So we are now halfway through the year and halfway through the Sew My Style challenge and isn’t this year just whizzing past?
I thought I would do a little round up of my thoughts on the challenge so far.
January – The Sunny Dress
While I was pleased with my finished Sunny dress, it hasn’t really had that much wear. Although it is a really easy dress to throw on over tights if you need to look put together, without really spending any effort in reality! I think I was never really happy with the fit of the sleeves but I still really love that curved hemline. Not a total fail but not the biggest win either!
February – The Rumana Coat
The Rumana coat was a real labour of love. It was definitely not a speedy make and involved a lot of cutting out on the floor, due to the length of some of the pattern pieces. I am really glad I kept mine at the longer length – I think it gives it a lovely silhouette.
I chose to make mine from a cupro, which meant that I did have to make some adjustments to the pattern to allow for a lighter weight fabric. I really love the bright flash of contrasting lining. I will definitely make this pattern again from a wool blend so that I have a chic winter coat.
March – The Kalle Shirt
This has to be one of my favourite makes of this year so far! I love the combination of this fabric for the cropped version of the Kalle. I have worn this a lot already and keep finding new things to pair it with. I made the popover placket and used some cute heart shaped Prym snaps for closures. I also used a contrasting Liberty fabric for the inner yoke and collar band.
I think this is a super versatile pattern with so many different options for customisation – who could ever get bored with it?!
April – The Marigold Jumpsuit
I had to make some adaptions to the Marigold pattern to make it something I was happy with and that I felt would suit me. I changed the trousers to a wider leg culotte and also fully lined the bodice. I am pleased with the finished garment, however, I haven’t really worn it yet as the fabric is a teeny bit sheer and I feel it would be better suited to being worn on holiday, although with the impending heatwave in the UK, this might see some action this week!
May – The Myosotis Dress
I really wasn’t that sold on the Myosotis when I first saw the line drawings. I decided to go all in though and make my version with all of the ruffles but I made it from a super floaty viscose so that it wasn’t boxy on me. I actually ended up really loving this dress so much and have worn it so many times already. It was a pretty quick and easy make and I will definitely make another.
June – The Helen’s Closet Robe
As much as I love the dressing gown/robe versions of this, I was really keen to make the daytime cover up hack version that Helen had done on her blog. I love the look of a robe over a vest and jeans/shorts so this was the one for me. My only issue was choosing between all the lovely fabrics. I am really pleased with the fabric that I did choose in the end – it is so bright and colourful and this pattern really shows off the fabric.
Sew My Style – Month 1-6 Round Up
It’s quite interesting looking at the six garment so far as a collection. Quite subconsciously, I have picked a palette that goes really well together so there are definitely possibilities for items to be worn together and mixed and matched. The July pattern is the Lander pants and I may have already made a pair as I just couldn’t wait. They already fit nicely into this capsule collection so I am really pleased with how it is going so far!
It’s not too late to join in with the challenge – visit my post here for details on how to sign up to take advantage of the discounted patterns.
These all look great! I’m not surprised you really like the kalle as it suits you so well!