Ginger Jeans

I live in jeans, almost exclusively in skinny jeans since they arrived on the high street despite being plus size and all the magazines etc saying that it wasn't a good look for my body type.  Screw them, I like my skinny jeans...

So now it's my first time making Ginger Jeans by Closet Case patterns.  This is the mid-rise version that is PDF only from their website.

I picked out a lovely mustard stretch denim from myfabrics.co.uk

Printing and sticking PDFs together is a task all of its own, it takes a good amount of time for me to do, but the advantage of having the patterns ready to print anytime rather than crunching it all back into an envelope is exactly what i need.

I made these up in 15 minute sewing sessions so it did take a while.  I picked a really geometric mustard print from my stash for the lining, it was originally purchased for quilting with but I've gone off the print in a major way.  I also got to try out my new overlocker and I'm really pleased with how finished the inside looks. 

All done!

I'm really happy with the fit around the waist and hips, not so much around the legs - it needs some tweaking for sure since I'm approximately the shape of a toffee apple.  The next time I make them (there will be a next time as soon as I find more denim I like), I will have a mess around with it and see what I can do.  In the mean time, these are perfectly serviceable and I've been wearing them out and about with no worries!

Day 1 - 50 Days of Hand Quilting

I was aimlessly browsing my instagram feed this morning and noticed that someone (@jeanakimball) had made a hand quilting challenge that was all about simply pushing forwards on projects.  So I decided to join up as I like a self-challenge

The premise is to simply make some progress with your hand quilting for 50 days out of the 80 odd that are still left in 2018.

Day 1

As you can see, the middle is almost complete (have the hoop marks to prove it!) - so I want to work on the next couple of borders for my challenge.  Here's hoping that I am able to make some progress!

 #50daysofhandquilting