Monday, 3 October 2016

stars and trousers

I've now made a total of 25 stars and I think that might be enough for the quilt I'm going to make. The star blocks will each finish at 8" square so that's 40" x 40" if I do them in a 5 x 5 layout. I'm thinking of adding 1½" sashings (finished size) in between so that will make it a wee bitty bigger - about 49" square - big enough for what I want it for. Or rather "who" I want it for!

Here are the last of the stars:

I actually did some dressmaking! Yay! I made myself a pair of trousers in nice olive green colour. This is me taking a photo of myself in the mirror at the bottom of the stairs - the mirror isn't squint! It's the person who took the photo that's a bit off-line! :oD

The waist is elasticated - VERY comfy - and there are pockets. What more does a girl need in trousers??

Because the green ones were so successful, I made a navy pair. Very wearable!

I have plans for a few more pairs of these trousers - the pattern is Jalie 3243 - after all, autumn is definitely here now and that means it's trouser weather again. It was nice to do some dressmaking again. It feels like such a long time since I did any!

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8 comments:

  1. Jennifer HaysOctober 04, 2016 1:46 am

    Your star blocks are so perfect, nice job with all those corners! Cute pants too, you can never have too many pockets in my experience. I end up carrying everybody else's junk around all day. :)

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    1. AnneOctober 04, 2016 11:24 am

      Thanks, Jennifer. I love pockets in trousers - and skirts and dresses and bags ... the list goes on! LOL

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  2. JoOctober 04, 2016 12:33 pm

    Is this your dressmaking mojo returning? I think it is. The trousers look great. It didn't take long to get all those stars done, looking forward to seeing them made up now.

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    1. AnneOctober 04, 2016 8:54 pm

      Thanks, Jo. I'm not sure if my dressmaking mojo has returned in full but at least it's showing its face! It's been gone a long time!

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  3. Josie ButtonsOctober 04, 2016 6:48 pm

    Love the olive green trousers. It's always good to break out some colours that you don't normally wear. And you look smashing in them! :D

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    1. AnneOctober 04, 2016 8:54 pm

      I didn't think I'd wear the olive green trousers to go out anywhere but I did - and I loved them! Yay! :o)

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  4. ThimbleannaOctober 07, 2016 2:03 pm

    Very sweet blocks Anne -- I can't wait to see your new little quilt. And your trousers look wonderful!

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Thanks for taking the time to comment on my blethers. I really appreciate it. I do try to reply to everyone but sometimes life just gets in the way of that happening! :o)

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