Simplicity 2939 - The End

I've completed my final versions of Simplicity 2939....for now. I definitely will re-visit this pattern in the future.

Version 3 is made of yet another quilting cotton (I love quilting cottons). It is from the Urban Chiks line Blossom (Moda Fabrics - out of print). This is one of my favorites in my fabric collection. (Oh, who am I kidding? If there is a quilting cotton in my collection, it's because it is a favorite.)
Since I had made this dress twice before, I decided to have a little fun with this one. Rather than a hem, I used a floral bias tape that I got from Overstock.com, back when they introduced auctions. I had forgotten all about it (and its friends), but this pattern uses bias tape as a finish for the neckline and sleeves, so I've been in that container quite a bit. This was at the bottom.
I decided not to make the little split at the neckline this time because it really doesn't have a purpose (other than a design feature), so I eliminated it in favor of embellishing. For this dress I sewed the open bias tape down the centerand added these buttons, which have been laying around my sewing room for months. I like the vintage feel of the buttons and especially like the contrast they provide. (and now I see that I blinked when I was topstitching ... thankfully you can't see the crooked line when I'm wearing the dress -- or maybe you can, but no one will point it out otherwise they'll have to admit that they were a little too close to me.)
Yes, I definitely like this dress and, like the one I showed you yesterday, I can push this into fall. Version 4 is not a dress. It's a top. This shirt is made up of Alexander Henry fabrics. The top fabric was left over from a doorag. I originally got it for my husband, then realized that the color was a little to feminine. I think it's one of Nicole's prints from the Tattoo collection (I am very drawn to Nicole's artwork. Digression: I buy a lot of fabric (or bought, I'm on a self-imposed fast from quilting cottons) from the Alexander Henry line. I love art and the Alexander Henry Fabric company has managed to mix art (it has an in-house design studio) with quality cotton fabric. 75% of my AH fabrics come are Nicole's prints.) The bottom print is "Riding Fire" (out of print) and is actually from hubby's stack of fabrics.
It's biketastic!!
I just had to take a picture of my boots. My Harley boots (which I've had for years and, of course, they no longer make them so they have to last for a long time) have heat activated flames. I think I was outside for all of 5 minutes taking this picture and look.... bright red flames. Yes, it was all kinds of hot yesterday evening.
The last dress (number 4 or 5, depending on whether or not you include the shirt) is my absolute favorite. Another Alexander Henry print, "Peace".

I decided that an exposed zipper would be a nice touch on this dress, so I added this jeans zipper.

As you can see, it does nothing (well, not nothing -- it zips up and down, but it is sewn on the fabric just like a trim.) Purely decorative (it's also hiding some stitches. I couldn't topstitch over the zipper (well, I could have, but it certainly wasn't worth the effort--as it was I had to pull out 10 teeth in order to attach the bodice to the skirt)), so I tacked the facing behind the zip.).
And that concludes my fun with Simplicity 2939.
Peace y'all and happy sewing.