Made by me!

Im so excited to share this with you but I have made my first piece of clothing and it's something wearable! Yes, I made something I can wear! I've only just started sewing but I am loving it, it's so therapeutic. A few weeks back I  bought the miette pattern from Tilly and the buttons blog, I highly recommend this blog I have spent a ridiculous amount of time reading her posts, I am in awe of all her creation.  I thought I'd buy the PDF file so I could get started on it right away but after I sat all the pages out I quickly regretted it. It took me about 2 hours to just put the pattern together and cut out the fabric, now I think if I wasn't so easily distracted by the TV and Facebook and the fact I have to have a full cup of coffee at all times I would of finished it a lot sooner. I worked on it over a few nights but I got there in the end, the most difficult part was understanding the instructions, I'm still getting my head round the sewing lingo.

I do love this style of skirt, it's super cute and really flattering, a perfect skirt for the summer I think.  I used a plain black material as I really thought I'd mess it up and I didn't want to waste any cute fabrics but now I know how to put it together I will definitely need to buy myself some more fabric.  Since I love Tilly and her patterns I also bought her love to stitch book, it's such a fab book and really easy to understand and comes with the patterns inside, it's such a bargain at £13 from amazon. So far I have made a few easy head scarves, next its pj botttoms. I'm actually in need of a new pair funnily enough so I better get sewing!