The sewing week with my friends was everything I expected it to be and much more! As one of us said after we returned home: still glowing. We filled the space with chatting, laughing, cooking, pattern tracing, sewing and a bit of knitting too. Add some walks, visit to an English seaside town and a meeting in real life with someone I know through Instagram. It’s been wonderful!
What did I make? Not the coat I wrote about in my previous post. It felt like an uncertain project and In the end I preferred to work with patterns I was sure about. I made a suit (pair of trousers and a jacket) and worked on a pair of jeans.
All from patterns I used before. Not completely finished but very close. I forgot to bring shoulder pads for the jacket so got stuck in the last phase. The jeans still need the waistband and hemming. Some backlog with work to do now, hope to have them finished next weekend.
Let me share a few photos from my sewing week. A couple of my friends made the Debut skirt pattern that I published last month (they were my testers, thank you again!) and we all wore the skirt for photos😃. It was so very special to see them together and in all those different fabrics.
What a lovely environment to enjoy one's passion and the company of good friends! So glad you had these special moments.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bunny, special moments for sure!
DeleteIt looks to me you were in a sewing paradise. Great all those the same but different skirts.
ReplyDeleteSewing paradise, I hadn't thought of it like that. It certainly is that!
DeleteWhat fun to have a week with like-minded people. If you ever go to a bigger venue or have a space to fill, I'd love it - or maybe we need to have a similar arrangement in other venues. It is inspirational to see what other people are doing and fitting help is invaluable.
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, I will remember you if there's a place to fill. We hope to return to this venue next year and right now there's not space (= bedrooms) for more people. That said, arranging something similar might be an idea for you. A group of dressmakers is always fun!
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