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Silk Slip and Ottobre 5/2018
I’m not going to talk about the current state of my slip. Oh, you don’t know what a slip is? It’s an undergarment, not very popular with the young crowd (insert eye roll) but a nice layer under skirts for unlined garments. I’ve recently discovered there are/were pants slips (WHAT??) didn’t know this was a thing and I don’t have a pair nor do I have any in my sewing plans. There are full slips, half slips, knit slips that stretch, silk slips, lace slips, compression slips, and the list goes on. I personally wear slips when the garment I’m wearing isn’t lined, although I don’t wear them with denim skirts. …
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My First Pencil Skirt From My Block
Hand made Pencil skirt and Butterick 5526 Hi! So, I’ve been talking about the skirt block class I’ve taken and I just want to wrap that up. I gave all the info here so I wont go over that again, but I did want to talk about the process. In the class, we went through a number of lessons over five weeks. We learned how to make our own personal croqui by printing out a picture of ourselves and tracing over it. We used these croquis to design our own skirts. We could follow along with the instructor or design our own skirts. The beauty of it is we drew…
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Pattern Review: Simplicity 8641 and Sew House Seven
Hi! So, I think I sewed this up sometime last month and I’m now getting pictures. I really enjoy when my daughter takes my pictures. I don’t edit photos and I take just a few to get the look of the garment, this means it goes a lot faster if she does it. It usually takes just a few minutes to get front, back, side and a few silly shots. I tried with the tripod, it’s just not my thing although I know it’s not that hard. I guess I’ll work on it (insert eye roll), I need to get a remote, anyone have recommendations for an Iphone compatible…
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My First Skirt Block Draft
Hey!!! So, I’m excited to share a little about my first skirt block! I’m going into week four of a five week course. No, I told you , I’m not trying to come out with a line of sewing patterns, but I am trying to streamline my fitting process. If you remember the pencil skirt I made here, I had a few fit issues. I think that was the point where I knew I needed to get a block. Many of my favorite bloggers and fit experts use them, actually Andrea from Sew to Fit has a tutorial showing how she uses her pants block to evaluate a new…
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Trench Coat With A Twist Simplicity 8472
I’m so excited to be featured in July/Aug edition of Sewn Magazine! If you haven’t seen this sewing magazine, your missing out. The colors, stories and sewing and truly pieces of art! Michelle has a fantastic eye for fabric, texture and photography, I’m amazed each and every month.. I’m always excited to see what the makers are making and meeting new and exciting makers. I’m not the most artistic, but I get a good dose of inspiration from magazines like this one. I’m excited to see how the same pattern we all use can be interpreted by different people. With the rise of YouTube and vlogs, I get happy to…
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Recent Purchases: Fabric, Trim, etc..(Destination Shopping)
Pacific Trimming and me wearing a caftan in Over the last few months, I’ve combined my vacation and work with a bit of fabric shopping with sewing friends this started out with sew camp and my trip to FabricMart. There was sooo much fabric that I purchased that I was too overwhelmed to even right a post (insert eye roll for the rookie lol), I literally took bolts and bolts off the shelf at Fabricmart! This, in my opinion was a great opportunity to meet like minded people and talk sewing without getting on someone’s nerves (insert eye roll for non-sewing friends and family!). Sign out side It’s a Material…
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DIY A- Line skirt
I totally think the natural progression for a sewist/seamstress/sewer/etc.. is making your own patterns. OK, no, I’m not getting ready to drop a pattern line, but I think there’s some value in understanding fundamentally how patterns work so it’s easier to modify. Now, that’s just my thinking, I have an analytical mind and I think it terms of processes and more importantly building on knowledge. I’m not one of those people that can do something without ever being exposed to it unless it’s similar to what I’ve already done before hence my ridiculous pattern stash which at least half of is basics that I should know how to do by…
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See and Sew B6473
This is my new blogger pose, lol! I really like this top! At first, I wanted to make a dress and I’m thinking I may soon! I always look through the see and sew patterns and New Look at Joann’s and Walmart because I’m cheap and I have a pattern problem. Actually, they have a lot of out of print designs, so they are less expensive than ordering from the website. See and Sew have a wide range of sizes and I truthfully think they are Butterick patterns reborn. They are not exactly like their regular Butterick patterns (they change the model and sometimes they adjust the number of views…
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Fitting My Pencil Skirt and Simplicity 8601 Top- Fail
As a part of my work wear wardrobe, I wanted a pencil skirt. I wanted this pencil skirt to be woven with minimal stretch and fit like a glove, easy, right? Welp, in search of a skirt in RTW (ready to wear), I found tons of plus size pencil skirts, but none that were non stretch. What I saw was scuba, neoprene and ponte. I guess that’s a good way to get a fit, add spandex. I don’t have anything against this, I actually own a few but I was looking for something more tailored. This is a basic pencil skirt, it’s very similar if not identical to this one (mine came…
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DIY Button Up Shirt- Butterick 5526 Review
Soooo, I wore this and never blogged about it, I know, right! I try to take photos and blog about what I make before I wear it. This way, I wont forget, but with Instagram, I periodically scroll through to see if an item has been reviewed or not. I try to get nice outdoor photos with themes and corresponding wall colors, but truthfully that’s unrealistic for me. I don’t want to spend all day taking pictures (insert eye roll) lol. I just want to take front back and side photos with a few extra poses for good measure. I think people want to see how the garment looks on…
