Sewing update & challengesโฆ Earlier in the year I wrote about my Spring Sewing plans. You can read the original post here.
Well, as usual, nothing has gone according to plan!
Sew Alongs
Of course Iโve made the Sew Along projects for the Love & Stitches Club.
- January โ Jennifer Lauren Handmade Esme Top
- February โ Friday Pattern Co Ilford Jacket
- March โ Sew Me Something Iris Top
January 
March 
February
And now Iโm working on the upcoming Sew Alongs.
- April โ Style Arc Canterbury Skirt
- May โ Megan Nielsen Cottesloe Swimsuit
- June โ Cris Wood Sews Parasol Dress/Top
Canterbury Skirt 
Leaping Leopards Crepe Fabric
Closet Core Pauline Dress โ Wearable Toile
Iโve just completed the wearable toile of the Closet Core Pauline Dress and I love it. I canโt wait to wear it! And of course make it in my other gorgeous summery fabrics.
It wasnโt an easy pattern to make. There are a lot of pattern pieces and I forgot to cut some out. The instructions are a little complicated as they keep jumping between the different versions.
Front 
Back
I did alter the shape of the skirt, because I feel restricted in a straighter shaped skirt. So I decided to make it more of a flared skirt shape which works really well for me.
I also had lots of breaks in between sewing sessions of this project so I lost my flow with it many times. But Iโve not been as pleased with a finished make for a while!
Papercut Patterns Solar Tee
One of the reasons I was stop/starting with this project was that a couple of other patterns caught my eye. The first one was the Papercut Patterns Solar Tee.
I already had the rust coloured organic cotton Lycra and I wanted a comfy casual tee with a little bit of added detail. I enjoyed sewing this one up. It was a quick make. I even used a new stitch on my machine to hem this.
Getting Dressed Up!
The other thing that jumped the queue was due to an opportunity to dress up for the first time since Covid hit! Gary and I went to see the Dita Von Teese Glamonatrix Tour in Manchester last week and I just had to create something fabulous to wear. I decided to make the Victory Patterns Madeleine Skirt in a black faux leather with green highlights.
This make threw up a few challenges, mainly because pinning through the fabric would leave permanent holes. And the fact that it was plastic meant that I couldnโt press the seams. But I enjoyed the challenge and Iโm pleased with the result.
Sewing updates & challenges
Iโm so excited for my next Pauline Dresses, hopefully now Iโve made the pattern once the next ones will come together much more quickly!
What are you sewing at the minute? Let me know in the comments.
Love & Stitches
Alison xx
