Bundle of Lime

Since I haven't had a chance to post lately and I am not quite ready to share my most recently-completed project, I've decided to share one of the recent finds that I am coveting. A friend sent a link to me not too long ago for a women's reversible smoking jacket . Drool! I have some dark purple and black brocade fabric that I've been sitting on for longer than I'd like to admit. The intention has always been to turn it into a jacket someday, but I think I may have to try my hand at making a reversible jacket. They also have a  men's reversible smoking jacket . The idea of Betabrand is rather unique (at least to me). Designers can submit their designs and if the design gets enough votes, it will be turned into a Betabrand product. Pretty cool! I love seeing what other designers come up with. It motivates me to be more creative myself. What inspires you to work on your creative projects?

For my first sewing project (to get me back into the swing of making clothing AND re-establish my confidence in this whole process), I decided to make something that would be very forgiving and useful that I could screw up on and no one would ever care...pajama pants. My old ones are shredded from being so worn, and new ones are hard to find for some odd reason. So when I was at Hancock Fabric late one evening, I picked up this pattern:     It is a basic and very inexpensive pattern. And, the pants turned out to be a lot of fun to make! For the fabric, I used a ridiculously soft 100% cotton plaid that I fell in love with and wanted to wrap myself in (also from Hancock Fabric). This picture doesn't do the finished product justice, but how much shape does  pair of pajama pants really have anyway?   I adjusted the length of the pants before cutting the pieces out. Another adjustment that I will make on future pants from this pattern is in the waistband...