Take a long look at this one, if you’re so inclined. This post is the last you’ll see of it unless you shop at my friendly neighborhood thrift store. But I’m getting ahead of myself; let me back up…
This last round of McCall’s releases held fewer temptations for me than any in recent memory. I can’t imagine why, since clearly if you’re wearing these styles, you’ll instantly be whisked away to the most beautiful, exotic beachfront… Continue reading
Y’all. I pre-ordered the Tiramisu. As in, before it was released. As in, September 25, 2012, the day the pre-sale began. (I just double-checked my Etsy account to make sure.) So why – WHY – is this my first make from the pattern?
I spent the better part of the time it took to construct this dress asking myself that exact question. I’m going to get all psycho – logical up in here, so take heed. Usually, when I’m avoiding something, the culprit is fear. So, that was an easy answer, but the hard part was fear of WHAT? Figuring that out took a process of elimination. Continue reading
Last week, Gail wrote a blog post in which she described a direct correlation between how quickly she photographs a project and how much she likes it. With this project that I completed a few weeks ago, the opposite seems to be true: every time it’s clean, I wear it out without taking pics, so the write-up has been a long time coming.
When Tilly announced the release of the Mathilde Blouse, I joined the scads of sewists that were fired up to construct this stylish design. Continue reading
Allow me to present my favorite garment of 2013 so far! It didn’t take much to beat the first attempt, but I’m happy to say that I quite like this one… and not just by comparison. :-)
You may recall that the first time I tried Vogue 8854, I found the fit in the armscye/upper chest to be way out of whack. I needed to make significant adjustments, and for once I decided to avoid recreating the wheel. Continue reading
The post to follow is a grade A example of why not just anyone should be able to put content on the Internet. Seriously, you should just leave now — I won’t take it personally. Once you’ve seen something this heinous, you can’t unsee it. You’ve been warned.
Per request, I am going to show how I did my full bust adjustment (FBA) for the Grainline Studio Scout Woven Tee. For my alterations, I needed additional width from the bustline all the way down to the hem. This method, if you can call it that, ended up working great for me. Here we go. Continue reading
My second Scout is complete! Man, I love this pattern. In addition to the lovely phenomenon that enables me to wear something without darts, I really adore the shape of the neckline and sleeves as well. Because I see many (many many) versions of this top in my future, I am slowly tweaking the fit to ensure that it’s exactly how I want it.
I tweak my favorite patterns (and recipes) a lot, until I’ve finally reached perfection satisfaction. It’s awesome to have it just how I want it — I can pull out the pattern and cut right away, without fear of messing up an awesome fabric. Well, no fear from a fit perspective anyway. ;~) If you ever see me make something only once, either 1) I hated it and felt it wasn’t even worth my time to improve, or 2) it was spot-on the first time. The latter has never happened yet, but hey, a girl can dream.
For this version of the Scout, which I’ve affectionately dubbed my electrocuted candy cane top, I widened the sleeve just a scant 1/2″ and Continue reading