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Thursday 14 August 2008

My first Patrones outfit!

Well this has been an adventure, I've completed a top and a skirt from Patrones, the skirt is fine, the top pattern needs a bit more work to fit properly in the bust area, but has enough promise to invest the time in making it again.



Wrap top - Patrones issue 257, June 2007, #74



Pleated skirt - Patrones issue 261, October 2007, # 50

That is about the extent of my Spanish translation skills! I will take some pictures in daylight and post more detailed reviews and my own order of construction separately in the next couple of posts. Overall I am glad that I have taken the plunge and tried the patterns, it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be although I deliberately picked simple patterns that I thought I could manage without instructions. Mostly this has helped me get an understanding of the sizing. For reference my BWOF size is usually 38 & FBA for tops and 40-42 in bottoms. In Patrones a good starting point for me seems to be 42 top with FBA (but smaller than the one I made on this top) and 44 bottoms.

Janine asked about fabric shopping in Singapore. I was short on (personal shopping) time on my last visit so those 3 fabrics I posted all came from Spotlight. I see from your blog that you are from Sydney so I can't imagine you'll be shopping there, but if you do, Spotlight is at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT end of Orchard Road. I would suggest visiting Arab Street (you'll need to haggle) and Serangoon Road in Little India. I know there are also some fabric shops and a textile market in the Chinatown area, but I don't know the exact details, sorry. If you like shoes, Takashimaya department store on Orchard Road is awesome! Have a great trip!

Here by the way is where I lost my wallet/filofax. We went to a restaurant called Novus inside the National Museum. At the time it was lit up with these amazing lights which changed every few minutes, during the day it's a regular old white colonial style building.


12 comments:

  1. Lovely outfit and I see you have your new red shoes on!

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  2. Sensational color! You're courageous. Well done.

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  3. That blouse is awesome. I'm a little excited because I think I have that issue too!

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  4. Congratulations on your first Patrones garments. They look great.

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  5. Awesome outfit - I love the red! I have that issue, too, and have thought about that blouse, maybe next summer!

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  6. Good combination. The pattern for the blouse is very good. I'm about to try Patrones for the second time, and my Spanish is non-existent too. Makes it just a bit more difficult, but as you said, when you make something not too difficult it must work.

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  7. Love the Patrones outfit! I actually saw it a few days ago from work and am just now getting a chance to comment on it!

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  8. Both skirt and top look great!! May t~hese be the first of many Patrones garments!

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  9. What a cool building! I love the colorful lights. Also love your Patrones outfit. The color of that top is fantastic!

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