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much weight to wear it it now lays crumpled on my table taunting me with its svelte plummish crumpled tweediness sewing accessories 1 woven infinity scarf not yet blogged 8 totebags 1 for me the rest were xmas gifts 1 ruffle scarf 1 silk hemmed scarf 21 bibs 4 were sold the rest gifts total 32 the bibs sold is part of the super secret surprise which will be revealed in 2011 knitting 1 kid s scarf 2 kid s hats 1 boy s sweater vest total 4 ufo s the knip mode skirt that would not drape pleat correctly and made me look 20 lbs heavier i was attracted to its architectural qualities with nary a thought as to how it would look on a middle aged body sigh i love you knip mode skirt but you would look good only on the circa 1996 1997 elizabeth rip knip mode skirt the almost 4th version of the b5147 sheath dress in the most beautiful shade of plum tweed you ever saw but alas i discovered too late that i had gained weight and set it aside for when i lost said weight or when armageddon came whichever came first probably armageddon at the rate i m eating and drinking the simplicity 2337 ponte knit dress which i set aside in favor of actually finishing my xmas sewing on time it waits patiently for me on my sewing table aka the dining room table to come back to it as soon as i am able i can t wait 2010 highlights in no particular order the highlights of this year were plentiful and varied my son jack entered his wonderful 3 s and i saw him blossom as he discovered and interacted more with the world his new found autonomy was a little challenging but amazing to watch i can t believe i was left in charge of someone s life but i hope i m doing an ok job of it because it is just jaw dropping how much his own person jack is already it doesn t hurt that he loves when i sew for him either he wore his xmas jammies 3 days in a row photography by jennifer weisbord 212 267 4828 it will come as no surprise to you i m sure that my favorite sewn item is my purple fall coat simplicity 2311 i wear it on all but the coldest of days not to rub it in carolyn s face but i live only one block from my office so my commute is negligible i almost don t feel the cold before i am already inside my office building sorry carolyn one of my greatest pleasures besides the actual act of sewing is talking about sewing with my far flung friends around the world who share this same passion obsession i organized a new york city shopping day in august with robin and was blown away by the response and attendance that day the fact that i have met fellow sewists from london hong kong philly chicago etc just amazes me at elliott berman image stolen from robin s blog yarncrawl com let s not forget the pr philly weekend that karen put together in may so amazing to meet all those sewists in one place and reconnect with others we saw some incredible garments at the museum showed off some beautifully made garments and kenneth king was a real show stopper karen put together a fantastic event kudos oh and let s not forget that i had 1 5 days of kid free sewing inspired time alone with at least 50 other sewists kenneth king at pr philly weekend may 2010 and last but not least i adopted a singer featherweight machine i haven t sewn much with her yet just a totebag but 2011 promises to be the year of the featherweight just you wait my beloved singer featherweight now if you ll excuse me i have some major housecleaning to do before 2011 bustles in happy new year my fellow sewists 17 comments posted in end of year recap pattern review kwik sew 3089 posted on december 29 2010 6 comments kwik sew 3089 pattern description baby sleep sack i made view a the sleeveless version pattern sizing xs s m l xl i made the size m i made it for my three month old niece chloe the medium size is for 3 6 month olds my parents are bringing chloe s and haley s pj s to madison tomorrow i hope they fit did it look like the photo drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it yes well except for the embroidery i added were the instructions easy to follow the instructions were great i didn t have any problems with them what did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern likes very simple pattern with only a few pattern pieces it was relatively quick to sew because of it from start to finish it was about a 3 hour project dislikes were i did not like the finishing for the armholes they instruct you to overcast the edges and then just turn it over and stitch it down i think a binding would look a lot nicer but due to holiday time constraints i just did as instructed it s fine and most likely a non sewist would not notice the finish the neck band is a little fiddly to attach make sure you read all the way through to the end of the instructions for that section or you ll make the same mistake i did of sewing the zipper sa s prematurely it wasn t a fatal flaw but it would have looked nicer had i followed the letter of the law live and learn i guess armhole neckband and snap tab any difficulties encountered aside from the neckline issue mentioned above the only other thing i had a hard time with was the top stitching around the zipper the instructions tell you to stitch 1 4 in away from the zipper i of course stitched too close so it was hard to get around the pull and the end of the zipper my stitching is a little wonky in that area but i don t think anyone but a perfectionist would notice fabric used i used a polyester fleece from my local sewing store p s fabrics in downtown nyc it was soft and fluffy and perfect for this sleep sack it will be soft against a baby s skin and will keep chloe really warm on those cold madison nights pattern alterations or any design changes you made i added some hand embroidery to relieve the simplicity of the project a little snowflake in ivory embroidery floss normally i would only use 2 or 3 threads of the floss but i really wanted it to stand out so i used all 6 threads would you sew it again would you recommend it to others i will definitely sew it again i think it makes a great baby gift and you can personalize it rather easily i do recommend it for any sewist beginner s might find the neckband a bit of a challenge but not out of reach skill wise if done carefully and slowly it s a pretty quick project compared to flannel pj s conclusion i love the sleep sack and am pleased to give it to my new little niece chloe hopefully i will have a picture of her in it soon 6 comments posted in crafting for others gifts kwik sew sewing not a pattern review kwik sew 3510 posted on december 28 2010 4 comments after making two flannel jammies for my niece and nephew thor and katie i took the easy route with my son jack s and my niece haley s pjs i made them another set of kwik sew 3510 knit jammies like i did for all the kids last year here s my pattern review from back then again i did not have any issues with sizing and again i constructed this almost entirely on the serger i did have two things different this time around though i have a new tool that i wanted to use in this iteration a stretch twin needle for the hem the knits i used a plane camo from the fabricfairy com and a red and white stripe knit that i can t remember where i bought it were pretty stable so i didn t have to stabilize the hems at all i fiddled around with stitch length and thread tension and found that a length of 3 0 and tension of 2 was perfect for the twin needle stitch it made a beautiful hem when i made the sleep sack review forthcoming for my niece chloe the instructions said to top stitch the neck band sa to the body of the sack i loved how finished the inside looked without that sa flopping around so i used that trick for jack s and haley s knit jammies too it looks great that s about it these are pretty quick and easy jammies to make not a lot to say so let s just look at jack shall we sorry no picture of haley yet as she hasn t received the pj s yet 4 comments posted in crafting for others gifts kwik sew pajamas sewing pattern review new look 6638 posted on december 27 2010 7 comments pattern description toddler nightgown and pajamas i made view b the nightgown pattern sizing 1 2 1 2 3 4 i made the size 4 it s a little on the big side in regards to width and little short in length for both the skirt and sleeves again therein lies the perils of making a gift and not having the luxury to fit as you go did it look like the photo drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it yes were the instructions easy to follow the instructions were great i didn t have any problems with them yeah me what did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern i loved the design of the nightgown the skirt is really full with the gathers and ruffles katie has a blast twirling in it dislikes were 1 there was no instruction for finishing the join of the bodice to the skirt nicely it just said to press the sa up it would have looked really messy not to mention have felt uncomfortable and scratchy so i serged the sa and it looks much nicer now 2 i m not fond of how the collar is attached and the use of bias tape to finish the exposed collar sa s next time i make this i will use self fabric bias tape it will be prettier and softer it would lie more nicely if there was a stand for the collar but that would increase the construction time for the pattern any difficulties encountered full disclosure here i cut two left sleeves by accident but didn t notice until i was setting in the second sleeve i just went with it as a design detail honestly though you can t really tell and neither can katie also my gathering foot aka my ex boyfriend let me down this nightgown is an homage to ruffles and gathers and he really needed to be there for me but he just up and quit on me instead i had to pull out all my tricks to get him to gather the experimentation added about an hour and a half to my construction time no joke in all fairness to the ex though it might have been due to the thick flannel was i sewing but we still had to break up now i am eyeing a ruffler as my next boyfriend fabric used again another gorgeous flannel which had a great hand was soft and fluffy nice and thick and easy with which to work i bought it from fabric com in november but it has long since sold out sorry pattern alterations or any design changes you made my favorite detail that i added was to use a ruffly lace that i had in my lace stash on the collar the lace could not have been any more perfect for this project it is so cute and dainty and the ruffles go with all the gathers and ruffles elsewhere on the nightgown pleased as punch i used snaps instead of buttons on the bodice i think by this the second set of flannel jammies i made i was approaching sewing detail overwhelm so snaps just seemed faster and easier i love how they look and again i finished the interior construction serging all exposed seams for a nice clean finish would you sew it again would you recommend it to others i will definitely sew it again it s a great nightgown i do recommend it for any sewist beginner s might find it a long and involved project though but not out of reach skill wise again as with the other flannel jammie project it took me about 10 12 hours to complete this thanks to the stupid ex boyfriend so it s definitely not a quick project conclusion super cute jammies i am very proud of this project too here is katie in all her rapunzel glory 7 comments posted in crafting for others gifts new look pajamas sewing pattern review simplicity 3584 posted on december 26 2010 5 comments here s my pattern review for simplicity 3584 simplicity 3584 pattern description toddler s pajamas and robe i made view c the flannel pjs pattern sizing 1 2 1 2 3 4 i used the size 3 the fit was ok the pj top could have been longer by an inch or two and the pants were too long the hazards of making presents and not being able to fit as you go because they are a surprise did it look like the photo drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it yes and no i didn t use the button placement markings that came with the pattern instead i used an existing flannel pj top my son had to mark the button placement and i like it better were the instructions easy to follow the instructions were great as i have mentioned recently i am really getting the hang of reading pattern directions now that i am two years into my sewing odyssey again i warn all sewists no matter how advanced you are that careful reading always pays off they pack a lot of directions into one or two sentences at a time so it s easy to miss something if you ve never attempted a collar before even with my own careful reading i made a mistake in how i finished the collar requiring me to make and add bias tape out of self fabric to the interior finish of the collar what did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern i like how simple the pattern is essentially for a button down pj with collar that being said though it s still a bit fussy to make especially if you re under the time constraints of making an xmas gift i am not sure that not having a collar stand made this easier or not to sew i think the end result is not as nice without the stand but perfectly fine for pj s and i doubt a non sewist would notice the difference at all the measurements for the waist elastic are way off you will need to use your recipient s waist measurement to approximate the length and even then my elastic was still a little loose also the facings were too long at the top they overshot the shoulder seam entirely so i had to catch stitch them to the back of the pj shirt see picture above and below next time i will check to make sure they line up to the shoulder seam so that i have something to which to catch stitch them any difficulties encountered any difficulties encountered were completely self inflicted see note about collar above this is a basic pattern the only bell whistle is the pocket which i placed by lining up the plaid and not using the pattern markings fabric used a gorgeous flannel which had a great hand was soft and fluffy nice and thick and easy with which to work i bought it from fabric com in november but it has long since sold out sorry if i can i will buy more of it for next year s pj s pattern alterations or any design changes you made the only design change i made was the button placement which i mentioned earlier on construction changes were how i finished the interior construction i made sure to serge all exposed seams for a nice clean finish it looks so nice on the inside would you sew it again would you recommend it to others i will definitely sew it again making the fit changes mentioned above and being more careful with plaid stripe matching my two fronts don t match up but the side seams do it makes such a cute jammie for kids i do recommend it for any sewist beginner s might find it a long and involved project though but not out of reach skill wise i think from tracing ou...