Gillian started daring everyone on Twitter last week-end. And soon I was accepting a dare to use a colourfull (I do believe the work BRIGTH was used) piece of knit fabric from my stash to make underwear and/or lounge wear.
I remembered being inspired by Scruffy Badger Winnie’s Underwear post, and quickly downloaded the free vest pattern from the So, Zo…blog.
Bright fabric and elastic!
I had already drafted a pattern for lounge trousers (still pondering whether I should make it into a pattern. Do you think anyone else would want to sew lounge trousers?.) and during the stash-handling I came upon this bright turquoise stretch velour and this pink (it doesn’t really show up pink in the photo… but believe me – it is bright pink!) dotted cotton-lycra blend.. And then I found this amazingly coordinating Fold Over Elastic. So a lounge set it was!
This was so much fun! Getting a dare like that really started some creative juices in me. This was truly a Sewing-For-Fun project!
Unfortunately the pictures aren’t the best. I should have shown you the entire outfit, but I was having a case of the VPLs, that I didn’t catch when I got the pics, and I haven’t had the opportunity to retake them, so here you go..
My #Sewingdares results!
I had so much fun! And also – be sure to check out all the other #Sewingdares results!
These are awesome Maria!! What a combo of colourful fabric. I am extremely jealous, but I would worry that such a fab set would encourage even more lounging than I do already…there would be a danger I wouldn’t leave the house ;-)
Wouldn’t stop me though!
That looks SO comfortable! I’m all for lounging, and why not do it in style?! Great fabrics and colours (my fave colours; pink and teal/turquoise). I LOVE velour trousers, so comfy!! I have some RTW velour trousers, but I will have to make some too!
That is one happy lounge set :) I would love a pattern for lounge pants; in fact I think that it’s a great idea and challenge to design something that feels like loungewear but is also work-appropriate. Wouldn’t that be the best thing?
I love the colours and the top of the trousers look sooo comfy!
I love your lounge clothes – and I would love to make my own if you published your lounge pants pattern! :)
i LOVE the lounge set! i really need to track down some FOE so i can make some of these tanks!
Love your lounge set. The colours are lovely.
Lovely lounge set – love the tank. Nothing wrong with VPL in a lounge set by the way! Its a lounge set after all!!! :)
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