Sewing

Jump start January Jumpsuit

I’ve recently had an urge for a jumpsuit that was kind of shapeless and which didn’t need anything worn underneath it. Not for public wearing, but to wander round the house in on a really hot day. Then I found the Fibremood Danika, which seemed to fit my mental image perfectly. It’s a bit shapeless, […]

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Sewing, Stashbusting

Jungle January Jumpsuit

Sorry, couldn’t resist the alliteration in that title! This is a follow up jumpsuit made from Simplicity 6959, but this time I made it from the lightest, softest, drapiest, viscose knit, instead of a very stiff sheet. I want to be a little less conservative this year and figured that this fabric and design might be […]

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Sewing retro, Stashbusting

1970s jumpsuit

I’m not sure what I was thinking when I embarked on this project. My friend Thelma has long said that I should make myself a jumpsuit, and once the idea was sown, it was sewn – pun intended :). The pattern is Simplicity 6959 from 1975. There were a number of things I quite liked about […]

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