Hi everyone !
I have been busy ! And I have a
lot of projects to show for it !
Are you ever in a mood where you feel
like sewing, but not writing about it ? Well, that's basically
where I was in the last few months. All in all, I have sewn 4
projects based on Colette patterns, 2 on Gertie's book, 7 on Burda
patterns, 2 on Ottobre magasine, 1 on Vogue, a beautiful total of 16
done within a few months.
By the way, none of those were ready
for my size and most had to be fully or partially upgraded. I
actually really enjoy this part of the process !
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| Color blocking |
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| Belt with... |
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| Pink silk brought back from China |
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| Liberty fabric from London! |
I always complain about Burda but I
kept on finding myself going back to them. I adopted a different way
of starting up projects. In the past, I would jump on odd patterns
that look interesting to assemble. Lately, I evolved towards « What
would look good on me? » , « What can be used with the
fabrics I have in my stash ? » and « What do I
need ? ». I guess that this is a more reasonable to look
at sewing. But it is, as I realised, still as fun.
In the past, I would almost just sew
dresses, because they were cute and because the patterns looked cool.
In the past months, I did « only » 8. It is still half of
the 16 garments, but it is a project. The rest are seperates : 2
skirts, 3 poncho, 2 blouses, 1 pair of trousers.
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| Pockets or no pockets? Heavy or light fabric? |
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| Top or Skirt? |
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| I wear it all the time!!! |
I also used to watch TV series or
movies while sewing. I now started to listen to audibooks. At the
moment, it's Game of Thrones (I have been slightly obsessed). I am
listening right now to Book 5 « A Dance with Dragons »,
Chapter 5. I sometimes drop everything I have in my hands to listen
carefully. G.R.R. Martin has a gift to make you actually feel for
aweful people.
What projects do you think I went for from Colette or Gertie ?
What would you like to see in the next post ?
Are there any plus size related issues
you would like me to look at ?
Let me know:)
Looking forward to seeing which patterns from Gertie's book you made! I have the book, but haven't figured out yet which pattern will look good on me.. Waiting 'patiently' for the pictures!
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy! I can't wait to see the results of your hard work!!!
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