Bamboo Glade

This was another custom request from Etsy. And it was also a local customer, so I was able to have her try it on =) The request was for a floor length moss green robe.

In the convo with the customer, she told me she was the pastor at a local church. I had a slight moment of panic when I questioned if she was looking for a bathrobe or a robe to preach in. Thankfully, it was for a bathrobe. Although she did tell me she has had many days where she wanted to preach in her pajama's.

The robe was made from a bamboo knit jersey. It has all the softness of knit jersey but with a bit more silkiness to it.

I really liked the style of this bathrobe. I think I may make a couple modifications- shortening it and adding a lining- and make a wrap style jacket for this fall. Maybe a nice animal print lining...

Cropped Bamboo

These were a really fast and fun project.

Bamboo is very similar to linen, but with a "silkier" feel to it.

The request was for a pair of black cropped pants with an elastic waist and side pockets. These turned out very comfortable. I think I'll have to make myself a pair, even though DH said the pant legs were "too elephant like"

Blindhems...

are a pain in the butt. If I had know how difficult they could be, I don't think I would have taken the 3 pairs of pants that needed to be hemmed. But, I did and now I need to figure out how to "make it work."

Chore sewing... Not much fun, especially when I have lots of projects waiting for me to find the time for them. The pants for DH, the dress for me, the shirt for me... They'll all be out of style by the time I get around to them. Sigh...

Maybe next time I'll have some fun pictures to post.