05/09/2016

Mermaid Sophie Swimsuit

Capping off what turned out to be a bit of a swimsuit week here on the blog with my Mermaid suit!  I had about a metre of this fabric leftover from my Mermaid Leggings, and I knew it needed to be turned into a swimsuit this summer.  Thank goodness for the Sophie Swimsuit pattern!  

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03/09/2016

Geometric Print Reno & Dakota Bikini

Well well, it's bathing suit week here on the blog!  The second suit I finished up is the Reno & Dakota Bikini from Seamwork.  They released the patterns as two separate pieces (personally I think this is stupid but that's fine) and with two names.  Reno is the top, Dakota the bottom.

Both pieces have a bit of a retro look to them, but since I used a fun, modern print, I don't think the retro-ness really shows through.


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(Less Than) One Month To Go!!

HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS!!  I can hardly believe it is already September, let alone the last month of my year-of-sewing challenge!  I really didn't think a year would go by so quickly and I figured this challenge would be a lot harder than is has been.

I'll be sure to do a year-end wrap-up post at the end of the month, but I just wanted to acknowledge how far along I am in this "challenge".  I have had SO much fun and have learned lots, and I'm excited for a new season starting up and an already too-long list of fall and winter sewing to get started with.

I still have a few pieces that I haven't blogged about yet, and a pile of failures that I've been meaning to do a post on.  I had also intended on sewing myself a pair of jeans by the end of this year, but the way September is shaping up (so so busy!) I don't think I'll be able to find the time.  I've also been meaning to do another wardrobe cull, since there are definitely some pieces that didn't get as much wear as I though, as well as some RTW items that have been pushed out by me-made items.

I think I'm still going to continue with the blog after the year, but I might make some title-changes and I've been thinking of cleaning things up and giving a different platform a try (anyone have a good experience with wordpress or squarespace?)  We shall see.  Anywhoo... I best get back to some sewing!