I have my daughter's color-blocked dress essentially finished, but she is in grad school, plus working full time, so she hasn't come for a fitting. My fingers are crossed about the fit!
It has a sash made out of the navy which will be tied in a bow at the front, I think.For a quick project, I made myself a maxi skirt following the tutorial found here: http://elleapparel.blogspot.com/2011/09/maxi.html It's a very bright red knit that I bought at Hancock's last year. It's really brighter than I usually wear, but I'm planning simple tees and cardigans, so I think it will be fine. It's my husbands favorite color, so that's a good thing.
I'm in the midst of making the blouse project from the Burda Style book. Here's the photos from the book (photo from http://verypurpleperson.com/2011/11/the-burdastyle-sewing-handbook.html) My fabric is similar to dotted Swiss in white. It's going together quite easily. Here's hoping it's a success!
In knitting, I finished the Baby Surprise Jacket, but it's going to charity. I had to use an assortment of yarns, so it's warm, but not the quality for a gift. I also started a Lanesplitter skirt. I'm not sure how much I'll wear it, but I want to see if I like it. The yarn is one of Michael's house yarns, Impeccable from their Loops & Threads lines. It's all acrylic, but that's okay for me in our weather. Since I'm a bit more mature, I'm making mine a wee bit longer and loser than some! I'm about halfway there.
Once some of these are done, I've got a skirt and pants for my daughter as well as some cute knit fabrics for me.
Have fun sewing!
