[with love Heidi]

looking forward to seeing that top Nicole 🙂
I haven’t done much sewing The last couple of weeks. Today I’m having another go at getting a properly fitted pair of bathers!

[Tamara]

With a possible free dress day at school on Friday, my eldest has requested a city stroll skirt to wear. So the aim today is to trace the pattern and possibly cut ready to sew. Looks like sewing for me is on the backburner again!

Did you have success at last with fitting the swimsuit @withloveHeidi?

[with love Heidi]

I’m not sure yet! still trying to find the time to finish it. Luckily the last day of term is tomorrow 🙂

[with love Heidi]

I’m on to at least my 6th muslin of my bathers top! The band fits well, one side is good and I think the other side is nearly there. It has been a very long frustrating process.

[Tamara]

Just completed a city stroll wrap skirt for my teen in a size 10! Measured three times and for some reason she didn’t fit the 8😐. Anyway, this one fits well.

I have a women’s metro t shirt cut in a size small to sew next followed by a men’s metro and a pair of short for my ten year old.

[Nicole]

I finished by husbands long waited Liberty shirt, I have only had the fabric for two years. 🙂

I have moved on to a trusty KwikSew polo top for him, in a vibrant green/pink stripe.

[cybele727]

I’ve been working on hopscotch dresses. The dog has a death wish. He stole the pattern off my sewing desk, ripped open the envelope and ate a hole in the pattern. Death wish dog.

He’s trying to be sad and apologize. It isn’t working.

[Tamara]

😂@cybele727.

We have a printer paper thief in our house and I stole it back to print out the men’s metro tshirt! Unfortunately I was found out and it was nabbed again! But thankfully the pattern is printed so I can (at last) put it together. But only when I have my hands free from picking up the baby who (sob) wants to stand up😕. It’s just going too fast!

[Lightning McStitch]

I’ll bet she looks great in that skirt Tamara.

Last night I made the Lisette 6182 top in z rayon challis and I’ve worn it all day today and love it. I’m also appreciating my lack of boobage. No bust, no alterations, no muslin, just sew! I’ll make the skirt next and then get some pictures.

[with love Heidi]

I wish no alterations! I think that’s why I sew sew many children’s clothes. Minimal to no alterations 🙂

[Tamara]

@lightningmcstitch she does! Modelled pics hopefully this week with of course her neon pink shoes! Thank goodness I went monochrome for this one but I hope to get another made in matching neon pink denim – it is the flavour of the moment 😜!

Alas I had no hands for much of today so tomorrow is going to be frantically busy!

[cybele727]

@lightningmcstitch

Oh the idea of no alterations. I would see all the time for myself if I didn’t have so many curves.

[Tamara]

Patterns need to be able to shape shift to fit me also! I don’t think I have ever used a pattern for myself that didn’t involve somesort of alteration – unless it was an accessory.

[with love Heidi]

I put the Swimsuit aside and sewed up a dolls Tea Pary dress and playsuit! No fitting, much appreciated 🙂

[Tamara]

I sense your frustration levels @withloveHeidi. I cut out two metro tshirts – one women’s size small and a men’s size xs. Started sewing the men’s xs in what I thought was knit fabric with 25% stretch – my foot😤😖 and what the HECK did I do to the neckline???? Oh how I do NOT LIKE SEWING WITH STRETCH FABRICS😭😡