It's raining pants - 2 more pairs of Butterick 5796

I keep saying again and again how good I feel in this pants. And they are also so easy to make that I can't seem to help myself making more. But this really is my last batch. 

This last 2 pairs and both woven fabric to wear outside and at work on the last part of my pregnancy. I love this 1st navy one in the same fabric as the scalloped navy blue jacket to bad that for the 2nd pair the fabric was a little bit velvety and I didn't cut them in the same direction front and back so now in certain lights the front and the back have different colors.

Now I have a full collection of pants from this pattern in all kind of fabrics.

More maternity home wear - my tnt top + Butterick 5796

As my belly got really big I found a lot of my home cloth being uncomfortable so I took advantage of the arrival of the new serger 2 weeks ago and my easy TNT's and got another set done in green this time. I love it. Is really comfy. I finally got some pictures in it to show it off. See also my 1st home wear set .
Just as a small reminder of the patterns:

And the photos:

The green printed fabric is some left over from a dress a did for my 1st pregnancy. I think I come a long way in sewing since then.

Two more polka dots tops to my paternity TNT collection

    I just love this new jersey fabrics. They are so fun to wear and stretch nicely on my belly without deforming themselves forever. And this my favorite maternity pattern seems to look just OK even without a belly I decided to do 2 more fest tops form it. It is my TNT from December : the velvet top and the dresses green and blue.
    Also I hope I can make it into this year wardrobe contest with some navy based collection  for my belly and after. So I made the inventory of my fabrics and was quite pleased with the pile I got.

    This 2 blouses sure make my belly look like a nicely decorated Easter egg.

And they look nice on the dress-form without the belly stretch :

The floral one is perfect and I LOVE IT!

But the navy one is a little bit weird with the side inserts and the neck is not as nice as it was in my mind... the opening is to big and not comfortable ... why , why did I had to improvise ?!? I look at the pictures and I don't think it looks that bad but something just feels off :(.

 Good thing is that I still have some fabric left so I will probably get a 3rd run at a top in this print.

Flower power - maternity home wear - Simplicity 5369 + Butterick 5796

I had started this top a very long time ago as my muslin for Simplicity 5369 and it was a good thing I tried first. It was to tight for me under the arm so I cut around the neck and inserted the blew band for some ease and now I can wear it around the house. And since I loved the pants from Butterick 5796 so much and they are so easy to sew I got a matching pair for the blouse last weekend.

This pants also go very well with my old Vogue flower power tee. 

Adorable Foxes - Maternity top - Simplicity 5369

In the beginning of the March I had made a run one afternoon to finish this top for this contest on a Romanian forum.  I had to keep my identity secret for a while and then I was to busy with work and the boy to even make a post.
   The pattern was Simplicity 5369 that I bought thinking I will make myself a "ie" - Romanian traditional blouse. The pattern is very simple and easy to do and I had a muslin for it a while back that was a good thing because now I knew I needed to add to ease at the neck line and some length for the extra belly.

The fabric is 100% non stretch cotton for both the siclam and black parts and I added some embroidery band around the neck line and 2 foxes on the belly. They were suppose to look mother and daughter but I don't think I really got that effect. The fox applique is from planetapplique and is a quite nice design.

 I did it all in a rush so I am not 100% pleased with how it looks on me but I am very happy I was able to finish it in time for the contest. I had the fabrics and the pattern traced and stashed for a while and I don't think I would have done it any time soon if not for the added motivation : so big Thanks "LucruDeMana" forum.

 I am also quite pleased with the inside of my blouse. Since my serge machine was in service I went for french seams.