Color Blocked Agnes

June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 ~ Michelle

The halla agnes tops I made a few years ago have gotten so much wear, I thought it was time to make a few more.

I bought some adorable white polka dot, and black polka dot cotton Lycra, and knew they’d be adorable as a color blocked top. In fact, these were the left-over CLs I used for my May Challenge entry. I did have enough after cutting out my newest agnes.

Here’s my color blocked agnes.I adore this! Polka dots are a favorite of mine.

It’s pretty much the same view on the side and the back.I pulled out my Coverpro machine to finish the neckline, armholes, and hem.It really does such a nice job finishing.

Inspiration

My color blocked agnes turned out so well, it gave me the inspiration to play with some other fabrics I have and make a few more agnes swing tops for this summer.

I have this awesome CL from Smoogie Fabric and Design. I’ve ordered a few prints from them and have loved them all. For this one, as an agnes, I was thinking something along these lines. I’d have the frost detail meet and graduate up and down on this one. I think it will look great.

I got busy. It doesn’t take long to sew up an agnes at all.I love how this turned out.

The one side meets perfectly and I’m so happy with that. The other side isn’t perfect how the patterns meet. However, it was all I could do with the material I had.The back is amazing as well.Yes. I love this!

While I was making tops, I pulled out another fabric I purchased from Smoogie Designs and cut it out too. This one won’t be color blocked though.

Isn’t this pretty?Here’s the view from the side.And the back view. Again it’s pretty much the same as the front view.All of these were finished with my Coverpro machine. I’m feeling very inspired with these new tops, and think I may look at what other fabrics and patterns I have to make for summer.

Happy creating!

Hallå Agnes in Jasper

July 15, 2017July 14, 2017 ~ Michelle ~ 6 Comments

My hallå agnes swing top & dress took a little overnight trip to Jasper with me and my hubby.

I loved taking both my swing top and my first finished swing dress on a short trip. Both being made from cotton Lycra, they were cool to wear, and were great for traveling.

The View

Seeing as we were in the mountains, it was more of a challenge to get a photo of me, when all we wanted to take photos of were the mountains.

Here’s a couple of photos of the view we had out our kitchen window:

Sitting at the kitchen table looking ahead there are mountains. They’re in the distance, but they’re there.

Then just turning my head to the right a little. More mountains.

Sheer bliss!

Here’s the view from our balcony without any windows or blinds in the way:

There were mountains on all sides of us, but there were also trees. So some of our view was blocked, but we were still immensely enjoying being surrounded by nature.

Agnes Swing Top

Being in such an idyllic environment, I had to take a few photos of my agnes swing top and dress.

This is the top. It’s so comfortable. But my top and I are simply the forefront to one of the most majestic views imaginable. Oh, I love the Rocky Mountains!

We weren’t quite in Jasper yet, but had our pup with us, so had to stop for a break on the way there.

My hubby decided he wanted a selfie with those gorgeous mountains in the background. I decided to peek over his shoulder.

Agnes Swing Dress

You know, I thought I really loved the agnes swing top and thought that would be my favorite. But after making a top and dress, I really really love the agnes swing dress.

I live in skirts during summer, but I think I’ll be living in the agnes all summer this year. I really love this pattern.