tripple pouch for sewing supplies

So, my first sew together bag was falling apart. (I'm hoping that the two I made after that one as gifts are faring better!) Instead of making another one, I had a new adventure with this triple pouch from Aneela Hoey's Stitched Sewing Organizers book. The book has so many cute patterns! I did get confused in the middle of this one; Sudi-Laura helped me out. The scissors fabric is Wonderland Snip Snip by Moda, the navy interior is Biology Floral Orb by Sarah Watson for Cloud 9, and the sweet animals in the interior pocket are scraps leftover from making this baby quilt way back in the day.

In the first photo you can also see the Kai shears I got for Christmas, which are so delicious to cut with. Plus plenty of great notions from Mulberry Silks as always, and sweet heart snips and a bunny needle minder from Snuggly Monkey.

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bunny pillowcases

manly dopp kit

new look 6262 in cotton and rayon

I started this New Look dress pattern (6262) by sewing up a bodice muslin with my wonderful sewing teacher. Then, I made a wearable muslin using cotton from Cotton + Steel's Cat Lady fabric by Sarah Watts. Finally, I sewed up a flowy rayon dress out of Cotton + Steel's Les Fleurs line with Rifle Paper. I made some bodice adjustments, scooped out the neckline, and added pockets. I also lengthened the sleeves in the rayon version, and that dress is a little shorter. It is more work to make a muslin, but nice to have a fun kitty cat dress, and useful to make most of my fitting errors in the easier-to-unpick cotton fabric.

bear apron for kid friend

This apron for a young friend who likes to help in the kitchen uses fabrics from Cotton + Steel's 'Black and White 2016' collection. The pattern is Kwik Sew K3247; I modified the pocket shapes, turned the neck strap into ties, and lined the back.

wind chimes tote bag

The corners of this cute grocery tote bag (and its cousin) are wearing down, so...time for a brand new bag. I again followed Bijou Lovely's lovely tutorial, this time adding two patch pockets (one with kitties!) and an interior zipper pocket (with tiny pandas!) Cotton+ Steel cotton/linen with dancing wind chimes and Italian denim give the bag a nice sturdy outside. So far, it is holding up.

linen/denim tote (pattern: the inspired wren)

new look 6284 (square neck top with flutter sleeves) in navy knit

new look 6344 in rayon challis, then linen

napping foxes baby blanket with fleece and corduroy backing

snuggly scarf in double gauze chambray

colette aster in cotton + steel rayon challis

peach and stripy double gauze top

Modified Butterick B6175 top in Cotton + Steel bespoke double gauze (ephemera peach). The C+S video about their double gauze is weirdly soothing.

navy corduroy pleated skirt with pockets

This skirt is McCall's M5591 (I made version B without the sash and belt loops.) The pattern is out of print because I bought it five years ago to make a skirt out of some family tartan (the Graham Montrose) my grandmother brought back from Scotland maybe 30 years ago. So this skirt is a bit of a muslin; I will make it again in the wool plaid. Although it is also a skirt in its own right, cozy and great with a sweater (or a flannel herringbone top.)

The fabric is a silky soft fine wale corduroy, lined with rayon. The rayon was a beast to cut and sew; it may be a while before I want to sew something other than a lining out of rayon. The lining is gathered instead of having pleats, which makes the skirt nice and swishy. The skirt has pockets and I even cut an extra set out of this navy corduroy to use with the wool skirt.

snuggly chic herringbone flannel shirt

This Burda Young Shirt (7013) is designed for knits, but I fell in love with this Kaufman Shetland herringbone flannel in ocean at the Mulb. The fabric looks like wool but feels like pajamas. (New sewing goal: make clothes that look chic but feel like pajamas.) It is double napped, which we all wish we were. Anyway, since this is a woven fabric, I sewed a larger size than I would have with a knit. This was my first project with set in sleeves. It actually goes on and off fine without unzipping the zipper, so if I make another one it may be zipperless. I like the banded neck and sleeves.

colette jasmine shirt

This is the Colette Jasmine shirt in organic cotton (Shape of Spring in Robin's Egg by Eloise Renouf for Cloud 9). I made version one. Lots of learning for this project: cutting fabric on the bias, sleeves (gathered ones), and a special tool to turn tubes (the neck bands, in this case) right side out.