Materials and mooching

I hate all my clothes. Or more to the point, I hate me in them. The choice is; pre-N, which are all still a bit tight, and, having not been worn for over a year, feel tired and a bit unfashionable.

Actually, 'a bit' is a complete understatement. I think most of the stuff must have been bought with beer goggles on.

Or my maternity wear, which I'm loathed to wear as N is nearly 10 months old.

I don't fancy one of the starve yourself to death diets. And just the idea of going for a run round the block makes me feel exhausted.

So I decided to make a top and breath some new life into my wardrobe.

While having a mooch round Oxfam, I found some gorgeous vintage material for £2 that I think started life as a bedspread. And to top it off I found a fantastic pattern for a really easy casual top.

I can't crank up the sewing machine in the evenings, as N's room is next to the lounge where I'd use it, but the pattern is so simple that I can hand sew it and it still looks brilliant.

Now, I just need to go out for a night so I have somewhere to wear it...

To make this top, I used this tutorial from Yellow suitcase studio. I think I will be making many more of these. And I have found loads of fabric remnants in a charity shop yesterday, about a yard each. I must say I went a bit crazy, but they were all either £1 or £1.50. It would have to been rude not to, right?