Sunday, March 21, 2010

Beignet, Sencha and Me....

Hi everyone, hope you've all had a lovely weekend.

I have been very busy - my Mum and Dad have been here to visit for my sister's birthday - and it has been bordering on manic. But it was great fun, and included a vintage fashion fair this morning.

But - onto the point of this post. I finished my Colette Patterns Beignet skirt and Sencha blouse (I wore it for the winery tour we did yesterday):


The skirt is made in a red linen - from where else but my fave Tessuti Fabrics. It is lined in red cotton and has black vintage buttons. I found this skirt relatively simple to fit and sew. I did not sew the pockets however, as the linen is quite bulky and I did not think the pockets (which are drafted to sit on a curved hip line) would sit flat. I cut the longest belt length, as I do like a good long belt. I found the curve where the lining and the skirt facing are joined ridiculously difficult though. Did anyone else have this issue?


This is the third time now that I have sewn the Sencha blouse, and with out a doubt, the most successful. My first attempt was massive. I originally made the size 6 - the one in these pics is a size 2 using 2cm side seam allowances instead of 1.5cm. It did come together very easily this time though. And, for the first time, I made my own bias binding. I may be in love. I want to use hand made bias binding on everything. I also used vintage buttons for the blouse - which you can see here:


The fabric is a really soft cotton - it is quite sheer though. I will have to wear a singlet or slip under it for work.

I really love this outfit. So.. now I have a lovely skirt and blouse that will suit many occasions. Such as... dancing?:


Or smelling the roses:


(Yes, I am a complete geek)Hope you have all had lovely weekends!! And hope the Melbournians enjoyed the gorgeous weather we were lucky enough to get!!

12 comments:

  1. YAY! The skirt and blouse look great! I love the color of the skirt.....great job! I will have to try one of these patterns soon!

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  2. Ooh nice! That skirt looks like the kind of thing you'll get a lot of wear out of (I know, I sound like such a grandma)

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  3. Lovely outfit! I'm looking forward to making my first Sencha blouse...only I'm also a bit unsure of what size to do...we'll see how it works out...

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  4. WONDERFUL outfit. Those Colette patterns really are lovely.

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  5. VERY nice! The white cotton was a great choice and i'm glad you decided to do the self binding, it finishes a garment off perfectly.
    Love the skirt too.
    xx

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  6. What a wonderful outfit - I love how crisp the red and white look together!

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  7. beautiful! i just got my hands on some red linen and was wondering how the beignet might look in it. thanks for sharing!

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  8. So cute!! Love the red and the white! I'm planning a red skirt and white top too. What a classic combination.

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  9. I love the red skirt and the crisp white blouse. I hope you had a great time on the wine tasting tour.

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  10. Gorgeous again!

    Lovely Red Color~ I dig the black buttons too!

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  11. That's a wonderful combination. I love red and white together!

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