Inspired

I have piles of new fabric I must photograph and show off! I am on a mission to sew as much of my wardrobe as possible, as I appreciate stuff I have made myself more than cheap bits from cheap shops. Sewing is more creative, economical, eco friendly and ethical (I 'd rather be my own one woman sweat shop!). It's also more fun! I draw the line at underwear and socks though, and possibly jeans.
Anyway, I have already been planning my Autumn/Winter capsule wardrobe based on fave colours of purple, navy blue and teal. Got to get the rest of the summer sewing out of the way first though as I have a bit of a backlog...and home dec sewing bits to do. Too many ideas and not enough time as I am limited to sewing in the kitchen after little one has gone to bed and dishes are done... then I get sidetracked by the computer, patternreview.com and facebook. When I do do sewing it tends to be between 10pm and 1am which is not ideal really and I end up making silly mistakes!. Thankfully though as I have been off work for a few weeks my other half has taken number one son out to playgroup for a couple of mornings which has given me a chance to cut out fabric etc during daylight hours!

Recent items sewn from Prima magazine

Dress I made from December 07 pattern (I think) using grey and white polka dot fabric. I made it for a 50s festival as I felt it looked a bit retro. It's a basic shift with bust, waist and back darts, extended shoulders which create a flattering cap sleeve effect, flattering V-neck and back zip and vent. It's a very flattering dress and I plan to make another!
The top was made with tha August 08 pattern and is an empire line top with a neck tie effect. I made this one out of Liberty lawn. I took in the sides to make it look less maternity style. This top has grown on me as I thought the fabric would be too bold at first! Now I love it! especially photographed in the Midland hotel toilets!

A pink makeover!

in honour of my new pink bike!

Hello neglected blog!

It's been a long time since I last posted to this blog or wrote any sewing reviews!
I need to post some pics of recent fabric aquisitions and stuff I have made recently!
I have sewn a couple of Simplicity patterns, a few bits from Prima magazine and have started to sew from Burda WOF again, which I have not sewn from for 6 years or so!

Simplicity 4171

I bought this fabric as I was inspired by that Kate Moss dress, but decided to sew a shirt dress instead. Simplicity 4171 is great as it's designed for different cup sizes. It was easy to sew and I discovered something new about my buttonhole foot! which means I can now sew perfect button holes (I've only had this machine 10 years!!! I blame the rubbish manual!). Anyway, here's the dress, shame I wasn't hones with my measurements and made the bottom half too small so it clings to my tum and back fat! need to diet or start running or something!

want it!

Simplicity 3835. Shame I'm so skint! Selling some patterns on ebay to raise some cash!

Pic of red dress

Red tartan dress made with a New Look pattern that I've linked to in a previous post (can't remember the number!). Ignore daft pose! Must post review for this pattern too!