Tunic shirt...

I made this little tunic shirt yesterday.  I used Sew Liberated's Schoolhouse Tunic pattern which I am absolutely in love with.  I only had two yards of fabric to work with and the pattern calls for about 3 yards to make the tunic dress and a little under 3 yards to make the tunic shirt.  So I shortened the sleeves and shortened the skirt part of the shirt quite a bit.  I was crossing my fingers the whole time I was sewing it together that is wasn't going to be too short.  It worked beautifully!  I have fabric to make two more of these shirts.

This is the tunic dress I made from the same pattern last year.  

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I just bought Sew Liberated's newest pattern, The Paloma Top, Tunic and Dress.  This one is made out of jersey knit fabric and is suppose to be perfect for summer.  Can't wait to try this pattern out! 


Also the skirt you see me wearing in the above pictures I made out of an old pair of pants.  I will be putting a tutorial up soon on how to turn an old pair of pants into a comfy skirt!

Saving clothing patterns...

I recently came across an idea on how to save clothing patterns from being cut up.  I am sure it is nothing new but it was a new idea to me.   In the past I would buy a clothing pattern and cut up the actual pattern. Well, if you use tracing paper to trace out the pattern in the size you want it will keep the original pattern from getting chopped up.  Then you can use the original pattern over and over. And since patterns can be so expensive it's nice to keep them in good condition.  I use swedish tracing paper, you can find it here.  One roll lasts a really long time!

Right now I am working on making the School House Tunic from Sew Liberated.  I already made one last year but I made the full dress.  This time I am just making it in the shirt length.  I love, love, love how this pattern fits!