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I think you did an amazing job. So inspirational. Really shows how few things we really need - especially shoes. The stand out comment for me though was when you said your clothes supported who you are- that really resonated. I get a bit obsessed with clothes and cannot go out if I am not Co- ordinated😅😅. If something doesn’t feel right it rocks my confidence- mad I know. Anyway, thank you so much for sharing. Happy Sewing😊. Lynne

Always a joy to see you. I love seeing memade clothes styled as I think memade trousers can be hard to style in the winter in real life. We have a very similar aesthetic and colour palette. And I’ve pre - ordered my first pair of Lanx boots so an early Christmas present for me. Your Belleville jeans are in a fab colour and not one I’d necessarily gravitate toward but mix in with your blues and stripes really well.

That hat looks amazing on you……you must wear it often!,

I loved seeing all the ways you managed to style your chosen clothes. I'm amazed that you managed 90% of it with nine pieces. I always look at these challenges and think I'd like to try them but chicken out 😆

Oh Debs... that hat! So good on you, it suits your face beautifully. It is a must for you, don't second guess yourself, adding a dash of boho will suit your personality!!!!!

It was truly a pleasure to have your company along the capsule journey. I have since downloaded that waistcoat pattern and I have enough of the fabric I made my Lander pants from to make a matching one. Thanks so much for the inspiration. I also loved your shirt dress. It's a great capsule item for versatility. I think it could also have been worn open as a duster. I need to make one for my wardrobe. I love a hat but didn't get much opportunity to style my makes with my variety of chapeaux since I traveled during the 10 days. Next time... and there will be a next time for sure.

I love how you put it all together; this was a good capsule. I am quite inspired by all the looks!

Very interesting, never done that sort of challenge. I also sew in mini capsules, so colours go together. I love print, but fine if I stick to tops and bottoms and cardigans are plain they work much better together. I loved your ascetic of your capsule, I love a waist coat. I am also a keen hat wearer, yours looked great on you

That was so interesting Debs. I am so impressed you had one pair of shoes that worked with everything 🤯 Love the dress under the skirt look and definitely one to repeat as the weather gets chillier 👌😍

Lovely observations about your experiment. I completely understand how the Marlow felt out of place with the rest of your assortment. I occasionally find myself objecting to something I pull out of my (massive) wardrobe but I don’t bother writing it down. .. you’ve inspired me to do a better job at that. I have notices some mornings I put on an outfit and something catches my attention…usually associated with the word “fussy” which I come to understand is NOT something I aspire to have. I think that some of your videos has helped me work through some OT that, so thank you for taking the time and focus to share what you are noticing. Deep condolences on your friend’s passing, but glad it offered some time to reconnect with friends from your past and what sounded like cherished memories. All the best… Chris in Florida.

Hi Deb! Great to see you! What you did sew looks great. My sewjo is Meh right now too.❤

It was so interesting to hear about your process of getting your sewjo back. The top fix: take it in on the side, take the collar out, and make it shoulder seams deeper like what they would have been on the correct size. then give it 3 rows of pin tucks next to the button band; this should make the neck small enough to cut the right size collar and collar band. If you need, give it a dart on the back of the neck before you put the new collar on.

Great tips for regaining your sew-jo Debs. I've done the making something tried and true, but sometimes that doesn't work (as you evidently know!) so it's good to have other ideas! I could add another one to your arsenal, I'm going away on holiday soon, but I've unintentionally lost a fair bit of weight and my lighter weight trousers were beginning to look like clown trousers and I needed to learn how to alter them to do a flat seat adjustment. Found something on the University of TH-cam and did the alteration. And it worked! I'm now itching to make ALL the trousers as I know how to fit (and more importantly how much to remove!) for my flat bum. Sadly I can't as I'm knitting a cabled jumper for my daughter's birthday in December and need to get that done. On that note, congratulations on your beautiful fingerless mitts! They look great!

Thanks for the sew-jo tips Debs. Especially like the "be inspired" over "being productive" angle. I had a few fails earlier in the year and as a relative newbie got super disheartened. But thankfully I found making tops has got my interest back. Your shirt looks beautiful and really suits you. It's worth perservering with, you'll work it out.

Ah Deb is know where your coming from i to have lost sew-jo after a couple of epic fails i just sit at my machine and think i want to use but have no idea what to make and no enthusiasm 😢 maybe we should do a collaboration and break the cycle x

So annoying I hate it when that happens, it happened to me with one sleeveless dress and I taken it in without opening any stitch, not nice on the inside but amazingly it looks ok !

Great vlog- really hope your return to sewjo remains as interesting. As for the blouse, could you remove the collar and take some darts from the neckline diagonally into the front pieces then cut a smaller collar to fit? Hope that makes sense as it would be such a shame to waste such precious fabric. 😊 Lynne

Hi Debs. I'm wondering if you could remove the collar and leave the collar stand only to be like a mandarin shirt? You could add a tiny ruffle at the top of the mandarin collar if you want a more feminine look. It's lovely fabric. Maybe make a few other things so the sewjo is back at 100% before delving into the shirt modification experiment. All the best, Antonia

I would just leave two or three buttons open and wear a nice light beige roll neck underneath.

Great items to respark the sewjo. I am sure you can rescue your shirt. I had the same issue with the I am Marty shirt, even when I down sized to a size smaller than I would normally make the collar was a good inch too big round the neck. I think it would have been a bit big even if you made the 44. Agree its worth saving. As you say the sides are easily fixed. Could you take the collar off and shorten by recutting the pointy ends to make the length shorter. Might need to make a seam down the back of the yoke to bring it in. If you need to lose width in the back could you make a seam and the turn the pleat the other way round so the pleat is in the underneath of the pleat and therefore not on show in wear. Good luck with it, beautiful fabric. Don't think it's you, it think their patterns seem very large in the collar circumference, an issue I have never come across with indie patterns before. Good luck with it.

Really interesting video

Hmm. For the neck can you do something with the placket for starters. It might mean taking the collar off. It’s so annoying and unhelpful when this sort of thing happens with great fabric. I have a couple which I need to address and I think if I do then it might motivate me.

Lovely seeing all your me mades. Have you thought about the Bertha cardigan by Tilly and the Buttons p, it’s great to wear with garments that have larger sleeves

Make the reina blouse if you haven't sewn #5

Thanks for the shout out Debs!

Loved seeing your me mades. Especially seeing your dresses with the Hanbok vest. I made myself wear mine to my book club last week with dungarees. Pleased to see your subscriber numbers going up as I always thought more people should watch you! I’m not keen on viscose jersey either.

The shape of the Ella dress really suits you. I enjoyed your week of me mades, particularly because they are different from what most vloggers make, who tend to make and wear the popular things of the moment. I dislike viscose jerseys too. They tend to stretch down, and cling to all the lumps and bumps that I would prefer to have stay hidden.

Viscose lycra need a bit of volume, I used it a lot in mu shop and used to make swing tops with it. It sold so well bit it is a pain to work with! Thanks for joining me on #gettingDressedForAutmn #handmade challenge

Happy anniversary. Lovely outfits, Nice to see. I know what you mean about viscose Jersey, I never liked it until I found the right patterns for it. My normal tee shirt patterns don't look right. I do however love the pattern emporium besties tee, the swing shape and fairly narrow neck band really looks good in viscose. I also have a burda magazine pattern for a tee with a cowl neckline which also works well. Hope that helps.

Love the me mades and outfit combos. Inspirational. I have sewn with viscose jersey but it is not my favourite to work with as my machine often doesn’t like it when sewing hems - and it is very slippery to cut out!! Hope your sewjo returns soon and makes you happy. 😊 Lynne

Always such a pleasure and inspiration, loved the fashion show! Thank you for sharing!

Like you, I don't use viscose jersey very often. I think it works for like wrap tops where a bit of drape is good but otherwise I wouldn't use it for a more standard t-shirt. I definitely prefer cotton jersey.

Beautiful pattern placement on the Phen Shirt and Scout top! Well done!!

It looks fab and youve got a really good fit with it 🙂

I always love your videos debs. They’re so calming. Your oxbows are fab - I love a pair of jazzy pants! 😊

I love both Scouts! I've recently bought the pattern - I love it when pattern companies do a top and a dress version in the same pattern as you've got an easy project for a wearable toile haven't you. My sewjo got up and went several months ago. I've tried making something new to see if that would get it back, but I have to alter that garment as I don't like it very much as it is 🤦🏻‍♀️ I have So. Many. Things. needing alterations! 😅I think I'll try another route which someone mentioned and that is to sew a pattern that you've made a couple of times before, using some nice fabric. You're in your comfort zone as you know what you're doing, but you are making something nice for yourself too. I'll let you know if it works!

Your Oxbow pants are fab Debs, love the fabric. I'm in the middle of making a Bestie bag but now the weathers turned I want to get the knitting back on the needles 😊

My favorite has got to be those pants!!! I'm excited to see you play around with styling for the 10x10 challenge. You're brave to include some trickier items. Not sure if I'm going to do that myself with my first attempt. We'll see!

Oh your Oxbow trousers are gorgeous and look great styled with the tank top and Lanx boots. What weight do you think the canvas was? I went to Merchant and Mills Sewing social last weekend and bought some 8 oz sanded twill to make some oxbows but think that might be too lightweight. My sewjo is missing too. I’ve got lots of mending and alterations and a few WIPs and feeling overwhelmed……

fantastic makes, love them all, love the scout, think my fave is the ox bows, they look cracking. Love your ascetic, so stylish. Currently sewing a second quilt for Christmas gifts.

I have two fabrics, neither of which were purchased from a shop, but from someone else’s stash. The first is a gorgeous wool in a fantastic sapphire color and the other a beautiful chiffon. I am terrified of making the wrong choice but must use them.

Oh, what pretty fabrics. I hope to see you make up the "one off" tweed you've keptsealed up up for so long one day. I have no precious fabric, but I still put off using fabric when I start worrying that my skills are not up to my plans. I'm using a piece now to toile a blouse pattern that I believe I purchased in 1978. It really isn't special at all, but it's traveled 1000s of miles back and forth across the US in my adulthood.

Beautifull! The silk is a horizontal pattern, the scale too big near your face but perfekt for a Shirt or trousers. If suiting your colour sceme in a room, I also would consider 2 big cushions for autumn. Just an idea. Looking forward to the next glimps on your collection. Greetings from Sicily

I adore your style and your fabrics are absolutely beautiful! 😊

Ooh what a lovely decision to make! I especially like the Nani Iro and Liberty fabrics. Defo would be interested in seeing your other precious ones

Gorgeous, gorgeous fabrics! I always struggle with Nani Iro fabrics as not only is the width narrow, but the selvedge is so wide! You have to buy a lot to get enough for a garment, don't you! But then as it's your birthday, buy the pretty fabric. Have fun choosing the fabric and what to make!

Greetings from the U S of A.. did u add chapters? Not showing? 🤷🏼‍♂️😘❤

What gorgeous fabrics decisions decisions 😊😊😊

I love the last fabric. I definitely think that would be nice as a blazer!

You have a tough decision to make! Each one would be an amazing project! my favorites are the oxbow pants and the merchant and mills scout dress!