It has been a stressful month or so and I decided to step back from sewing and having such an active presence in the testing community because of illness in the family, sometimes it feels like its a constant battle trying to keep everyone well and on task. And lets be honest, as we round out the end of the school year, I am just exhausted from running in 20 different directions. But I digress.
This post is all about the Romper Love. I must admit, I have not owned one as an adult but I love the look and ease of them for the summer time. I was super tickled to see that as I ended my sewing hiatus, Suzanne of
Winter Wear Designs was hosting a blog tour focusing on just that! Lucky me. I typically tend to sew for Sweet Pea because its easier and I am not sure if I ever really, really love what I make for me. Wellllll I got so lucky because I not only love mine but I also love the one I made for Sweet Pea.
I first had to figure out which Romper I wanted to use and for simplicity and ease decided that perhaps we needed Mommy and Me semi-matching rompers for some fun when we are out and about, so I ended up selecting the Boho Breeze Romper bundle started out with sewing Sweet Pea’s first because I had some beautiful linen pants that no longer fit me plus had some wearing in the thighs.
I knew I wanted to use them because of the beautiful detailing on the sides of them. So that required me to carefully separate the seams so that I could get the most out of the pants that I can. I did have to modify the pattern just a bit to allow for me to make use of the detailing on the linen. I essentially removed my seam allowance from the front and back pieces by drawing a line then attached them so that instead of the 4 pieces, I only had 2.
Then I was off to figure out what to pair it with. I decided that classic stripes would look amazing with the khaki linen and I was not disappointed because as I was constructing this romper my excitement grew and grew.
I think one of my very favorite things about sewing is that I get to see my vision come to life and sometimes its the details of an outfit that truly make it fun and unique.
I did use a tubular knit for the neckband elastic rather than using the striped knit but that was because I was selfishly saving the rest of these stripes for my romper. I also did not use elastic in the sleeves so that the sleeve would have more of a flutter to it. Unfortunately due to rain I haven’t had a chance to get photos of the both of us together so my bathroom selfie will have to do until I can update this post (perhaps tomorrow since the rain is finally supposed to break when I have someone home that can take photos of me).
I have to say this and I never say anything like this when it comes to clothing but I am in love. I love the off the shoulder fit (although because I am larger busted, I did end up adding the shoulder straps so that my bra could be covered and I am not forced into wearing a strapless). And I am extremely happy with the drape over the hips which seems to be the area I struggle with my happiness when it comes to a pattern. I cannot wait for the weather to clear up so I can have some nice photos for a fun mommy and me!
Even though its the last day of the tour, go check out the other great blog posts and run and get your 20%off discount while you can using the code ROMPON at checkout.
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so glad you love it, you look AMAZING!!!! And your daughter just could not be any cuter!!!! I love the upcycle so much, and those stripe – SWOON!
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Thank you so much. And thank you for letting me join your tour. I knew instantly I wanted to use that linen since I had been hanging on to it for over a year. I love your tours!
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Both rompers are awesome!
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Thank you so much. I am pleasantly suprised I love the romper soo much. I think I need several more!
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