Barbie Clothes 3

This outfit makes me think of a movie I recently watched- "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". The pleats were tough! I can't imagine making a skirt with pleats for a human! Barbie's was hard enough!

And this one reminds me of "Happy Days". There is supposed to be matching underwear underneath, but I didn't want to bother with the elastic. Too much work. She's Barbie, not a real person!

Barbie Clothes 2

I found a great model for the photo shoot! Isn't she lovely? She managed to have the exact same look in every shot! Amazing!

This one reminds me of Nancy Drew (especially with the scarf!) and of Grace Kelly (especially the black!):

Barbie Clothes 1

Last Saturday, I wanted to do nothing but watch movies and Midsomer Murders all day. But I needed a project to work on. I'm waiting on a new screen for making paper, so that wouldn't do. And then I had an idea! I have so many little scraps of fabric, and a cool vintage Barbie clothes pattern. And put them together and you get these:

This one was fun, putting together the purple and violet. I like this pattern!

This one is the same as the violet ball gown:

And this coat pattern always makes me think of Audrey Hepburn:

Deals!

20 zippers at 25 cents each! Brilliant! I now have enough zippers to last quite a while, and most of them are long ones, so it's easy to use in big OR small projects.









A piece of fabric bundled with some others. I like the others, but this one is my favorite. Ugly, but cool a the same time.




Let the sewing begin! Films to be watched during my next bit of sewing:
Clue (naturally!)
Summer Stock
My Fair Lady

:)

cool stuff, free stuff

I also like to get to the sheets/bedding area. I found this sheet at one Goodwill and spent $3.99! It was a fitted and flat sheet set. The pattern has a cool vintage look and I excitedly began chopping it up into a purse the moment I got home. (Okay, exaggeration; I washed them first, and thought and planned, then I chopped.) For the sides I used some blue fabric that used to be scrubs and was sitting around the sewing room.



There is a great advantage I have in having a mom who always starts sewing projects, and then never finishes, leaving behind the fabric and materials. My own sewing room is like a little thrift store. Except everything is free.

finished product: