Silver glittery leggings for New Years Day Familly Party

  

I made these leggings to wear for New Year. I never went to a New Year's Eve party this year so ended up wearing them for a familly do today which I suppose is really just as good. 

Except for when I was young so in my late teens and twenties I usually end up feeling NY Eve parties are a bit of a let down. I suppose its just the same old same old, every year. When you first go to them its amazing but its really a bit of a let down now. We could have had our own party but had already planned to have a familly get together today. 

They are worn with a me-made hair band in grey glitter sweatshirting ( the fabric used for my dress rather than my tracksuits ) and with my favourite grey glitter sweatshirt.

So yes, for New Years Day 2023 I am all glitttery and loving it. Its a very practical outfit as well though with the warm sweatshirt and the leggings fabric being a chunky and warm 4 way stretch ( well 2 way but you get what I mean!! and loads of fabric companies incorrectly label it 4-way). So I have not just glitter but I am comfy and warm so all sorted for 1st January.

Close up showing texture on this fabric

Though I did think, when I looked in the mirror today, that perhaps these leggings are a bit too much Abba. Still its a party, even if just for close friends and familly, and its the last time we can all get together before everyone heads off home again - till next year. 

The leggings are TNT pattern McCalls 6173 and I did the view with ruching on the ankles and unlike usually I did not take them in at the ankles since I want to be able to wear thick winter hand knit socks under these. It may not look so good but I want warmth more than tight fit fashion right now.

 

So I actually got round to making something over the Christmas break this year though admittedly something fast and easy so I did not need to leave my sewing kit everywhere for days at a time and we got the table back for eating in record time too.

Hoping 2023 is a wonderful year for you all, Thanks for popping by,

Happy New Year

Bracken

Lilac velvet tracksuit lounge wear

 I genuinely enjoyed taking the photos of these. Mick called this my Abba outfit!

I am intending to live i these on Christmas Day. Slightly glamerous, very comfy.

The trousers are another pair of my favourite free yoga pants pattern. They are made using the free pattern from here: http://ifonlytheywouldnap.net/2015/03/06/free-yoga-pants-pattern/ 

 

Like the previous Aubergine version these flared trousers are made using the TNT pattern and adding on to the side seams to get more flare.  To get these flared I added 4cm onto each side seam and then graded out from the knee line. I think for now its not too much flare while still being a very obvious flare.

The top is made using the burda sweatshirt pattern I used for my navy and grey glitter sweatshirts. I also made a fleece version of this. Its alovely pattern to construct because it all goes together so well. The pocket goes into the front seams. Just lovely anyway. 

I added a double width band to the bottom so its slightly longer ( almost a dress!) and good for wearing with leggings.

I know together these two items are pretty OTT but I do love wearing this, I really do. The cuffs and the bottom band are a slightly paler lilac than the rest because I ran out of the darker colour.

This is just so goood!

But as usual my learning curve has expanded. I found after sewing that my cuffs are dodgy. 

If the grain/ nap goes the wrong way - so feels silky on the inside and follows the grain of the rest not the opposite way round (like I did one of them) then it rucks up. It needs to be rough side in to not ruck up. You can see the wrinkly cuff above and how the two cuffs are different.

I never realised that when using velvet this could be an issue. I actually intended for them to both go the same way napwise so this was a mistake but I never knew its would matter if they did not.

Still its all learning!

 

Happy Christmas

Bracken