Fast forward to two or three months or so ago when I was feeling a bit uninspired with life (see last post about my job search!!) and I decided to trawl through You Tube where I found the lovely Lisa Comfort of Sew Over It and binged on a number of her videos (I lost count after a while...). That led me onto the Seamwork 'Design your Own Wardrobe' challenge and from there on in down a million sewing rabbit holes. For the first time in a while I felt inspired to get back to my sewing and discovered a fabulous sewing community where the benefits of making at least some of your own clothes seemed to me to be such a no brainer! How many times have I trawled the shops looking for something which will fit me, not be too short, not have arm circumferences of a drinking straw and be cool enough for the heat of an Abu Dhabi summer without looking like I have just walked off the beach (although I do like the 'just off the beach' look haha). AND found a healthy sewing community here in Abu Dhabi #AbuDhabiSews !!
So without going too much into the literally HUGE amount of detail I could drone on about for hours, these are a few of the things that I have made since my love of sewing took over my life again. Of course I still adore my knitting and crochet but I would love to bring them together now with curated handmade outfits.......but baby steps first!
Hemlock Tee
This is a free pattern from Grainline Studio (you just have to sign up to their newsletter) and it really for stretch fabric. I happily adapted the sleeves for my lovely woven cotton, but forgot to give some more ease to the bottom (face:palm) - so it has ended up being a little 'snug' over the hips! Also in a moment of complete DUH I did not line the material up correctly when I cut out the front on the fold line - so the pattern is off!! I guess you can't tell too much especially when I wear it with my 2Birds Dubai fabby huge tassel necklace!!! So make number one is wearable but there were certainly some lessons learned!
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| Light not so good on this one but see what I mean about the necklace!! |
My next project was the Ruby Top by Tessuti Fabrics. Such a lovely easy little pattern with a really nice detail on the back fastening. This was in lovely drapey cotton which I got locally and a really easy sew. I was particularly pleased with my neat stitching on the back! I have not worn this yet as I am working on a cotton cardigan to go with it - never comfortable about letting my arms out in public!
So those were my first little tops which I am very very pleased with. However I have two exciting dresses to share with you - next time.........
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