Friday, May 21, 2021

Happy Mother's Day! Sewing as Told Through Snapchat & IG


 Early this year, I got a very special request from my mother: a new custom-made robe for Mother's Day to replace her 20+ year old flannel VS robe from my Dad that was very dearly loved and appreciated. 

She had a few things in mind already: made from similar or the same kind of material (light, cotton/cotton blend, SOFT), tea length, cuffs, and tie closures. So, of course, we made a girls' day out of it when we went fabric shopping and a pattern just in case I lost my way in the making of it. However, I never actually needed it! Thankfully, I was able to figure everything out.  All of the following pictures are from social media because I did a terrible job of actually documenting the making process. 



It's a bit rumpled from the packaging, but it was a success. Happy Mother's Day to the best mom!๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ฎ I was a little worried about putting the collar and trim together, but it actually came together quite easily considering there were no instructions to follow. 


I put a loop between the side seams, one on the inside, one on the outside. Ties were put on the facing-front panel seams on both sides. I was dumb and didn't buy enough of the braided/looped trim to also make it around the cuffs, so we settled on some cotton twill ribbon, which actually looked awesome and rather smart once sewn down. 





I had an excellent supervisor for the cutting process!


....He allowed me to put the pockets on after the appropriate amount of cat hair had been applied.๐Ÿ˜บ


I also remembered my Pink Coat Club labels right in time to use them, so of course I put one in. 




This robe was definitely one of my favorite projects to make just because it looked so good from concept to creation. My mom has good taste, obviously. ๐ŸŒŸ

Happy Sewing!๐Ÿงต