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Decided to sew something on a whim from my large stash of fabrics and it turned out to be this polka dot cat fabric.

Familiar? Why yes, I literally used it only two projects ago! Since I used half of the original amount previously, I felt a little limited by what I could do, but managed to eek out a shirt.

I used an existing casual long sleeve button down as my template. As expected, I didn't have enough fabric to make full sleeves so I made them short. I probably should have feminized it by making it sleeveless but oh well. I suppose I'll save this for when my hair has grown out a bit longer (or not!)

The toughest part for me was making buttonholes since I've never had to do them before. You'd expect them to be easy since the machine has the capability for performing it, but having to adjust the tension and then nearly running out of my thread...I wasn't particularly pleased. However, the buttons and buttonholes are functional and that's all that matters. 😂

Cat Lady Polka Dot

I saw a pair of pom pom shorts a few months ago and knew I wanted to make a pair. I'd been mulling on how to make them and drew out a design when I found other people had done the same thing AND made sweet tutorials!

Fabric: COTTON + STEEL: Cat Lady by Sarah Watts

The yarn ball fabric will be made into something else...haven't drawn out my pattern yet, though. 

The typical pom pom short is kind of like gym/beach board shorts in my opinion, but my fabric wasn't really pulling off that vibe and I like to have more functional clothing so I added pockets!

I was told by my friend D that these look like PJ shorts. Even so, I wore them out in public. My daily work clothes are practically PJs so might as well continue that trend, right?

Weekend exploring Houston with a visiting friend :)