Diary of a Chain Stitcher

I, like many others it would seem, loved the unique design of the Saguaro Set from Friday Pattern Company as soon as it was released. Fashionable secret pyjamas at their finest. I like that FPC designs always have a sense of fun to them. I did have a few doubts about how much I would enjoy wearing an outfit which flashed a bit of midriff as it’s not an area I love, but I’m pleased I took the plunge as this is cleverly drafted to sit in just the right spot so that I don't feel too exposed at all.

The fabric I used for this month's Mood Sewing Network project was one of those that jumped straight off the page at me and I ended up ordering without a specific project in mind. It's described as a Stretch Viscose Twill so I pounced on it as I've always had a good experience sewing garments with viscose in the past and often struggle to find it in interesting prints and colours here in London. When it arrived I was really surprised, but in a good way! The description on the Mood Fabrics site is perfectly accurate but it's a really quite unusual fabric and difficult to picture until you've got it in your hands. Previous viscose/rayon twills I've worked with are fairly fine and lightweight with quite a visible twill weave. This on the other hand has a reasonable thickness to it and seems somewhat spongy to the touch. The surface is so smooth and it also has a decent amount of stretch one way. It's almost like a lighter-weight scuba fabric but with the ...