Following on from the success of my Summer-Spring SWAP, I decided to use the same formula for a winter wardrobe. Here are the bones of what I’ve been working on. Continue reading “Winter Wardrobe Planning”
Month: July 2016
Pixel Plaid Shirt Finished
The pixel plaid shirt is finally finished and I’m so relieved at how it looks. Quite a few years ago, I made a plaid shirt. Spent ages getting the stripes to match for it to look really awful on me. The ghost of that project kept haunting me as cut and sewed this shirt. To my relief, I like the way the finished shirt looks. It feels so cosy on and I know it will get a lot of wear.
In my last post, I wrote about deciding on the pattern for the fabric. This post is mainly about the layout choices. Continue reading “Pixel Plaid Shirt Finished”
Pixel Plaid
Last week I dropped into my favourite fabric store. It is over 100km from home so I don’t get there that often. In some ways that is a good thing as it is like being in a lolly shop – so many gorgeous fabrics that sometimes it is hard to choose. On this trip three fabrics followed me home. The first two are off-white solids – a silk cotton shirting and a textured knit for a jacket. Continue reading “Pixel Plaid”
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