It was only after about two hours of reading the weekend paper and generally pottering about, that I realised I could actually do some sewing.
Sewing! After about two years of not having time for it!
It was partly brought on by the fact that hand knit clothes are far too warm for summer temperatures (even the low-ish temps we get around these parts), unless one is willing to knit something lacy out of something lace-weight. I'd wandered around the shops but all the tops were really oversized and down to my knees.
So on Sunday morning I started making a sleeveless tunic out of some China-blue linen-blend fabric from my stash of mostly remnants and discarded jeans (from my refashioning heyday), using a very simple - some might say shapeless - McCalls dress pattern.
When I got to the hem I had a flash of inspiration and turned it into a curved hem - shorter in the front and longer in the back.
It was all finished a couple of hours later (it was a "one-hour" pattern) I wore it today and it was appropriately cool for the office's hothouse temperature.
And now I'm all excited about the possibility of making more simply-shaped tops in lovely fabrics.
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