All I want is to retreat to the interior of the house, pull the shades, and wear something so light and loose that it barely touches my skin. So, I pulled out my sewing machine and made a mid-thigh muslin muumuu.
It's totally unflattering but just the thing to wear when it's 114 degrees out there in the desert.
If I'd had a finer fabric, I might have used it. But I had yards and yards of this muslin and didn't feel like venturing out. Anyways, I like it. It's crisp, clean, old-fashioned.
The construction was simple, although it did take some time to figure out the sizing. The body is just two trapezoids - a slimmer one for my back and a wider one to be gathered for the front - with a wide band and crocheted cotton trim for the straps. I do especially like the straps.
In other cool white cotton crafting news .... I finished a project that I'd been secretly working on for some months. It's an organic cotton blanket, circular, with a dramatic lace edging.
I'm writing up the pattern and will release it, oh, I don't know, in the next couple of months. It's definitely a summery pattern, although it could be a wintry pattern in a fine white wool.
5 comments:
I love the circular blanket! It's gorgeous! Your new dress looks comfy and cool...perfect for this hot summer.
Oh my! That blanket is gorgeous! I'll be looking forward to that pattern!
I love the little lace straps on the cotton top, it looks so lovely!! and holy cow, that blanket is AMAZING.
i think your dessert mumu looks beautiful, so clean and simple yet feminine. Love that white knitting...can't wait for that pattern!! ;)
Hanna -
love the dress - you should see if you can find some linen or hemp - will be even cooler than the cotton muslin.
as for the white cotton lace blanket is stunning. Love it! definitely will be desiring the pattern once done.
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