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Cashmerette Webster Dress
I’ve had this dress pattern for years and I’ve never got around to making it. I’ve been sewing more and the thought of warmer weather has helped jumpstart my sew jo. I’m not a fan of PDF patterns because of all the taping and waiting for copy shop packages but I’ve always sewn Cashmerette. Her patterns fit me and I don’t have to do a lot of adjustments to get them to fit me. I’m a big fan of anything with drape because I like the way it looks on my body so when I went looking for something to sew, I chose the Webster. There were a few versions…
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Shorts, Shorts, Shorts
I have made lots of shorts! I have taken my pants block and adjusted the inseam to create shorts. I’ve made solid, prints, welts, pleat, elastic back and fly fronts with zippers. I’ve used stretch twills, Ankara, tencel, linen, etc., the options are endless. I think if you have a pair of pants that fit, experiment with lengths and make shorts. I know those with larger thighs like mine struggle with riding up between the legs and I find for my thighs, 8″-15″ inseam tends to work for me. The closer the fit and heavier the fabric the less riding between the legs. There’s a balance between length, fabric and…
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DIY Shorts and Top + Lost Cashmerette Concord Dress
I’ve been drafting a lot lately. I’ve used a number of resources for my drafts, but truthfully you could buy a book, take a class or use a good fitting TNT as your block/sloper and experiment. I went through multiple muslins to get my fits refined, there’s only so much you can do on yourself. So, you start from the top and see how it goes. You work one area at a time and you exercise patience. I learned to pinch, pin, tuck and ask questions until I got it right, there is no short cut to fit. I want to really refine my sewing techniques so I figured if…
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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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Cashmerette Holyoke Dress
Yay for the Holyoke! I finished the dress almost two weeks ago, but you know I didn’t have any buttons right? (insert triple eye roll). Anyway, I don’t know if you remember my ramblings from a few posts ago, but I’m on a “patterns that don’t come in my size fast” (insert eye roll). So, I’m not loosing anything on my fast, but yet spending my resources and time on those that fit. Also, I think it’s igniting my creative juices! I really like the dress, having straps that hide my bra and having a no gaping neckline are the best! stretched the front neckline out putting it on a…
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Sleeveless Pembroke Dress
Here’s another make from Sew camp. I love the Pembroke dress, and the fabric is from the FabricMart brick and mortar. This fabric is a double knit/lace overlay knit, I brought this back to the B &B from our FabricMart trip and I it was really easy to sew. I enjoyed getting the pictures taken in this all around the B&B, Thanks Carolyn! In my haste to make this, I forgot to do a broad shoulder adjustment (insert eye roll). I had a Tim Gunn moment and made this work! The shoulder was way too short, so I made a design decision, I didn’t have enough fabric to recut soo,…
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Cashmerette Ellis Skirt
Mashup of the Springfield top and an OOP dress pattern I purchased the Ellis skirt when it came out and I was super excited to sew this up. I don’t have any denim skirts in my closet, handmade by me or RTW so this was fun. I actually don’t have much denim and I’m not sure why not, I just don’t sew it up much. Actually, you can read about my “just do it” campaign for Sew Brave Sewcialists theme month over on the Sewcialists blog. I went into why I haven’t sewn much denim LOL! I really like this skirt, I like both views for the skirt a lot. …
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Sewing round up March-19 Ediition
Well, I’ve been busy! I’ve sewn a few things over the last week or sew, but most of these item’s I’ve sewn before and one was a TNT so it really didn’t take long to make this weeks garments. I typically do not have time to sew this many things (did I neglect something else?), probably! The boss politely reminded me that we have to finish our taxes. I’m a reformed tax accountant that hates doing her own taxes! I know I have to pay, so it can wait till whenever (not really whenever, because I don’t do penalties) but you know what I mean! Anyway, there are a few…
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Another Springfield Top and A Slow Sewing Project
In an effort to blog more, I make more than I blog here’s a quick make from Cashmerette. I made the Springfield top quite a bit and it’s my go to for sleeveless designs. The armhole and neckline fit great so I don’t have to worry about that. The only thing I changed from previous versions is I did my forward shoulder adjustment and I lowered the bust dart. Initially, I lowered the bust dart an inch, but I need more like 5/8″. Finally, I graded to the 20 at the hip as per my measurements at the side seams only to give more room at the hip. When I…
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Knit Skirt Block and Hacked Montrose Top
I’m sharing a few new makes well, an outfit. This is a super short post so I’ll try to keep the eye rolls to a minimum (insert eye roll). I wanted a navy blue knit pencil skirt so I used some left over interlock from my athleisure top. There are a few ways to get this done, I chose to follow this tutorial as opposed to a commercial pattern because, it’s really only two pattern pieces. If you want a closer fit, try this tutorial from Style sew me or Mimi G. OMG, before you say you don’t draft (triple eye roll), read on. Seriously, after the adjustments to…
