Molly Makes Sewing make #1

KI saw the Molly Makes Sewing magazine when it first came out earlier this year. By the time I realised I really, really wanted a copy, it had disappeared from the shelves. And then of course I started to see all the makes published in the blogosphere. And I felt that I was really missing out 😔.  Lucky for me (and you) Molly Makes sells back issues from their website. Interestingly the cost including postage is only marginally more expensive than buying it from a newsagent. I still prefer to buy from my local newsagent though. Nothing beats personal service. I've never seen a magazine before where I would make every project included. Every. Single. One. So what to do first? The jeans-style skirt? Skater dress? Quilt print dress? Biker jacket? Cute mini knickers? Oh boy!

I've made a sewing plan for spring/summer - based again on the awesome Wardrobe Architect series by Collette Patterns. And summer PJs are on the list. So PJ shorts it was! The great thing about Lauren's (from Guthrie and Ghani) pattern is that it's a fabric miser too so it was easy to do some stash busting. The main fabric is a cute poly cotton print left over from lining my By Hand London Blazer. And I used some plain aqua poplin for the contrast.

This was the first "combination" waistband I've done - an elastic back connected to ties that go around to the front. A great idea - very comfortable to wear. I like the waistband finish at the front too. Interfacing strengthens the button holes for the ties. Buttonholes could be better 😉. 

More sewing machine discovery too. I was sure that my pfaff didn't have an off-centre straight stitch. But I was wrong. I found it by accident, having a play with my stitch selector and scrap fabric. Made top stitching the cuffs a breeze.