I really like this fabric, and they make a cool pair of Clover trousers. Unfortunately though, they are quite a soft denim, so after wearing them for morning tea at Leith's last sunday they were waaaay stretched out. I don't know what to do about that - I wouldn't want to make them too much tighter otherwise I won't get them on!
I also made this Sencha blouse ages ago with a remnant of this lovely silk from Rathdowne Fabrics and Remnants:
Can you see that I missed a button?
I like this blouse, but it is too short in length. It doesn't really do my figure any favours with these trousers, so I think it will be resigned to being tucked in. Ah well. I've learnt my lesson. Lengthen lengthen lengthen!! The little flower buttons were from the Camberwell markets while I was still pregnant.
I feel like I've gotten a little of my sewing mojo back - I'm making a wearable muslin of the frock I am making for a wedding in New Zealand we are going to in September. Pictures of that soon. I'm enjoying making a flouncy, fitted frock.
In other news, our sewing meet up now has interstate visitors! Christy and her mate are in Melbourne from Sydney for the weekend and are joining us! At the moment we have 20 people coming - there is no way the cafe I originally thought of will accommodate that many of us, so I booked Time Out Cafe in Federation Square for 3pm. The only catch is that because we're not booked in to eat lunch or dinner, they won't guarantee that we'll all sit together - we might have to have a few tables of 5-6. What do you think? If you can think of another cafe that can house 20 of us and isn't too far from Tessuti please do suggest!
STUNNNNNNNING! This outfit is unbelievably fabulous and so so flattering. Love the cut and colour of the pants and the top fabric and still, the hair.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you have your sew-jo back. I still have to muslin my clover pattern. Glad to hear there will be a quite a few peeps to meet when we are down in Melbourne. This is will be the first time away from both kids and husband. I'm so excited! See you soon :)
ReplyDeleteLove that outfit! Super excited about the meet up. Can't believe Christy (aka Little Betty) is coming!! Anyone keen for dinner and drinks?!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Glad to hear you are getting your sewing mojo back. I am hanging to sew myself something after I get back to my prebaby body. I already have fabric and a pattern lined up for my first project.
ReplyDeleteLove that sencha blouse! Such pretty fabric.
ReplyDeleteAwesome clovers! Looks like you've nailed them :) I have my toile done & am now *waiting* (not procrastinating)for a couple of pants fitting books to arrive in the mail. I also found that the Sencha was a bit too short for me, and I know it won't change how you feel about yours, but it does look lovely on you :)
ReplyDeleteSo bummed I can't make it to the meet-up. Boo for working Saturdays...
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Gorgeous outfit. Glad you've found your sewing mojo. Mine's gone a little AWOL.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these so much but I disagree with you on the top - I actually think its a good length with these trousers. It's kind of a fifties proportion with your higher wasted Clovers. LOVE!
ReplyDeleteFabulous outfit - the clovers and sencha go together beautifully. The silk has confirmed my conviction I must stop by Rathdowne Fabrics when I am over from Tassie for the sewer's meet up as well.
ReplyDeleteI love your Clovers. The fabric is great. I love the look of the Sencha with them too. I think it really suits you.
ReplyDeleteYes I know what you mean about bagging out in stretch wovens . One thing I learnt was that stretching the fabric out and then watching to see if it recovers quickly is a good indicator. Also I always put a preshrunck stay tape in the waist so at least the pants dont actually droop as a droopy crutch is just tooo much to cope with.
ReplyDeleteAs to the jacket I would look at the pattern and block fuse the fabric you will need for the front , back, lapels and the top of the sleeve . My experience is that this is very difficult to do in a group as it is time consuming and the irons get very yucky and there is always someone wantin to use the iron. The book on jackets by Palmer Pletsch is very good and is very easy to use as it looks at fitting issues and actually also goes through the business of using fusibles . The other thing I would look up is Sherry'blog at Pattern~Sissors~Cloth . She did a sews along on making a jacket in the ready to wear method . VERY good. Have fun though sounds like you will have wonderful time . Mem
What about Yak bar? They are pretty big and do coffee. Not sure if they're open at that time, but it's pretty convenient to tessuti.
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