Thrift Flip: Rob’s Red Jumpsuit

A few months ago, Rob and I were thrifting and he found this red jumpsuit. When he asked me if I’d be willing to alter it, I was a bit hesitant since there was quite a bit of work to be done.

I’m a nice wife and obviously said yes but OOOOF. This jumpsuit was a ton of work.

I had to… take in the legs, remove the waist band to take in the bodice, re-work the pockets and create a new pocket back, reattach the waistband, remove all of the reflective bands, take off the front pocket, take in the back seam, remove and replace back pockets, create a new arm hole, take in the sleeves, hem the sleeves, and finally, hem the pant legs. I think that’s it 😅

I have to say, it didn’t turn out half bad! My boy loves it and I told him he has to wear it once a week until he dies 😂

Good thing he’s cute and I love him ❤️

Would you take on this sort of project?!

Perfect Plaid

Sewing

I promise this is my last post about Simplicity Pattern 5582 for a little while at least 😉

My Grandma gave me this black and white plaid fabric and I just love it so much! I will probably hoard this top forever since it reminds me of my Grandma every time I wear it. She’s a seamstress as well and it’s fun that we share a love for sewing!

I self drafted the bodice and used Simplicity Pattern 5582 for the sleeves (OF COURSE lol)! Instead of a sleeve band, I went for a 1/4″ elastic instead. I love the little puff it creates!

I’m definitely an Amy.

Sewing

While I was making this top, I watched the 2019 version of “Little Women” A LOT. I absolutely love it and have come to terms with the fact that I’m definitely an Amy. I’m creative, the youngest in my family, spunky, slightly selfish (lol), and determined. As much as I want to be any other March sister, Amy just fits.

I used Simplicity Pattern 5582 with some alterations. This is a dress pattern, so I only used the bodice pattern but added about 2 inches to the length. Skipped the collar as well and just went for a simply v-neck to match my inspiration photo. I should have made the neckline a little lower and I put the first button hole too high… but lessons for next time!

I couldn’t decide on a buttons, so I went to Instagram for help! The flat shiny buttons won by a landslide. The ball like buttons on the right are so fun! But I just didn’t know how well they would function. Both buttons are from my Great-Grandma’s stash. I have a huge cookie jar full of all of her buttons. Women in my family have been sewing for generations and it makes me so happy to be apart of that legacy.

The sad thing is that I washed this top recently and it SHRUNK LIKE CRAZY 😦

I loved this top so much so I’ll just have to make it again! But maybe in a different fabric.

Summer Set

Sewing

This is one of those times where I should have ironed a little better before taking pictures (insert face palm). Ooh well!

I’m not a summer girl. I’m a 60 degrees year round kind of gal. Shorts are not my favorite and you’ll never catch me in a pair of flip flops EVER. If I could live somewhere that was fall year round, I would in a heartbeat!

Luckily in the PNW, summers are pretty mild. We’ll have 2-3 months of heat and then it’s back to my preferred gloomy weather.

With that being said, I have been on the look out for some summer clothes. But I could not find anything that I liked. I ordered a couple shorts from target and they were all too big so I returned them and ordered the next size down and those didn’t work out either. Shopping can be such a headache sometimes.

I decided to make a couple outfits for this summer after failing to find anything off the hanger. I thrifted this purple polka dot fabric a few years ago and it felt perfect for a summer set! I think I paid around $6 for all of the fabric and there was at least 7 yards.

I used McCall’s 6801 for the shorts pattern with a lot of alterations. This pattern does not have side seams and I wanted to add pockets so I ended up adding seam allowance to the sides and cutting the pattern in half so it had a front and back piece. I used a 2″ elastic waistband and shortened short length as well by an inch or two.

The top is just a self drafted bodice. The sleeves are Simplicity 5582 and I LOVE this pattern. It makes the perfect puff’d sleeve. I’ve used this pattern about 5 times now and I won’t stop! That’s how great it is.

This little set is basically wearing pajamas out and I’m totally okay with that 😉