Leggings finished!

Here we are with the leggings finished!

The sewalong was great fun. I got to draft my own pattern, which didn't prove too difficult. I'm really happy with it, and I'm sure that I will use it again many times, to make variations, like a wider leg or shorter for the summer, perhaps.

I took the measurements myself, they are fairly accurate, although I'll have to adjust a bit the length. I find it's too long but all in all it's great.

I tried to have some photos taken but I'm not as brave as other participants to show my derriere, so this sort of shows my legs from above.

For the waist, as I was a bit pushed for time, I simply made a casing turning the fabric in and inserted the elastic band. Not very sophisticated but very comfy.

Thanks a lot to Maider for your hard work, you're brilliant. What's next? A hoodie? A onesie?

Sewalong leggings

I'm so excited to be taking part in a sew along! It is organised by Masustak eguzkitan, and I'll be making some leggings.

It took me a while to decide on the fabric, I wasn't very keen on black or the typical marl grey but obviously I'm not leaving the house in this...

We'll see the results by the end of the month.

Little useful things made of felt

As well as cotton, I made a couple of things out of felt.

Exploring on the internet about what tools and other materials are necessary for beginners, I became obsessed with pin cushions.

  

Later I discovered needle books (I had no idea that such thing existed!) and this is the result, with some sort of daffodils on the cover.

From all the tutorials I found online, I used these two for the pin cushion by Purl Bee and the needle book by Little Birdie Secrets, with great instructions and photos.