Aussie Curves - Green

 

After my attempt for the Aussie Curves - Pajamas week, I realised I was in dire need for some new pajamas - actually matching ones.  I also had to get it done before my school camp - which I go on, tomorrow at 5:30 am. I did all the cutting out and actually got the bottoms done last weekend, so I finished off the top today.

 

Easy sewing - I love it.  I made the pajama bottoms based off an old pair that had worn through. The top is my trusty t-shirt patten based off a one I bought from Big W - but I extended the sleeves.

I had bought the fabric years ago.  At the time I couldn't decide whether or not a 'actually' liked it - I mean brown and green? But the hearts! And so nice and comfy. Luckily I did buy a heap of it - just enough to squeeze in pants and long sleeve top anyway.

Ignore all cat hair.

I also managed to sew a kimono sleeved top out as well. This fabric was in a second hand lot that I won off Ebay.  It's a cotton blend so it was easy to sew and doesn't need a lot of ironing.

I was worried that it might look a little like hospital scrubs, but there is a little shaping and darts. It feels nice to wear; I might shorten the sleeves even further.

 

Top: mine

Jeans: Sara 

Boots: I love Billy - dark green!

Necklace: Bubble necklace from eBay.

The original pattern is from Vogue - pattern 1247. I've done some modifications like getting rid of all the gathering - no I don't need any more fabric around my boobs and shoulders, moved the darts, and removed a lot of the fiddly pieces.

One more...

 

• Black t-shirts - my other black t-shirts are becoming mis-shapened
• White t-shirts - because I don't have them - except for the spotted one
• Take in all my jeggings - one more pair to go
• Make a proper black skirt
• Make a polka dotted black skirt
• Make a gallaxy t-shirt and leggings
• Make a few kimono sleeved tops - well one anyway

Meat and Potatoes May - 1 down 7 to go

• Black t-shirts - my other black t-shirts are becoming mis-shapened
• White t-shirts - because I don't have them - except for the spotted one
• Take in all my jeggings - yes working out does make it hard to keep your jeggings from falling down. Even my new ones.
• Make a proper black skirt
• Make a polka dotted black skirt
• Make a gallaxy t-shirt and leggings
• Make a few kimono sleeved tops

Yep made some t-shirts today.   I had a hell of a job getting the neck binding on nicely - after I tried a third time I just went 'that'll do'.

But I did come up with a 'new to me' way of putting in the neck band.  I'll do a tutorial later for all my millions of readers - jokes.

I also did a heap of crochet today.

No craft for me tomorrow - I have marking and planning to do.

Made by me?

Tomorrow most of the sewing blogs that I follow will be posting their Me Made May clothes - basically for the whole month of May they will wear something they have made, every day.

I'm not doing the challenge - although I own a lot of altered clothes and I could use my jewellry to pad it out - I really don't have enough clothes that I made from scratch.

If I counted my bike shorts that I wear under skirts and dresses and my workout leggings then yes I would - but I don't really think they count.

This realization makes me sad. And then I remember that two years ago the only thing that I still had that I made myself was my wedding dress and a jacket that hasn't fit me for years. There once was I time that every skirt I owned I had made.

I realised recently that I am such a meat and potatoes sewer.  I need leggings - I make them. I need bike pants - I make them.  I need a black skirt - I make it.

Last weekend I did actually make an elasticated black skirt - nothing much to it - but it does have Spiderman pockets on the inside.

So I've decided my May is going to be Meat and Potatoes May.  I'm going to make stuff that I need to wear and finish altering stuff that I need to change.

• Black t-shirts - my other black t-shirts are becoming mis-shapened
• White t-shirts - because I don't have them - except for the spotted one
• Take in all my jeggings - yes working out does make it hard to keep your jeggings from falling down. Even my new ones.
• Make a proper black skirt
• Make a polka dotted black skirt
• Make a gallaxy t-shirt and leggings
• Make a few kimono sleeved tops

Do I think I will make all of this in one month? I doubt it - but I'm going to have a crack at it.

This is the inspiration for my need for white shirts: