Plaid Shirt, Plaid Dress & a Pity Party

I know that I've been somewhat MIA for the past month or so. I've been fighting with chronic sinusitis for several months (since mid-July)...About a week and a half ago I started having energy again, and we've been making a lot of progress on our house renovation. My momma and my youngest sister are coming for a visit in about a week and a half (YAY!)... Since my brain was a bit foggy for about a month and I've been working almost exclusively on house stuff the past couple of weeks, I haven't made the progress I was hoping on pattern related tasks. I did however, make some progress with some F/W sewing a few weeks ago. That's what today's post is really about. This top and dress were both made using an altered version of the same pattern as the dress in my last post. This version of the pattern has an extended placket. It's more fitted at the waist and omits the elastic. Continue reading →