Do you wear me-made clothes for lounging? As home sewists, we love to get out and about in our handmade wardrobe to show off what we've made, but it can be equally nice to look down on your outfit while chillaxing on the sofa and feel smug that you made it yourself.
For lazy weekends and snuggly evenings on the sofa, I practically live in my Stella hoodies. I recently added a third one to my wardrobe, made in a super soft sweatshirt fleece that we had in our shop (it's out of stock now but we still have a couple of similar ones).
Stella is one of the patterns included in my second book Stretch! and this is the dress hack with kangaroo pocket outlined in the instructions. It works nicely in ponte as well as sweatshirting for a lighter weight option during the warmer months. I lined the hood on this one with a single knit cotton jersey from Maud's Fabric Finds, and used a simple white cording for the drawstrings.
This is one of those outfits I really miss when it's in the laundry basket... in fact, I wish I were wearing it now! It's super soft and comfy to wear, yet looks a bit more put together than PJs if you need to answer the door to the pizza delivery guy or nip out to the shops for an emergency bag of Maltesers.
If you make your own, please do share with us on Instagram @TillyButtons using the hashtag #SewingStella #StretchSewingBook. There are hundreds of gorgeous versions on the hashtag already if you fancy some more sewing inspo :)
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Photos by Jane Looker, taken in her lovely home
