Being sewcial on Satuday

Hi there lovely! How was your weekend? 

On Saturday I met up with a group of sewing bloggers from Sydney for a little sewcial outing.

The very well organised Mel from Made by Melanie set up the whole day and we all had a pretty darn good day! 

I've never been to a sewing meet up before so it was lots of fun to meet women of different skill levels and sewing interests. Though I do love my vintage patterns, there was lots of talk about newer patterns which has given me a boost to try out some indie patterns one day.

We chatted, had some yummy food and visited 3 fabric stores! I only managed to buy one bit of fabric for myself. But I spent a lot of time helping other to find fabric as well 

We had lunch at Parma Cucina with lots of yummy pizza and delicious salads, which gave us plenty of energy for the afternoons shopping.

We then commandeered the nearby table for a fabric/pattern swap. I put in some Navy knit jersey and a few sewing patterns. 

In return I got a nice red cotton drill which I think ill use for a skirt and also a sewing pattern - Butterick 5548 - an evening gown with a slit up the back and bow. I think I would make the shorter version however.

1.7 Metres of colourful wool, Butterick 5548, Facile pattern and some lovely red cotton drill

And the super awesome Lexi from When All You Need Is… surprised me with a special pattern she found - A Facile pattern! This time though it is a 60's one (not 70s) - a cute jumper dress with little pockets. How sweet is it?

I'll definitely have to make that! 

 

I was having such a good time chatting and meeting people I only remembered to take one photo, but here are a few others taken by Lexi 

The Fabric swap in action - Photo by Lexi 

The Fabric swap table - Photo by Lexi

At Tessuti's fabrics in Surry Hills - You can see Mel and Susan from Measure Twice cut once in the foreground - Photo by Lexi

Walking through Sydney's many alleys to get to The Fabric Store - aren't we a stylish bunch in our handmade clothes? 

It was such a fun day! It rained and it was muggy but we soldiered on. And as we were lunching near Oxford Street we also got to see everyone getting ready for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - always a fun sight to see everyone dressed up in their fabulous costumes and to walk down a random alley way to see a rainbow covered float! 

We all plan to meet up again soon and take an excursion to Cabramatta to check out the Vietnamese run fabric stores. Look out for more Sydney Sewcial adventures! 

In other news...

I've also finished my Charlotte dress, which I'll hopefully get around to uploading for you tomorrow once I've edited the photos.

I had also planned to start on a project for Autumn, but my boyfriend has made a special request.

You see, I have this very sweet smock dress nightie that I bought from Peter Alexander a few years ago. It's very cute and is perfect for random loungeroom contemporary ballet dancing but as I love it so much its gotten a bit manky and has some tears in it from when I've rolled around too much in my sleep. 

So my boyfriend suggested I make a new one in almost the same style. We looked through my fabric and picked out this soft purple wool blend and Butterick 5513 - a smock dress pattern and I can even have the elasticised bishop sleeves like in my current nightie! 

Its going to be pretty fun I think to make this one! 

Have you ever made yourself a nightie or PJs before? Here is my last night time sewing project 

Have a great week everyone!

Cat xo