More Lark Tee's!

Ah!  Finally getting back to posting about the clothes I've made recently.  I've been busy trying to get some pieces done so I could stop wearing jeans to work everyday (whoops!) so I haven't had a ton of time to get out to take photos when it's light out, and to write about the things I've made.

Anyways, I received some fabric I ordered from Hawthorn Threads last week, and managed to whip up two new Lark Tees from Grainline Studios.  I started with the boat-neck 3/4 sleeve version (you can see that one here), so I figured I would make two long-sleeve versions.  One with a crew neck, and one scoop-neck.  I've never sewn anything with a neck-band before, so I was a bit nervous getting started.  Once I got going though and made sure everything was pinned properly, sewing on the neckband was easy!  I am really loving my new serger for sewing with knits, I was able to whip up these shirts in about an hour each.

#SaturdaySewing

picked up some beautiful new fabric from my fave shop (@fabricationsott) to make into a couple #hollyburnskirt's! #saturdaysewing

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Oct 17, 2015 at 11:11am PDT

Pattern Organization

Over the past few weeks I've been collecting a bunch of patterns to make up my sewn wardrobe for this year.  I've been printing them out instead of buying the paper patterns, and the organization of all the paper pieces has gotten a bit out of control!  I don't have a huge sewing space, so I can't really have pattern pieces sitting all of the place.  So, I got together some envelopes and a box from Ikea to get everything in order.

Thanksgiving Weekend Sewing

Well well, that was quite a relaxing long weekend.  Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian readers! My husband and I usually travel back to our hometown of Guelph to celebrate the holiday with family, but this weekend we decided to stay put and have an easy-going Thanksgiving for two.

With all the free time we had this weekend, I managed to get a bit of  much-needed sewing done! I'll have some skirts and tops to share with you later on this week.

Cheers, and hope you had a great turkey-day!

#SaturdaySewing

Finally received the gorgeous knits I ordered from @hawthornethreads!! Going to turn these into some super comfy #larktee's and maybe some matching pj shorts for Matt & I with the cat print 😉 #saturdaysewing

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Oct 10, 2015 at 4:59am PDT

The Robson Coat!

It's done it's done it's done!  Oh thank goodness I'm finally done with this coat.  I thought it might never end!  I've finally completed my version of the Robson Coat by Sewaholic Patterns.

First, off here's some 'before' and 'after' photos:

Sew It Begins!

I am not sorry for that pun.  (I will never be sorry for any sewing pun henceforth!)

I'm posting this on my last day of allowable shopping!  Guess what?  I actually haven't bought any clothes for over a month... but alas, today is the day.  My one full year of sewing (almost) all my own clothing starts tomorrow, and I am really looking forward to what this project will bring.  With this blog, I'm going to keep track of my progress through this year, and post all of the things I make.  I'll be trying a bunch of different patterns, so I hope to have some recommendations and reviews up here eventually too!

I've been super busy sewing up a bunch of things over the past couple weeks (again, starting this a bit early!) since it's been chilly here in Ottawa and my fall work wardrobe is severely lacking.  Luckily my office is pretty casual, and I've been able to wear jeans for most of the week - I don't own any dress pants and none of my skirts are very fall appropriate!  I just finished up a knit dress I can wear tomorrow (will post more on that likely this weekend), so I'm even starting off the project in a me-made outfit.  I'm also in the process of sewing up a trench coat, which I'll hopefully have done this weekend, as the weather is definitely not getting any warmer!

For those of you new to the blog (uh, all of you) check out the goal of this project, about me, and the tools I'll be using for more information!  Feel free to leave a comment or a question below.

First Fall Make - The Lark Tee by Grainline Studio

Getting a bit ahead of myself here... it's not even October and I've already started sewing parts of my fall wardrobe!  I wanted to give a possible staple a try, and use my serger for an actual project and not just testing it over and over again.

Anyways!  I made the Grainline Studio Lark Tee boatneck & 3/4 sleeve version and I am SO pleased. It's far from perfect, but it's the first real top I've ever made with a knit.  This pattern was so dang easy, and there are so many options (16 in total!) for customizing your shirt.  Do yourself a favour and buy this pattern ASAP!

I will absolutely be sewing more of these... I just need to sort out what colours I need and actually buy the fabric.

The Great Closet Clean-out

In preparation for this project, I went through all (and I mean ALL) of my clothing items to figure out what I really need to sew for myself over this coming year.

This also involved getting rid of anything that no longer fit, didn't look good, things I didn't like, and things I just don't wear any longer.  Since having a regular income after graduating university, I've had a bit of what you might call a shopping addiction.  Yeah, not great.  I would stop by the mall on my way home from work, and more often then not come home with a new clothing item (or three).  It is certainly not something I'm proud of, and my bursting closet was getting out of control.  Apologies for the low-quality photos... it was the evening and I was in a sorting mood - good lighting be damnned!  Here are the before photos with (almost) all of the clothing items I owned pre-purge:

Still working on it...

I have a couple things planned for this blog for the next couple weeks, but unfortunately I'm super busy in the mean time!

While you're waiting, check out the goal of this project/ blog, more about me, and the tools I'll be using to complete this project.

Hopefully things will get moving sometime next week!