Lisette Portfolio Tunic - Dress Length

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my haircut. It is very easy to maintain - wash and wear. I put a tiny bit of product in it, and away I go. Very handy with an active little bub (she's very close to walking!!).

Anyway, onto some sewing. Remember this lovely Lisette Tunic Shirt I made a while ago? I decided I like it a lot, and would like one made in the longer dress length.

I look kinda saucy here - but I think I was actually squinting from the flash! 

I bought this lovely cotton fabric from Tessuti as a remnant some time ago, and decided it would be perfect. The navy is cotton broadcloth from Spotlight.

I love the pockets - I had never appreciated pockets in the past, but I do now. Pockets are essential for storing things you want easy access to when your hands are otherwise occupied by a bub.

The dress came together easily. The only thing I'm concerned about is the length. I didn't have enough fabric to lengthen it - do you think it is too short? I'm thinking I could add a band of the navy fabric along the bottom - what do you think?

P.S. - I bought Gertie's new Starlet Jacket course - am very eager to begin - has anyone else bought it?

Lisette Portfolio Tunic and More Clovers

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We had a lovely holiday period here, did you? It was great to have Michael at home, and Little M loved Christmas and all the wonderful gifts she received from everybody. And she gave us a wonderful Christmas present - she started to crawl on Boxing Day! Prior to that she had been commando-crawling, but on Boxing Day she really took off. I'm run off my feet keeping up now though!


With Michael being at home I had some time to sew. As I mentioned in my last post, I was hankering for a black pair of the Clover trousers. So they got made - the only change I made was to decrease the front crotch length by 1cm - I think I'm happier with the new crotch length, but haven't worn the pants for any length of time yet to tell.

I also really need a few more 'nice' shirts - I wear t-shirts most of the time, and am sick of them. I don't really have too many shirt patterns in my collection, so at the Clegs Boxing Day Sale, when all patterns are $5, I picked up Simplicity 2245, the Lisette Portfolio tunic.

I made view C, the shirt. It is a very easy make - the only quandary I faced was that my bust size is a size 14 (!!) and the rest of my body equates to a 10. So I went the middle ground and cut a 12, and took in the side seams from the bust point down. Probably not the 'proper' way to do it, but I wanted something that was easy to make. 

I made this out of my lovely Singapore cotton, with some scraps of linen from Tessuti in my stash. I love this blouse - love the collar, and the cute button detail at the back.

I really recommend this pattern - it is a simple project with enough cute details to play around with. I think I'm going to make the longer dress-length tunic - but have so many projects on my mind at the moment!