Of course, who am I kidding. I love to sew and I love clothes. So I added a couple print shorts, a pair of short denim shorts, a couple of tops and a couple of dresses to my summer wardrobe. I did purge out a few things that weren't working anymore and will purge more when I get around to putting summer away.
Now its Fall, what do I make? Uhm... I made a few things last year- flannel shirts, cardigans but nothing major. I ended up thrifting most of my wardrobe. I bought jeans and cords at local thrift stores and made them into skinny jeans to wear with boots. Super easy to do. I think I looked at a tutorial but really you just take them in on both sides. Since mine were for boots I didn't worry about the fancy seam, infact taking it out made them less bulky inside my boots.
So here's a little slide show of what I wore last year. Some were misses but for the most part I like the looks and outfits. I will likely change out a few of them. The pieces were pretty much from the Fall Challenge (which is free with this year's Challenge), I changed up the colors as the ones Allison picked didn't suit me and I was pulling from my wardrobe. I was challenged by the skinny pants, not a silhouette that suits me with flats. I found that with boots I was more balanced.
The one thing is that not a lot of last year's wardrobe was sewn. I'd like to sew more this Fall. I know I want a flannel shirt dress or long tunic shirt similar to what Allison from GYPO previewed in the Fall Challenge post.
I already bought the flannel at JoAnns. Its from the Plaiditudes Collection which I am amazed by- its thick and luxurious. The only fault is that it is off kilter a bit so matching plaids is a bit of a nightmare. I found with the the shirts I cut for my boys that it was easier to do cross-grain than with the grain. My oldest boy's shirt will be off grain but I think I managed to cut the baby's right. We'll see, I have to cut the lining for those. Back to me, I have 3 yards of this so I need to come up with something.
Beyond that I'm not entirely sure. The other outfit previewed was a sweater and blazer which I'm not sure I would wear much. Knowing me, I'll wait for the shopping list before finalizing my sewing plans. Even then I suspect I have a good portion of what is on the list. Guess I'd better hop over and sign up. If you're interested, check it out!
So here's a little slide show of what I wore last year. Some were misses but for the most part I like the looks and outfits. I will likely change out a few of them. The pieces were pretty much from the Fall Challenge (which is free with this year's Challenge), I changed up the colors as the ones Allison picked didn't suit me and I was pulling from my wardrobe. I was challenged by the skinny pants, not a silhouette that suits me with flats. I found that with boots I was more balanced.
The one thing is that not a lot of last year's wardrobe was sewn. I'd like to sew more this Fall. I know I want a flannel shirt dress or long tunic shirt similar to what Allison from GYPO previewed in the Fall Challenge post.
I already bought the flannel at JoAnns. Its from the Plaiditudes Collection which I am amazed by- its thick and luxurious. The only fault is that it is off kilter a bit so matching plaids is a bit of a nightmare. I found with the the shirts I cut for my boys that it was easier to do cross-grain than with the grain. My oldest boy's shirt will be off grain but I think I managed to cut the baby's right. We'll see, I have to cut the lining for those. Back to me, I have 3 yards of this so I need to come up with something.
Beyond that I'm not entirely sure. The other outfit previewed was a sweater and blazer which I'm not sure I would wear much. Knowing me, I'll wait for the shopping list before finalizing my sewing plans. Even then I suspect I have a good portion of what is on the list. Guess I'd better hop over and sign up. If you're interested, check it out!
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