With my winter sewing plans in mind, I've been rummaging through my fabric stash and have decided on my first sewing project. I'm not sure of the actual composition of the fabric I've chosen as it's an off-cut I picked up from a local designer's clearance sale recently, but from the look and feel of it I'm guessing it's some kind of cotton polyester blend. It's a gorgeous magenta colour with a slight sheen when it catches the light, and although it creases quite a bit I think it will look lovely made up as a Colette Laurel top. I'm looking forward to getting started on it - if I can get it finished in the next few days I'll be able to wear it as part of the Me-Made-May'13 challenge.
Now that the weather is starting to cool down, I'm realising how few me-made winter clothes I have - although I've been doing lots of sewing, it's mostly been summer dresses and tops. It seems it's now time to focus on some warmer options, so I have sketched a few basic items that I think will be good to start with:
As you can see, my winter sewing will begin with a coat, a Colette Laurel top, a black knit swing top (similar to the one featured here), jeans (dark purple velvet??), a cross-over knit top, a hand-embellished knit skirt (in the style of Alabama Chanin), a basic knit dress and a hoodie with track pants. I'm also planning to make a hat and perhaps some new boots too. This list is going to keep me pretty busy in the coming weeks, but it will be great to have some new me-made items to choose from on these cool autumn/winter mornings. I look forward to sharing my progress with you here on the blog.
And what about you - has the changing weather made you think about new sewing projects?
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