While at Sewjourn I finished off another Tessuti Our Fave Top and completed a toile for a pair of trousers (pattern appropriated from a clever designer friend).

I’ve been after a basic trouser pattern for a while and had this doubleknit in stash. I had to take it in a little at the sides but it’s not bad for a first effort.

A few wrinkles and doesn’t hold in my round tummy, but that’s due to the doubleknit – I reckon that in a drill it would be fine! At least it’s comfortable. The back has my usual problem of excess fabric folds under my bottom (which is much further down my legs nowadays than it used to be).

I think it fits well around my bottom and waist, so I might need to play with the leg pattern a bit. But you know what? I’ll wear it as it is, because I never tuck anything in and no-one will see the top of it.

Now that top I LOVE!  A few of us tried it on at Sewjourn, and came to the conclusion that the Tessuti Fave Top is not really flattering on most women who are endowed with anything above a C cup (unless you’re all quite tall).  All the better for me!  The fabric is so soft, it has some viscose in it as well as poly/lycra. I found it at Darn Cheap Fabrics (and am sorely tempted to return for more).  Not the colours I’d always choose, and the pattern is rather bold – but as you know, I like colour and pattern!

And THANK YOU for such beautiful birthday wishes for my little one.  She’s also dropped her day sleep during the last week, and is finally going to bed at a respectable hour at night (we’ve been battling to get her to sleep before 10 for months, and now she’s asleep at 7.30pm).  Who knows, I might even get some more sewing done!