I’d been hoping to have a finished project to write about today, but the past few weeks have seen my sewing slow down a bit due to various life factors. In the interest of not letting this newsletter go completely dormant, I thought I’d write a little about the status of current projects, and future plans as I transition my sewing from summer into fall.
What Am I Working On Now?
I’m getting towards the end of two projects at the moment. The first is my monthly bra project, which, this month, is an experiment in hacking a well-fitting bra pattern into a long-line bra with a v-wire. I’ve wanted to try this for a while, but had been wanting to wait until I had managed to get a bra pattern to fit well enough as-is before hacking it. I’m very close to finishing it, but unfortunately had to pause to order a few materials I’d run out of. Those are due to arrive today, and I can hopefully finish the bra over the next few days in order to finish before October.
The second project is a pair of Ginger Flares in a black & white stripe denim deadstock that I purchased earlier this year from Stonemountain & Daughter. I had seen a pair of striped flares on Pinterest last fall, which inspired me to try my hand at doing something similar. I particularly wanted to play with reverse pattern matching — alternating stripes on the seams to get a fun effect. The thick black & white stripes and pattern matching are reminding me of the dress Christina Ricci wears at the end of Sleepy Hollow, and I’m not mad about it at all. All these need are a waistband, hem, and hardware, and they’ll be ready to wear, too, just in time for my favorite month of the year.
What’s Next?
Next month, I’ll be diving headfirst into drafting & sewing my Halloween costume, as well as making a few items for my future niece who is due in mid-November. I’ve also had a shoe-making project in the back of my mind for over a year now that I’m hoping to finally get started on, though that project may end up getting pushed into November. Plus, it will be month ten of my bra-a-month project, so I really should start brainstorming what that project will be. Probably something simpler than this month’s, to give myself time to work on everything else!
I’m planning to write a lot about my Halloween costume in the coming weeks as I draft and create it, so stay tuned.
What are your plans for fall sewing? Please do leave a comment and let me know!