Denim Portfolio Tunic

I am completely obsessed with this pattern and just had to make another one. A lovely lady in Australia send me 2.5 Meters of lightweight denim fabric just for this purpose. I set to work on it after Christmas between gaps in working and it has taken me until now to complete it. Mainly because I could not hem it! I asked my mum for advice and she took it home to try, I didn't want to rush her so left it until last weekend to ask for it back. I re-did the hem on Monday using my new machine, I made it a lot wider than intended but I am desperate to wear it so I am leaving it as it is.

 

I chose this seam finish around the arms and shoulder seams to make it even more comfortable.

 

Cozy Corduroy

I finally (nearly) finished making my Red corduroy dress, after lots of broken needles and head aches it is now all done apart from the hem, which I need advice on. I am so pleased with it, perfect for chilly winters, a lovely casual dress, so toasty I don't even need to wear a coat over it. It was very difficult to sew, I had to re-cut the neck pieces 3 times before I finally got it right, I have no idea why as the first two Portfolio dresses weren't that bad.

Once I have hemmed it I will be living in my new dress, I also went and bought a larger size pattern to make one for my Mummy for Christmas we have very similar taste and I think she would look lovely in a black or red corduroy one too. It took hours to make but well worth all the time to get such a gorgeous result. I made the neck band slightly less wide to give it a more casual look too.

Lisette 2245

I love this pattern so much I had to make myself another dress, I decided to make a long sleeved version in preparation to wear to a meal at the Whittlebury Hall Hotel which is to the side of Silverstone race track. The meal was last weekend and I wore my purple Lisette dress with pride and enjoyed the impressed looks as I told people I had sewn it myself.

It is the most comfortable dress ever and with the right accessories looked perfect. I am now a pro at this pattern so will definitely be making more in different colours.

I got the cotton from Cutting edge fabric in Basingstoke and the dress cost less than £15.00 to make.

I put two sparkly buttons on the back to make it look more interesting.