I know, I know, I promised the pants… in the time between now and the last post though, I’ve gone ahead and made the new(ish) Sew Liberated Limestone tank top and leggings set, as well as a half-placket shirt (I’ll post about that seperately since that was a test). The Limestone tank top is reallyContinue reading “Limestone Set review”
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Pants!: Part 1
Remember the struggle I had with the Lazo trousers for my formal outfit? I’m tackling the pattern again… sort of. Unfortunately, I didn’t stay with my formal study long enough to learn how to make a pants block, and it was always going to be a two-person job. I haven’t had an opportunity to findContinue reading “Pants!: Part 1”
Formal Outfit, Part 3: Never Again
I’m starting this by saying – seriously, never sew for an event. It’s stressful. You never have as much time as you think you do, it always takes longer than you think, and you never have to hand what you thought you did. Don’t even talk to me about the stress of waiting for much-neededContinue reading “Formal Outfit, Part 3: Never Again”
Formal Outfit, Part 2: Toile time!
So, I’m forging ahead with this, despite the obvious timing issues. The good news is, the Belvedere Waistcoat and Fairfield shirt fit almost perfectly as they are in size XS! This was surprising given that in my binder, I’m almost 10cm smaller overall than the body measurements called for, and much shorter in height too.Continue reading “Formal Outfit, Part 2: Toile time!”
Formal Outfit, Part 1
Or, in which bad decisions are made vis-a-vis a self-made outfit for an event, because there never is enough time for this sort of thing.
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