The Jodphur Collection – outfit for the Australian Open!
I’m going to wear this to the Australian Open tennis, I have decided. Obviously it’s a really international outfit, made from fabric purchased in Jodphur, made in the UK, to wear in Australia. Oh, and I am a spectator; not a player!
It’s separates from two tried and tested patterns – a peplum blouse and an A line skirt. In both cases, I have used the pattern 3 times, although each peplum blouse has been different. This is the short sleeved version, finished with bias binding around the arm holes and neck line. Normally I am cautious about outfits that ‘show off’ the waist line, but I wear one of the other peplum blouses with a straight skirt, and the shape flatters rather than bringing attention to the waist. Unusually, I didn’t line the skirt. I nearly always do, but as I am expecting it to be very hot in Melbourne, I just faced the waistline, as per the pattern.
They were both very easy to make, and I love them. There are only two potential drawbacks – I will be travelling with a rucksack and no iron, so I hope they don’t crease too much, or that the hotel has easily available irons, and they will run when washed ( as is my experience of all Indian origin fabrics), so I will need to hand wash, and probably not spin them – or just leave washing them until I get back home!
And that’s all there is to say!
One Week, One Pattern
Me Made May 2016
Me Made May 2015
Simplicity Competition
Sew Over it Patterns
all my own work by ann 