sewjourn certainly has a golden glow
... met an awesome bunch of girls
the walking foot had an evening out
with a couple of quilts
one on behalf of my mum (little elephants just below)
is a wip - a post will be forthcoming
the other a real recent favourite (1st pic)
&
then some secret Lorax piecing!
for a little boy who is turning 5 very very soon
he adores the Lorax ... both the Dr Suess' book & the movie
in fact, its the whole party theme!
stay tuned for this post too ...
'twas a rather grey day in Lancefield on saturday
all warm & cosy tucked in the studio
.... everyone busy & machines humming
quite inspired by all the ideas really
a heartful thankyou to you all these girls ...
for both including me so warmly in on your special
sewjourn hideaway
& also for all your encouragement & patient answers ....
you see ....
i'm a lucky girl .... as i have a new toy
my new janome overlocker
kind of a request for mother's day
with some additional market funds making it possible
(excuse the very relaxed attire .... not loving this pic of me but keeping it real here!
still, a thankyou to Karen for capturing the moment!)
i'm buzzing with ideas now
seriously had the most amazing time
learning & reminding myself how
satisfying it is to sew yourself clothing
that suits, that is a great fit
& that really didn't cost all that much to make
so my world has shifted
with a new appeal towards
wearing handmade that i've actually made
& for knits!! yep ...
had the advantage of trying one on for size last week!
i made one silky purple-y (below)
& the other (not pictured) a deep purple/blue!
(i know i know did i say blue .... more purple-ish but yeah ... )
which fits me nicely & i will model it for you soon
what was so invaluable was Lara's stash of previously made garments
so generously brought along so that they could be tried on for fit!
& with her advice i tweaked it to my body shape
.... started off with a much longer hem line
& then decided shorter was the way to go!
there were also some green comfy pants
& there was enough of the grey&black knit fabric
left over from the dress that i made a
again i had the chance to try on
Lara's & Rachel's for fit!
thanks so much ladies!
& the awesome spotty stretch denim above
i also have another one of these started
so all i need to do is hop to it & perfect
the whole invisible zipper thing .... working on it!!
but these fit so nicely too ...
sunday was a glorious shiny happy golden autumn day
a wonderful treat
a steep & very exciting learning curve!
love the journey
& enJOYed getting to know my
traveling companions for the weekend
