First 2015 sewing project- Done !

It all started with a little lunchtime walk

The problem with having an office based in the centre of town is that wherever you walk, you walk past shops.

There just happens to be a fabric shop just a stones throw from my office

Having given the old sewing machine a quick once over

thought it time to crack on with my lap quilt

All the strips are ready to go

I just needed some cotton to stitch them all up

off I went

Oh dear

I bought the cotton but some fabric fell into my basket

whats a girl to do.

Anyone who knows fabric land knows there fabric is dirt cheap

£3.99 metre average price.

I bought it, absolutely no idea what to make with it though.

Off home to route through the pattern box

nope, nothing suited to little birds

The quilt didn't get a look in.

I could make a cushion cover, I could make a bag

but what I really wanted to do was make something to wear.

Nothing for it but to hit eBay and find a cheap easy pattern

Yes, a fuller figure pattern

but I love the square neck long sleeved top.

Cant be that hard can it?

Wrong !

Blooming heck I spent a good few hours on this this weekend

good job I was housebound due to poor hound

[who I have to say has made a remarkable recovery

lets hope he doesn't have another fit.]

I had ample time on my hands

First up was cutting the blooming pattern, haven't used a pattern since school

mastered that and got it all cut out.

Then the hard part started

interfacing? whats that? don't have any ?

off to hobby craft

got some

crack on

and so it went on, with the help of you tube I managed to get it all done bar the sleeves, who's great idea was it for a first project to have long sleeves !

That really flummoxed me

couldn't make head nor tail of the pattern

so did a botch job after watching a few videos.

I finally finished it tonight

want to take a peak?

Just remember its my first attempt

Although its not a top to wear in public I'm quite proud I managed it

On the hanger

I even managed bust darts!

on me

not a flattering angle and most definitely not a flattering shape

I actually think I should have made the smaller size !

And the cotton a tad to thick for this style

The shoulders are too big ,and the sleeves, well lets just say I need to practice sewing them in..

But overall I am quite pleased

I made a top

It fits

I most certainly wouldn't wear it out

but its wearable

I shall call it my gardening top.