Hey, there is dialogue between others like me who are 2 years late in joining in Collette's Wardrobe Architect! I'm really pleased to see this as I had just planned to do this on my own and had even downloaded the worksheets in late December. You can find more info on Collette's blog
I have to say that I have been reaping the rewards of narrowing my color palette the last few years. Now everything seems to go together color-wise. It's a little trickier with shapes, lengths, etc.; so am hoping to work on that with the Wardrobe Architect info.
All that said, last week I finished up Vogue 8793 in gray & pink. This is my 3rd make of this pattern though I don't get as wild and crazy mixing prints as the pattern suggests :-) The fabric is a super soft cotton jersey from JoAnn's. You know, I've had great luck with their line of sew classic cotton knits. They're great to sew and wear really well
Then, I put together covers for two naked Euro pillow forms that were laying around. We really needed some extra reading pillows (though Randy totally rolled his eyes at more bed pillows--but he uses it every night to read with, ha ha). I checked around about buying some and covers for this size pillow are just stupid expensive. The fabric is a lovely tapestry from Hobby Lobby and I used a couple of invisible zips I had on hand on the backs.
Then I made coasters with the leftovers. To replace the annoying wooden rounds we are currently using in the living room--so easy for stuff to fall right off them!
I have to say that I have been reaping the rewards of narrowing my color palette the last few years. Now everything seems to go together color-wise. It's a little trickier with shapes, lengths, etc.; so am hoping to work on that with the Wardrobe Architect info.
All that said, last week I finished up Vogue 8793 in gray & pink. This is my 3rd make of this pattern though I don't get as wild and crazy mixing prints as the pattern suggests :-) The fabric is a super soft cotton jersey from JoAnn's. You know, I've had great luck with their line of sew classic cotton knits. They're great to sew and wear really well
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| I think that's the chair back in the way here, sigh |
Then I made coasters with the leftovers. To replace the annoying wooden rounds we are currently using in the living room--so easy for stuff to fall right off them!
The wrong side was pretty, too, so I made them reversable!
I'm working on a vest (!) right now that is a bit fiddly. Hopefully it will be a success story for next week.
Happy Sewing!
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