Let’s have another check-in

[nou]

Our lovely admin invited us to make check-in posts at various points, so...

What’s everyone been sewing recently? I mended a sheet (I’ll put a photo in a comment), made a sleep mask from my leftover silk (details will also come in a comment), and started cutting out what I really hope is the final muslin for my latest round of trouser-improvements.

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[watersword]

A few different pairs, all variations on a theme of "grey with pinstripes". One is 97% cotton, 3% spandex; one is 45% polyester, 29% cotton, 24% viscose, 2% spandex; one is 57% cotton and the label is so faded I can't read the rest :(

[nou]

Ooh, tricky. Do you like the fabric aesthetically, i.e. would it please you to see it around your home? If so then maybe making it into cushion covers would be nice (pieced and/or patchworked if necessary — given the pinstripes, you could do fun things with placing the lines in different directions). If you don’t like it all that much (e.g. if you only had the trousers because you had to comply with a dress code), then cutting it up for stuffing might be your best bet.

[watersword]

That's a good idea! I do like the fabric. (This is a hilarious suggestion because the project I am slowly chipping away at is a sashiko cushion-cover.)

[nou]

I’d love to hear about your sashiko cushion cover! And maybe see a progress photo?