Hey June Halifax Hoodie v 2

At the beginning of the year I was planning on only sewing things I really really needed with fabric from my stash. Then Covid -19 happened and I started sewing from sanity which will explain the many sewing posts that will appear over the coming weeks! Since Mum died I haven't really felt the motivation to blog about everything I make so there are a lot of makes missing from this space but I figure now is a good time to re start the blog up and document some of this insane time we are living though. 

At the beginning of the year, before Covid,  I re-made the Halifax Hoodie by Hey June. I love this pattern and my previous version is now in the recycle pile as it is threadbare! 

I used a gorgeous fleece backed sweatshirt fabric from The Organic Textile Company (which in hindsight isn't really stretchy enough but works) and sewed it on my normal machine as the overlocker was hating the thickness of the fabric. 

It isn't perfect (bottom band doesn't line up over zip...) but it is regularly worn and a much needed addition to the wardrobe. I found it a lot easier to get a nice inside finish this time and the zip went in easily. Last time I remember battling with the bloody zip and unpicking numerous times. Oh what a difference 3 more years of sewing experience makes.

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Makes of 2019

Here is a roundup of all the things I  made in 2019, most are new here as my blogging skills were  lacking last year!

Tops:

Tilly and the Buttons Frankie tee stashbusting wee bits of jersey 

 Hemlock tee - secondhand fabric poly jersey from ebay . The only poly in my wardrobe and I love the fabric pattern but hate the feel.

Maria from Denmark Kirsten Kimono
another stashbuster using second hand fabric from ebay

Mia blouse - stash fabric inherited from Mum.

Renfrew from Sewaholic - Organic cotton jersey

Melrose top
African wax fabric that was a gift from my Dad

Drop Sleeve Top by The Avid Seamstress -
Stash fabric that was a gift from my Mum 6 years ago

Hemlock tee - Organic cotton from here

Drop Sleeve Top by The Avid Seamstress without sleeves! 

McCalls blouse

Tilly and the Buttons Indigo

Dresses:

Freya top and Cleo dress, both TatB
Top fabric from ebay, denim from deep stash

DVF wrap dress in organic cotton

TatB Joni dress in 2nd hand eBay fabric

Melrose Dress in Galaxy deep stash fabric

McCalls dress in gifted African Wax

Self drafted tunic dress in Plush Addict jersey I won.

Skirts:

Wrap Skirt using vintage pattern and inherited from Mum fabric.

This used to be a Darling Ranges that I forgot to lengthen the body on so it never fit properly. Now a skirt!

  Trousers:

Peppermint Magazine Wide Leg Trousers using second hand wool

Peppermint Magazine Wide Leg Trousers using second hand tencel from my friends Mum

TatB Stella joggers in Organic cotton from here

Simplicity joggers in second hand jersey from eBay

Coats:

Jaskia Blazer using Islay Tweed and lined with inherited silk

Saporro Coat made with secondhand wool

Butterick Lisette Patter in secondhand wool 

Jumpsuits:

Deer and Doe Sirocco in Organic Cotton

Sallie in eBay jersey

TatB Magnolia in ancient stash fabric

Can't remember the pattern, for my sister in second hand viscose from eBay

 Jumpers/ sweatshirts:

Icelandic jumper made with Icelandic wool

TatB Stella Hoodie in same Organic Cotton as joggers

 Other things!

Harry Potter bibs for a friends baby

Megan Nielsen Colsetto swimsuit in fabric from Funki Fabrics

35 items.

That's quite a lot...

At the start of the year I had a massive wardrobe clear out and sold  or donated loads of hardly worn / didn't fit anymore items so most of these makes fill the gaps in my wardrobe. I have tried my best to use second hand fabric or Organic Cotton fabrics with only a few exceptions.

I have already worn my Lisette coat, that I finished in mid December, 15 times. It fills a huge gap in my wardrobe that I had been putting off filling as I was worried I would make a coat and change shape and it wouldn't fit. I realise now that that is a ridiculous way to think. If it grow or shrink out of this coat I will alter in, and I get the pleasure of wearing something I really need now.

Expect more of me here in 2020, it won't all be sewing but hopefully there will be more than there was this year!

Thanks for reading and following along

Alison
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Me Made May roundup in July!

Better late than never...

This was my 6th year doing Me Made May. This year I was working with a smaller selection of me mades as I have lost weight and not replaced all the clothes that no longer fit. I still managed only a few repeats and re discovered a few neglected items in the wardrobe.

Here is a brief round up of the me made I wore every day:

Day 1: Halifax Hoodie by Hey June Handmade
Day 2: Renfrew top by Sewaholic
Day 3: Renfrew top and Cleo pinafore by Tilly and the Buttons
Day 4: Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen
Day 5: Lady Skater by Kitschy Coo
Day 6: Shannon Tunic
Day 7: Stella Hoodie by Tilly and the Buttons
Day 8: Renfrew top and McCalls Cardigan
Day 9: Stella Hoodie by Tilly and the Buttons
Day 10: Love Sewing Mag Jersey trousers
Day 11: Lady Skater by Kitschy Coo
Day 12: Jocole pull on trousers
Day 13: Peppermint Magazine wide leg trousers
Day 14: Melrose dress by Itch to Stitch
Day 15: Kimono top by Maria in Denmark
Day 16: Self Drafted half circle skirt
Day 17: Sallie Jumpsuit by Closet Case patterns
Day 18: Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen
Day 19: Hemlock tee by Grainline Studios
Day 20: Mia Blouse
Day 21: Frankie Top by Tilly and the Buttons
Day 22: Jasika Blazer by Closet Case patterns
Day 23: Peppermint Magazine wide leg trousers
Day 24: Renfrew top by Sewaholic
Day 25: Sweatshirt by McCalls
Day 26: Self drafted circle skirt
Day 27: Banksia top by Megan Nielsen
Day 28: Wrap Dress by Butterick
Day 29: Renfrew top by Sewaholic
Day 30: Renfrew top by Sewaholic
Day 31: Melrose top by Itch to Stitch

Roll on next May!

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