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ey version all of the time it s very comfortable and breathes well that gave me enough courage to proceed with a longer version dress length made out of a wool french terry cloth i ve only worn this one once but it worked well not too hot and very cozy my philosophy with sewing has developed into use what works and for me that means taking patterns that i like and re using them in a variety of ways for this long version of the cardigan i used the body from my woven dress pattern self drafted see previous posts the collar from the little somethin jacket and the sleeves from v9190 here s my very inelegant but practical process i used the woven princess seam dress pattern as the basis for the front and matched center fronts sort of the front of the little somethin is very diagonal and i explain why below and matched the shoulder seams then i pinned the fronts together and folded away the excess tissue because of the little somethin front diagonal i chalked in the front line on the fabric before cutting the folded front area is 2 75 and i added a little off graining see roberta carr s couture sewing book i like the sleeve from v 9190 which means i need to use the armscye from that pattern too i matched the shoulder seams and close to the side seams pinned the patterns together and folded away the excess from v9190 ditto for the back armscye finally i needed to use the upper back seam from little somethin for it to work with the front collar there s not a huge difference but this will make the collar work better than my dress pattern when i was cutting the beige tissue on the left was folded away now all of the pattern pieces will fit together i used the instructions for the collar from the little somethin jacket and the rest of it is simple assembly sew side fronts to front sew side backs to back sew shoulder seams insert sleeves sew side seams and hem finally since this blog is focused on sewing for a flat chest i want to point out where the bust dart is in the little somethin jacket see how wide the hem is here i was pretty sure that the dart was rotated to the hem and you can sort of see that in the photo below on the left side you can see a fold of fabric at the hem and the diagonal closing is also in part due to the dart rotation it s less obvious on the right here and i think that s because my arm is sticking out in any case you can remove this dart if you want to use the pattern and not graft the front like i did essentially this is a small bust adjustment for a rotated dart this is the cheater method fold the dart out if you wanted to do a proper method this post should help http www queenofdarts com 2013 03 small bust adjustment part 2 html i m now on a quest to make leggings i cut apart an old pair to compare it to patterns and i m very surprised at how dissimilar the old commercial leggings are to either of the two patterns i have stylearc laura and m7514 my inclination is to trace a pattern from the commercial leggings i ll update author brendamarksstudio posted on january 1 2018 4 comments on a little somethin experiments a long jacket m4394 and a velvet update i had a plan to make a mix and match coordinated wardrobe for fall winter including a basic dress a short cardigan and a long over jacket i thought this was a genius solution for layering to deal with temperature fluctuations due to medication and the weather well plans are changing first here s some inspiration for the collar oop m4394 which is very similar to my still much loved short cardigan i added this collar and neckline to match the collar to my woven princess seam dress pattern and ended up with a fairly classic long jacket this is a dark time of year so bathroom selfies are going to have to suffice the length is an inch longer than the dress i added a drawstring channel at high waist for a little detail and a closure the drawstring was pretty straight forward i marked a high waist line on the inside of the jacket and sewed in a bias strip of silk crepe de chine the strip was cut 3 wide folded in half and stitched the raw edge to the jacket then i folded the strip down to cover the raw edge and stitched again to make a channel i feel like the dark navy is a little overwhelming but this is a useful piece i ll wear it on colder days the lesson is that my genius plan pf a long jacket is not quite what i expected and i ll be thinking about ways to stay warm and feel like i m not overwhelmed by fabric in other news i bought a cardboard folding that table which is challenging to find so here s a link to amazon to use for cutting out fabric i had been using a kitchen island but then there was some competition for that space that table is wonderful i can put it up and take it down in less than 5 minutes and i know there is not a chance that butter will accidentally end up on my fabric which was a possibility when using the island even if i cleaned the surface the table came in super handy as i was cutting out a velvet dress single layer painstakingly there was a flaw in the fabric and i was sure i couldn t fit all of the pieces and work around the flaw but i did and i was so happy until i figured out that i cut out two left sleeves it s a good thing there was a small cut of the fabric available author brendamarksstudio posted on december 3 2017 2 comments on a long jacket m4394 and a velvet update the goldilocks situation it looks like i might be goldilocks my recent makes are too this or too that and now i m not sure what to do i had this great plan to work toward wear a neutral knit cotton dress with a colorful short cardigan and then layer a longer jacket on top as needed for warmth i ve got the base layer dresses finished and am happy with them next i ve been working on the longer jacket the first one pictured above was made from fabric that i thought was a a cotton rayon double knit it s got an interesting sponge y texture sort of scuba like when i wear it i feel clammy i wonder if it has a significant amount of lycra or other synthetic content the second one was made from a thin cashmere blend knit i took a 25 minute walk wearing it as a layer and i was bothered by how itchy it was bummer now my plan is to drape any wool knit around my neck for 25 minutes before i try to make and wear it if it bothers me during the trial wear it needs to go i wonder if chemo left my skin super sensitive a little more about the pic above you can probably tell my goal was to determine the best length for a long jacket layer i sent the image to a friend who said that i looked like a basketball center in the far right lol i m 5 6 on a good day aside from needing a different plan to use the wool knits that itch me now i wonder what i m going to do to make a warm longer jacket i thought merino wool knit was the answer synthetics are pretty much out because of the clammy nature of them options that i can think of right now go the alabama chanin route of two layers of cotton line the wool with a cotton knit at collars and other places it would touch skin find coordinating fabrics use woven wool that is finely twisted crepe get more wool ponte similar to what i used in the short cardigan project that fabric is very comfortable in other news i washed the velvet so once i have a long cardigan i will start on a velvet dress exciting author brendamarksstudio posted on november 26 2017 6 comments on the goldilocks situation wanting needing doing there s a disconnect between what i want to sew what i need to sew and what i am sewing i m sure this happens to other people too please say i m not the only one first i have some wants i want to figure out how to pre treat and sew velvet for upcoming dinners out i also have a piece of gorgeous animal print inspired silk charmeuse that is calling to me right side of the pic below the first picture is all three pieces i want to sew one thing that is keeping me from cutting the middle fabric a minky velvet is a lack of a reliable jacket pattern i thought that it would work to modify a previous pattern from before surgery i took out the fba from before surgery and reduced the length to make a short version of the jacket on the left the funnel neckline is a nice shape and i like the way it fits the model it used to fit me too i sewed up a toile and my first problem was getting it on my body the fabric i chose was a linen silk blend which stuck to my dress you can imagine me struggling to get it on and feeling hot and awkward after it was on my body this is far from the experience i hope for when i sew then the jacket was excessively tight in the arm hole while simultaneously being 3 too wide at the underarm i m still confused about why it can feel tight and loose at the same time we ll never know how to analyze that because it is long gone i m hoping the little something jacket will be a better choice and will make a toile in the near future i also want to sew something gorgeous from the animal print charmeuse it s even prettier in person i have a short ish cut of 2 yards and am still thinking about the best use of it oh and i also want to sew this feather fabric amazing it s a rayon knit from marcy tilton and was on the website for a nanosecond i have two yards and want to make sure that when i use it it will be a successful garment i m thinking of a pamela s patterns banded front cardigan what i need to be sewing is warmer jackets for the chilly weather that has arrived in the pacific northwest i have the knit jackets i wore in the summer and have been layering those over 3 4 sleeve knit dresses it s not enough warmth i got a little stuck after the jacket debacle i described above feeling like i couldn t get a jacket to fit after a challenge like that it can take me a bit to move forward so that leads to what i am sewing i m finishing up three long sleeved knit dresses they are my current project because i know they will fit additionally it s surprising but long sleeves are much warmer than 3 4 sleeved clothing i cut them out and took them on a short trip while away i basted all of the vertical seams i can then do the sewing in a few sittings per dress the green and burgundy ones are finished and the grey one is half done what do you want to sew or need to sew author brendamarksstudio posted on november 19 2017 4 comments on wanting needing doing kimono inspired jacket for evening there are some advantages to being flat and one of them is running another is wearing a kimono style jacket that will likely hang nicely in front i m working on a few pieces to wear out to dinner during the family birthday season november december january during this time we have four birthdays and new year s eve when we are often out to a nice restaurant together as a family for dinner many of these are dressier occasions i ve recently fallen for silk rayon velvet and plan to make a jacket it seems like the kimono design jacket will be a very cute option and i ve highlighted a few pattern options in this post i m sticking with my short jacket concept so i ll imagine these with a 16 length for my purposes however no decisions have to be made until the scissors come out a little something jacket from cnt patterns and carolyn s review she encouraged me to try this so i will there s a video about a potential error in the shoulder includes other discussion the host is not so focused the whole time simplicity 1318 a sewing pattern review best of 2015 pattern scroll down this page for reviews sew over it kimono jacket getting to the point jacket the front of this one is cut in a circle ish shape so that the front points are on a bias this would cover a lot of sins if you had any new look 6072 has both a water fall front and a plain band option the dana marie kimono pattern has a more traditional front band there are many other options but frankly i got tired of fighting with sites that wouldn t allow me to easily save a photo of the pattern do you have a favorite kimono pattern author brendamarksstudio posted on november 12 2017 november 7 2017 leave a comment on kimono inspired jacket for evening posts pagination page 1 page 2 page 5 next page welcome i hope to build a robust site for sewists who want to create garments that fit a post mastectomy flat body please contact me brendamarksstudio at yahooo dot com if you know of resources that should be included here instagram no instagram images were found resources about contact helpful links blogs i love site title craft optimism seams legit vacuuming the lawn rhonda s creative life sunnygal studio sewing c sews wishi washi studio gayle ortiz mahlicadesigns 10 sewing machines a serger diary of a sewing fanatic thornberry this is moonlight sdbev the vivienne files melanie testa handmade by carolyn my website anne whalley the pattern whisperer english girl at home helen s closet design seeds male pattern boldness the couture counsellor fit for a queen cookin craftin sewing on the edge with barbara emodi stitches and 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