summer lovin'

sorry for the lack of posts here lately, i just really haven't been up to too much crafty stuff in the last couple of weeks, too busy being itchy and consumed with house hunting. however, the amazing weather we had here in melbourne last week really made me realize that my summer wardrobe is meager at best so friday night i made my first garment sewing attempt - a little tunic type top, made from a vintage embroidered linen tablecloth that i picked up for $3.99 at an op shop.



the pattern is from a shirt i bought at zara in france waaaaayyyyyyy back in my backpacking days of 1999. amazingly, i still loved the top but it had acquired a few permanent stains that made it unwearable. i pulled it apart and it worked perfectly as a pattern plus, with only four pieces, was super easy. i can see a whole wardrobe full of this same top in varying fabrics coming up...

edited to add: sorry about the crappy photo, by the way. my little work buddies are all out on a shoot so i had to resort to the classic self portrait which, because of the awkward pose, doesn't even make the top look too good. i'll try to get some pics of the shirt flat this week and add them in.