sewing: in red

This weekend, I bought a shirt that was a few sizes too large, because the fabric was awesome, as well as the price tag.  I thought, if I can’t take it in, I’ll use the fabric for something else.  In church on Sunday, I stared at this jacket for like ten minutes, dissecting the pieces in my head and studying the construction of it.  I think I might have a problem.
Here is what I have been sewing lately.

                                                   I found this fabric on sale last  week. It feels and looks like linen, but to be honest, I didn’t look to make sure, the price was right, the color was perfect.  I’ve sewn a few skirts before (see here and here), but I’ve learned so much since then.  I loosely followed this Taking Notes Skirt pattern from Sewing in No Mans Land. I love high waist skirts.  I added a zipper in the back.  It’s bright, but not blinding and super light and airy, perfect for summer.

I made this little romper for baby h using two different tutorials.  For the top, I used the concept from the pillowcase dresses and for the bottom, I used the diaper cover pattern/tutorial from MADE. Instead of finishing off the top and bottom of each piece, I just combined them.  This one is a little less functional when it’s time to change diapers, but the next one I made, I’ll add snaps to the bottom.

Cute baby below.

And, I made this as a gift ages ago, for my beautiful friend Jodi and her sweet little Rio, but never shared the pictures.


See my other boppy cover post here.

Why is everything red/orange?  Well, I have no idea. What color are you feeling?