Everyday Summer Look with Alex of My Sew Bliss

May 18, 2020

Hi Friends! I’m Alex from My Sew Bliss! I’m so excited to be sharing another look with you today! I love doing unique outfits but I don’t always get a chance to wear them so for this project I wanted to put my skills to the test and try some new everyday looks. In the summer I usually wear shorts and an easy top that I can just throw on, so I created just that look!

I had never made shorts before and honestly I was really nervous about doing it. In college I made a pair of pants and I ended up hating them because I really had no idea what I was doing and the fit was awful. But going into this project I felt so much more prepared because I had many more years of sewing under my belt and I was prepared to do more research on how to fit shorts beforehand. I highly recommend learning the best ways to fit pants or shorts before you get started and creating a muslin before you cut into your beautiful fabric.

With that being said I did not make a muslin before making my shorts. I used the Chi-town Chino pattern from Alina Design Co and they turned out great, but they are a little looser than I would like them to be. If I would have made a muslin, that could have been avoided. But now I know for next time and I’m feeling more confident in the ability to make shorts that I love. I chose this gorgeous green medium weight twill for the shorts and it really is the perfect fabric for making shorts or pants! I can’t wait to make a rainbow selection of shorts using the gorgeous twill that Raspberry Creek Fabric offers.

As for the shirt, I used the Melody Dolman pattern from Love Notions in a black and ivory windowpane linen. I love the casual yet put together look this top and fabric has together. Linen is a dream, especially in the summer and this windowpane is no different. My biggest struggle with this top was picking out the buttons! I couldn’t decide on black, brown, or multi colored for the longest time but for the sake of being able to match all the outfits I went with the black and so far I am very happy with it!

With a stripe like this, I find it best to always try and match up some of the stripes or it can get too busy for the look. I usually don’t like to take the extra time and effort but in the end it can make such a big difference and adds so much more to your outfit! I knew I wanted the front two pieces lined up but I had no intention of making the collar line up, that was just a happy accident.

I love how these pieces came together and how they look, both together and separate. I know I will be reaching for them all summer long. You can find more of what I am sewing for the summer over on my blog, My Sew Bliss.

Thanks for having me, happy sewing friends!

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