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Jun 2020
7:08pm, 24 Jun 2020
1,757 posts
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runnyeyes
Drell.. they both look great ( I particularly like the shorts actually!)
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Jun 2020
7:10pm, 24 Jun 2020
21,103 posts
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Meglet
Great makes Drell, and I also love the shorts. I have some fabric I'm not sure what to do with, maybe shorts would work? It's got a nice print but I've already made a skirt and have another planned so really need something else to stop me having too many skirts!
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Jun 2020
7:11pm, 24 Jun 2020
2,476 posts
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Drell
Thanks. The jacket was a kit from Clothkits. Not particularly highly recommended - some the instructions weren't that clear. The shorts are a pattern called Flint from Megan Nielsen. I made them longer than the actual pattern. Good clear instructions, and no zip 
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Jun 2020
7:13pm, 24 Jun 2020
21,104 posts
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Meglet
Clothkits!! My mum used to get a lot of stuff from them. One of my first makes was theirs, they did a printed a-line wrap skirt that also came with a small similar skirt for your doll! My mum made the skirt and then helped me make the doll version.
Your sleeves look very neat though.
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Jun 2020
7:19pm, 24 Jun 2020
1,758 posts
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runnyeyes
What I’ve noticed on the differences between knitting and sewing...
you can sew something in just a few hours. I’m really appreciating this (I am a slow knitter, but it is a slow craft)
There are usually a lot of haberdashery ‘bits’ with a sewing project. It’s tedious gathering everything and I end up having to go On line shopping
Knitting is mostly Buy yarn and pull old needles out of the drawer.
You need space for sewing
Anyone else?
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Jun 2020
7:33pm, 24 Jun 2020
16,760 posts
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Rosehip
Space for sewing I why my machine still hasn't come out to make masks. I made so many dresses for my daughter when she was little (from maternity frocks and shirts mainly) and miss being able to turn something into something else - but the thought of packing everything up every evening to have dinner on the table puts me off even starting!
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Jun 2020
7:34pm, 24 Jun 2020
16,761 posts
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Rosehip
Also remember clothkits - but they were quite expensive!
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Jun 2020
8:08pm, 24 Jun 2020
2,477 posts
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Drell
In the old days clothkits had all the cutting lines printed on the fabric. This one was a normal paper pattern and the kit included fabric, bias binding and thread.
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Jun 2020
8:10pm, 24 Jun 2020
2,478 posts
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Drell
I think it was expensive but I thought it would be an easy way to get back into dressmaking. Which was why I was disappointed that the instructions weren't better. But there are so many helpful blogs and videos on the Web that it didn't matter too much.
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Jun 2020
8:23pm, 24 Jun 2020
21,105 posts
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Meglet
It’s definitely easier to have somewhere to leave the machine set up. I was planning to use my daughter bedroom while she was away for a few days, but then I remembered I needed the iron. She’s up two floors so the kitchen was much easier! I also find the ironing board good as a surface for pinning the next bit to sew.
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