Michael Kors inspired

Well this should have been easy! I used Burda pattern 7970, which is my first ever Burda. When I measured the pieces it seemed as though all I needed to adjust was the nape to waist length. I really should have measured the shoulders, which could now do with almost an inch of shortening.

I also had to greatly reduce the waist, this dress looked like a paper bag on me on the first go! I made it in size 14, I was umming and ahhhring which size to make, I should have used the Size 12 for all but the hips, which would have given a much better fit without having to make so many after adjustments.

I was quite lucky with the darts, with them being under my arm I knew they would be hidden, but the stripes almost match up.

It was a very easy pattern, it took maybe 4hrs to make and even then I was taking my time over it as I also managed to make a carrot and coriander soup from scratch within the 4hrs.

I didn't want to put this on today as it's so warm, so here's some pics of it on a hanger:

Pants!

So I found a free knicker pattern on the internet, thought it would be an easy project to make seeing as I spent the weekend away in a landrover and came back tired and a little sore.
It took 3 hours and a little swearing, but I got there in the end. Most of the knicker was easy to put together. I didn't follow the pattern, I just used the template and a bit of guess work. The hardest part was the elastic. There was a lot of time trying to un-jam the material out of the machine. Maybe I would have been better off trying to use the darn option for some of it and pushing it through myself.
The elastic needs to be a bit smaller than the waist section and you need to stretch it through, making sure that you don't stretch the fabric too.
If you look closely, some of the stitching is really awful. I should have un picked quite a bit, but I probably won't wear them as they are too close to the waist, they will only catch on my belly button bar!
All in all a cheap project and a good try at French seams, so I learnt a lot.