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cat fur studio cat fur studio monday february 12 2018 knit top vogue 1567 by paco peralta i love this top first it s purple second it s designed by the phenomenal paco of barcelona go here to see the pattern third the knit rayon lycra fabric is perfect it drapes well and doesn t sag due to the lycra content to construct the neckline you are told to sew in some stabilizing tape at both the back and the front i used fusible tape and it worked well it s applied on the facing side so an imprint of it doesn t show on the outside i bought my tape years ago from judy barlup now retired who called it japanese tailoring tape this product now for sale on amazon seems to be very similar once applied the fusible tape does not show on the outside as it s fused to the facing side of the fold at the neckline in both the front and the back it controls the stretch thus allowing for the straight across front neckline look without the tape i feel that the neckline would end up draping and therefore looking more like a cowl not bad but not desired here i thought this pattern was very well drafted it went together easily i used my baby lock cover stitcher to do the sleeve and waistline hems as well as the neckline in the back on saturday evening here in alaska we had a nice snowfall right after we took this picture on sunday morning nick and i did our house chores then changed clothes to go cross country skiing at beach lake near our house this is just one of the reasons we love living in the anchorage alaska area the outdoor quality of life here is phenomenal eventually i ll make the skirt too to go with the top i really like everything that paco peralta designs and i m thrilled that his designs are featured in vogue patterns right now in the sewing room i ve moved on to a simple t shirt dress using some wool knit from italy that i have left over from another project posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 6 07 pm 1 comment sunday january 07 2018 utility jacket number one this knit jacket from the christine jonson travel trio one pattern is the bomb i have been making this pattern for years ever since it was released eons ago i love it for office work and for travel where you have to fly and be presentable immediately upon landing the construction is super easy using a serger posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 5 56 pm 5 comments tuesday july 25 2017 paco peralta duster dress sash here s my version of this pattern duster dress sash from my friend paco i used a blue cotton shirting this dress is very loose fitting and i love how the sash draws it in at the waist i made the size medium this dress is very comfortable to wear at work today posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 12 49 am 2 comments sunday november 30 2014 striped action i ve made this top the mighty aphrodite from hot patterns five times now and i still am not tired of it in fact tops i made several years ago are finally starting to wear out but i still love this pattern it fits well i love the look and it s fun to make this past august while visiting in the east i bought a haul of fabric from mr kashi at metro textiles in ny i brought it back to alaska and i ve sewn up all but two pieces of it now this piece a striped rayon was super appealing to me and i thought for quite some time about what it would become i love the fabric so much that i didn t want to mess it up i made a matching skirt echoing the drawstring from the top in the skirt i used vertical stripes for the skirt with a horizontal inset bordered by the ties it snowed here in south central alaska last night and we re celebratingly happy because we have not gotten much snow this season until now this snow is going to be a nice base layer for skiing posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 4 09 pm 1 comment wednesday september 03 2014 pink peasant the warmth of summer is waning here in alaska but it s not too late to enjoy a lightweight cotton top this is the classix nouveau refined peasant blouse from hot patterns my fabric came from mr kashi at metro textiles i bought this about two years ago it s a lovely floaty cotton i wore this all day today so this is what it looks like after a long day at the office partly sitting in sweaty meetings speaking of metro textiles i was in ny two weeks ago and paid kashi a visit i got a load of lovely knits for alaska wear i also went to sposabella with my niece christine my parents and my sister because i m making christine s wedding gown we picked out our fabric but i am waiting until the muslin is finished approved and fitted before getting the fabric it s alencon lace and satin the basic design is going to be a takeoff on princess grace s gown and i m using this pattern as a base and i think it looks pretty similar to the gown worn by princess kate at her wedding back to my current project this top has lots of ease but it s floaty and flattering when being worn but it is a must to wear skinny pants or skirt underneath so as to balance the look nick took the photo on our front porch smokey and snowy supervised posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 11 35 pm 2 comments tuesday may 27 2014 kuspuk an alaskan tunic since i live in alaska i wanted a kuspuk which is kind of like a tunic traditionally worn by yu pik women here i have seen yup iks and other alaskans wear these but mostly for dress and traditional cultural celebrations on occasion i see women wearing them at places like the airport and mostly it seems these women are on their way to places like bethel which is a large yup ik village in western alaska i made mine using fabric and trim inherited from nick s mom carol she was an artist and a quilter and when she died i got some of her cottons most of these are now used up i made a lot of aprons a while back and gave them as gifts but i have a few pieces still and the print on this dress is traditional for a kuspuk usually they re made of printed cotton with rick rack trim or similar other trim this is the pattern i used being that i m in alaska i was able to pick it up easily at a local quilting store i don t think they re easily found outside alaska except by webstore mail order at least i never saw one of these before i came to alaska a year and a half ago the pattern is pretty basic and not fitted but i found the instructions are a little obtuse since the design is not complicated i just did what i knew would work i changed the directions around so that i sewed the zipper in on the flat and made a few other construction order changes such as hemming the skirt before it was gathered and attached to the body of the tunic this made it easier also i made the pocket much smaller than the version on the pattern the version on the pattern spanned the width of the front which seemed wierd so i made the pocket smaller there is a lot of variation in kuspuk design so anything would work i suppose i do know from talking to alaskans that with kuspuks depending on who makes them each maker might have variation on on hood shape pocket placement and trim placement depending on where the wearer is from that is if the wearer is yupik being that i wanted to honor the alaskan tradition of kuspuk but i am not affiliated with any one town or village i felt i could use creative license as long as i honored the integrity of the garment overall here is a great website from a lady who makes and sells kuspuks you can see here some different design variations the hood is traditionally used to keep out bugs and it is nice to have when the day gets a little chilly mostly i m planning on wearing this inside or in warmer temperatures but this evening the first time i wore the kuspuk it got a bit cold outside so the hood came in handy i think i will be making a second kuspuk but the second one will not be of traditional printed cotton i m thinking a lightweight silk might be interesting posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 1 25 am 2 comments monday january 20 2014 purple stripey i like to study how different designers create simple designs different ways and in my constant quest for something different even when it s a simple t shirt i purchased this t shirt pattern it s the guest designer mimi g series from hot patterns i used a striped lightweight knit from my friend catherine she gave this to me a while ago maybe years ago anyway i love the colors i love the fiber content wool and rayon and it s soft and elegant looking i think here are some things that make this t shirt pattern a bit different from others i ve used 1 the hi lo hem i ve seen this look featured in some fashion magazines recently the front of the hem is high and then curves to lower in the back 2 the back seam is curved in at the lower back curve i sometimes put this in myself when using other patterns and it was a nice feature to have built in to the pattern this of course is a bit more flattering as the shirt narrows in where i do 3 the little insert at the upper shoulder this gives an additional design opportunity to make it without the little insert is easy just overlap seam allowances at the join in this case i used the insert feature to add some design interest using the stripes stripes can be challenging to match i hand baste like this to create stability of the seam and then when i machine serge the seam it doesn t slip in this fabric one of the stripes zig zagged matching was impossible so i just went with it notice i put the zig zag at the waistline so as to break up the stripe visually thus it is hoped not widening me when i wear this horizontal stripes are widening visually but i believe the zig zag breaks this up basting is a pain and i hate to do it but it is worth the trouble if i ever get lazy don t baste and use what i would call the hail mary approach which means just wing it and hope for the best i always regret the lazy choice in this case i hand basted then straight stitch basted then serged the straight stitching first provided an extra bit of stability so that the serger would not push the seam alignment out of whack the neckline was easy i cut the fabric so that it was with a stripe on the straight of the fabric joined the ends folded it over then applied it to the neckline with the serger snowy likes to help sometimes i have to stop sewing and pet him here s that neckline again sans snowy finished time to go hiking posted by barbara at cat fur studio at 4 53 pm 6 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom snowy ellsworth snowy baby vp materials evaluation since april 2011 smokey phineas smokey moses vp demolition since april 2011 sign up to be the first to know enter your email preview powered by feedblitz other sites and links pam erny s shirtmaking animal rescue click here to give free cat fur studio archives my facebook page my linked in profile my cooking blog a garment s not worth wearing unless it s sporting cat fur barbara at cat fur studio view my complete profile when i m not sewing i m reading these a little sewing on the side audrey sewtawdry 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