Oh my goodness it's been a while, hasn't it? I have no real excuse, unless loafing around watching TV and eating
mince pies is an excuse...well its has been Christmas after all. But now the New Year is almost here and it's time to pull my socks up and get back to making stuff. Normally I make a few resolutions, but this year there is only one:
- Sew stuff. Sew one wearable garment/accessory once a month at least. Build a fabric stash and make stuff with it.
In fairness, the stash building I don't need much help with but the making something
wearable I certainly do. Since I got my sewing machine last Christmas I have made one dress and one skirt, neither of which are much good and which lurk at the back of the wardrobe taunting me with my lack of effort.
No more taunting!
I have been browsing Etsy all day for fabric and have found some winners, I feel. My January Project will be this
lovely skirt by
Clothkits
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| Picture brazenly lifted from clothkits.co.uk |
This is the skirt I made before, but madly chose gabardine as the outer layer (gabardine?! Why?!) and quilting cotton for the inner. Needless to say there was very little drape, flow, or any kind of movement at all in the final garment. No one can accuse me of not learning from my mistakes so for Bustle Skirt: The Return I'm going to use some lovely wafty gauze cotton, perfect for hot summer days. I think I remember those, just (-23 today...)
Right, I am off to celebrate the evening with The Husband at a lovely little restaurant with eight courses and hopefully champagne...
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