Working hard- or hardly working.

So when I posted the other day, I forgot about all the sewing FOR ME I've been doing!

I quickly wear them, they go in the wash, back in the wardrobe....forgotten! And getting the kid to take the pics- forget it!

So, into the patterns!

The first one took a while to get too. I tried these ones; just OK. I got a hot tip from Sophie about this pattern. And for $4.50 pdf download- we have a winner!

length is good. This is a cotton sheet;

then I tried some stretch. COMFY!

Just a warning, though- I'm about a 14 in the shops; I made the largest size 

in this pattern and it was snug. Comfy but snug.

Oh, easy to follow instructions too!

The next one was a pattern a friend had picked up. I stole the idea

 (hmmm, been doing that a bit) and tried it out.

Fabric is a ?Tana lawn from Spotlight.

No adjustments made to this pattern.

Easy- no zip! (for the zipper-phobes)

I tried a spunky double hem. Not twin needles, just 2 rows of stitching.

the 'poufy' sleeves remind me of bubble skirts! Don't love it, but don't hate it either.

Next (but not last) is the new flavour-of-the-month Lisette.

What do I like about these patterns? Simplicity (equals good instructions and good fit to me)

a cotton voile from Spotlight.

It's a 3/4 length tunic on me, I wear some grey leggings underneath

 (but NO leggings as pants haha)

I made this while the overlocker was at the shop being repaired. My machine has a

 great overlock stitch, slow but definitely do-able in a weekend!

pockets;

cute buttons from the stash (and no zips, zipper phobes! hmmm, maybe I'm a zipper

 phobe too, I choose a lot of patterns without them!)

I lengthened the sleeves, really easy to do.

As I chose an all over colour, you can't see the detail as much, but I like it!

So, what's next?

A pattern review of one I'm not too happy about;

getting a chance at this pattern;

and joining in on a spur-of-the-moment sew-a-long 

andthatsaboutallfornow!