Marfy Top

I discovered a Marfy top free pattern sew along the other day. Of course it was back in January, but better late than never!

I have been wanting to try a Marfy pattern for a while but have been very intimidated! But thanks to both free patterns on the Marfy website and wonderful instructions from A Challenging Sew I have made a top this week.

This is my wearable muslin. I have a beautiful red silk that my mum bought me back from a recent trip to Hong Kong that I plan to do the "real" one in.

I ended up wearing it last night. We had friends over for dinner and it was perfect paired with skinny black jeans and a little black cardigan.

I used a piece of fabric of unknown content, perhaps rayon (viscose?), very soft with a nice drape. I used couture techniques as suggested in the sew along such as hand stitching the gathered section when attaching the top to the collar for softer gathers, back dart opening and lots of hand stitching.

Robson Coat

Very exciting day today! I finally finished my Sewaholic Robson Coat.

I purchased the fabric in March last year on a trip to Seattle, at a fabric store called Nancy's Sewing Basket. Instead of souvenirs I like to bring home some fabric or yarn from a trip!

It is a light weight twill type fabric in dove grey. I added a black and white contrast fabric for the tabs, belt and under the storm flaps.

It wasn't a difficult sew, it is just that I got side tracked on other projects. But I made a determined effort to get this UFO finished before I started on anything else.

Excuse the shadows!

Even though it is still cold here in Ontario, it was a beautiful day with a clear blue sky. Great for the photos!

I used a canary yellow bias binding for all the seams and really like how the inside of my coat looks.

 
Close up of the wrist tabs and the black and grey buttons I chose for the coat.

I love my new Trench Coat!

Pastille Dress - Worn at last!

What do you wear to a summer wedding when you are on a RTW Fast and you have had no time to sew? And of course you want to wear something new!

You thank goodness for a green linen Pastille dress  that you made in summer 2012, from the Colette Patterns Sewing Book, and have never worn!!

Being linen it was the perfect fabric for a hot day in Australia!

I loved making this dress but then never seemed to have the opportunity to wear it. This seemed the ideal opportunity.

It was a total coincidence that I matched the bridesmaids!

I paired the dress with copper coloured accessories and a wrap.

Caught with my hand in the sweetie jar!!

I will definitely be wearing this dress again!

Butterick 3126 Sundress

My first finished item for 2014.

Excuse quality of photo. Inside and late at night!!

I picked up both the pattern and the fabric from the Toronto sewing meet-up in November in Hamilton.

I needed another dress for my trip to Australia and this was quick and easy to sew. I omitted the side slit and ruffle as I did not have enough fabric for that. Also, as this was a knit fabric I omitted the darts.

The fabric was a huge piece that I shared with both Gillian (Crafting a Rainbow) and  Gjeometry, it will be interesting to see their creations with the same fabric!