My latest exploits in cutting things out in bulk:
Style Arc ‘Nina’ cardigan, teal ponte [tried and tested] This pattern, different fabric 
Style Arc ‘Maise’ dress, teal ponte top, purple/teal African cotton print skirt [tried and tested]
Simplicity 8177 ‘Mimi G’ long waistcoat, sleeveless this time, purple ponte [tried and tested] This pattern, different fabric
Vogue 9254 Tilton dress, multi-stripe teal/black/purple ponte
Pattern front right here 
[A beast to cut out, just look at this for complicated pattern nesting ]
Greenstyle ‘Chelsea’ flares, purple ponte [tried and tested, although the first pair was for the missus, unblogged]
Are we seeing a theme here? I realised on going through my fabric crates that I have very little knit fabric in stash, and the wardrobe gaps are for trousers and cardigans…although there’s always room for another dress lol. All of this will also feed into my ‘Sewing With a Kind of Plan’ wardrobe for The Sewing Place challenge. I am starting to enjoy organised sewing!
So I splashed out on some teal, purple and navy ponte, knowing it will all meld into my current favourite work wardrobe. The stripey fabric bringing all my colours together was a lucky find, don’t you think? I think I bought 3m of each, and I’ve managed to squeeze quite a lot out of each piece…
I still have to cut out at least one pair of Style Arc ‘Linda’ trousers, the very first Style Arc I made, and they’re absolutely my go-to casual trousers, although most are getting a bit shabby or pilled after several years’ of wear! I only made one pair to look smart, a little longer to wear with heels, with pockets extended into a tummy control panel and piping down the outside leg seams. I wear them for work at least once a week, so I’m bored with them, and need a couple more pairs.
[They’re the ones I made as part of my ‘Jungle January’ collection several years ago, with the lovely Roland Mouret leopard fabric sent to me in the swap, by Kate of Fabrickated. The trousers, pencil skirt, long sleeved top and dress are still in use, only the jacket was sitting in the wardrobe unworn, and has now left home.]
Although I’ve avoided navy for years [it was my school uniform colour lol] I think I can bear it in moderation now!
Right. Now I need to thread the overlocker in purple/green/blue and get sewing!
Further plans…
thedementedfairy 
What an ambitious plan. I feel tired just reading it. I love the brightly stripes fabric. Nevertheless I was pleased you are turning to navy too! My school uniform was grey which I wear all the time.
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no I won’t be turning very much to navy it’s so BORING, I just thought a couple of pairs of trousers will make a change from black and work well with the green items. The striped fabric is not only fun, it was only £2.49/m, total bargain!
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Wow! I feel outstandingly slothful compared with all of that. You’re going to be a busy Fairy 🙂
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most of it is dead easy sewing!
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Ah but think of all that lovely colour to brighten up my working days!
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Fascinated by that last one (Okistyle, am I right?) I can’t think what fabric you’d use for it.
Wish I was half as productive as you!
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I’m not very productive any more- with the easing of stress has come less need for escape lol! I do like to dress up for work though! The pattern says the trouser/skirt/thing is ‘woven with slight stretch plus drapey lightweight for flounce’. She seems to only ever use ‘woven with light stretch’ which isn’t very useful if you want to replicate something lol. The flounce overlay does need to be very floaty though. I’m almost thinking of going full punk and making it in a mesh, or some sort of slashed knit I bough ages back…but then I think of catching it on stuff and ripping it. Sigh. Too practical maybe…I’ll have to rummage. Could look cool in a sari-type fabric for the overlay….
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Mesh sounds very cool for that. Woven with slight stretch covers a multitude of sins but then I’ve got 70s patterns which suggest a truly astonishing range of possible fabrics. One has knits and denim given as suitable for the same pattern and given the age of the pattern it wouldn’t be stretch denim 🙂
Very glad to hear the stress is still reduced. My other half always reckons this is the worst term of the year and it gets better from here!
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oh behaviour is decomposing fast…a delightful young lady told me to ‘get out of her fucking face] when I asked her to go downstairs at lunchtime. Fortunately, the ones I actually TEACH wouldn’t dare, so I only get that kind of crap round and about…
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Being a maths teacher I guess after a while you’ll have taught everyone in the school, or at least their siblings, so it gets easier. I hope so anyway!
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Honestly, just stop with the ‘look what I cut out’ thing…. can’t you just be like normal people and just cut and sew? Then wear…
You make me feel like a sloth. Anyway, good wishes on happy and carefree, easy sewing – then the wearing.
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lol it helps me keep track of how long I leave it all lying abou befoe sewing it ….or encourages people to egg me on a bit. Just got a gorgeous piece of crepe marocain in the post for a party dress [haven’t had an excuse for one for many years so I feel self-indulgent] Anyhew, a nice pile of stuff waiting to sew makes me feel productive, while I’m really a slug.
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