I spend last week-end sewing. A lot. And pattern drafting and altering and sewing some more.
Then spring came on Sunday and since then, I have been using this sign a lot:
{The sign says: We are in the garden}
And have not really been concerned about taking pics of my FOs…
I am taking some patternmaking classes and have been practicing. But that is not what I am going to show you (yet..).
I am going to show you my ONION 5035 – A knit drape front shirt i made from a french lycra knit fabric I bought at the same time as the fabric for my 60’s dress.
{ONION 5035 drape frot knit shirt}
I cut it some time ago, and sewed it up just in time to wear it a little bit before summer really strikes. I made a small/medium and did a round back and a forward shoulder alteration. I think I might have forwarded the shoulder just a tiny bit too much.. Anyway, I like the fabric for autumn/winter (it’s a dark brown with teal-ish dots), and think I am mostly going to wear it with blue jeans and maybe a jacket over it.
The pattern is ONION 5035 – a knit shirt pattern with four styles: kimono sleeved v-neck t-shirt, drape front t-shirt and a style with ties at the neckline. And then there are the different sleeve styles as well. The shirts are close fitting (and that’s why I did a S at the shoulders and a M at the waist – I love multisized patterns).
{The pattern with many styles}
So what did I do all week?
{The kitchen garden all ready for spring}
I cleared some of the kitchen garden beds (but I am keeping some leeks and the last cabbage for a few weeks more) spread lots of compost on the beds and covered the bed for early potatoes with plastic to warm up the soil. I also spend a lot of time just sitting in the sunny greenhouse, drinking tea and reading…
