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but i did made a cute pair of baby pants for my 5 month old my first project of november was this cool suede bonded scuba knit skirt i made following a stitch sisters video so easy you take just a few measurements and plot them directly onto your fabric i did give myself a 1 2 seam allowance on the sides just in case my fabric wasn t stretchy enough if you want an instant gratification project this is it i had it cut out on friday and sewed it up saturday night so i could wear it to church on sunday the black top is rtw but the dolman top i made a few years ago it was a dress initially but i refashioned it into a top and get way more wear out of this way it was rather late when i started about 11 pm but i had it done within a couple hours had just a little adjusting on the sides i used steam a seam for the hem and 1 elastic for the waist it was very satisfying making something so quickly and being able to wear it next day with author barbara emodi her book signing i just love sewing related podcasts clothes making mavens is one i began listening to earlier this year one of the mavens is barbara emodi who is also author of sew the garment making book of knowledge what a great read i ll be honest many sewing books are a bit dry lol not this one barbara has a nice sense of humour and has so many helpful tips i first borrowed it from my local library and purchased it at a book signing she did recently it was such a pleasure to meet her in person she is just lovely i picked up my scuba knit fabric the same day not sure why but i ve had a suede skirt on the brain for several weeks now lol well thats it for today i just love my new skirt i think it ll be quite versatile have a wonderful week everyone thanks for stopping by happy sewing posted by rikkib at 07 36 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 21 june 2018 sewtogetherforsummer2018 burda 6730 thus says the l ord let not a wise man boast of his wisdom and let not the mighty man boast of his might let not a rich man boast of his riches but let him who boasts boast of this that he understands and knows me that i am the l ord who exercises lovingkindness justice and righteousness on earth for i delight in these things declares the l ord jeremiah 9 23 24 hello sewing friends my latest make is a burda wrap dress from the ufo unfinished objects pile i sheepishly admit its been there for the better part of two years i think lol when i first ventured into garment sewing as an adult everything ended up being a ufo or a fail i ve come a long way since then and usually start finish one project at a time there s a challenge on instagram now today is the last day to post to make any wrap dress and share with the hashtag sewtogetherforsummer i decided to join about a week ago after getting the ok to use this dress i made full length ties instead of using self fabric instead of ribbon this was a fairly simple project but the fabric was impossible to topstitch with a double needle it kept skipping stitches its a little short but wearable i had to adjust the wrap front since it gaped i managed to stretch out the neckline a bit too oops i wish it crossed over a bit more in the skirt but it will be better after i lose the rest of the baby weight my son will be three weeks old tomorrow i have so many projects on the brain lol i m currently making a few things for my sister who is pregnant though yay her baby shower is next month so i ll post the stuff i make after that closeup of the fabric print a polyester knit from fabricville well thats all for today folks any ufo s on hand do you ever have ufo s or are you pretty diligent to finish projects let me know in the comments thanks for reading and til next time happy sewing posted by rikkib at 11 55 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 14 may 2018 tropical handmadesummerdress 2018 vogue maternity dress as a mother comforts her child so will i comfort you and you will be comforted over jerusalem isaiah 66 13 hello sewing friends i hope all you mothers out there had a wonderful day with your families we had a great service at church then swung by the drive thru mcdonald s my youngest son conked out in his carseat so we thought it would be best to just grab something quick and eat home instead of going out to a restaurant we all had a nice afternoon nap and later for an evening walk great that the weather is starting to feel more spring like i finished this ogden cami dress for the handmadesummerdress challenge a little while ago now but just got some decent photos this morning i was inspired by a hack on instagram where the odgen cami was made into a dress by simply lengthening the cami by12 14 i lengthened mine by 13 its difficult to see the clear ruler but i put it under the side seam at an angle to flare ever so slightly i may have to adjust once i can actually try it on post pregnancy but i wanted to make sure i had sufficient walking room i wanted to make a self fabric belt like my inspiration photo but i didn t have enough fabric so i just tied on a belt i have now it really needs to be cinched in at the waist front back this beautiful fabric is another tropical print crinkle rayon i purchased from fabricville last year i just adore tropical prints i m very much looking forward to wearing it this summer we had a few very warm days so i decided to make a quick t shirt dress from this amazing denim look rayon knit from my stash its a fairly stable knit i used the scoop neckline from m6886 and added a neckband ended up being 1 2 wide i wore it yesterday to church for mother s day well thats it for today i m currently working on a faux leather jacket very exciting its a blueish grey and meant to be a wearable muslin i definitely don t want to ruin my gorgeous brown faux leather same fabric as the tie belt on my ogden cami dress you can find me on ig rikkisews and see more progress photos till next time thanks so much for reading and happy sewing xo posted by rikkib at 07 26 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 1 may 2018 pink lemonade mona jacket you are my hiding place and my shield i hope in your word psalms 119 114 hello my friends my latest make is this vibrant pink motorcycle style mona jacket from the french pattern company wear lemonade you can download the pattern for free here fyi there are no instructions but there is a video tutorial on this blog page and on youtube if you don t know french i d suggest using google translate i had a difficult time finding the pdf download link without doing so i watched the sewalong video several times and took notes which i highly recommend doing it really helps understand the process the pattern is also available for purchase not certain if its a printed pattern or pdf but it would surely come with instructions once i had the pattern pieces cut out and lengthened the jacket is a bit cropped and several reviews that i read noted that they lengthened the jacket a bit i added about 3 of length the fabric i used is a gorgeous hot pink stretch denim from fabricville i had a moto jacket on my 2018makenine but originally intended to use a more involved butterick pattern the lovely lisa from the youtube channel and sew on lisakisch on ig had recently made up this mona jacket pattern as part of a capsule wardrobe she said this jacket was pretty quick and easy and its unlined so that sold me lol if you follow my blog you know i m going to have another baby very soon so i m trying to get as much sewing done as i can while i have the time quick and easy is a big plus i did a few things different first adding a light interfacing to the two main facing pieces the pattern only calls to interface the collar and strips of interfacing to stabilize the zipper area see photo in the collage above i used knit interfacing for the zipper area but i wish i had used it for the facing pieces as well instead of non stretch interfacing i also added topstitching which i probably should have done last i have an unlined rtw moto jacket that i used as a reference i shortened the zipper by pulling off the extra zipper teeth and reusing the old top stop i tried without it as the video shows but i prefer the security of the top stop i bought a package of top stops at some point but i couldn t find them so trimmed the zipper tape right above the old top stop and used the pliers to carefully squeeze between the prong and open it up and then put it back on there are many youtube videos that show how to shorten zippers here is a good one i changed the construction order by batching tasks when i could sewing straight seams pressing adding interfacing finishing seams etc i m fascinated by sewing industry techniques and practices and that is one of them i m not a very fast sewist so anything that helps me be more efficient i m all for it i made up a size 40 based on what i thought would be good post baby but after trying it on unzipped of course and seeing it on my dress form i wish i had cut the 38 at least i may shape the side seams a bit to nip it in more at the waist i had initially set the sleeves in as directed but i found the sleeve cap was a bit too puffy i had also adjusted the shoulder slope so that didn t help lol so ripped out the stitches of the sleeve head and arm removed some ease and sewed the sleeves in flat next time i ll cut a smaller size and sew the sleeves in flat again i may not have to remove any ease but if i do its easy enough to adjust later i m not crazy about how long and high the bust darts are i may lower them next time i found this dress on pinterest isn t it fab i can see me making a mona jacket dress hack in the future swoon well thats all for today folks i m currently batch sewing two ogden cami s and another lengthened to be a dress the third is for the handmadesummerdress challenge on ig i m almost done so i ll hopefully do a blog post on it next week have a wonderful day everyone thanks so much for reading xo posted by rikkib at 07 31 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 17 april 2018 ogden cami m7606 pin it sew it 2018 give ear to my words o lord consider my meditation hearken unto the voice of my cry my king and my god for unto thee will i pray my voice shalt thou hear in the morning o lord in the morning will i direct my prayer unto thee and will look up psalm 5 1 4 lately i ve been a bit obsessed with this song based on psalm 5 hello my lovely sewing friends its been about a month since i ve blogged but i have been sewing consistently my rain cape is pretty much done just need to finish the belt but i think i ll add buttonholes after baby comes so that they re for at the right place at my waist lol needless to say i missed the cut off for my facebook sewing groups march challenge ah well that sewing blab is having their second annual pin it sew it event projects need to be completed and posted on instagram by the end of april i d been interested in the ogden cami by true bias and while i was still contemplating getting the pattern i stumbled across an outfit by margo creatinginthegap on an instagram search where she had combined an ogden cami with the mccalls 7606 ruffle skirt sold lol i was also inspired by rosy pena to make the ruffle wrap skirt in this gorgeous tropical print crinkle rayon she blogs about it here and shows a trick to easily gather the miles of ruffle lol basically highest tension longest stitch length perfect gathers i added an extra 20 of ruffle so it would be a bit more full as per mimi g ogden cami by true bias patterns mccalls 7606 i love love love how this outfit turned out i m currently 32 weeks pregnant so diana will have to model it for now lol i m so looking forward to wearing this come summer i generally don t sew for hire but occasionally i do make gifts for family or friends last week the idea struck to make a cute little floral bomber jacket for a friends sweet little daughter she s not even 2 yet but already likes to pick out her own outfits lol i thought she might like a jacket like this so i managed to sew it up in and give it to her on sunday after church kids like what they like so i was happy she see she actually wanted to wear it i used the ollie bomber jacket pattern by kelly at sew a little seam i purchased the pattern on her site but she does offer the size 2t for free i think i have the exact same quilted floral knit she used i made myself a bomber jacket last year and still had some fabric left if i have a daughter i ll probably make her one too 3 isn t the 2t size adorable next to mine lol although i ve made two other ollie bombers prior to this i was having issues with the collar i ended up looking at the instructions for burda bomber jacket pattern 6478 and they have you attach the collar before sewing on the zipper it really does make a difference i definitely prefer that method and will do it their way from now on i went the next size up with all the ollie bombers i made because i wanted them a little less fitted well thats it for today i hope you all have a great week xo posted by rikkib at 08 00 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 19 march 2018 floral burda jacket make nine progress it is good to give thanks to the lord and to sing praises to your name o most high psalm 92 1 hello my friends i hope you re all doing well i just finished the second of my 2018 make nine picks this burda 6847 floral jacket i m a bit bummed that i can t wear it right now including pics of it on anyway but this is definitely for post baby lol i checked out all the other reviews on patternreview com and shortened view a by a whopping 8 fyi i m 5 2 i knew i wanted it shorter than the pattern photo anyway and as is this would have been dress length on me i compared the back pattern piece to my beloved m6886 to see if i needed to shorten it for my torso but it looked ok but again way too long i purchased a shorter zipper too ended up being 26 i think i also shortened the sleeves a bit because they were definitely too long on me this gorgeous floral print is a scuba type knit i picked up at fabricville last summer i previously made a skirt out of this fabric i initially tried to make a dress but it was a fail lol after that i figured it would better suit a casual jacket i added knit interfacing to stabilize the zipper area on the jacket and on the facing pieces i used a black ponte knit for the hood and front facing i decided to topstitch the front zipper area and stitch in the ditch of the hood neck seam instead of all that hand sewing the pattern instructed i also topstitched the hood to keep it in place my stitching there is a little uneven so i didn t include any closeups lol for some reason the stitches kept skipping when i tried to topstitch with a double needle after trying several needles i opted for this decorative...