People!

Where to begin?

How to begin?

It’s not that I haven’t been sewing. I have. I really have. In fact I have so many makes completed that the thought of blogging about any of them leaves me feeling completely overwhelmed. This is not reasonable, I know. But.

Maybe….maybe if I just picked up the phone and said hello….

‘Why hey hi. It’s me, Sue. I’ve been sewing. A lot. I want to show you all my makes and I want to chat with you. I know, I know…I haven’t blogged in a while. You see, my secondary type four {DYT} wants things documented in date order of make with a coherent and detailed discussion about each item….this is, after all, the way it’s always been done. The problem is…well I’m not exactly sure what the problem is to be honest….but I find myself standing at my open closet and overthinking…well, pretty much everything. Wear dis? Or wear dat? Hair or hat? {With me it’s definitely an either or thing.} I fidget and then…horrors….I retreat to my computer and look at all the pretty blogs. Not helping.

It’s not about mojo…or sewjo…I’m firing on all cylinders creative wise. I think it’s more about perfectionism and a gnawing feeling that if I’m not growing my blog I’m somehow failing.

What to do? What to do?

I think that…for the moment…the way forward is to just do it.  Be spontaneous. Be random. And, very likely, be a little disjointed. But hey…it will be a published post. Sew…shall we…

Jeans and a t-shirt.

Boring?

Or basic?

One of my main goals going into fall is to start building a wardrobe of me-made winter clothing. What do I wear when it’s cold and wet? Honestly….jeans and long sleeve tees are at the top of the list. Not sorry.

I’ve got the Nagoya Pants and the Alyse Pants in my arsenal. Now please allow me to introduce The Gaston Pants  by Republique du Chiffon.  I bought this pattern shortly after it was released…it was only available in French and I thought it a brilliant way to use my French language skills {which are not really so very brilliant but hey}. Fortunately, I had pas du problème…but then again…sewing pants is sewing pants.  Understanding the language did help, particularly with things like seam allowances etc., but the construction methods for sewing pants are pretty universal. Also…each step is illustrated satisfactorily. I’d say if you’ve sewn pants a few times, then go for it. However, it’s all a moot point….the pattern is now available in English.

I made these, how long ago? Can’t remember….but I have been wearing them almost every day since the beginning of September. This pattern totally reminds me of Seafarer Jeans from the seventies. In a good way. So much so, that when I sew them again, I will be squaring off the bottoms of the front pockets. The pattern, designed for fabrics with a small amount of stretch, fit me pretty spot on without any alterations. However, on the second pair I made {not shown} {yet}, I curved out the front crotch just a leeetle bit.

My top is version #1 of the Toaster Sweater  by  Sew House Seven.  Can we just looky at those stripe matching skillz for a minute. It’s too bad that this width of horizontal stripes does me no favours. Still gonna wear it though. The only small change I made was making the collar a tad shorter than the pattern specs. I used the stripes as my guide.

It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. We’re hosting a small family dinner today and I must go now. The menu is complete. Food preparation is well underway. The house is clean. BUT. Which stretchy pants to wear? I mean…there’s pie people…PIE.

To all my Canadian friends….I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. And to every people….I wish you Peace!

Whew…once again I’ve done all the talking. I guess some things haven’t changed after all.’

Wearing:

Gaston Pants : : Republique du Chiffon

Toaster Sweater Version One : : Sew House Seven