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Cashmerette Appleton Round up
2nd version of the Appleton I’ve made the Cashmerette Appleton three times, once about two years ago and two this year. You can’t go wrong with a comfy knit wrap dress and while I had the pattern out, it made sense to batch sew a few. I’ve been sewing a bunch of essentials and a wrap dress should be added to this list. You can make them with sleeves or sleeveless. You can wear with these dresses with a sweater or jacket (denim, moto or blazer), you can wear it with sandals, heels, or sneakers; this dress is versatile. Here’s a link to the original review of the dress. 1st…
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Hello?
What in the ham sandwich is going on out there? Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard or been impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). I can’t believe the world is dealing with a pandemic!? As I deal with the confusion, anxiety and apprehension of what’s to come for the world, I’ve had to lean more on my hobby/way of life and I’m super grateful for my family and my sewing! Speaking of sewing, I’d like to dedicate a paragraph as a honorable mention to what’s hot/trending right now: MASKS!!! On the subject of masks, I’ve made a few, I’ve sold a few. I’ve donated to family and healthcare workers…
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Simplicity 9020 Lounge Wear
I’ve made some new lounge wear! I like comfy knit pajamas and I was in need of some new ones. I wanted some button up classic pajamas but I didn’t have any satin or silk so I went with this. Now, these are jogger type pajamas with a bottom band and in seam pockets. These can be made in a light to medium weight knit and worn as casual wear. The top is oversized with a a dropped sleeve, I chose short sleeves since it’s worn indoors. I found the clicky thing! I used a cotton lycra stretch knit from FabricMart, the fabric is comfy and opaque, not to flimsy. …
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Butterick 5926- Knit Blazer
I’m checking off my wardrobe essentials and I’m on a roll. I made this knit blazer and it’s super comfy. There are tons of reviews out there and I didn’t really look until I was finished but, I like to live on the edge! This pattern is older but still in print, and easy enough to find locally or online. I chose this pattern because it’s made for knits and I didn’t want a tailored jacket, I wanted a comfy casual jacket. I cut the largest size, size 24. and made view D I did a 1/2 vertical FBA adding width from bust to hem. I did a one inch…
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Simplicity 8529 Remake- Toaster Sweater
Since it’s sweater weather, I decided to make an easy quick sweater. The only issue is, I didn’t have any black sweater knits (insert eye roll). I’ve made this sweater before here, but I didn’t like the funnel neckline. I dont really like chokers or funnel necklines, I don’t mind turtlenecks but, anyway I didn’t care for the neckline of the last one so it was purged. It looks totally different in the Ponte knit vs the French terry knit. What I had was Ponte knit and scraps of brushed knit in my stash and one of the recommended fabrics was Ponte knit. Now, the Ponte is fine, but it…
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Cashmerette Rivermont Take 2
I want to share my second (but not last Rivermont). I really like the style of this dress and I received lots of complements on this print. This is a Liverpool knit from Fabric.com, I purchased it at a steal for $3.83, I know right! This fabric was sold at seven yard increments so I kept checking on it and one day while I was looking for white fabric for my classic white button up, there was four yards left, score! This dress cost me $10!!! Now, sewing isn’t always cheaper than buying but in this instance, it was not only cheaper, it was better because it fit like a…
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Another Simplicity 1279 in Classic White
Need a necklace I just want to document #3 of Simplicity 1279. This shirt pattern is my boo and I really like the fit. If you follow me on instagram, in my stories I share a lot of how my projects look and my thoughts way before I blog about it. I’ve been on a shirt making kick and, as I work through my wardrobe essentials, this had to made. The only change I’ve made from the this version was adding the button band to the front bodice and leaving off the collar. I used Simplicity 8014 to give me an idea of how I wanted to do that. I…
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Simplicity 8843 Unlined Casual Anorak Jacket
Where is my tripod and clicky thing? I’m soo pleased with this jacket, I believe it’s the fabric, the fabric really elevates this jacket. I’ve seen a lot of cotton jackets and truthfully they are cute but, I wanted drape. For my body, I believe fabric with drape looks great on me so I went looking for a mid-weight fabric designed for jackets that wasn’t super stiff. I didn’t get a swatch of this so I was pleasantly surprised that it had drape. I had a jacket a while a go that had great drape and it had knit sleeves, I still do not know the fabric, but I think…
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Cashmerette Rivermont Take 1
Weird radiating drag lines toward low hip As one of my essentials, a day dress is on the list. I believe dresses are like suits, they are the complete package. This dress was soo comfy and the pattern came in my size so, there’s that! I work in a conservative environment and I don’t like to fuss with my clothes and when I mean fuss, most times, I mean I don’t like to iron LOL. Although there are a few issues with this “wearable muslin” I wore it and it was fine, I understand most wont see any issues. Once I wore this to work, the issues seemed minor. Also,…
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Simplicity 1279 #2 In Chambray Twill
Ok friends, I’ve adjusted my new TNT button up shirt and I believe this is my favorite. I’ve been thinking if I should adjust the back pattern piece to a princess seam version as well, but I enjoy not having a fitted back so maybe I’ll adjust it later. My front chest measurement extends a little past my armhole so I may tweak that by shaving a little off from my armhole and then possible add a little to the sleeve. I’ll have to think about how I want to make that adjustment. I used a chambray twill shirting I got from FabricMart. I like this fabric because it looks…
