Tried and True it is!

My WM and I are off to Holland for a very short weekend break tonight, so I will not have time to sew this weekend. I was at McCulloch & Wallis for about 20 minutes this week, and managed to pick up a shedload of thread, shoulder pads, invisible zippers, buttons, fusable interfacing and even a few patterns, so I'm ready to sew next week! Now that I have the thread I can finally make the button holes in my linen jacket, even though I'm not going to wear it anytime soon...

My pin stripe project will start off on Monday, and I will be making the trousers from the Tried and True Burda pattern, because I didn't win the Jalie pattern. I'm sure I'll try that one sometime soon though, as it seems like a great pattern for both leisure and "business" wear.

I've also had my eye on the Vogue 8543 for a while now and was very happy to find it at McC&W. I've never used an "envelope pattern" before so I have to remember that the seam allowance is already added, but if I manage to that: I think it will look great in the cashmere wool I bought a few months ago.

I'll be bringing back my dress form from Holland (I'm hoping it will fit in the bag that we bought for the drum we brought back from the Gambia) and hopefully some more pattern paper as well, and maybe even a Burda or two, if I can find time to shop (it's my parents' 40th wedding anniversary, so there will be a big party). More news next week!

Pants!

Ah, so this is what happens when I say I won’t post for a while: I start sewing! Good news, I started on a few different projects last weekend (why can't I just do one at a time?). Remember the gorgeous fabrics I bought a few months ago? Well, I decided to finally start cutting, and found I have enough of the pinstripe for a complete work outfit of a jacket (KNIPmode October 2008) and a skirt (an old KNIPmode) ánd a pair of trousers (an old Burda, pattern numbers to follow). Unfortunately the pin stripe doesn’t marry up over the full length of the fabric, so I have cut the fabric into manageable pieces (no, I don’t pre-treat my fabrics, I start cutting and sewing right away: goes with my impatient nature), and will now face the challenge of matching the stripes and not go mad (again, my impatience...).

Anyway, I was looking at the TNT trouser pattern that I was planning to use, and found that I was really quite bored with it. However, I had not been able to find a new pattern that excited me enough to try it. Until this morning, when I read Stacy’s blog and found that not only did she show a pair of trousers that I really liked, but also: she decided to give the pattern away! Must be karma: I entered in the prize draw, and will let you know the result when it comes in: I will either be sewing my usual trousers (which you haven’t seen yet), or I will be using the newly discovered Jalie 2561.

Sew sorry

After having been back from our brilliant trip to The Gambia for well over a month now, and still not back to blogging, I think it's only fair to let you know that I probably will not be posting much in the near future either, unless spectacular things happen in my life.

At the moment, blogging does not seem to be a priority, so I'm "allowing" myself to sign off for a while. I'm sure I'll be back, I just don't know when. And don't be mistaken: I'm still reading all of yours!

Take care,
Houkje