I don’t know about you, but I have been too hot lately. My shorts pattern has been put to very good use. I made 8 pairs over the past month or so. I might be slowing down now, but it was so exciting to have a pattern I could actually use and feel good in.
Fancy is also excited about my shorts… Well, not really, she’s excited that I’ve been walking her. Here’s a picture for proof.
Such a good dog!
Here are the latest shorts I have made. Both have pockets. Both are a little wrinkly from being worn or washed.
These are a lighter cotton. Lace edges on pockets and legs. White cotton lycra band because it’s so comfy!
The next pair was made from a remnant of purple linen that I’ve had for a while. This is also the only pair that is actually made from the called for fabric of linen. š
Back pockets:
Black accent fabric with sewing notions and a black double brushed polyester for a waistband.
They are super comfy. I got the wrong color thread by a lot. It was a bright purple instead of the dark purple, so I used black. It blends in surprisingly well. š
I completed one of the projects I set out to finish this month. This blue shirt gave me so many problems.
You may remember seeing this before… Maybe with a sleeve protruding from the neckline?
That’s the one. You may have noticed that it now has no sleeves. Well.. Here’s a funny story. I cut off the sleeve, merrily thinking about how to get it all pretty again, held it up to realize that I had actually cut off the sleeve that was attached to the correct place! The one at the neck was just taunting me… So I chopped it off and decided it needed to be sleeveless. Take that shirt!
I used bands to finish it off and then added gold stretch lace to the bottom. Now I can wear it with pride. I did discover that I need to make the sleeves a little less wide at the shoulder and raise the armscythe.
I used the pattern, which is the Perfect T by Pamela’s Patterns, to make a shirt with a woven front and a knit back, sleeves, and bands.
It’s so cute and I made the modifications to make it fit me perfectly. I like being able to make things work the way I want.
Although it wasn’t one of the two projects I named to finish, this bag was in my UFO bin. I owed it to a friend for cutting my hair last summer and finally was able to finish it for her.
Here’s a close up.
It has five pockets on the outside and a recessed zipper. It has yellow stripes on the inside to make it nice and light. I was super proud of my topstitching, but was really rushed for time and didn’t actually get pictures. š
I have a couple of sweaters planned to make for fall and have decided I need to sew a lot faster to keep up with my stash. I also need to go through all my clothes and continue to be fairly ruthless with what I am not currently wearing or want to replace. Wish me luck!
