swipe thread across the top and give it a twist between my fingers and presto all is right again...lol

I like to think of this as a wrap sweater than a wrap blouse... it hugs my body and  feels so good against my skin and it was perfect for New York's crisp temps this morning  paired it with navy slacks and a pashmina shawl and off to work I went.   My collar appears askew and spent a good amount of time trying to right what I thought was a wrong, only to realize that in pulling the ties tight around my waist it appears to control the collar like a puppet on a string.... but it didn't keep me from my Shades of Blue though...lol

My favorite spot to people watch until the birds chase me away...lol

Signing off with a Birthday card I made over the weekend.... until then have a Fabulous Week.