

Thank you for your good health messages, I think they may have worked because I feel a whole lot better now.
I don't know about you but
The Sound of Music is one of my very favourite vintage films, I don't think I could ever tire of watching it. Which is just as well seeing as it's on the box nearly every Christmas!
So when I found a pair of light cotton 'drapes' in a charity shop I knew exactly what I had to do with them. Do you remember the scene where the Captain and Baroness drive past what turns out to be his children hanging out of the trees, laughing merrily. Then he later confronts Maria, with one of the girls' headscarves in his hand -
Captain von Trapp: Now, Fraulein. I want a truthful answer from you.
Maria: Yes, Captain?
Captain von Trapp: Is it possible - or could I have just imagined it - have my children by any chance been climbing trees today?
Maria: Yes, Captain.
Captain von Trapp: I see. And where, may I ask, did they get these... ummm...
Maria: Play clothes.
Captain von Trapp: Oh, is that what you call them?
Maria: I made them. From the drapes that used to hang in my bedroom.
Captain von Trapp: Drapes?
Maria: They still have plenty of wear left. The children have been everywhere in them.
Captain von Trapp: Do you mean to tell me that my children have been roaming about Salzburg dressed up in nothing but some old drapes?
Maria: Mmm-hmmm. And having a marvellous time!

Though perfectly sweet, the fabric isn't
that special so I didn't want too laborious a project and when it came down to it, the majority of time was spent finding a pattern that would lend itself to the panels, since they were, indeed, very narrow. But perseverance paid off in the form of the Japanese book
Stylish Girls' Clothes, where I found a simple but sweet little blouse (you can see
another repurposed blouse which came from this same book if you like). The nicest thing about this top is the rows of stitching that run the length of the front, with a horizontal bar of fabric at the bottom of the opening. I used a small piece of Japanese ribbon I already had in the jar for that.


Now naturally I would have made the
lederhosen to match, sorry I just didn't have the time!
I'll leave you with
this lovely clip from the film - drapes and all!
Have a lovely week x