It became pretty obvious when we were
clearing out my Mum's things that not only did she buy way too many
clothes but all the clothes she made for herself were unfinished!
Luckily
for my wardrobe Mum was larger than me so a lot of things went to
charity but I kept a few things to alter and/or finish.
The most recent things to tweak were a River Island Dress and an unfinished silk top.
The
dress was too big round the middle so I opted for the absolute simplest
way of taking it in and added some elastic to the back of the dress. I
feel a bit like I am wearing a picnic blanket when wearing it and have
yet to wear it out of the house but I love it!
The
top was a super simple kimono sleeved top but was massive. I put it on,
pinned it to size then re sewed the seams. Mum had pinned the hem but
never finished it so I let it down a bit and hemmed it.
It is not the most flattering top but it is nice to have the fabric Mum loved so much actually being worn!
I
also inherited a rather large fabric stash including a few pieces of
Harris Tweed. I made one of them into a waistcoat for the husband's
birthday which I will hopefully get posted on here soon!
