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ecommendations or experience with sewing software assuming i get the whole computer part figured out i ll need testers for the dress sign up here to get more information probably this fall if you re willing to test this out for me i know i put up a quick tutorial but you may or may not have noticed that my lazy 30s gown has a few design issues luckily i now know how to get around those problems but again i can t put the pattern in the computer just yet so sign up if you want to pattern test that posted by kikakari at 10 38 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels finished once upon a time regina mills dress self drafted sewing once upon a time wiggle dress tuesday march 1 2016 finished simplicity 8013 or something like it have i mentioned my love of robes on here before i think there s something incredibly romantic about walking around the house with a flowing gown trailing after you i don t know if i made a post about downton abbey and the robes on that show and i m too lazy to look but i ve wanted one ever since i saw the first season of that show but robes were never really feasible when i lived in nyc now i live in a rather chilly house thanks to central air and a low thermostat so i figured what better time to make a robe than now i first saw this pattern simplicity 8013 on allie s blog and i became obsessed and i even made the poor sales girl at the store dig through boxes of patterns to find it in my size it calls for 10 yards of fabric by the way i decided to go for flannel fabric because it s not as bulky as fleece and i decided to go for the roses because i m currently obsessed with once upon a time so it seemed close enough to the fairy tale world for me the fabric was kind of an issue i didn t want to order 10 yards because holy cow that s a lot so i tried ordering 8 yards but then after 2 weeks joann s canceled the order and said they didn t have enough i re ordered with 6 yards and it came a few weeks later and it s perfect and wonderful except it wasn t enough especially since it s a patterned fabric oops i probably would have gone back to buy more if i bought it at a fabric store but ordering fabric online is such a hassle that i decided to make it work which brings me to the alterations i made obviously i converted this into a robe so it opens in the front no zipper i added pockets i added darts in the back bodice to bring in the shoulders a bit i only cut out the back skirt the front skirt and one side skirt which i then cut in half so the skirt is not as full as it should be additionally there was no room to gather the back skirt so it s a bit flat but i think it looks fine i put bias tape around the bodice instead of lining it the length somehow is perfect the sleeves also somehow are perfect the top is a little large though i knew it would be from the pictures i might try to add a bit of coverage there if this weren t a robe of course i cannot wait to sew up something else with this pattern and maybe get the yardage correct anddd maybe next time i ll get better pictures it s super hard using a tripod and the timer posted by kikakari at 4 52 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels finished modified simplicity 8013 robe sewing simplicity 8013 thursday november 5 2015 edwardian skirt muslin guess who got out their sewing machine finally and made something so this is a muslin so it s not super exciting but i drafted this whole thing by hand and with some large text blocks as a guide before sewing it up and i have to say this is probably the best sewn object i ve ever made was it the material the fact that i m older and wiser the fact that it was a muslin so all pressure was off i don t know but let s discuss shall we some background i really wanted to go as an edwardian victorian lady last year for halloween that clearly didn t happen but i bought a huge excess of material to do a skirt and jacket so i could practice before making a proper piece with super expensive fabric i m still not done with the jacket stupid sleeves this year i decided that i would resume my sewing and wear it this year and i would have worn it out had my sister not got called into work thus canceling our plans maybe next year and i ll have the jacket all finished in time anyway i didn t cut the front piece on the bias which i must do next time it just flows so much better i measured myself and cut out the waist perfectly but somehow when it s all pieced together it ended up too large that seems to be a habit with me and i m not sure why initially i measure it out perfectly plus seam allowance then i cut it out and i panic because it seems too small i decided to go ahead and sew it together anyway and then it s way too large does anyone else have that problem i also put in pockets which added to the bulk in the front as it s supposed to flare out and emphasize the hips i wasn t too worried about it but maybe i ll leave those out for the next time all of the pleats are in the back to emphasize the rear i have a pretty hefty rear in general but it was not large enough i have a bit of padding under there and i m more than obsessed with the size i want to make another one but i want to make it in more of a lighter silk fabric and maybe without the butt pad i m not sure how it would look but maybe i ll go for it anyway i really love the look of this but the fabric makes it seem so old fashioned that i feel like i can t even attempt to wear it out in public without being out of place but maybe the next go around with more modern fabric it will look a bit airier has anyone tried this before posted by kikakari at 2 08 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels edwardian skirt edwardian skirt sewing wip wednesday september 23 2015 finished fall hats um are you guys tired of me posting about knitting stuff here instead of sewing because i m tired of it i m sorry but this is the last knitting post for awhile and i know i have some knitters on here so i just wanted to share i designed 4 different hats over the last month or so and i m super proud of them they all use lion brand wool ease yarn and they all use us size 11 15 needles depending on the pattern it hadn t even started to cool off when i started thinking about these so i was instead imagining what my idealized fall is like bonfires back to school shopping apple picking and lots of cables so with each of those things in mind i designed hats around those themes and i just love them arosa slouchy lace hat chutes and ladders hat wild bramble hat adirondack basket hat and i mostly wanted to post now because i m hosting a knit along for the arosa slouchy lace hat like it want to make it want to make it with me check out my post here for all the details grab your supplies and sign up to be a part of it we re starting monday september 28th and all level of beginners are welcome i m even doing some video tutorials for the newbies otherwise go favorite the hats on ravelry or add them to your queue i hope you guys love them as much as i loved making them also for the non knitters i also make these on etsy posted by kikakari at 2 55 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fall hats finished knitting we all knit here monday september 14 2015 finished rockaway cardigan so i m officially all moved out of nyc i still have a few things back there and i plan on visiting of course but it s really great to be out of the city it s not so great to everything on boxes but hopefully unpacking won t take me too long earlier this year i came up with the rockaway cardigan and it s one of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe it s cotton so i wear it all the time in the summer and even more now that the temperature is starting to dip i really love it i took these pictures on coney island right before i left and i think they turned out so beautifully remember when i used to only model things on the roof haha i really like branching out and finding unpopulated locations here s the ravelry page if you want to heart it or queue it up and if you buy it before the end of tomorrow you can get 30 off with the coupon code 30for30 oh so i m offering the 30 off coupon because i turned 30 a few weeks ago i ve just been so busy that i didn t really have time to celebrate and i kind of forgot about it until just now haha so the code works for everything in my shop anyway if you re not into knitting you can buy it finished in my etsy shop the 30for30 works there as well posted by kikakari at 11 21 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels finished knitting we all knit here tuesday august 18 2015 finished catalina beach sweater and a giveaway so i m moving in a few weeks and i ve packed away my sewing machine in my mind already which oddly enough makes me really sad even though i haven t sewn in a few months i guess the good news is that i m itching to sew so i should have new objects by the end of september maybe anyway i ve been knitting this is the catalina beach sweater and i am so in love with it i apparently have a thing for chevrons because that s all i ve been knitting lately this is clearly no exception i designed it at the end of july and i probably unconsciously made it a sweater so i could still wear it for fall although seriously it s 95 degrees today it has been for awhile and i feel like i m going to die but i managed to make it to the beach anyway designed to be worn on those cooler summer nights the catalina is knit with cotton yarn and designed with lace eyelets and chevron it s oversized with enough ease for you to slip it on easily over your swimsuit or your button down the shoulders are dropped giving it a casual vibe and the sleeves stop at the elbows perfectly cool for all seasons you don t have to retire it at the end of the season it s perfect for layering in the spring or fall over a t shirt or a button down and it s perfect for school or work and even though it s 95 degrees i dressed up like it s fall and modeled it just for you i hope you love it i m giving away one copy of the pattern designed by we all knit here aka my knitting blog so if you love it as much as i do and you want a copy leave a comment below saying so if you just want to buy a copy and get started today or bookmark it whatever you do here s the ravelry page use coupon code catalina50 for 50 off until august 25 2015 if you don t knit and you want me to make you i will here s my etsy page for that use code newcatalina for 15 off your custom sweater until august 30 2015 the giveaway ends august 22nd at midnight est and i ll contact the winner on sunday so make sure i have a way of contacting you winner contacted thank you to everyone who entered posted by kikakari at 8 16 am 16 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels catalina beach sweater knitting we all knit here thursday august 13 2015 quick and dirty tutorial for my simple 30s dress so i ve promised a tutorial on this dress for awhile and i ve been lacking and those asking have been so so patient thank you this is a quick and dirty tutorial i want to do a proper pdf pattern for it but that s not going to happen until next spring sorry i just can t do any better than this right now but the good news is that if you know how to sew and have done a little bit of drafting before you can pull this together because this really is a simple dress so here we go seam allowance is half an inch i also tell you to use your measurements and you should but go up an inch or two because this is meant to skim over your body not fit perfectly after all we re going for simple so there s no zippers i sewed this in rayon and i used between 3 4 yards as the skirt is cut on the bias you ll also need 2 elastic that s 2 4 inches smaller than your waist measurement 1 is the top you ll cut out 4 pieces at 12 by 16 2 is the waist you ll cut out four bands so take your waist measurement plus 2 and divide by 2 so my band is 3 x 16 3 is the front skirt panel this is cut on the bias you ll want it smooth across the front so half your waist plus 2 ex mine again is 16 you ll have to measure how long you want it to be how long floor length is for you then when measuring down i made a slight taper out at the knees with a total increase of 10 5 on each side 4 is the back panel you ll cut out two on the bias add an inch long dart in the middle taking out an inch or two depending on you and your body now this is going to have more dramatic tail we re doubling the waist at the bottom again flaring out from the knees assembly for the top you ll stitch each side together 7 from the bottom leaving a v neck and v back and room for the armpit you can adjust how roomy you want everything to be if you d like whether that means more or less coverage for you then stitch together the shoulders gather the seams as much or as little as you d like and secure the ruching for example once gathered my shoulder seams are 6 sew the two pieces of waistband to each other to create a casing for the elastic now since we re using elastic on the waist there s going to be some ruching if you want you can just sew the waist to the top and let the elastic pull and gather however it may you can also tuck in the excess fabric on the sides or you can gather the fabric on top underbust and make it look nice and controlled it s up to you but you ll need to attach the top to the waistband making sure to leave room to insert the elastic but don t insert the elastic yet put in your dart and stitch the skirt together and then stitch the skirt to the waistband you re almost done just insert the elastic sew it up and there you go and you know finish your seams and hem and whatnot posted by kikakari at 11 57 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook 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