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Project Night & Day Verdant Windbreaker

Momiform Makeover – a Work In Progress

You know what a momiform is right?  The outfit you wear for comfort and practicality while chasing your kids around all day.  About a year and a half ago, I got myself out of the whole yoga pants with a tee rut by sewing a few Alder Skirts and Trifecta Tees.  I adore both of those patterns, but to be honest I was starting to feel like I was in another rut.  So over the past few months I’ve been trying to find the time to sew for myself a little more and happily, the opportunity came up to sew a Mom-iform makeover along with Lauren Dahl (from Baste + Gather) and a group of amazing bloggers.


My first thoughts were about PANTS.  I wear mostly skirts because fitting pants can be a nightmare.  I pretty much can’t buy ready to wear these days as the fit is atrocious.  If you follow on Instagram, you’ve seen all the muslining going on over the past few weeks.  The pic above is one of the fit pics I posted.  The pattern is the Clover Pants, generously donated by Colette Patterns.  They are meant to be a slim fitting pant with a side zip, but I don’t love the slim leg style on my frame, so I’ve let them be a bit less fitted through the leg.  This muslin fit great, but I still can’t decide where I want the hem to land, so I haven’t sewn the final version yet.  I’ll write a full review of the pattern once my navy sateen pair are finished.  I’m sure you’ll see more fit pics over on Instagram in the next week or so if you want to follow along.

With the Clovers tabled for the moment, I focused on my last two pieces: the Scout Tee by Grainline Studios and the Ginger Jeans by Closet Case Patterns.  Again, I’ll do a full review of both of these donated patterns in separate posts to give them their due, but for now I’ll say that both of these are a win.  I am terrible at taking pics of myself so the details may not shine through, but in person I’m happy with how these pieces change up my wardrobe.

The Scout Tee is a woven short sleeved t-shirt pattern.  I took the original pattern, added two french darts at bust, and added long-ish sleeves to make it fit my frame a little better.  Typically, if I wear a top like this it will sort of tent out around my waist/hip area, but adding the darts definitely helped with that.  For my next one I’ll take in some more on the sides at the waist and slim/shorten the sleeves a bit, which should make it a little more flattering.  Never fear though, this rayon challis from Imagine Gnats drapes really nicely so this top will still be worn a lot.

The Ginger Jeans are also supposed to be slim fitting in the legs, but I made these a bit more of a boot cut.  I’m really happy with the fit.  This denim is a slightly stretchy denim from JoAnn Fabrics and I’m not sure how well it’ll hold up to a full day’s wear, but I’ll keep you posted.  I have some nicer denim to make another pair, which I’m excited about.

I didn’t have to do a bunch of muslins for the Gingers.  The first muslin I made was wearable and then I jumped right into these ones.  I did my standard lower the waist by 2″ in front and raise it the same amount in back, but that’s about it.  I’ll go into more detail on the adjustments I made in the dedicated Ginger Jeans post I’m writing.

My favorite part of these jeans is the fun flamingo pocket stay fabric.  It’s the little details like this that make wearing handmade clothes fun.

Of course when I try to take pictures of Bean she wants nothing to do with it, but as soon as I try to take a couple of myself she starts freaking out that she HAS to be in front of the camera.  In her pajamas, hehe.

Though my Mom-i-form is still a work in progress, I’m super happy with the pieces I’ve added.  Here are the details:

Patterns: Scout Tee from Grainline Studio | Ginger Jeans from Closet Case Files
Fabrics: Rayon Challis* from Imagine Gnats | Stretch denim from JoAnn Fabrics through Ebates*
Jewelry: Stella & Dot
Shoes: Toms Lunata Booties in Taupe through Ebates* size 7.5

Momiform MAKEover
REMEMBER:Scroll to the bottom of this post to enter the two separate Rafflecopters! 50+ winners will be selected! Get 10% off your fabric order from now through October 1 at Michael Levine/LowPriceFabric.com with code: Makeover10
Get 20% off your pattern order now through October 1 at UpCraft Club with code: MOMIFORM Are you MAKE-ing over your Momiform? Join the fun on Instagram with hashtag #momiformmakeover

 


 

Be sure to check out all the awesome series participants to get lots of momiform inspiration!
Reyna Lay Designs | Call Ajaire | Golden Rippy | Love NotionsSew Not Perfect | Scientific Seamstress | Rebel & MaliceCreative Counselor | Mabey She Made It | If Only They Would Nap | Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy CraftsShaffer Sisters | FABulous Home Sewn | Fa Sew La | Baste + GatherLulu & Celeste | Swoodson Says | Phat Quarters | Hey June | Stitch Upon a TimeClimbing the Willow | Everything Your Mama Made & More | Näh-Connection | 110 CreationsA Jennuine Life | Straight Stitch Designs | Sew Straight & Gather | KZJO’STUDIOWild & Wanderful | Mae & K | Handmade Frenzy | HattieLu Handmade

 


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momiform major sponsors
Special thanks to these major sponsors who generously donated the following items for the giveaway:
(There will a different winner for each line item so we can spread the love around!)
Janome – One Skyline S5 Sewing Machine* Indiesew – Four $50 gift certificates (four separate winners) Michael Levine / Low Price Fabric – Four $25 gift certificates (four separate winners) and 10% discount for readers through October 1 – code: Makeover10UpCraft Club – Two $25 gift certificates (two separate winners) and 20% discount on patterns through October 1 – code: MOMIFORM
And the following pattern designers who graciously provided patterns for the series participants and/or contributed the following items for the giveaway:
Grainline Studio – Two patterns of your choice True Bias – Hudson Pants & Southport Dress patterns Colette -Two patterns of your choice Closet Case Files -Two patterns of your choice Sew Much Ado -Two patterns of your choice Sew Straight & Gather – Three patterns of your choice Golden Rippy – Two patterns of your choice 110 Creations: A Sewist’s NotebookPatterns for Pirates – Two patterns of your choice Itch to Stitch – Two patterns of your choice Mouse House Creations – Two patterns of your choice Hey June Handmade -Two patterns of your choice Peekaboo Pattern Shop – Three patterns of your choice Go-to Patterns – One women’s pattern of your choice GreenStyleCreations -Two patterns of your choice Puperita – One pattern of your choice Sofilantjes – Two patterns of your choice Charlotte Kan – One pattern of your choice So Sew Easy – Two patterns or one bundle of your choice OUSM Designs – Women’s Thumbs-Up Tee pattern E-Beth Designs – Two patterns of your choice Muffin Head Patterns – Any pattern of your choice up to $10 GrayDay Patterns – Sandpoint Top or Athena Top pattern (your choice) Scientific Seamstress – One pattern of your choice Stitch Upon a Time – $20 gift card 5 out of 4 – Two patterns of your choice Frianki Patterns – Two patterns of your choice KZ Jo Studio – Two patterns of your choice Straight Stitch Designs – Full collection of patterns Sewing Patterns by Aivilo Charlotte – Two patterns of your choice Striped Swallow Designs – Two patterns of your choice Rose and Lee Designs – Two patterns of your choice Sewing Geek Patterns – One pattern of your choice Filles a Maman – One pattern of your choice Bella Sunshine Designs – One pattern of your choice Liola Designs – One pattern of your choice Cali Faye Collection – One pattern of your choice Tinman Patterns – Orbit Skirt pattern Felicity Sewing Patterns – Two patterns of your choice Winter Wear Designs – Two patterns of your choice Ellie Inspired – Three patterns of your choice Love Notions – One pattern of your choice a Sparkly Baby – Two patterns of your choice Terra’s Treasures Designs – Two patterns of your choice
*Janome giveaway winner must be located in U.S.A. and is therefore on a separate Rafflecopter below. Machine must be picked up at a local dealer; it cannot be shipped.
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Ajaire Parello

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I finally snapped some pics of the bow side seam C I finally snapped some pics of the bow side seam Chromium from earlier this week. Super cute with a brand new pair of Prancer Pull-Ons 💕💕🎀🎀🎄🎄
I made a couple of those fun side seam bow tops fo I made a couple of those fun side seam bow tops for the girls, using the Chromium Cropped Hoodie in the cropped length with the vented hem pieces from the tunic length. Super easy and cute hack 😍😍🎀🎀

Pattern: Chromium Cropped Hoodie #dbcachromium 
Fabric: black solid and the plaid knit bows are from @wolfandrabbitfabrics 
Red is a random ponte from my stash, but the white bows are Luxe Cuddle©️Dazzle from @shannonfabrics 😍
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