Found gown and tunic

Well, Roxanne and I finished a couple of found-fabric pieces today. It is satin-y fabric, slick and slippery. The colors we found were jewel tones of burgundy and royal blue. There was quite a bit of the burgundy and not much of the blue. At the beginning of the summer, we cut out many items, most of which have been sewn up, now, but there are still a few things in the basket.

The first item from the burgundy fabric was a nightgown for Roxanne. I had a piece of flat lace that we could use for an embellishment of the neckband, and we made a very simple, long gown with raglan sleeves, gathered into a neckband. The second was a tunic top. The bodice of the top is made of the blue, and the neckband and body of the tunic are out of the burgundy fabric. The tunic is sleeveless.

Both of these garments have neckbands, and the one for the tunic had a curving kind of key-hole shape. It was a challenge, but we got it put together. On the gown, instead of sewing the outer layer of the band on first, we sewed the inside layer on first, and then folded the outer layer down for the finishing seam. It worked well, to be able to finish that seam in that order, instead of the other way round, where if you sew on top, there are places that you miss underneath, and if you sew it inside, the thread isn't where you want it on the outside of the garment.

I got pictures of the gown, but when Roxanne tried on her tunic, we found it was too small around (so I didn't take her picture in it). Does that mean it isn't useful? NO WAY! We will probably work on some embroidered embellishment of the neckband, and then donate it to the women's shelter. I did get photos of the gown, front and back, modeled by Roxanne (Hi Roxanne!), who is very happy to have a new nightgown.