Raspberry Sorbetto

I arrived home from work last Thursday, to find out my daughter who was procrastinating from studying, had cleaned the house from top to bottom.  Fantastic, I had a three day weekend ahead and no chores!  What is a girl to do; sew of course!

I began with a pattern that has been on my radar for quite some time, Colette Sorbetto.  I had some very bright pink floral seersucker that I wasn't sure what to do with and found a remnant of pink gingham in my leftovers basket.  I knew the two were destined to be together.  I whipped down to the mall and picked up a bias binding maker to make the job easier.  Up until now, I had made binding manually.  This little tool is a revelation.  Why had I waited this long to buy one of these things!  They are worth their weight in gold.  I made the Sorbetto up in a size 4 and lengthened the pattern to the larges size.  I graded to a size 6 in the hips.  I really like this top and I know there will be more.

It was while I was making my Sorbetto, that I had a brainwave!  I had tragically spilled bleach on my lovely linen shift dress earlier in the week rendering it useless.  After mourning it's loss for a few days and berating myself for my carelessness, I whipped out the zip and using the useful pieces, a remnant of compressed dacron, and the leftovers from my Sorbetto, I made a bag.  I feel a whole lot better about the demise of one of my favourite dresses now!  As a bonus, it is the perfect size work tote.  I can fit in my diary, morning tea, and a cardigan and my keys, phone and other little essentials all live in the two small interior pockets.