i’ll be laying low this week… the tomato art festival is saturday (this saturday… eek!) and my booth stash is quite lacking. as it stands now, i’ve been feverishly sewing tomatoes & more tomatoes with no end in sight. well, saturday, anyway. so i won’t be unveiling any new clothing this week!
however, if you’re in nashville, i highly recommend stopping by 🙂 our booth – the wicked tomato factory – will be on 11th avenue, in front of the green wagon! we will be selling tomato-themed art, jewelry, headgear, and of course tomato pincushions 🙂
so this post isn’t entirely no-sew, have a cardigan i refashioned into LT-size:
before
after
pretty easy revamp! i cut the sides smaller (the original shirt was an XL… i usually wear an XS or a S), shortened the hem a few inches, reattached the sleeves much shorter. i love cardigans, but the ones that fit me are usually reeeal pricey & the cheap ones are always the wrong size! so glad i can sew 🙂
i also started cutting out my fabric for the leopard print peplum jacket.
it would have started much sooner – it did start much sooner, actually, but i was having major fit issues with my muslin. i’m pretty sure the muslin still isn’t perfect but i totally gave up after the 4th one. whatever! it’s a jacket!
this kind of steamed me, though:
laid out my pattern pieces
LOOK AT ALL THAT EXTRA FABRIC WTFFFFF
i ended up cutting the long sleeves out as well, because damn, i don’t want to waste fabric. it worked out perfectly in the end, though. well, perfectly if the sleeves are well-drafted i guess. i didn’t do a muslin of those because i thought i only bought enough fabric for short sleeves. LOL RIGHT.
i want to do some light tailoring with this jacket – bound buttonholes, padstitching the collar (but not the lapels – they are separate pieces from the jacket front so i don’t think it’s necessary) and a backstay. i have a beautiful teal bemberg rayon for the lining, and teal buttons. bring it!
i must get back to creating tomatoes. in the meantime, here is a present for you:
you’re welcome 😉
LLADYBIRD 
Hi! It was great to meet you at Oona’s birthday party. I’ve been checking in since then, and I have to say that your blog is fabulous. Good luck at the festival this weekend. And, I’ve had the same way-too-much fabric when following the fabric yardage suggestions on the back of the pattern. Fortunately, twice I’ve lucked out because I was able to get by with smaller-than-suggested pieces I had on hand. But, most recently, I have about a yard left of the teal I’m using for my Lonsdale. This time I don’t blame Tasia. She told me that if I cut on a single layer, not on the fold, I’d use less, but I didn’t realize I’d use almost a yard less!
thank you very much! and wow – i didn’t realize cutting on a single layer would result in such an excess. that is AMAZING. that fabric you are using is gorgeous, though, so i bet you’re happy to have the leftovers for another use!
Omg, I can’t wait to see your jacket. I adore leopard print. Nice seeing you at Oona’s bash. I hope you found your shoes. 🙂
I love the minivan! Go amurrica! Also, I get cheapo cardigans online from Nordstrom, but the juniors dept (called BP) and they can go down to 6 bucks!
I met the designer and the graphic designer of BP in norsstroms last year in Seattle. They’re really cool
The cardigan is a lovely color. Great job re-sizing it. That leopard print jacket will look so fabulous on you! I can’t wait to see the finished product.