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Make hay while the sun shines…

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…or at least, take some photos!

SWAP 2018 currently stands at 4 garments, V9114 taffeta Brenne skirt, B8793 mesh collar Tilton T shirt, V1415 red velour tunic and B6287 pieced tunic.

Teamed with my favourite black ponte Style Arc Linda trousers [not pants, never pants], here are a few switches and swaps.

Then [thankfully, as it’s bloody cold right now] I slipped my raincoat back on for a few snaps.  V1564 in tech quality rainproof poplin.

29 thoughts on “Make hay while the sun shines…”

  1. They all look like the foundations of a very decent wardrobe, so good for you! I was thinking, “Oh, no closeup of the mesh collar: boo–oh, there it is!”, so thanks for including that. The skirt is great and goes with so much (in my world anyhow), and that and the red velvet/velour are my favourites so far. I love that you look so cheery in some of these, and the mysterious hood photo–good for many occasions. I love the cat too–reminds me of a one-eyed street toughie named Alf who used to live in Durham near us long ago–he was ace.

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    1. I’m enjoying all the makes so far, and the skirt is definitely getting the roses, so I’ll just have to make another plain one. How terrible! Our Oscar [Wilde] is a big wetty, but also a ferocious murderer of small critters, How the hell they don’t see his luminous self approaching I will never know…

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      1. How do you mean ‘plain’ skirt? Oh, I thought for a second you meant you’d make another of this style but ‘plain’. I was likely mistaken.

        Sorry for the poor critters who get the chop–I also would find him rather hard to miss seeing except in a snowstorm.

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  2. Congratulations on a job well done. You look fabulous in reds, they really seem to perk you up. Your trench coat is great, love the hood on it.

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  3. You’ve brought back lovely memories of our cat prancing with excitement in deep snow at the camouflage possibilities!
    Love how interesting yet very wearable these makes are. Your first outfit looks expensive designer.

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    1. It’s not that hard actually- I sew lots after all, and 9-11 garments in four months is not much [you can use one RTW and one previously made item]. Cutting it all out at once has made life simpler, now I just have to stop wanting to expand the plan, which will leave me forced to choose between items. The 4 things completed are already starting to be worn multiple times, which is a bonus. I just remembered another wardrobe-stashed item which I can harvest…

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      4. The only way I keep OUT of the work-driven asylum is the sewing. It’s a real struggle- I cannot afford to reduce my hours more, change jobs, or retire, so I’m stuck. I just want to survive until retirement age, not the best mood in which to go to work everyday…

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      5. I understand what your saying. I have been doing the same thing for almost 40 years, I know it well and love it, but I end up with nothing but criticism and correcting and being told the “right” way. It’s no wonder my mind drifts to sewing projects at work! Have a peaceful, relaxing, sewing weekend!

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    1. It’s HIGHLY recommended, you would rock it. I’m making more- I think it’s the sort of pattern you can knock out in multople versions and let the fabric do the talking. The shape of the pattern piece is intriguing. I’m even planning to try the trousers on the pattern even though they are not something I would normally want

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  6. Well done, you have accomplished so much. As an aside, I received my copy of Sew Direct on Saturday and in which Kathryn Brenne has a tutorial on Sandra Betzina’s raincoat which you have been working on and I wondered if you had seen it too. Kathryn has changed it to a zip closure and done quite a few other alterations which I would not have thought of. The article is very good and might interest you too.

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    1. ooh thanks I’ll see if I can get hold of that. It’s a nice coat- the styling on the hood alone is worth a look- it actually stays wrapped round your head, which is a miracle as hoods go! I definitely need to change my fastenings- those covered press studs just don’t work adequately.

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      1. Kathryn added a placket to the front edges to conceal the zip. She also changed the pockets to make them zipped inseam pockets and lengthened the yoke piece, put in a zip there and a pocket into which the whole coat can be folded. She has some wonderful ideas. She is regularly on Instagram and Facebook and so inspiring.

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