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sa curve sa curve wednesday june 10 2015 new sewing tool on kickstarter hello my sewing friends it has been awhile since i have had a chance to sew it has been a crazy past year and a half my kids now live on their own and i have started a new chapter unfortunately i have nothing sewn to post on my blog however i hope to change that soon what i have been working on is some of my sewing tools 3 of my pattern drafters were redesigned you can see them on my etsy shop here most importantly i have a complete redesign of the ez wheel the handle is much more comfortable and ergonomic the wheel is larger at an eight inch circumference and the mechanics that help it roll are really nice and smooth anyway if you get a chance check it out on kickstarter with the link below https www kickstarter com projects 2037667421 curve runner a great way to measure curves any help with spreading the word on social media or blogs is really appreciated i have about 22 days left before the kickstarter campaign is over have a great day and week claire posted by claire sews at 4 51 pm 12 comments sunday october 6 2013 giveaway winner sunnysewing is our giveaway winner let me know your address and i ll get you the measuring wheel with handle mailed out claire dot tharp at verizon dot net is the best way to reach me i just may do this more often it really brightened my day have a lovely sunday claire posted by claire sews at 5 56 pm 2 comments wednesday october 2 2013 burdastyle sheer blouse in progress and giveaway i am in the process of making this blouse for my dd she has put it at the top of my queue the fabric that was chosen is not as sheer as the one in the pick and she has promised to wear a cami underneath hopefully she will remember her promise i know i am an old fuddy duddy anyway i was going to write a blog post about removing some back ease from the back pleat and i decided that it might be better videoed now beware i am trying to hold my phone and video my other hand rolling the measuring wheel btw i am in love with that thing in the past i just prayed to the sewing gods that everything would be correct like sleeve ease and other adjustments because it was always so laborious and not so accurate to hold a measuring tape on it s side i found a metric sewing wheel from japan on fehr trade s and sew incidentally s blog and thought that i must have one in inches any comment below will put you in the giveaway for one of these measuring wheel gizmos i ll just do a random generator on sunday evening october 6th my dad s birthday hugs and smooches claire burdastyle sheer blouse 09 2013 posted by claire sews at 6 07 pm 13 comments thursday september 26 2013 burdastyle 7 2013 102 black silk jacket this is a partially lined black silk jacket from burda s july 2013 issue it is also a sewing course in the mag it calls for natte fabric what the heck hart s black silk noil is what i used and it is quite nice the shiny black binding is a black silk charmeuse also from hart s i m not sure i can do a proper review on this jacket because i just don t do a lot of lined jackets i live in texas and it is not often that i even need outerwear the jacket took more time than i expected but i think that is because i really needed better instructions than what the magazine offered burda mag instructions even on a sewing course is just confusing i am so glad i did this jacket because it is one sexy beast i made it for myself and the 17yo dd will not unhand it here are a few pics on my dress form that is actually too big now i have lost quite a bit of weight and my dress form is just a smidge too big now which is why the front does not meet in the pics the weight loss is for health reasons so all is good double welt pockets with flaps i loved making these ok i did not make this jacket for her but she is a greedy little thing and looks quite cute in it i will put some thin shoulder pads in it for her my shoulders are larger and more square than hers and it was made for me pattern adjustments and advice when i made the muslin the only change i made was to narrow the back at the center seam below the shoulder blades i have a narrow back so this is not unusual ditch the partial lining pieces and just redraft a full lining for this one if you don t know how i think there are a few good sites and books for this what i should have done i also should have figured out how to miter corners before i tore into the binding issue i just winged it and that is just not very satisfying burda does not cover this very well in the directions and i would look into this if you are not familiar with that this is downloadable on the burdastyle website here thanks for reading claire posted by claire sews at 5 00 pm 10 comments saturday september 7 2013 sleeve cap ease what to do ok i am patiently waiting for my little wheel to come in from the manufacturers it had some glitches that had to be fixed i have been so excited about having something to measure armholes and sleeve heads because frankly i have been skipping that bit of information when i prepare my patterns trying to hold a tape measure on a stitching line or one of those flexible rulers is a pain in the butt plus as you know i love me some european pattern drafting have you noticed that the big 4 has a lot of sleeve cap ease i love knit tops and i m sorry but you just shouldn t do a bunch of sleeve cap ease with knits it is just wrong here are some of the highlights of information that i found in short form zero ease fashion incubator you do not need any ease if you are willing to redraft the sleeve head to be anatomically correct which is difficult and time consuming well i guess i will do some ease then 1 2 inch to 1 1 2 inches madalynn has a lot of nice information on her blog about sleeve ease i will make her info super short so you may want to double check her blog 1 to 1 5 inches of ease for jackets 1 2 to 3 4 for knits less for leather silhouettes that need more ease are tailored jackets silhouettes that need less ease are drop shoulder styles very soft fabric may need less ease so it does not pucker i ll keep adding to this as i find more information feel free to comment and correct me if you want do you drop the sleeve cap height to remove the ease or do you redraft the sleeve have a lovely weekend claire posted by claire sews at 5 39 pm 6 comments thursday august 22 2013 june 111b 2013 burdastyle shorts and february burdastyle top ok i m short and i thought i could make me some stylishly baggy shorts that i spied in the burdastyle june issue they seriously need some long skinny legs which i am not sporting anyway i started at the hem and took one inch on either side and angled the straight ruler to the bottom of the hip area on the outside and the crotch on the inside of the leg ta da they work for my body style now for the rest of the pics can you say holy crap can you believe the fit with no alteration gymnastics no wrinkles under the hiney or at the crotch i forgot how absolutely fabulous the pant fit on burdastyle were this past spring i did 5 muslins on the thurow pants because i love that pattern and wanted them to fit me better here are the welt pockets that i did with the big doo hickey below the top is the dritz bound button holer that i bought for about 16 00 on ebay and the other is a double welt pocket maker from clotilde they are super easy to use and make pretty good welts or bound buttonholes they work exactly the same way and they come with instructions collette patterns has a tute on the bound button hole maker bound button hole tutorial with dritz tool no money in that pocket anyways thanks for reading claire ps only if interested i have a pre order for some new products this week i have my best prices on pre orders btw my favorite new product is a measuring wheel in inches that will fit on the olfa 45mm rotary cutter measuring your armholes and necklines are way easier with a wheel than a ruler more info at sa curve posted by claire sews at 6 10 am 23 comments monday july 8 2013 floral pants from burda 07 2008 my dd in her burda pants from an old issue and sorbetto top the line drawing the july 2008 issue add caption taking advantage of the wide leg trend for pants my dd came across a pattern she loved from an old burda magazine issue she and i are both short which makes wide leg pants tricky this pattern sports a wide waist yoke and stitched down pleats i added about an inch on the front pattern piece from the crotch point tapering to the knee i just cut the seam allowance line to the knee and pull the seam allowance out one inch at the crotch point this is a great adjustment for someone with a cylindrical body and heavy upper thighs the floral is rayon from fabrique here in plano it is heavenly the top is difficult to see in black dd had me change the front of the sorbetto to have a one inch window of lace fabric down the center and 2 small pleats on either side 4 pleats in all the black fabric is from the stash and it is a thin crinkly crepey poly woven we have plans for more of these pants they are just that cute in real life hugs and smooches claire posted by claire sews at 3 50 pm 18 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom sa curve facebook page sa curve facebook page please look at my etsy shop and videos sa curve llc website ez pocket slide show ez shirtmaker slide show how to trace ottobre patterns how to put on knit neckband without measuring sa curve my etsy shop subscribe to my updates posts atom posts all comments atom all comments followers about me claire sews plano texas united states i am very passionate about sewing i find it very stress relieving and quite fun i am the mother of two a 19 yo girl and a 25 yo son my daughter is now a working girl and my son has cerebral palsy from birth my daughter is constantly stretching my sewing ability with her fancy clothing requests and my son s very disability has helped me since he was born i have always been in search of how to do the things he needs quicker and easier with less frustration in fact we created a hands free drinking system a mobile wall mount for his television and many other fun things for someone who has mobility issues the rulers are my first adventure in actually figuring out how to get things manufactured all my sa curve products are made in the usa i absolutely love my rulers and reach for them as often as my rotary cutters view my complete profile bloglovin etsy pattern reviews blog archive 2015 1 june 1 new sewing tool on kickstarter 2013 14 october 2 september 2 august 1 july 1 june 4 april 1 february 1 january 2 2012 23 december 2 november 3 october 4 september 1 august 1 july 2 june 5 may 1 april 1 march 1 january 2 2011 12 september 3 july 5 june 1 may 3 2009 1 october 1 my blog list the sewing divas sewing design fashion shingo sato designer part three trompe l oeil 14 years ago sewing tutorials watermark theme powered by blogger