From the most OTT extravagant coat to essentially the most boring (however vital!) trousers… You by no means know fairly what you’re going to see right here, proper??
However I actually, actually wanted extra trousers, and ones that I might put on with numerous totally different tops. I solely have 2(!!) pairs of trousers that also match me (the brown linen Bobs and the Belleville Jeans, since the black linen Bobs disintegrated) so this was a vital sew for my wardrobe. These actually are really boring, however one which I’ll put on over and over (or not less than till I’m properly sufficient to suit again into the smaller pairs which can be in storage).
I knew I’d have to make extra trousers quickly, so I scooped up 2.5m of ramie in “khaki” at Textile Express once they have been having a uncommon 20% off sale. I don’t really feel “khaki” actually describes this color properly, although – they’re extra of a gray/inexperienced or “muted moss” or “griege” or one thing? They appear a bit brown in these pictures but it surely actually is extra of a gray/inexperienced in actual life.
For the sample I used my TNT Closet Core Patterns Pietra, slender leg trousers, with legs lengthened by 7.5cm and entrance crotch shortened, as normal. However I needed to go as much as a dimension 20(!), up from my authentic pre-Covid dimension 12, and this summer season’s dimension 18 shorts. Dimension 20 is the most important within the authentic dimension vary, and if Lengthy Covid makes me achieve any extra weight I’ll have to purchase the sample yet again within the bigger dimension vary. 😭
By now I might sew these in my sleep, so there’s not rather more to say that I haven’t already stated. I’ve misplaced rely of the variety of these I’ve made these, between the lengthy size and shorts however I a lot be approaching 15 by now?
Because the trousers have been so boring I wanted to throw in a fast knit prime to cheer myself up!
So I made a fast Fibre Mood Erica once more (which I used for the jade monsters shirt) utilizing a remnant of the gorgeously vibrant “Watercolour flower” jersey from Fabrics Galore. It’s a superb high quality jersey with the proper heft, stretch and restoration.
The one factor of notice for this teeshirt is that I initially wasnt positive which color thread for the hems however pale pink appeared to mix finest ultimately. And I made a decision to make use of a sizzling pink glitter iron on emoji from my stash of extras as an alternative of a label.
Regardless of being very fast makes, I do know each will get a number of put on, and for various causes: the trousers as a result of they go along with all the things, and the teeshirt as a result of all of us want a little bit of cheer amoungst the doom and gloom proper now…
