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More Pajamas, which are the best?
I can say, I didn’t enjoy the process of making pajamas because I’m lazy, but I love the results. I know I complained about the piping, but sewing really is about the journey. Out of all the hard things, piping isn’t as challenging as a hand bound button hole, but it wasn’t the zoom, zoom fast sewing either, it took a few extra steps to add piping, and French seams throughtout, but very much worth it. I’m way behind the curve on sewing the Closet Core patterns Carolyn Pajamas. I will tell you, until I started my PDF pattern printing business, I was team commercial patterns. I have a lot…
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The Hot Chocolate Rivermont Dress
I made another Rivermont! The Cashmerette Rivermont dress is a go to work staple for me. I’m not a fan of ironing so shake and go dresses that are cute are my go to. I grew out of the two Rivermont dresses I had in my closet so I decided to make a few more. I make a lot of decision daily so having a “uniform” is very helpful for me when trying to figure out what to wear. I have a few mix and match pieces that work together in my wardrobe and it makes getting dressed so much easier. Liverpool/double knits, and Pontes are favorites, they are so…
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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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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…
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What’s on my table
I wasn’t sure if I was done sewing for summer or if I was ready for fall so I just took a break. I wanted to sew for fall, but wasn’t sure where I wanted to start. I don’t “need” anything so as I purged my closet for the fall, I thought about what items I would like to add to my wardrobe. I got rid of lots of t-shirts, cardigans , jeans and tops. Mostly I purged ready to wear but there were a few items I made. I never really thought I’d be still sewing, I didn’t start sewing as a kid so I’m not sure when…
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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. …
