Sunday, May 5, 2013

A Casual Outfit for Tamara


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 I just got back from Ottawa so you know  I made something for DD to take to her!

 Tamara recently told me she has plenty of work clothes but not enough casual stuff. I think the outfit I made for her fits the bill. Here it is.



For the jean jacket I used my favorite OOP Burda pattern  (8905) which I've made many times before. If you have this pattern you should try it.It's a real gem.


For the skirt I used another favorite pattern, New Look 6300also OOP


The fabric is a stretch cotton denim which is a nice chambray colour .For top stitching, I used Gutterman Heavy Duty Polyester thread in colour 865 and I loved the effect.

Now about this shirt!



I know! Wow! Really?

In the 80's I made DD a purple shirt with parrots on it that she wore till the millennium! I finally had to insist it had to go.

 I found this cotton  at Fabricville a few years ago and planned to make her a new parrot shirt as a joke. It was quick to make and brought  a smile to Tamara's face. She said however that she wouldn't wear it with the suit! I can't imagine why!!!

I used the print for the facings etc. because this is suppose to be a fun, casual Friday kind of outfit.




I forgot to take a photo of  DD wearing her new outfit so I'll leave you with a buttoned up view of it..



I hope you found time to sew this weekend!
More later from



5 comments:

Vicki said...

Lucky DD! The shirt is fun but.

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Cennetta said...

Great outfit. I sure you DD looks great in it. That's such a fun shirt; I'd wear it with the suit. ;-)