This is the first in a series of roundup posts, mostly things I sewed and posted on Pattern Review or The Sewing Place. I thought it would be helpful for me to have them all in one place, there may be some repeats!
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This was my entry in the August 2022 Mini Wardrobe Contest over at Pattern Review.
I love sewing capsules of clothes, but long gone are the traditional jacket and skirt suiting looks for the office. I really wanted to reflect the sort of clothes I wear in real life, and decided to challenge myself with jeans (pull-ons but still a lot of topstitching!) and a raincoat.
All but the raincoat use patterns I've sewn before and already tweaked the fit a little for my body, That made sewing those slightly more straight forward.
Top 1
Top 1 is a shirt in soft khaki cotton fabric.
Khaki Shirt
Bottom 1
Bottom 1 is a pair of trousers in soft khaki cotton fabric. They can be worn with the matching shirt tucked in and belted for a jumpsuit look. I added a hidden zipped side pocket for when I don't want to carry a handbag.
Khaki Trousers
Top 2
Top 2 is a simple knit top in a print which brings in both the soft khaki and the burgundy colour.
Print knit top
Bottom 2
Bottom 2 is a pair of jeans in a soft burgundy stretch denim.
Burgundy Jeans
5th piece
My 5th piece is a dark olive green raincoat.
Raincoat
I think I need to give the raincoat a really good press and reduce the shoulder width on the shirt slightly
