I’ve had Butterick 5958 on my wishlist for ages. Finally got there! Continue reading “Butterick 5958: White linen jacket”
Category: Pattern Reviews
SWAP 2018: Pink shirt and grey jeans
Over the long weekend, I got a bit of time to work on my SWAP plan.
The first item is a cotton shirt sewn using Lekala 4002. It is an interesting design, with a side panel and an angled yoke that extends through onto the sleeves, with a faux bow for decoration. The fabric is a tightly woven cotton – the kind that a needle has trouble punching through. The colour is a delicate pink that can almost look white depending on what it is worn with. Continue reading “SWAP 2018: Pink shirt and grey jeans”
SWAP 2018 progress update
Eeek, I can’t believe it is March already. Where does the time go? So far I have made four items on my SWAP plan.
The first two are the prints that I made up in December. One is a geometric print rayon that I made up using a slightly modified version of Lekala 4439 (review on PR). Deciding on the layout of the print actually took more time than it did to sew it, but it was worth it. I’ve worn this top quite a few times and really love it. The print has shades of grey, pink, black, indigo and bits of brown so it goes with a lot of things already in my wardrobe.
Unselfish sewing: Pants and Shirts
The last two weeks I’ve been sewing for DH. The original request was for a couple of polo shirts to wear will working in the paddocks. Quickly followed by a request for a “long sleeve woven, or two, no make that five. A couple of work pants…. jeans would be good. Oh yeah, remember that spay skirt for the kayak you promised?” And yesterday shorts were added to the list.
It is a rare occasion that he asks me to make something ( and then it is usually something complex and without a pattern) so I was quite (pleasantly) surprised by the growing list. As a bonus, he found fabrics in the stash that he liked and selected his patterns. Continue reading “Unselfish sewing: Pants and Shirts”
Denim sheer lingerie set – part 2
Lekala 4695 : Lined anorak
The weather here is warming up and nudging above the 300C mark. It’s a bit late to be making a cool-weather jacket but when I saw this pattern released by Lekala (4695), I just couldn’t resist. Ordered and printed the evening it was available, and completed two days latter. Not bad going, but took two weeks to take the photos. Oh well….
Knipmode August 2017 finished projects
I was really impressed with the August issue of Knipmode. I’ve earmarked 7 patterns to make up. Here are the first three – a knit top (#2), a woven top (#17) and stretch woven pants (#4).
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Craftsy Class Review: Pattern Making + Design – The Pant Sloper
Remember my New Year’s resolution to do something with the classes that I’ve purchased on Craftsy? During August I decided that I wanted to get a better pant sloper. The pant base that I’ve been using was based on a Patrones pattern and my jeans pattern was based on a Knipmode pattern. Both have been great patterns, but I have been using the original pattern as a working pattern and over time the shape has been trimmed or tweaked. I’m also finding that since getting orthotics to help relieve the nerve pain in my ankle, my posture has changed. So it’s a good time to revisit my patterns and what better way than to draft the pattern from scratch and put the class Patternmaking + Design: The Pants Sloper to the test.
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Pattern Stash: The last dash
Here is the last instalment of my pattern stash busting – Three tops and a polar fleece vest. Plus a sneak peak at the rug I’ve been weaving. Continue reading “Pattern Stash: The last dash”
Pattern Stash: The raglan tops
Here is the next instalment of my pattern stash busting. I was working through some raglan sleeve top patterns. Starting with a Lekala one and moving up to a more complicated design. As I found out, raglan sleeves come in many different disguises – two part, darted shoulder, single piece, single piece with raised neckline. Plus there is no one way to sew them in – ie side seams first or last. Continue reading “Pattern Stash: The raglan tops”
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