Notions Of Fabric

Happy Saturday! I have discovered over the last year or so that I have not very many handmade tops (my handmade tops are pretty much exclusively Ogden camis), and that combined with the fact that May was coming up and I had some fabric remnants kicking around in my drawer, it was time to try making a tee shirt! It made sense to start with a free pattern, and my love for Deer and Doe is well documented on this blog, so it made total sense to try the Plantain tee. I made the size M as that lines up closest with my measurements - and it’s a nice fit but relatively loose. It looks great tucked into high waisted jeans or shorts but I think I might try the size down next time. I did lay down my favourite RTW tee on the pattern to compare the sizing and I noticed that heather Plantain had a lot more flare at the hip, so I adjusted the side seams. In the end I took them in 2 inches total at the bottom, going to nothing at the top. As these were essentially wearable toiles for a future planned ...

So I am a little behind on this one! I nearly didn't do an end of year review, as 2020 was the strangest of years for us all. Personally, it wasn't a terrible one. Yes, we had a lot of plans that got cancelled (including going home to Australia for Christmas), but we both still have our jobs, our house, and our health, so I can't really complain too much! Professionally it was the strangest year yet and that is saying something! I spent from the first lockdown in March until September working remotely from home, and as we live in London, will be starting 2021 doing the same. But again, I am lucky - I am currently in my second year at my first ever permanent job! I had lamented in the past that i had never had a permanent teaching position before, but now I see that actually I got one just at the right time, and in a supportive environment given the circumstances. One advantage of working from home was that I got more sewing done - I used my lunch and the time I made up by n...