Burdastyle Open Back Dress

Deadlines are very motivational for me because I tend to follow the motto: "Why do today what you can put off 'til tomorrow?" Probably not the best mantra, but it works from time to time. 

Refresher: Burdastyle open back dress

I altered the bodice pattern quite a bit because I saw many others had issues with gaping at the sides. However...I still ran into that issue with certain movements. Thank goodness for double-sided garment tape! I also decided to scrap the sleeves and use sew-in bra pads instead of boning because I couldn't be bothered to learn this late in the game. Maybe next time I make a dress, I'll do so in a timely manner. Doubtful.

Side view of the dress in good lighting

Open back! in not so good lighting

At the Theatre: Phantom of the Opera

Men's Tie

I'm not sure if men enjoy receiving ties as a present, but whatever the case, that is what I made for M. I used my brother's old tie as a template and followed these instructions for a men's tie on Craftsy.

End result: fancy tie!

Hand stitched contrasting bar tacks :)

One thing I need to work on is the lining of the tie. For the life of me, I couldn't get it to line up properly so that the tip of the tie was just the black tie fabric. I got the concept of where to put my stitches, but the alignment is still off. At least you can't tell from the front side?

Happy holidays!