Summer
is fast approaching us in Sydney Town. The days are longer (it’s so
nice to get up in the morning and its light!) and the temperatures are
slowly rising. Spring is most certainly here…
I have a number of summer sewing projects that I’m gearing up towards and so I thought, as a little motivation, I’d share them with you. I’ve been washing my parisienne fabric hoard slowly over the weekends, and collecting and sorting my various vintage patterns into bite sized pieces to sew up over the next few months. With my newly found love of ‘taking it slowly and doing it properly’ when it comes to sewing, I may not get all of it made, but I can certainly try! And let’s face it, the pants are for autumn, I’m just trying to get a head start…
1 Stripy black and white dress
2 Vintage button blouse
3 Tartan dress
4 Red Circle Skirt (completed) - photos coming soon!
5 Japanese Floral dress (started, should be finished this weekend).
6 Strappy Japanese cotton lawn dress
7 Pants
8 Gathered dress
9 Cambie dress - I'm currently in the middle of a muslin of this that I desperately need your help with. Post coming soon!
10 Colette Patterns Macaron Dress - I still need to actually get the pattern for this, but I have my fabric combination all sorted! And that’s the hard part right?
11 Flowy lace/curtain skirt - my own made up pattern (yet to get fabric!)
12 A version of Tilly's picnic skirt
13 Skulls Dress - David found a rockabilly style dress made of this fabric in London but the style just wasn't flattering on me. They had almost the same pattern as below made up in every other fabric except the skulls, so when I found the fabric after returning home (and the pattern that had been hiding in my stash for YEARS) I knew it would work. I'm excited about this one :)
14 Strappy flowery cotton dress - this fabric was about $6 a metre, can't complain!
15 Gathered neckline blue cotton dress - yes, the same fabric as a dress above, but I have so much of it I may as well use it. I paid about $3 for the lot at an op shop in Dunedin, NZ.
16 Blue/Black polka dot gathered bust dress
18 Green Zig Zag pleated skirt - my own made up pattern, and I've yet to get the fabric.
Phew, that’s A LOT! Of course, these projects will change as I find new inspiration/as new patterns mysteriously land in my mailbox, but these are most of them up to this point.
What fun projects do you have in stall? Is it a huge long list like mine, or small number of pieces to add to your wardrobe for the coming season?
XX
Jen
I have a number of summer sewing projects that I’m gearing up towards and so I thought, as a little motivation, I’d share them with you. I’ve been washing my parisienne fabric hoard slowly over the weekends, and collecting and sorting my various vintage patterns into bite sized pieces to sew up over the next few months. With my newly found love of ‘taking it slowly and doing it properly’ when it comes to sewing, I may not get all of it made, but I can certainly try! And let’s face it, the pants are for autumn, I’m just trying to get a head start…
1 Stripy black and white dress
2 Vintage button blouse
3 Tartan dress
4 Red Circle Skirt (completed) - photos coming soon!
5 Japanese Floral dress (started, should be finished this weekend).
6 Strappy Japanese cotton lawn dress
7 Pants
8 Gathered dress
9 Cambie dress - I'm currently in the middle of a muslin of this that I desperately need your help with. Post coming soon!
10 Colette Patterns Macaron Dress - I still need to actually get the pattern for this, but I have my fabric combination all sorted! And that’s the hard part right?
11 Flowy lace/curtain skirt - my own made up pattern (yet to get fabric!)
12 A version of Tilly's picnic skirt
13 Skulls Dress - David found a rockabilly style dress made of this fabric in London but the style just wasn't flattering on me. They had almost the same pattern as below made up in every other fabric except the skulls, so when I found the fabric after returning home (and the pattern that had been hiding in my stash for YEARS) I knew it would work. I'm excited about this one :)
14 Strappy flowery cotton dress - this fabric was about $6 a metre, can't complain!
15 Gathered neckline blue cotton dress - yes, the same fabric as a dress above, but I have so much of it I may as well use it. I paid about $3 for the lot at an op shop in Dunedin, NZ.
16 Blue/Black polka dot gathered bust dress
18 Green Zig Zag pleated skirt - my own made up pattern, and I've yet to get the fabric.
Phew, that’s A LOT! Of course, these projects will change as I find new inspiration/as new patterns mysteriously land in my mailbox, but these are most of them up to this point.
What fun projects do you have in stall? Is it a huge long list like mine, or small number of pieces to add to your wardrobe for the coming season?
XX
Jen
Wow that is a lot of sewing plans! I have a few projects lined up for summer too. I am just hoping that I get a chance to make them once bub arrives. It's been way too long since I made myself anything!
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ReplyDeleteWow! So many things planned! You are going to have a fabulous wardrobe!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is HEAPS! But they all look super exciting!
ReplyDeleteWhere do you get your fabric from? I find our fabric stores selection disappointing & over priced! Any tips?
I also love love love that button blouse. I may need to borrow it sometime if you care to send it on a short holiday? :)
Bec - I might be able to let it go on a holiday :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, i m going to start sewing...at the shopping mall to get the basic stuff...ur blog is so motivating!
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