Comfy Town: Start Wearing Purple

Welcome everyone to my blog.  I am so excited to be a part of the Rebecca Page Comfy Town Blog Tour!  There have been some wonderful posts so far and some more planned.  Make sure to visit them all.  (I hear there are even some giveaways involved!)

Game day attire is quite a thing in the South.

While I like the idea of dressing up with team spirit, most of my Saturday afternoons are spent at home listening to the noise of the stadium just down the road and listening to the game on the radio.  My attire can be more comfy than stylish.

 

I love a bargain and while visiting my favorite thrift I found a JMU men’s 2XL tee for $1! I knew I could make that work.  Then at my second favorite thrift I found yards of a mysterious, probably polyester knit for $3.

I decided to refashion the tee using the (FREE!) Paris Party Top and sew up a pair of Pippa Pants from the fabric.  Both had been on my to-sew list for a while so this gave me good motivation. (Affiliation disclosure: I may earn a commission if you make a purchase using the link.)

 

 

For the top I tried it on to see what I liked (comfy and the logo.) I debated what to keep and decided on the original neckline and hems.  The new top cut into the sleeve area by a little bit.  I went with it and it just adds a gusset look to the underarm area.

 

 

I kept the original sleeve hems which was a nice time saver.  One of these days I’ll get a coverstitch machine or master a twin needle!

The Pippas were a no fuss, cut and serge.  They went together incredibly fast.  My only adjustment was a few inches off the leg (long lounge pants, stairs and clingy kiddos are a bad combo.)  I made the full length, regular leg, fold-over waist.  I can’t believe I didn’t make these sooner; I have a few more pairs planned now.

 

And with that, my comfy game day attire is ready for less than a tub of popcorn at the stadium!  I’m ready to cheer our team on to another title!

Start wearing purple for me now!

Please visit all the stops on the Rebecca Page Comfy Town Blog Tour. Don’t forget to comment on the blogs each day and enter the giveaway posts in our Facebook group for a chance to win some prizes from Rebecca Page.

1. Monday, November 26: Rebecca Page (Intro), bigflynotions, Stitched by Jennie
2. Tuesday, November 27: Ropp Originals, Flaxfield Sewing
3. Wednesday, November 28: Simply Kyra, Seams Sew Lo
4. Thursday, November 29: Seams Like Style, Jot Designs, Sixth Snow
5. Friday, November 30: The Sewing Unicorn, PatchWitch
6. Saturday, December 1: Sarcastic Sewist, Bellephant, Princesse et Tresors
7. Sunday, December 2: Liviality, Soul Fed on Thread, The Scatty Sewer