Sewing for the beach

You may be expecting lots of swimming costume photos in this post, maybe a beach bag or two, a sarong or caftan - I did make some of those things before heading off to the beach for a week with my family, but unfortunately, what got the most wear was this,



(the rest of us have jackets too, but you have seen them already)

2004 Gortex rain jacket pattern Green Pepper Oregon jacket, lengthened and pocketed, size 10, on my 8 year old. (Originally his sister's, but don't tell anyone)

Some of the new swim wear got a work-out




The rashie (sun-protective rash vest) on the boy - everything else is last year's swimmers.






Did I tell you about making the spray skirt? Neoprene is easier to sew than you would think.

I had a lovely holiday, but there were no sewing machines for 7 days. Fortunately, there were some very subtle hints in the comments on the last post about writing a smocking tutorial, so I was able to start a new project with some handsmocking whilst I was away, with a good excuse. Tutorial later, I promise procrastinate. Thank you for the kind comments about the smocked t shirt. I am still blushing.

It continued to rain after we arrived home this morning, so instead of attending to my very weedy garden, I made a couple of un-smocked t shirts.





Jalie cross over t-shirt, 2787






and Burda magazine 02-2009-118, adapted to sleevelessness. They are both made from black cotton-lycra knit, decorated with purple coverstitching, because that was left over from the last project. Sewing obsession is not always pretty!