At Dawn We Dress Handmade...

Indeed I did.
Today I wore my red white and blue mark 1, (A Lisette pattern), and my Etta cardigan for little errands in The Laines, post office etc.

This definitely needed an FBA and the waist is a little tight for my liking.

I did my photos on photobooth as I was waiting for Piemaker to be my resident photographer. He's not yet in from work and its date night so were going straight out for dinner and then to see Pirates of the Caribbean 4! ( I think its the 4th right?)

Well anyways. I did errands today and spent the rest of the day sewing.
I got the collar and button placket onto my shirtdress and did a few odd sewing jobs, cutting some interfacing for my duck egg peplum shirt I had to use my pattern weights! I also started putting together my Beignet!

You didn't think I could walk past two fabric shops and not buy anything did you? I got some buttons for my duck egg blouse. Some Mustard Kona cotton (I really like the weight of this I was thinking it was going to be too thin!) some unknown floral fabric, like a very lightweight cotton linen texture and some Michael Miller Peony fabric. It was an expensive treat but I had some birthday money. (9.99 pm) I had also seen it online but it was too breathtaking in person to leave. One of these florals will be a Lisette tunic dress I think!

Hows your first day of Me Made June?

The Day I Got My Stuff Done...

Evening Friendlings!

Today I got some stuff done, but didn't really finish anything.

I literally blitzed my bedroom and packed up a considerable amount of stuff for the move in July.

I cleaned my kitchen, did some washing and oh yeh...

Finished my Parisian Skirt,

Almost finished a surprise top.

(Do you recognise my pink silk/cotton mix? I changed the top I was making with it, but more on that another day) I also started on my Violet shirt.

On the good news front. I found my Burda pattern and instruction booklet for the issue with the Parisian dress in so can re-draft, plus there was some yummy designs in there. Shame I lost the actual magazine...

Heres a few I was drooling over.

Today has been pretty productive but i'm now all hyper and desperate to start cutting my Beignet and a Lisette Shirtdress I had planned for my Raspberry Gingham.

I'm not sure its wise to sew at this time at night when you only have the aid of an unusually bright lamp (My Great Grandmothers from the 60's.) I could start my duck egg peplum shirt otherwise.

My sewing queue is gradually getting smaller. Out of the 5 things I had on the rail one is finished and three tops are almost there. I'm glad I have another skirt to add to the Me Mades, Sorry the photos are of them on the hanger badly. I will try and get stuff finished tomorrow so I can show you them on.

The Violet blouse is so super easy! I'm glad I bit the bullet and bought it. This could be a great go to pattern.

So nearly finished... Viola Shirt

So after my disappointment with the Lyra dress. Lots of lovely people on sew weekly suggested going with my instinct and lowering the neckline which I will do when I'm back home in Brighton.

After finishing it I got a bee in my bonnett. I wanted to do something I would enjoy this time around. So I started on the Viola Shirt.
This is Simplicity 2601 in this cute (super cheap) purple flower cotton poplin.

I have to say this is practically finished! In quite litrally an evening. But I didn't bring any interfacing with me to Bristol. DOH! So after today I hopefully will grab some buttons and interfacing and tick this off the list. For all of you who know my hate of buttonholes do not fear! This pattern has button loops! ( A great way to procrastinate!)

I think the collar, buttons and finishing should only take me an evening or so. (Rubbish photo, 11pm does not good photos make.)

Then that is two things ticked off the list! I have also brought with me:

My blue and gold fabric for this skirt pre cut and ready to sew.

The Lisette Market top, also precut. In one of the fabrics I got in Barcelona

And this Simplicity shirt and Lisette Tunic are here all ready to be cut. I just need contrast blue fabric for my red white and blue version for the sew weekly meetup!