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review and i am thinking seriously about entering start date 1st september 2013 duration 4 weeks goal create a 4 piece wardrobe in 4 weeks the 4 garments must combine without adding additional garments to create at least 4 looks you are probably thinking this woman is really showing signs of madness and trying to be an over achiever and in some ways you are right however 4 garments in 4 weeks is doable if i put my mind to it and i am in need of a few mix and match items that will extend my wardrobe because you know readers i really have nothing to wear i ll have some strong competition i think my sewing pals sigrid viv and clare are all entering so we will be competing against each other however i am sure it will be a clean fair fight ha ha now off to think about what combination of outfits i am going to make got to beat those girls only joking catch you later posted by pdiddly at 21 05 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 27 august 2013 essential sewing pj s twinset ok this is nothing new i have used my kwik sew 2948 pattern before to make up pj sets and i love them and needed some more i purchased this rather bright soft cotton knit jersey from walthamstow market for 1 a metre and 5 s worth was enough to make two 3 piece pj sets and i might even have enough left over to make a little camisole if you are thinking why on earth would she buy something that could potentially illuminate the whole room it was because it was light and soft to the touch and for bed i can live with this the pair on the left has been trimmed with white bows and using my cover stitch machine i turned it up the other way so the zig zag part created a decorative trim to the outside seams for the pair on the right i used some black narrow ribbon and then trimmed them with black bows i think they look quite cute and i am sure they will be really comfy to wear and if we have a black out in london i ll be able to lead the way ha ha while i had the pattern out i used the mint green heavier weight jersey to make another twinset originally i was going to use this for pj s again but it was slightly heavier than the yellow and lent itself perfectly to day wear and i do love my twinsets this is my last day of an extra long weekend for me so after i make myself something for supper i ll think about what i can start tonight i am thinking something new i haven t made before catch you later posted by pdiddly at 18 26 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 25 august 2013 mccalls 5818 dress as promised here are some pictures of my sewing this weekend mccalls 5818 is a favourite pattern of mine sewn once before never blogged about in a nice linen mix and it has been on my to do list for quite some time the beige fabric is was leftover after making butterick 5180 which i made last weekend this is a nice wool crepe and i found some grey fabric in a similar weight in my stash and made my first colour block dress yes i know i am very slow out of the gate on this one but again its been on my list and i am very pleased with the result this is a brilliant pattern if you have never used it before wait for it there are a total of 2 yes 2 pattern pieces cut 1 front on the fold and cut 2 back pieces repeat for the lining there are front and back darts and a nice collection of pleats in the front and one on the shoulder of each back piece to get the split between the bodice colour and the skirt colour i located the waist mark on the pattern and added 5 8 to the bodice and the same to the top of the skirt and then simply stitched them together i then laid the pattern pieces back onto the fabric and marked up the darts and pleat markers sewing this up is relatively easy once the pleats and darts have been sewn sew the back to the front at the shoulders repeat for the lining and then right sides together sew the neck edge and the armscyes and understich as far as possible turn inside out pulling the back piece through the tube of the shoulder strap insert zip and then sew side seams and hem couldn t be easier i made the self fabric belt using some of my roller blind fabric again i cut 3 x 34 piece of the roller blind fabric folded it in half and stitched it together i then cut 3 x 34 in the grey fabric folded it in half stitched turned right side out press and then insert the roller blind fabric to stiffen the belt i found the cream buckle in my stash i purchased the little grey cardigan from marks and spencer especially to wear with this dress but i also made the same dress in the cream too and the grey cardigan and belt work with that too all fabric and notions were purchased from walthamstow market at 1 per metre so i think i can say the dress cost me less than 5 00 we have a bank holiday this weekend so more sewing opportunity tomorrow and i have also booked tuesday as a day s holiday so if possible i ll get some more done at the moment i am thinking a jacket in the grey to complete the two piece suit hope you have had a good weekend catch you later posted by pdiddly at 21 48 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest a reminder from the past and crashing trees my daughter sent me this link via facebook and it did make me laugh because i actually had the exact same tin that i used to keep sewing equipment in when the kids were younger have no idea where she found this we have had the most torrential rain the past few days enough to bring this old damson tree that was covered in ivy crashing down the picture below is after i spent 3 hours sawing off branches and i guess i still have another 3 hours work there today thankfully the rain stopped about an hour ago it kept me awake most of the night and our local area has been flooded in ways we have never experienced before i have been on vacation since thursday and have been sewing and have a few things i ll post about later until then over and out posted by pdiddly at 08 46 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 17 august 2013 butterick 5180 and stuff hi guys i hope you have had a good week things are still a little hectic to say the least but here is my weakly round up butterick 5180 business dress first things first i have two special appointments this week and i wanted to look smart for them somehow it seems more difficult to dress business smart in the summer than in the spring autumn or winter when it is cool enough to wear a jacket so this is what i have come up with i used butterick 5180 and chose the sleeveless version you see in yellow on the pattern cover i cut a size 14 however i can slip the dress over my head needn t of bothered with the zip and i think i could have got away with the size 12 oh well next time this is quite an easy dress to make and had mixed reviews on pr one person loved it another hated it i like it which is in between loving it and hating it i guess there are no darts which makes it easy but also makes it pretty shapeless but just think how many goodies i can eat before bursting out of my dress lol i wanted to create a different look to the dress so purchased a necklace discounted by 50 in the sale and then cut off the chain part and attached it to the dress between the two points there were two sort of end cups which tidied up the raw ends of the chain it s exactly what i wanted and i still have lots of bits left over from the necklace to make something out of the spare parts in case you are wondering i will deal with the cleaning issue later not sure if the chain will rust or not but it is only sewn in using invisible nylon thread so easy to snip off and re sew back on the dress is fully lined i didn t add the interfacing as instructed but cut out the lining in full and then attached the self fabric interfacing to the top of the dress essentially using the lining as an interlining it worked fine this is a nice wool crepe and i finished the raw edges with my serger and boy did it shred and then stitched the hem using my hemming foot stitch it worked brilliantly and i even used a white thread that doesn t show through at all because there is a white thread running through the weave of the fabric quickest hem i have done in a long time i found a nice black oatmeal and cream cardigan to wear with the dress and teamed it with black shoes and handbag i am debating whether or not to reduce the fullness in the dress i achieved this in part by adding a belt and i think it makes me look slimmer what do you think belt or no belt still changes or not i think it looks respectable enough meeting up with blogging friends last week i got an email from merche who writes the fabulous blog aventuras de costuras who informed me that she was in london this week and asked if i had time to meet up of course i had time we only had a couple of hours together but merche together with her mother and daughter and i all enjoyed a traditional pub lunch of fish and chips yummy we had a lovely time albeit short and merche kindly bought me some pretty fabric to make my d alana a little outfit and two of the spanish patrones magazine which have some fabulous patterns in thanks merche for meeting up and i love my presents it was a pleasure to meet you all house sale well folks a couple came back to view my house today and have given me an offer which i have accepted we shook hands and i confess to having a large lump in my throat because i have lots of memories here but it feels good to know i have a buyer they have two houses to sell like mike and i and its also a 2nd marriage for them one of the houses has sold and should complete next week and the lady has put her house up for a very cheap price so that she can sell quickly so fingers crossed watch this space because things should be moving in the next 3 4 weeks on the house front even if its just moving into the new house last but not least i had enough fabric to make a 2nd striped top and even managed to find some cute navy and white canvas shoes to complete the nautical look if i get time i plan on doing some more sewing tomorrow before heading up to london have a wonderful weekend and as usual i ll catch you all later posted by pdiddly at 21 21 19 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 11 august 2013 simplicity 1694 remodelled and mccalls 6571 thank you all for your kind comments on my candy striped top yesterday but you know i just wasn t happy with it so today i got the scissors out and did a little remodelling as you can see below i cut away a lot of the armscye exposing more shoulder i also took in approximately 2 from each side seam and last but not least i removed approximate 2 off the bottom of the front pieces choosing to cut it with a curve rather than straight across i took the curved front inspiration from viv s lovely green fleece which i tried on and loved i am far happier with the new look and don t feel so matronly even if that is the case i now have a top that i will happily wear between all our activities this weekend i did manage to make a nice little top from one of the fabrics i purchased when i was with viv last weekend i have been looking for some nice navy and white stripe jersey for quite some time and found just the ticket when we were looking at all the lovely fabrics yes i know i seem to be having a bit of nautical theme perhaps it was inspiration from all the navy and white tops i saw ladies wearing yesterday but there is something lovely about navy and white that i just love ideally i would like to make buy some crop trousers to wear with this top and a nice pair to white canvas shoes note to self add this to my to do list i am afraid the camera didn t seem to like the stripes and have pushed all my pictures slightly out of focus but you can still see the top enough i think i used mccalls 6571 which is now a tnt and i just love this top the whole thing was made on my serger overlocker and took around 1 5 hours to make and highly recommend this pattern last but not least i did add a few additional pockets to my brompton bike bag one to hold a water bottle and a double pocket to hold bits and bob and my mobile phone while i wanted a bag that i couldn t overload the recent hot weather found me needing some water to drink but nowhere to store it in the bag but i do now in two weeks time i have two job interviews i wasn t actively looking for a new job but was contacted by two separate recruitment consultants and well lets just say that i am not terribly impressed with the changes our new ceo has made to company policy i am not as young as i used to be and hope that they are not put off by my age even though they don t know how old i am yet but i figure i have nothing to lose by going along and just seeing what they say the big bonus for both these companies they are exactly 1 mile from our london flat they are actually next door to one an other a funny coincidence which would mean if i was offered either of the jobs my journey to work would be approximately 10 minutes v 1 5 hours on the train makes it quite tempting to move still i am getting beyond myself here first i have to see if i can impress the interviewer and this leads me to thinking about what i should wear guess what i ll be doing next weekend i hope you have had a great weekend and i ll catch you later posted by pdiddly at 19 52 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 10 august 2013 simplicity 1694 better late than never well i can t believe how long its taken me to finish this little blouse but as i say better late than never here it is pattern description misses loose fitting high low blouse has button front stand or pointed collar back yoke and can be made sleeveless or with short or 3 4 length sleeves i chose view b but didn t like the way it bellowed out at the sides so took about half an inch off the side seams to be honest i think i could almost get away with the size s the blouse is easy to sew up and despite the fact its taken me weeks to get this far you could probably sew it up in an evening changes i made was to use a purchased bias tape to finish off the armholes and to take in the side seams a little we are off to the sailing club for a birthday lunch today and i thought it would be suitable to wear for that today despite the fact i feel that i look a little like sugary sweet hopefully more later posted by pdiddly at 11 28 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 4 august 2013 catching up with sewing buddies hi all hope you are having a good week there was no sewing for me this weekend however i did catch up with my sewing buddy viv my d mike and i drove down to the coast to see her and we had a lovely time chatting about our current sewing projects wait until she finishes her linten tweed jacket ooooooh lovely we looked at viv s stash of fabric...