Office Capsule Wardrobe

Love this idea, I like your patterns and fabric, good matching.

I'll be following to see how you get on,

I made a cross body bag with faux leather very similar to yours, it came out really well.

Ive also made two Laon shirts, lovely pattern

Great idea and looks like a lot of fun. Are the zipper pulls for the trousers?

Garment No. 1 - Avid Seamstress Blazer

I did struggle with the instructions and was quite pleased I had already made a coat and could call on my experience with that as I was left very confused with this at times, probably due to my overall inexperience.

I did manage it though and am very pleased with it. I did add a wider hem on the bottom as I ended up with a curl due to the lining being too tight so a wider hem fixed that and shorted it slightly which works with my shorter body.

Garment No. 2

Twig and Tale - Breeze shirt (1/2). I love this pattern, I have quite a few of these.

First pair of trousers and the gold Atelia June Hanna blouse (hacked to cuff the sleeves and really big hem to shorten as it will be worn tucked in.

The blouse was a nightmare to start with as I found the viscose fabric really challenging but got used to it

The trousers came together nicely and are from my own block.

And Twig and Tale Breeze shirt No2. I haven’t done as good of a job with this one, however it still looks okay. It doesn’t fit as well either, which is interesting so must be down to the type of fabric. Hopefully it’ll stretch a bit with wear.

So pleased to get the Notches Jenna Jacket finished in tonight’s social 🤩.

I picked this tapestry fabric up at the Stitch Festival from Lili Fabrics. I fancied having a go using tapestry fabric as it was a bit different and I fell in love with the multicoloured leaf print.

The jacket came together okay, I did have to stop and think a couple of times but there is a video tutorial so that solved the head scratching moment. Overall it wasn’t too difficult to see up.

I originally had planned to add a lining (not part of the pattern) but decided against it to have a light weight summer jacket. I’ve overlocked everything so that’s all okay on the inside.

I’ve now completed the Itch to Stitch Laon Shirt in this lovely teal polka dot. I’ve used snap fasteners in place of the buttons.

Really nice to sew up, great instructions as always with Itch to Stitch.

Final garments:

2 more Itch to Stitch Laon shirts. This pattern really works for me so sticking with it. I did adjust the hem to straighten it as I’m not that keen on the really curved hem.

I did have a play with the 2 fabrics, making these at the same time and using the opposite fabric as contrast for the collar stands, under collar and inside cuffs, which was fun to do.

And I am done 😁 one office capsule wardrobe complete.