Just when I was wondering what am I going to make Mum this year I found 3.6 metres of Thai hand woven silk in the op shop for $8.00! In a background colour of mauvey, browny I don`t know what with blue and brown diamonds it was perfect . Talk about lucky - I just wish I could find that winning tattslotto ticket .
So I nicked - well borrowed - a pattern from my Mum`s stash - which is only fair really since it was for her ( and I promise I gave it back too - except I might nick it again to sew up for me ) -New Look 6009.
It is a simple drop shouldered top . The cute part of this pattern is the keyhole in the front with a loop of fabric above which gathers the material into a sort of a bow look. The back is done up with one button / loop .
It is a REALLY easy pattern - with only the front , back and facing pieces and a small rectangle for the loop.
The only tricky bit was because I used fabric with such an obvious pattern it just took a bit of care to match the diamonds . I found some matching bias binding to finish the facings and a cool vintage button for the back from my stash ( bummer that I only had one ) .
End result - one happy Mum who loves receiving ( and giving ) home made gifts. ( And the other best bit is that there is heaps of material left over for me .)
As Jen S said in her blog - yesterday was sewing group. One lady was doing a toile for a red lace dress for a wedding, someone else was sewing a self drafted dress , another was completing a chanel style jacket impeccably fitted mind you, another perfecting a toile for a shirt which already looked well perfect , another was making a lined coat , Jen cut out her houndstooth jacket and what was I sewing - a plastic fold up shopping bag - I am all class I tell you. Our new group is called From Tshirts to Couture - but perhaps it could be changed from plastic bags to couture :) .
Cheers . Janine.
Great top - your mum is very lucky.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gem! Actually - 3 gems: the top, your Mum, and you :)
ReplyDeleteGreat find and what better way to use it than for a gift. How lucky is your mum!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is lovely. What a find.
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ReplyDeleteBeautifully made and great fabric. A very thoughtful gift.
ReplyDeleteIt is so pretty-what a great fabric find. Your mom is lucky and so are you-to have each other.
ReplyDeletethankyou for all your comments. Yes I am very lucky to still have my mum .
ReplyDeleteI am quite sure there is a natural fabric filter at the local opshops. Everything inside is polyester. What a great find.
ReplyDeleteYou have picked such a clever pattern for it, the top displays the fabric beautifully.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a bargain! Happy birthday to your Mum, and I expect she was very happy with her top
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely unselfish sewing you have been doing. The dressing gown in your last post is lovely as is this top!
ReplyDeleteHi Janine, what a really beautiful top! You've got a lucky mum right there. Love that she's 80 and still creating stuff regularly, what an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your super sweet comment on my MMM blog post the other day, I really appreciated it. I'm really pleased that you feel these challenges are a valuable endeavour, and fear not I definitely plan on hosting another next year!
All the best
Zoe xx