Crystal is running a Seasonal Sew Wardrobe over in the Sew-A-Longs and Sewing Contests Facebook group, and as we all know, I love a good bandwagon to jump on and then fall off.
The premise is fairly straightforward – we have from February to May to sew a minimum of eight pieces which fit within a theme of your choosing. My theme is ‘things I can make in time to wear for my holiday, and things that I can make after my holiday to go with the holiday things so I can wear them when it’s cold’. Catchy, innit?
There’s some debate in this house as to whether I can maintain the sewing level required to produce one item every two weeks, but I’m going to give it a try. I’m bored of all my clothes, so this will give me a chance to branch out into some interesting new ones. I’ve finished the first three pieces, and I should be able to crack on with the others once I’m back from India, although choosing a jacket and a pair of trousers may have been foolish. Fingers crossed the abandoned trousers toile works out (reason for abandonment: I didn’t want to sew a side seam).
I created the look above on Polyvore- I just picked similar looking pieces from their library, so you’re just going to have to trust me that the colours I use will go together! The good news on that front is that I’ve made Ben check the ones I already own and he is content that they go well enough.
Top row, from left:
- Colette Oslo cardie for snuggling / Fabric to be purchased.
- So Zo Vest for layering / Pink jersey left over from Dolores Dress.
- Deer and Doe Plantain for living in / Grey jersey from Katie’s Instagram destash.
- Wear Lemonade Mona jacket for practicing my French / Purple ponte recently found in a local charity shop (which may not turn out to be a practical idea).
Bottom row, from left:
- Chinelo Bally Maxi Skirt for swooshing around / Liberty tana lawn factory seconds from Kat’s Fabrics on Ebay for this.
- Chinelo Bally Flare Skirt for surreptitious swooshing / Leopard print duvet cover (yes, I already have a leopard print skirt, this was meant to be the maxi but I cocked it up. Shut up, just shut up!).
- Gertie’s Knit Pencil Skirt for secret pyjamas / Purple ponte from charity shop haul.
- Pauline Alice Sorell Trousers because I can’t live in skirts alone / Blue denim from Paris.
To be honest, I’ve changed my mind about five times so far, so this is probably not going to be the wardrobe I end up with, but it’s nice to have a plan set down.
What do you think of my wardrobe plans? Ever participate in sewing challenges? Got any tips for actually finishing the damn list?
I love me some statistics, especially when they involve sewing. I thought it would be fun to try and keep tabs on what I’ve sewn each month, and how the stash is looking. I’ve even done a little table!
As 2016 is going to be such a change for me, I don’t want to do my usual thing and overwhelm myself with resolutions. However, it’s not a new year unless I’ve made a ton of them, so let us focus less on how it’s February and more on how good my intentions are!
Alfie had taken to sleeping on my pillow. This was, in equal parts, adorable and frustrating. Adorable, because catcatcatcatcat, obviously. Frustrating because he didn’t really like sharing, so my head kept getting bitten and kicked. Also, it didn’t seem super hygienic.
