Hello! I’ve been sewing again lately …
I just finished a button-up shirt using this beautiful dusky pink linen that I received from the Linen Shack. The linen is very fine and light, and was absolutely beautiful to work with. Aah, I just love sewing with linen. Also, I’m so into pink right now it’s not even funny! This dusky pink colour is lovely, a gentle and subtle pink with just a hint of lilac about it. Making me nostalgic for the cherry blossoms from a few weeks ago, sigh… ahh, take me back, please…
I didn’t have pink thread in my stash and instead of going for something like ivory or white as per my habit, I chose a pale green. Actually the contrast is very subtle and you really have to get up close to notice! The white buttons are also from stash… they are originally from Spotlight. I bought these in both white and black originally, and I always use them upside down because the back side is so much prettier; a lovely shiny smooth slightly rounded profile. The front side is matte, and has a raised serrated lip; and it’ not so visually appealing to me. I think I kind of bought them in shirt-button desperation once upon a time, back in the day, and then the discovery that the back side was actually really pretty was totally serendipitous!
I partially used a really old Burda pattern, from the 8/2009 magazine. This might sound a little confusing but bear with me; the pattern/s are numbered from 129-132, with each one being variations on the same basic block, and my version here is kind of a fourth variation!
Actually, I also cut out some breast pockets but haven’t added them yet… I even saved enough green thread so everything matches! I’m thinking of doing some embroidery on a pocket, but wanted to post these pictures how it looks now…
I’m wearing it in these pictures here with a self-designed skirt made from my parents’ curtain leftovers, and a hat made using Vogue 8844 and corduroy from old jeans…
Did you notice anything about the hatless picture above??
OK, now don’t be shocked… but I whimsically decided to put a purple wash through my hair this morning. I don’t know what I was thinking, maybe that I’d get a light lilac tinge to my hair or something like that since my own hair colour is still quite strong. .. I was quite surprised that the purple turned out a lot stronger than I imagined! Eeek! I’m kinda into it, but also a little … taken aback! At least it’s only going to last for a few weeks!
The Linen Shack dusky pink linen can be found here
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