sewing inspirations and why I sew

I tend to look at what my favourite designers do as a starting point for my projects. I look at the shows pictures, the designer websites and then I look for fabrics and patterns that match what I want to make. putting everything together into an actual sewn garment takes the time and is the fun creative part of sewing and it's not that difficult.

 So for example I saw these Miu Miu spotted coats and dresses and the inspirations in March:

 

I love the contrasting collar and the candy colours

Then I found the grey spotted cotton fabric in Bangkok in May

 

Following on my 'spotted' obsession I saw this coating double faced wool fabric on Truro fabrics website which I love. it's only £19.99 a meter .

so far i'm still weighing my options so I've not splurged on that fabric but it's in my 'possible' mental pile.

Then on sunday I came across these 2 vintage patterns on Etsy and as they were cheap as chips and exactly the look I had in mind I pounced:

 

 

so here I am halfway though my design thinking process.  I know this look will be copied by primark and all on the high street but that's not what I want to achieve or want to wear. And what I eventually sew won't be as cheap as Primark but it will be a lot cheaper than a Miu Miu dress and the quality I achieve will be a lot better than Primark's.