Today is a typical Florida June day — bright and sunny, a billion degrees and a billion percent humidity. Come on down! Frankly, I was enjoying the low humidity and no-rain days we'd been having until last night, when the skies finally opened and Arizona was pushed aside in favor of Florida again.
After returning from a lunch date with Alex, I dragged my tripod downstairs and outside and stood in the shade, while sweating and feeling my make-up run off my face. All for some decent (read: non-crappy dirty mirror) pics. Ah, the sacrifices I make to show off. ;-)
Here's the first make of this pattern. It's too hot/humid for the coral cardi today so I'm actually going sleeveless, and out in public too. I'm digging the "farmer tan" arms, aren't you?
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| As usual, click any pic to englarge |
And make #3 from yesterday. I did take in the sideseams a smidge between this one and the two previous. Can you tell? There was a mention from "t" in the comments yesterday about this TNT maybe not being so TNT anymore, but since my shoulders won't change size, I can keep taking it in on subsequent makes for a long time.
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| Definitely click to enlarge this one cuz those dots are doing weird things |
I tried to work on a new pose, but then a gnat flew into my eye.
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| Does a fly in the eye count as a protein? |
I need to run my new knit prints through a pre-wash/dry and then it's going to be Sunshine top time over the weekend.
I especially like the print in no. 1
ReplyDeleteYou look Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love you're TNT and yes it looks better with the sides pulled in a little bit.
ReplyDeleteThe orange dress is beautiful on you.
ReplyDeletethose are both great! The print on that first dress is fab, and are those your orange graduation shoes? ;)
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you love this pattern - these dresses look so good on you! I love them both.
ReplyDeleteLove this on you!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Patti
The border print is nice and works so well with your shoes.
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful.
ReplyDeletePretty pretty! I am enjoying some time up north this month, visiting family, and am not looking forward to my first July in Florida. But it's nice to know my garden got some rain (maybe... depending how close you live to Tampa).
ReplyDeleteYou should make this dress as many times as you like because you look great in both versions!!!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the twinkle in your eyes. Also the dresses are perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely, despite the horrendous humidity in these parts. Yesterday was a doozy. I stayed in the A/C today and enjoyed the sun from my sewing room.
ReplyDeleteI am completely loving the orange print on you, and I think you look good sleeveless. (I have a tough time leaving the house sleeveless also, so I get it.) And the polka dots - well, I just have a soft spot for them.
Andrea
I love the first dress! You look terrific in both of them. I live in the same climate as you, so I am familiar with the makeup running. I am enjoying the unusually cold winter we are having this year. I'm not in a hurry for summer to return.
ReplyDeleteLooking good.
ReplyDeleteThe orange print in #1 is very flattering on you, Deb!
ReplyDeleteYou look super in both of them and what a pretty smile!
ReplyDeleteCan't get tired of seeing new dresses! They look great!
ReplyDeleteYou look great! Thanks for going out in that heat and getting all "duded" up for us, greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI love both dresses. Very flattering.
ReplyDeleteMermie
Both dresses are beautiful.. You look fabulous!!!!
ReplyDeleteNo a fly in the eye does not count as protein but it counts as a swear word though. LOL!
ReplyDeleteLove the new dress and the modelled photos. Appeciate you braving the heat for us :) because these are probably some of your best photos ever.
Really cute dresses and you look great.
ReplyDeleteThey're both great but I really love the print in the sleeveless version. Perfect for the heat!
ReplyDeleteTwo great looking dresses. TNT patterns are the best. They never fail and are a excellent "jump-off" for new design options.
ReplyDeleteI also love the print on number one, and you look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI envy your warm weather. Summer here in UK is a total wash out with rain and 16/17 Celsius. :(
HI DEBBIE:
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOUR IDEA OF USING ONE PATTERN SEE AND SEW 5593 AND GETTING A WHOLE WARDROBE OF DRESSES IN DIFFERENT FABRICS! THEY LOOK COOL AND PERFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEATHER. AND YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE MELTING.
I'D LOVE TO USE YOUR PHOTOS AND LINK TO YOUR BLOG FROM MY WEBPAGE. CAN YOU CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HAVE YOUR PERMISSION. MY EMAIL IS VALERYP@MCCALLPATTERN.COM
THANKS, DEBBIE!
Lovely dresses and you look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLove both of them!
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