:Enjoying:
:my new pair of summer shoes:
:my other new pair of summer shoes, because I couldn’t decide between the two:
:these lovely postcards from Kajsa’s etsy shop:
:the new mixtape & a couple of the older issues too:
:sewing + hanging out with one of my little “helpers”:
Be sure to stop by again tomorrow, since I am posting every day this week starting today :)
My poor blog has been kind of neglected lately! I just realized today after my own mother commented on my infrequent posting, that I have only been posting about once a week. So I am thinking I might try to blog every day next week starting on Monday. My blogging voice has gone missing a little bit I think and just jumping into blogging might help me find it :) Anyone want to join me?
I haven’t been spending nearly as much time sewing lately as I would like, although I did make another simplicity 3835 top. It was either that or do laundry & I decided it would be more fun to make a new top than to do the wash. :) (Of course I still had to do the wash anyways, I just got to procrastinate a little bit longer.)
I added an inch & a half to the bottom of the top this time and I love the extra length. I also took it in a little bit so that it isn’t quite as big around, but I think next time I will also try adding the darts to the back (as suggested by Lera) to make it a little more fitted since it is just big in the back now.
I love the fabric that I used for this one, it is just perfect for summer. This pattern is making me feel inspired to try & make some more summer clothes for myself. Of course having a new sewing machine might be helping that a bit too, since it is so much easier to sew on this one than my old one. (I think I would be screaming about the casing for the elastic if I had to use my old machine!)
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I am off to try & get some stuff done (like more organizing our new place & maybe even a little bit of crafting). I’ll be back on Monday with a post a day for the week :)
Life has been a bit busy lately with just the ordinary stuff & trying to still get completely settled in (the reason for the lack of posting lately – hopefully that will change soon though), but I have managed to fit a little bit of sewing in. :)
I have had this pattern, Simplicity 3835, sitting in my pile of patterns for awhile now so I decided to finally follow the trend and try this pattern out for myself…
It is a tiny bit big around, but I still really like it! I followed Lera’s advice & made the back one piece, which I think looks a bit better than the 2 pieces that the pattern suggests (although it does take a bit more fabric that way). On the next version of it, I will definitely take it in a little bit & I think I might add some length to it since I am fairly tall.
There is of course going to be a next version (this pattern is addicting), since I have already bought enough fabric for 3 more tops…
