A Weekend of Sewing! Featuring McCalls M5989 Pjs and the Experimental Space Lily Top!

Hi there, thanks for watching my video today. I decided to film snippets of what I did over this weekend as I had a lot of time to sew and have had a go at putting it all together. I hope you find it interesting, seeing how I spent my weekend and how I go about a project (or two). I will admit that very little in the way of housework was done this weekend! I am very lucky to have a husband and family that indulge me when I get the sewing bug 😂
I make some McCalls M5989 Pyjamas with last months #beyondthepinkdoor subscription box and also get some new Experimental Space Patterns to play with from Sew Me Sunshine and make the XS Lily top with the BTPD fabric that just arrived!
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I hope you enjoy this little glimpse into my weekend, I don’t always get to sew this much so I made the most of it!
Thanks for watching
Shelley
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[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

It’s so funny that the photos I inserted seem to have moved from where I put them but the words stayed right 😂 so apologies for any confusion

[@marciadywan4428]

Very nice!

[@ErinSews]

I really like this style of vlog! Thanks for clabbering the bits together. It seemed like a fabulous weekend.

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

Oh it was fantastic, zero housework and 90% sewing a perfect weekend 😂

[@bridgetwhite5547]

Love your pj's , and top is gorgeous. Thank you😊

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

Thank you ☺️

[@deniseblake6214]

Oooo … that pattern Co. is new to me so I’ll enjoy checking them out … thanks

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

The top looks lovely the instruction are a bit lacking, I might cover it in more detail in my next video as I’m making another and it’s not just me not reading something properly (which I obviously do 😂) I do think it’s worth trying to figure it out for this though!

[@karenrafferty8364]

Such lovely makes well done!

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

@@karenrafferty8364 thank you ☺️

[@angelalysandrou4830]

The pj’s look great. Your top and the fabric look great together. I’ve got this cold, it’s my energy levels that are suffering as well

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

Thank you! It awful isn’t it, I just want it gone now!

[@angelalysandrou4830]

@@TheWillowtreeGreen yes me too

[@alwaysinthecraftroom]

I love the flowers Shelly, what a great piece to save from your dressing gown!

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

@@alwaysinthecraftroom thanks! I’m glad I got to use them I had that dressing gown for probably 20 years 🤣

[@alwaysinthecraftroom]

@@TheWillowtreeGreen I’m like that, yes I’ve had my money’s worth… but I’m not throwing away good trim! 😂

[@brigitteusher5277]

I like the top that you made. And the fabric is beautiful ❤

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

Thank you, the Lily pattern really appealed to me but it does have some issues that said I’m currently making another 😄

[@brigitteusher5277]

Good for you. Did you manage to make a skirt from the rest of the fabric?

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

@@brigitteusher5277 yes I did! I’ve actually made a dress, I created a tank top from an old tshirt and attached the remaining fabric to that and I tried the lily top over the tank dress with a belt and it still works as a coord set but now I also have another dress! I was thinking I’m more likely to wear a dress than a skirt😁

[@brigitteusher5277]

@@TheWillowtreeGreen it's brilliant what you do with the T shirts and attaching fabric to make another top. I think I might try that.

[@ruthlanwarne8978]

Often the bust and hip measurements are often printed on the tissue pattern pieces rather than the back of the envelope. Hope this helps in future.

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

@@ruthlanwarne8978 thank you yes it helps I’ll be looking out for that!

[@deniseblake6214]

It’s definitely fruit salad!

[@TheWillowtreeGreen]

😁 haha I couldn’t unsee the bananas after!