Sew Very Cheeky

 A very long time ago, I bought yardage of an adorable fox print in japanese cotton oxford from Stonemountain and Daughters. I had absolutely no idea what I would do with it, until I saw the Amelia Jacket on the cover of the Lisa Comfort Magazine from Sew Over It. It's now available as a stand alone pattern so you don't have to buy the now discontinued magazine.  The Amelia is a cloth bomber jacket with elasticized wrists and waist band. It sewed up very easily with no adjustments, and is now a staple in my wardrobe since I finished it in March. It doesn't have pockets, and normally I add them to my makes, but I feel it would really destroy the lines of the jacket. I just make sure to wear it with other items that do have pockets. I did have difficulty sourcing a metal separating zipper - but eventually found one I liked with a round decorative pull from the zipper lady . Forgive the clashing patterns - I had literally just finished it. The zipper the pattern required wou...

 Last fall, the lovely Afterblossom  allowed me to use her chibi Star Wars Kylo Ren and Rey with BB8 design to print fabric at Spoonflower. I ordered yardage of the organic cotton sateen. I was originally planning on doing a Gertie full circle skirt dress, but felt that the lovely neckline of Sew Over It's Rosie Dress would lend itself to the pattern more. Sew Over It drafts their patterns with a B/C cup in mind, so I had to do a small bust adjustment, and made a mockup of the bodice. The SBA was fairly straightforward, and I was able to adjust it easily. As the bodice is fully lined, the finial mockup became my bodice lining! The only other adjustment I made was to add pockets. The Rosie doesn't come drafted with any, and with such a full skirt, it doesn't ruin any lines. I used the pattern from the Deer and Doe Myosotis for the pockets. I think I was slightly manic in attempting to get this one finished before hoping on a flight to travel for work - I didn't quite ma...