Handmade Wardrobe // rio Daisy

Mine and Penny’s tees: True Bias Rio Tee and Mini Rio Tee in a floral knit from Style Maker Fabrics, ribbing from Isee Fabric

Penny’s shorts: self drafted

my jumpsuit: Mimi G free pattern with her Sew Def magazine (old) in a viscose linen noil from Blackbird Fabrics (old)

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Well look who has a new favorite pair of matching t-shirts! It’s the latest pattern from True Bias- the ringer style Rio tee. Super cute and has a vintage-y vibe. The only issue I had i that I found it to run a tad bit small in sizing. I cut my usual size, and its a bit tight in the arm. I’m going to go up a couple sizes for the next one. Penny’s size 4 is perfect, though! And the ribbing binding was actually pretty easy and came out with a nice clean finish.

My jumpsuit is something that I’ve made two other times before, I just love this style so much. This time i lowered the neckline because I just want it to be a layering piece over cute tees. I also widened the leg by 1.5” each, and changed the length too. Oh yeah, and everyone always gets confused as to where to find this pattern. Click the link above to take you to the exact issue of the Sew Def Magazine. You have to pay for the issue, but the pattern is included free. (And yes, its the right one, even though it doesn’t list the free pattern in the description).

handmade wardrobe // not so secret pajamas

fabric: See You At Six french terry from D&H Fabrics

my sweatshirt: Megan Nielsen Patterns Jarrah sweatshirt

my pants: True Bias Hudson sweatpants

Penny’s hoodie: Burda 9308

rest of Penny’s outfit (hat, pants, sneakers): June and January

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When we went to walk out the door to take thiese photos, Zach looked at me and said “wait, are you going out in your pajamas?”. Haha, I mean, basically, yeah. Forget #secretpajamas, a matching Jarrah and Hudson sweat set is definitely not-so-secret-pajamas. And I don’t care! I’ll go out in my pajamas if they look like this. And the quality of this french terry is so gooooood and the construction came together so perfectly, that I honeslty feel like I’m wearing an expensive ready to wear sweat outfit from Lou & Grey or something. You’ll find me living in this set all year round.

But let’s be real, Penny’s matching hoodie is even cuter than mine. Now I just need to get my hands on just a little bit more yardage so I can make some mini Hudson pants for her too.

handmade wardrobe // family Hudson pants

all three sweatpants: Hudson pants, men’s Hudson pants, and mini Hudson Pants by True Bias, in a navy blue terry velour from Style Maker Fabrics

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Zach has been bugging me to make something for him for awhile now. I mean, I am always sewing for me and P, it’s about time I incuded something for him. And of course, I couldn’t make something for just him - I had to take the opportunity for all of us to match! The Hudson Pants were the perfect project for this since it comes in sizes for the whole family.

I’ve made one pair for me before, so I knew the sizing was perfect for me in the women’s. Zach fell in between sizing in the men’s, so I went with the bigger of the two sizes, thinking that it was better for sweatpants to be a a little loose rather than a little tight. He says he likes the fit, but they seem just a tad bit baggy to me, so next time I might try one size down for him. I also think I will make the pocket bags bigger for him next time. He always carries his phone in his pocket, and they are just a tad bit too small - his phone falls out in these ones. And lastly - Penny’s is pretty much perfect in the size 3! I just need to cut a smaller piece of elastic next time for her little waist. I really relied on the drawstring for these ones, tying them extra tight to keep the pants up on her. But the length and fit were perfect!

In general, this was a succesful project! I still have quite a bit of this terry velour left, so I’m going to make us all matchig sweatshirts too, so we have full sweat sets haha. And I see more Hudson pants in our future. We are a lounge-y family, after all.

handmade wardrobe // mommy and me leopard

my dress: True Bias Roscoe dress in a silky faille from Spoonflower (designer is Michelle Aitchison)

my boots: Target

Penny’s skirt: self drafted

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Remember the leopard print from my last post? The sublt pink leopard print? This is the same one, just in bolder colors! It’s from the same designer, bought on Spoonflower (link is above). Except this one I got in the silky faille fabric. It’s a tad bit thicker than the crepe de chine I got the other colorway in. Its not at all sheer and really silky to the touch. I really like this one!

I’ve been on a True Bias patterns kick lately, between Ogden, Calvin, Hudson, and now Roscoe. My first Roscoe! And I’m in love. I went with the shorter dress/tunic length of the bodice, but used the longer/wider ruffle hem of the midi dress view for my perfect length.

I only had a strip of fabric left over in the end - not close enough to squeeze out a dress for P, too. So I went with my go-to, super quick and easy make for P to match me - an elastic waist gathered skirt. One rectangular piece of fabric, one seam, a quick casing, and some elastic. Voila - a skirt. I have a tutorial on Megan Nielsen Design Diary if you need help with this simple sewing project! I added some buttonholes and a black drawstring on this one too for just a bit extra.

handmade wardrobe // calvin the beautiful

dress: True Bias Calvin wrap dress in a lightweight silk jacquard c/o Measure Fabric

top: Megan Nielsen Patterns Rowan bodysuit

booties: Target

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Soooooooo I just made my dream dress. And its the Calvin wrap dress. Which is funny, becasuse I would usually shy away from a style like this. Lower v-cut, thin straps, wrap styles usually hang funny on my non-existent bust. But with a few adjustments, it’s seriously my new favorite make. As I do with all of makes with bust darts, I removed the darts completely. Bust darts are just unnecessary when you have no boobs haha. I also lowered the button hole and thread chain locations at the side seams down by 1”. I think this was necessary due to my long torso and, again, no bust. If I would I kept the locations as-is and had the top wrap there, the wrap-top section would have sagged. Now it lays perfectly flat across my chest!

This fabric you guuuuuuuuuuys. Its silk. I don’t usually go for luxurious fabrics, but I just couldn’t resist this one. The print! The subtle dot texture when you get up close! The silky feel! It’s all so good. And also probably the reason why There is only a few yards left - I wasn’t the only one that fell in love with it! Sorry hurry up and snag some before it’s gone. But Measure Fabric does have some other really pretty silks, so you should check them all out, toot. Working with the silk really wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Yes, it was a bit slippery. But with plenty of (silk) pins and a little patience, it really went pretty smoothly. I feel like this type of silhouette is just perfect for a dreamy, silky fabric. So it’s worth it.

Also, I should mention - the bias binding is from Imagine Gnats, and is the perfect match. I order both this peachy pink, as well as a blue one that matched really well. While the blue maybe would have been a more obvious choice, I fell in love with the way the pink looked from the moment I put it next to the fabric. Even though its a light color and it does match part of the print, It seemed like the perfect contrast. I’m still so happy with this choice!

I debated whether to style the dress for these photos like this with the rowan bodysuit and booties, or just the dress alone with simple heels. Like I said, I am actually surprisingly comfortable wearing the dress alone and it looks really good! And the weather here is still warm enough later in the day to be able to wear it. But I also know most people are already in fall mode, so I figured it was a good idea to show a layering option with this silhouette/pattern!