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I love the pouch. Is it attached to your jeans?

May 2nd

I have an appointment this morning so have decided to wear a dress. It is New Look 6301 made in a cotton jersey from Pound Fabrics.

Sunday May 3rd

Old clothes today. Itch to Stitch Mountain View jeans, much worn and so very comfortable. Blouse is New Look 6394. This is a wearable toile and needs a few tweaks for a better fit but is OK for around the house.

Wednesday May 6th

Post pub lunch beer belly photo! The ubiquitous adapted Jalie jeans (my daily go to and I have several pairs), The top is McCalls 8240 which is a favourite top of mine and I think I've made it about 14 times. This version is in cotton jersey from Pound Fabrics. The jacket is a jeans jacket McCalls 7729 but I adapted it to have two top front pockets. Turquoise cord is from Bernie the Bolt at the Medieval fair last year (You have to be a certain age to laugh at the name of his stall!!) And not seen but definitely worn are my brand new socks which I finished knitting on Monday.

Saturday 16th May

I didn't get on here yesterday as I went to the Malvern quilt festival. But I wore my Simplicity shirt, my Jalie jeans, one of my waistcoats and my denim coat.

Today is a casual day so I'm wearing another McCalls 8240 top this time made from the French terry remnants of two of these tops and a white cotton collar to make it more rugby shirtish. I'm also wearing ITS Mountain View jeans.

Sunday 17th May

Another McCalls 8240 made into a rugby shirt. This is cotton jersey from Pound Fabrics with personal resource white cotton for collar and buttonhole placket. ITS Mountain View jeans.

Monday May 18th

It's cold, it's wet and I'm back in a sweatshirt! This is Sinclair crew made in fabulous fabric from Bornella. The trousers are my own pattern, one of the first I made after almost perfecting a fitting crotch curve. I have no idea what the fabric is or where it came from. These are probably about to be retired as I don't wear them that much - just got them out for MMM!!

Thursday 21st May

A tnt Vogue t shirt pattern made in fabric from Minerva gifted to me by a friend. It's the same fabric Caz made her wrap dress on the Sewing Bee last year. After watching her I was very careful where the red dots were placed!!

The jeans are another of my adaptations but unfortunately they shrink a little each time I wash them ( they really do - it's not the calorie imps this time!!). I can't remember where I got the denim from but I'm not happy with it.

The pouch is another design from Kreative Kiwi with an added loop on the back that I can put my belt through.

It's warmed up today so hoping I can wear some t-shirts from now on.

Friday 22nd May

Hot and sticky after a few hours gardening. Just showing my gardening apron. Deep pockets for tools, tissues, oddments. The rest is ancient rtw ( the yellow top is circa 2009 when we sponsored a beer festival and this is the shirt we had embroidered for it. All staff wore one - there was no mistaking us!!)

Saturday 23rd May

I copied this blouse pattern from a rtw that was showing its age but which was so cool in this weather. The fabric is a stretch cotton remnant from a quilting shop in the Nottingham area. The cut offs aren't actually cut offs as they were made this length from mu usual adapted pattern. No knitted socks today though!!

It's hot here today and I've put on a stretch lace, too small, cowl top. I think this is the New Look pattern 1606 but can't quite remember. The fabric was very cheap from Pound Fabrics so I used it for this toile to check the sizing. Check showed me I needed to size up!! Not very flattering but I'm too hot to care.

The culottes are McCalls 7131 in a viscose which are super cool in this hot weather.

Monday 25th May

A well worn summer dress that was made aeons ago but is so cool and useful in this weather - except it doesn't have pockets!! I changed the back zip to a side zip because t-rex arms makes back zips nearly impossible. I think it is a Simplicity pattern.

What I am not showing -and don't intend to show - is my self sewn bra 🫣

Tuesday 26th May

Family are coming today as it's my daughters birthday so I'm up early and fairly smart. I made this dress last year from double gauze. Can't remember which pattern I used but it's likely it's a McCalls.

Wednesday 27th May

A loose double gauze blouse which is cool in this hot weather. New Look 6394. Self adapted cut offs.

Thursday 28th May

This is my wearable toile for the tie front blouse I wore the other day. This is made in a viscose and is flowy and cool in this hot weather. Same jeans cut offs as before.

I was MIA for the last few days of May. I had my second shingles jab early on Thursday morning and it made me feel dreadful. I did wear me mades for each day but there was no chance of me taking photos or posting on here. I even had to drop out of the Thursday and Saturday socials - and I had been so looking forward to the Thursday one as well!

From remembrance I wore a Vogue t-shirt in turquoise blue on Friday, My new trousers that I finished last week on Saturday and Sunday is lost in a fog but it would have been me made. Fully recovered now thankfully.