The Imaginative Seamstress

In November I had a lady order 3 maternity suits. I will post pictures of all, but of my favorite, I will post a bunch! :-) This, my favorite, was done in navy. A navy print with white stripes on it, at the very top of the bodice, but the rest was solid navy.   At the moment, on my screen it looks more royal blue, than navy blue.. but it was close to navy believe me!  This was all the customer's idea. She had me order the striped fabric and told me how she wanted the color blocking done. Cutest thing I've ever seen! At least, as far as maternity goes. She also had this orange fabric special ordered from the Stretch House and asked that this one be made up all out of the same print. No solid swim bottoms.  And she had me order this Zebra print for this top.  The suits were sent and all was well. Plenty of time to get there..and then the wrench was thrown in.... Keep in mind that this has never happend to me befo...

I've not really had the opportunity to take close up and detailed photos of the maternity bottoms. That is until now. Since I bought a maternity mannequin, and it doesn't mind being photographed, I've been able to take some close up shots! These are fun with this wild and wacky orange print!  These are a little longer than my norm, at the customer's request. These are my own design, and they are not based off of any pre-existing garment. These were designed with my first pregnancy. You could say I used a draping technique to get the desired effect. Back  Close up shot of the back waist. You can see some of the detail stitching around the top of the Maternity Band.  And that's pretty much it, for a detailed look at the maternity bottoms. Sometimes I have a more strait look to the skirt, sometimes its a little more full, or even slightly flared. My first set of bottoms was nicely fitted to me, but not knowing that my hips...