Tilly and the Buttons Saffiya jumpsuit

When I first saw the Tilly and the Buttons Make it Simple book I knew I had to have it. It was the bright yellow Saffiya playsuit that drew me to it. With a v-neck, elasticated waist, and grown-on sleeve it looked just my cup of tea. I had even bought some yellow and white striped double gauze to make it before the book came out (currently sold out but other options here).

Before cutting it out I tested the size on some leftover atelier brunette viscose I had from making a shirt. I didn’t have enough for a playsuit so tested just the shorts part. I made a size 4 in these and they came up a little roomy which is fine for pyjama shorts but I wanted them more fitted for my jumpsuit.

I decided to size down in my actual jumpsuit and make a size 3. I also decided to change from making the v-neck playsuit to making a jumpsuit version as I realised I had just enough fabric to squeeze it out.

The sewing process was straightforward despite the many silly mistakes I made. Anyone else find sewing with a fabric that doesn’t have a wrong size a pain? However, I realised when I came to try it on I could barely fit it over my bum. I ended up having to let the seams out an extra 0.75cm each side to even get it on. I’m not sure how much of this is due to viscose having more give than double gauze so the shorts felt bigger because of that or if its just the gap between the sizes is quite big but my first pair in size 4 was definitely more comfortable.

If you’d like to read my full review and see more photos you can read it on my blog here.