Happy Birthday TMS

In honor of your 3rd birthday I’ve created a 3 piece look: cropped blazer, paper bag waisted shorts, and a self-drafted matching clutch.

The blazer is from Mimi G’s simplicity pattern line and it is Simplicity 8093. It’s a great jacket pattern — super fast and easy. Mimi has her own youtube channel with step-by-step tutorials for all of her patterns so it’s a breeze making this jacket. Best part? No hand-stitching required! I lined the jacket with a lime green polyester from Joann’s.

The shorts are from BurdaStyle magazine, June 2015. They’re meant to be oversized and cinched at the waist with a belt, creating a paper bag effect at the waist.

And the clutch is self-drafted using only one pattern piece. I created closures using my Dritz snap fasteners pliers.

Have a very happy birthday TMS and may you carry on for many more years!

For more detailed information on the construction of this and other projects, please visit my blog at See Carmen Sew.