Did I do that?

I haven’t made pants in

a while. It’s been so long that I have talked myself out of it for about 6 months. Anyway, I had cut this muslin out (about 6 months ago) and never got around to putting it together. So today I finished it. Much to my surprise, the pants fit! It’s Simplicity 2562. It’s one of those “Amazing Fit” series patterns. I did not put in a zipper, so the front is closed with safety pins. But I must say I have impressed myself. Now the issue is whether or not I like them enough to make them out of fashion fabric. I did adjust the inseam (standard for me) but that was the only alteration I made. I’m just not sure if the pants will look too full. I like the flat, no-pleat front (one of the reasons I bought the pattern). I could use a good pair of pants and maybe with the right fabric, these will be fine. I’ve never done a fly, so that will be a challenge worth taking. Anyway, I’ll have to think about it and see what fabric I have at home, or what I can find that will be a good choice. I think in order for them to look really nice, the fabric will have to hang a certain way.

New Vogue patterns…

About a week ago I bought some new Vogue patterns on sale (at JoAnn’s). There was a limit of 10 and I bought 7. I’m going to try to actually make these things, not just add the patterns to my pattern collection! I’ll be looking for a job in the near future, so I want to try to look more polished and pulled together.

Recently finished projects…





Over the past week or two, I have completed a few things. The robe is something I copied from a summer robe I’ve had for about 10 years. The fabric is really starting to wear pretty thin, so I decided I’d copy it while I could. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. I made one up in muslin first which served as my pattern. I never thought I could actually do this until I copied an apron for a friend and made that for her. That served as a real confidence boost for me. I bought the material for this at G Street Fabrics.

Then I completed the skirt I had cut out (before I had even started the robe). This is the other “Sew Serendipity” skirt that I wanted to make. The yellow binding is at the top of the pocket.

Then the T-shirt. It’s Vogue 8536. I think I have found the perfect T-shirt pattern! I’m always looking for T’s that aren’t too clingy or too low or too whatever… This is one I’m really happy with. And it’s easy to make. I already have another one cut out that I’ll get to work on as soon as I get the right color thread!