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a halt of normal societal interactions may you find some small thing each day to be grateful for even in the midst of the trial but moving on to 2021 s projects remember this coat well the more i didn t wear it the more i didn t like it and it wasn t fitting like it used to so what to do dismantle it and make something useful like this beautiful skirt i pulled it out of my closet on tuesday last week to wear to the oncology clinic and it gave me such incredible joy to pull it on do any of your makes do that for you my heart was literally singing with the feel of the tweed juxtaposed to that of the satin lining the feel of the support in the garment from the silk organza underlining the grosgrain ribbon waist facing i so love this skirt i used a oop vogue 8045 because the panels fit on the bottom portion of the coat sections the zip is hand picked which is my very favourite way of inserting a zipper pretty satin lining and back pleat details waistband grosgrain ribbon facing i know i haven t posted much recently but i have been managing to sew a little bit the last couple of weeks my health took an unwanted detour but i am back on track again and able to put coherent thoughts together in the middle of all this i finished off my alterations pile the dreaded pile of projects that need to be re fit or tweaked or remade and i made a linen sundress for dd3 which i will post about next so my cut projects are all caught up and i can start afresh if you could see my sewing space which is in the basement you d probably laugh i have pulled fabrics with ideas i have percolating in my head and they sit in piles on a chair in the reading nook on the cutting table and in the corners of the table where my machine and serger live but now my space is clean of fix it projects and i can make things because i love to make is there anything off your sewing table recently that you were rather glad to see the end of so you could get down to making things you really wanted to make are there any garments in your closet that as you put them on something about them makes your heart sing for sewing and wearing joy share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print like loading frankenpattern top october 18 2020 october 18 2020 tia dia 13 comments i love fall i love all the colours as they change and the different shades that the changing light provides on the same tree throughout the day they make me happy my top is a mix of vogue 1412 s front bodice the back bodice from burdastyle 09 2019 111 and the sleeves from burdastyle 09 2010 136 i didn t know what to do with this fabric so i draped it around my sewing area on and off for what seems like a good 12 months trying different ideas laying out different patterns not enough fabric trying to work around a pattern repeat that i ended up completely ignoring and generally second guessing myself until i was struck by lightening or courage and laid out the pattern for the front bodice and started cutting i would have preferred to use vogue 1412 s back bodice too but i didn t have enough fabric and wanted a more fitted back this is the third version of vogue 1412 that i ve made i really like the front neckline although this iteration due to the slightly dropped shoulders of the back and because i didn t stabilize the shoulder seams required a shoulder pleat extending from a dart in the upper back through to a pleat in the front it s quite hidden with the busy pattern but if you look closely you can see it the fabric is a treat it has a very fine herringbone weave which just makes this that much more luxurious a modal wool cashmere challis and it goes with so many different items in my wardrobe just because of all the wonderful colours these are not the shoes to wear with jeans this is probably my fifth pair of burda 01 2016 135 the skinny jeans with the interesting seaming details i have worn this brown pair to the point of the colour fading so i over dyed it with rit in my front loading washing machine and couldn t be happier with the result they don t look faded and yucky have you ever re dyed a garment share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print like loading vogue 2923 tops october 11 2020 october 11 2020 tia dia 2 comments my youngest dd3 loves tank tops of all kinds and varieties which makes for fun use of shorter lengths of fabric enter the gathered top from oop vogue 2923 a dkny design the first version is in a polyester pebble crepe which i purchased from fabricland every now and then there is a winner of a fabric to be purchased from my local store i also made a second version of this top with this fabric arctic icy blue is dd3 s favourite colour and another version in red rayon jersey from eos which is worn very often even now that the weather has changed and here s the back the pattern directions call for jersey but there is so much ease that it works just as well with a woven fabric confession i salvaged a wadder cardigan project to make the red top and had to piece it together down the cf and the left back funnily enough the piecing isn t noticeable when dd3 is wearing it unless one looks hard for it one caveat for this pattern when made up in jersey the straps which are supposed to be cut on the bias i cut them on the straight grain stretch out like crazy for the red version i ran a length of piping cord through in order to keep it at the correct length and that is the last of the summery tops for this year on to garments suited to the cooler weather tell me do you have a favourite go to tank or tee or top pattern for 1m lengths of fabric share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print like loading vogue 1247 summer tops october 1 2020 september 30 2020 tia dia 9 comments i ve used two lengths of silk from my stash for a couple of new tops for late summer wear the first is a silk chiffon but it s a bit more opaque than chiffon the lack of weight to the fabric makes this floatier than the second version if there is such a thing spell check says no there is no such thing it was so nice to wear these wedges today the second is a lovely silk crepe exactly what the pattern calls for and the drape of it justifies the fabric suggestion on the back of the envelope the top is supposed to have a cb seam as per the pattern although i prefer to cut it on the fold this pattern has been sewn reviewed and posted about hundreds of times in sewingblogland so i have nothing really new to say about it except for the following this top can be squeezed out of as little as 1 2m of 140cm wide fabric which is less than what the envelope recommends speaking of which when i learned to sew using vogue patterns i was taught to always purchase a little less than what the pattern envelope recommended in order to avoid having small almost useless leftover lengths of 10 or 15 cm instead of cutting scraps i don t follow that advice anymore for some reason but i can manage to finagle garments out of shorter lengths than what the patterns call for pattern matching excepted of course do you do this too i must admit it sometimes make a project more work more involved more mentally challenging exhausting that it need be sometimes i wish i just had enough fabric to lay out the pattern pieces without trying to make it a perfectly fitted puzzle eking it out of whatever i have decided should work on the other hand it is very satisfying to use up an entire length of goods i thought this top would be rather twee but it s so pretty and i didn t need to seam the centre back on this version thank goodness i like it better without the designer s cb seam anyway these two tops have several adjustments centre front has been raised 4 cm each of the seam allowances under the arms have been taken in by 1 5cm the front has been shortened by 2 5cm in length along the hem grading to nothing at the side seams also for reference the lower centre front panels triangles really of the green top have not been cut on the correct bias grain in order to maintain as much of the horizontal dashy design of the fabric i had cut it out as instructed but the bias grain looked completely absurd with the fabric s design i ll spare you the photos here s the amended altered version truth be told i was quite displeased when i took photos of this top the other day so i dismantled the centre bottom panels turned them around and put it back together so the fabric s green dashes were more or less running horizontally much more pleasing to the eye trust me each of the necklines has been finished by hand because i feel like i have more control over the outcome than with a machine as carefully as i know i am capable of stitching besides it s good practice the pink top s understitching along the neckline was also done by hand because i just felt like sitting at my sewing table quietly stitching by hand both hems have been hand rolled left hand rolled hem right pick stitched neckline honestly every time i try to do a narrow hem on a silk top with the machine i hate how stiff it feels so i just do them by hand now and don t bother with machine stitching hand rolled hem shown step by step counterclockwise from top left both these tops have seen a lot of wear over the last few weeks they re comfortable and a nice alternative to a t shirt and i love how they ve been made from roll ends i ve collected over the years are you making up anything from little ends in your fabric collection share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print like loading burda 8680 denim skirts september 23 2020 september 28 2020 tia dia 11 comments it s been my goal to work through my stash as much as possible instead of buying new fabrics to only have then sit and wait to be made into wearable garments these skirts for dd3 have put two lengths of denim into her closet for wear and gotten them out of the dreaded stash yay dd3 doesn t really wear a lot of skirts but i think she s probably finished growing so making up these two made some sort of sense i have purchased various sorts of denim in a variety of blue shades for dd3 over the years because she prefers custom jeans to rtw she is short waisted but her waist hip length is 5cm longer than the usual 23cm rtw typically is drafted to accommodate so every pair of trousers or jeans or shorts or leggings rides low which she dislikes however skirts never seem to present a fitting problem hopefully she will wear these as a casual alternative to shorts next summer season she wanted a plain jean style skirt and so i pulled burda 8680 out of my pattern stash the first version is the view a from a black stretchy denim from eos i initially used this denim to make a pair of capris for dd3 but didn t cut them in a single layer and the grain of the right front was off and caused a lot of twisty annoyance during wear so they were thrifted i suppose i could have made them into a skirt back then in perfectly 20 20 hindsight as i type this but i didn t someone else is wearing them hopefully happily it s a rather plain utilitarian pattern i added the belt loops and didn t bother to add back pockets for her phone she was nonplussed about the omission as the front pockets on this pattern are plenty deep i finished the interior with gingham scraps leftover from a dorothy costume i made for her three years ago no back pocketses but i did add the pockets on the second shorter version in blue denim yes it s truly a dark navy despite how it looks in this photo and for a lark because i felt like hammering studs i added studs for all the pockets it was a very simple make and the fit is really good on this pattern share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print like loading loss re discovery september 6 2020 september 5 2020 tia dia 21 comments i don t know about you but i am so often genuinely surprised at the quality of work when i look at some of the garments i have made over the years take for example this jumpsuit made in 2017 and worn perhaps three times once for a family christmas and couple of family events the fabric is rather a heavy ish crepe from eos you can find more of it here it comes in a myriad of colours i ordered a few lengths way back when this gorgeous shade of wine red a moss green which ended up as a version of dkny s dress courtesy of vogue 1351 a disaster project that looked horrible on me although the dress was beautiful and some yet to be sewn yummy chocolate brown but i digress i have changed shape significantly over the last year or so and going through my closet one day looking for things to wear pulled this jumpsuit out and tried it on it s burdastyle 04 2016 130 it didn t fit properly anymore and would have required a complete dismantling in order to alter it properly but here s a photo from when it fit i don t have any photos of the front probably because i didn t like any of them and intended to re shoot the garment which never happened this is actually the true shade of the fabric isn t it rich and gorgeous as someone who has a tiny lower back and relatively large hips this pattern fit perfectly out of the magazine i was very impressed but again i digress because i will never wear it again i thrifted it but i wanted to write about how each garment that i gift away unless i really hate it brings on a sense of loss sometimes and regret regret for the time wasted in making something that didn t actually get worn i realize this is actually a negative voice speaking from the last couple of decades of my life in actual fact each garment is a learning opportunity and the hours spent making are practice and will end up giving me more proficiency and skill in making when i check over the garments to make sure they re in good condition after cleani...