Wow it was a busy weekend for Miles and I, and it's been a busy start to the week too!

Anyway A and his other half have made it to their holiday destination safely and I have a lovely pic to share with you of him in his Paisley shorts that I made! I have to say there is something even more satisfying about seeing someone else wear a garm that you have made I felt very touched!

Here it is! He makes such an excellent model!

I love the t-shirt he is wearing with the shorts they really go together well! He had to buy a belt to wear with the shorts because they came up a little big on him, but it's just growing room and we are both really pleased with how they turned out!

I had so much of the Paisley fabric left over, I decided to make another Delphine skirt (pattern from Tilly and the Buttons- Love at First Stitch). I wanted a new challenge so I thought I'd line the skirt with some lovely lining I picked up on eBay! Here is the result:

  
  I decided to cut out a smaller pattern size as the last one I did was a little bit big for me and I ended up taking it in, the smaller size was a huge success and it fits perfectly!  

Last night after a complete disaster trying out the invisible hem setting on my machine (my fault, not the machines. Note to reader: not for newbs unless you are totally sure of what you are doing) I decided to hand hem the rest of A's shorts, which although it was time consuming, it was quite therapeutic and I am very pleased to write:

THE SHORTS ARE DONE!

A hasn't seen them in the flesh yet as he is away visiting his better half's family ATM but I cant wait for him to try them on and I am so glad I finished them in time for his holiday! I will make sure I get some pics of A wearing them! For now you will have to just settle with these:

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I am so happy with the outcome and I will definitely be using this pattern again!

Happy Monday all!

This weekend has been a rather quiet one for us, which has been lovely because I have been able to get my sewing machine out and start making my brother (A's) shorts! These shorts need to be finished in time because my lucky brother and his lovely partner are jetting off on holiday next week!

Anyway here is the low down:

I used the Kwik Sew 3267 pattern as A wanted some casual shorts and I thought that the welt back pockets would be a nice touch!

For the main body of the shorts I used this beautiful Paisley print lightweight denim I picked up from Always Knitting and Sewing for £4.80/half meter. Its soft to the touch and is just perfect for this project.

I think that A's partner and maybe even Miles might want a pair so I will be looking at other fabric options very soon!



I have learnt a lot of new techniques from this pattern alone such as inserting a fly zipper and doing welt pockets (which I am not sure are truly welt pockets but they look OK) and I will actually will go as far as saying I much prefer to make men's clothes that woman's! Just because us ladies like fitted clothing and men's clothing is, well, not as fitted! It was quite daunting at first but the instructions are very good- and if you're not sure on how to do anything just Google it!



Its not quite finished yet- I still have to do a few finishing touches, maybe I'll have time this eve but the whole process has been relatively easy.

I have a little confession to make... I know I have been a little quiet on here and there is only one reason why. For my birthday, I got a new sewing machine!!!

...and since then all I have been doing is sewing.

I AM OBSESSED!

So I thought I'd start writing about my sewing too! And Since having my beautiful machine I have made 3 items of clothing with it:

1. Coco Top- Tilly and the Buttons.

 With the help of Jane of Jane Makes I found some lovely stripe print Jersey and using Tilly's Coco pattern, constructed this top. It's comfy and fits lovely and I was very pleased with it considering I hadn't touched a sewing machine since my GCSE's 10 years ago!
2. Sleeveless Shell Top- The Great British Sewing Bee Fashion with Fabric.

  
I was delighted when on my birthday, I unwrapped the most amazing book from Jane.  The Great British Sewing Be Fashion with Fabric. It is a fantastic book which came with 30 patterns! And in depth instructions on how to make each one! Thank you Jane! I finished off the hem of this shirt with some Liberty Bias Binding I picked up at Clothkits in Chichester.

3. Delphine Skirt- Tilly and the Buttons- Love at First Stitch.

  


This skirt is so lovely, and Tilly's book is amaze balls! It's also a step by step book with 5 patterns and tutorials to create your own patterns too!

I made the skirt from navy garbardine and finished it with these cute brass buttons!

I've already started to plan my next project- denim paisley print shorts for my brother! I can't wait!