tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47376305947192340872024-03-14T02:36:38.045-04:00 Lean Mean Sewing MachineDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-69764671962622033502022-11-23T21:37:00.001-05:002022-11-23T21:37:38.711-05:00The Red Maxi Coat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Finished Garment from 2020</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHUCt1o5lKlRLtfTO3NtDZXLpBOnkTgduNXrtU_X5GNZc7JQ01J9Mc1TWVskNHDcpBnrakPmWRFyeiCO8udeNnpD5f0RsbkIz8EFcxmyL_YgVOgucx6Ipt1LeGeevKrrFd4RvOeXLcEXk/s3034/IMG_9928.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3034" data-original-width="2280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHUCt1o5lKlRLtfTO3NtDZXLpBOnkTgduNXrtU_X5GNZc7JQ01J9Mc1TWVskNHDcpBnrakPmWRFyeiCO8udeNnpD5f0RsbkIz8EFcxmyL_YgVOgucx6Ipt1LeGeevKrrFd4RvOeXLcEXk/s320/IMG_9928.JPEG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHI5cF04-ImYoVEQCd3DvQupobVHUXxm75QRPYKSULYYYZbNuxNCAIlzbYQmsJIlbOClAVZ83IIDM5hCN6CNcbAdBKaglg-DGD85Jx2r7KdJYXliUoeTK2KTqcSDCssi6uDAYx0PaENQr/s3015/IMG_9930.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="2637" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHI5cF04-ImYoVEQCd3DvQupobVHUXxm75QRPYKSULYYYZbNuxNCAIlzbYQmsJIlbOClAVZ83IIDM5hCN6CNcbAdBKaglg-DGD85Jx2r7KdJYXliUoeTK2KTqcSDCssi6uDAYx0PaENQr/s320/IMG_9930.JPEG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PEEpat-Kf_K-ZvXRnjhYLz4ld-ct22FRokkLIuxNyEcWNfIthcuiTSYInxVtz8g0VpLZzKVkygiSHKfvNyh48fz6SgPg93iRxP-k43N8gFMvOHKNFmLtlG8PD4x2kMG2hxdENChp7Cip/s3042/IMG_9933.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="2778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PEEpat-Kf_K-ZvXRnjhYLz4ld-ct22FRokkLIuxNyEcWNfIthcuiTSYInxVtz8g0VpLZzKVkygiSHKfvNyh48fz6SgPg93iRxP-k43N8gFMvOHKNFmLtlG8PD4x2kMG2hxdENChp7Cip/s320/IMG_9933.JPEG" /></a></div><div>The <b>Inspiration</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYN5wESfRZIL-TZPenfCPhPRfbwCOG3i_vKvnFswEbLbk9ASzpX0jlGQ9YO0fa-YFt7xI9lwgTINgaiwrVZ7R0ZF31etJFlT8Q6_EJSw80XlhN_LKN-7IOdZIO56ewvG0MMmijpWKm1Y9/s1166/That+girl+coat+inspo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1166" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYN5wESfRZIL-TZPenfCPhPRfbwCOG3i_vKvnFswEbLbk9ASzpX0jlGQ9YO0fa-YFt7xI9lwgTINgaiwrVZ7R0ZF31etJFlT8Q6_EJSw80XlhN_LKN-7IOdZIO56ewvG0MMmijpWKm1Y9/w549-h266/That+girl+coat+inspo.jpg" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first time I saw this coat on tv I was in love. š Coolest coat ever - a maxi trench. š Couldn't remember if it was That Girl or Mary Tyler Moore that I remember wearing it but it turns they both did! Marlo in red and Mary in navy blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>Pattern</b>:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I found this pattern I immediately knew which view I would make. Sadly when I got ready to cut I found that some critical pieces were missing. I probably skimmed over this in the description before I purchased. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBqvVOP4viyijgjRGTUWAk_78a6gFEm0i-t8VSnWlkOeFe7I7nkJ5QsY3lToRiJwQWkej0RjprdyMQJ7oNZqi5eUNSziBHthkBhu3gK0Sy6qZP5Y32Xk8N6j8BuS_gTnRc1619vbf6lvR/s2433/2054.BMP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="1956" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBqvVOP4viyijgjRGTUWAk_78a6gFEm0i-t8VSnWlkOeFe7I7nkJ5QsY3lToRiJwQWkej0RjprdyMQJ7oNZqi5eUNSziBHthkBhu3gK0Sy6qZP5Y32Xk8N6j8BuS_gTnRc1619vbf6lvR/w132-h164/2054.BMP" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b><span style="font-size: medium;">Back-up </span>Pattern</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luckily I had a back up. š And I've made it before so no fitting worries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleFeK9w-tUzlAqHinMM5YqEjXqtxa_RmMvi0ImAlZj8KWrZN0gqLEPxUIkniqkhFAEn4WBUNrvDVswa9q40AiICikaVgEBSmyUdIv45r1Uyv5UQDVgKgRZoJ6wtzD4LSWr8dVbeXZCRMK/s846/5060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleFeK9w-tUzlAqHinMM5YqEjXqtxa_RmMvi0ImAlZj8KWrZN0gqLEPxUIkniqkhFAEn4WBUNrvDVswa9q40AiICikaVgEBSmyUdIv45r1Uyv5UQDVgKgRZoJ6wtzD4LSWr8dVbeXZCRMK/s320/5060.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM7vTH7S1CUQ6dqLXBE6fsnHNh2mmOAdfOQdmviijRRLoPxkshL-j8gzsGY_dzhZMlLtGoQ6JKXCGDbKwKb9PArkFO6Kjz3hfDUHDU6BJWyc3jJ2AjOaiZn7mWfGHSkSWCejYaHHYi7sTGlMV4T-aZOSrW-1lM5SaGUoct2WkcGuY_tvBStX9ZBg2JA/s2561/IMG_9582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="1879" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM7vTH7S1CUQ6dqLXBE6fsnHNh2mmOAdfOQdmviijRRLoPxkshL-j8gzsGY_dzhZMlLtGoQ6JKXCGDbKwKb9PArkFO6Kjz3hfDUHDU6BJWyc3jJ2AjOaiZn7mWfGHSkSWCejYaHHYi7sTGlMV4T-aZOSrW-1lM5SaGUoct2WkcGuY_tvBStX9ZBg2JA/w153-h208/IMG_9582.JPG" width="153" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKyRDrSQOvWt86qro2BtKqXkhyoHIJI9r7fD9FKwWhxCjyHcrkxTVMjZvnjVgl8hllDB4QsHDVRdeSlUvseEo-OVnPIHYejHAJpk33fecB-loh8fLPqZwFObb2JzmwTlfyXdp0bARAj_Yv99MeDn4dRY-wQTpHZbSqGtu7UCGtJfTkg7TxCX2OeoSGg/s2048/7F369039-37CA-4D24-AD3E-D63957FAFCAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKyRDrSQOvWt86qro2BtKqXkhyoHIJI9r7fD9FKwWhxCjyHcrkxTVMjZvnjVgl8hllDB4QsHDVRdeSlUvseEo-OVnPIHYejHAJpk33fecB-loh8fLPqZwFObb2JzmwTlfyXdp0bARAj_Yv99MeDn4dRY-wQTpHZbSqGtu7UCGtJfTkg7TxCX2OeoSGg/w177-h177/7F369039-37CA-4D24-AD3E-D63957FAFCAD.jpg" width="177" /></a></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I LOVED this jacket. Sometimes when I wore it I got complements from young people. Then one day I looked at the back and was shocked to see the fabric was totally done. š„ </span></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>Fabric</b>: The tag said Lurex? It's a man-made fiber similar to ultrasuede. A few years ago I walked into my local Goodwill store and there were two almost full rolls of micro-suede fabrics priced at $12 a roll. This was one of them. I used a little over 3 yards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>Lining</b>: Wool challis purchased when another beloved fabric store, The Cutting Room, had their going-out-of-business sale. It patiently waited until I realized I was never going to use it for a blouse - the fabric is itchy and those colors don't do anything for my complexion. After reading about several online sewists that only use the shiny, slippery linings in their coat sleeves instead of the entire lining, I decided I'd try the same with this coat. I'm so glad I did! The the suede blocks the wind and the wool provides a nice warm layer. Plus, no more dry winter static!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>Process </b>and the <b>Result</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT0fJyQUF-mnHrRl2JOJjzsP0nvGWWWZ14yIINHP9mlPXXLif8Mbb_ZFu1ogdLIHX1oC93t3kSrMRq3LTd0AKHotzpqmZ-eWCco-y0YSc4O9Tpjrfz_vCLEDvtynak0KArAczVH6O0A1FY7mBt1VKi8HItWEYBWsJOs8VkN-LVEcpcJdBdFyY7K2NCA/s4032/53588E89-0A4C-4FE4-9E37-E4FFA7C97366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT0fJyQUF-mnHrRl2JOJjzsP0nvGWWWZ14yIINHP9mlPXXLif8Mbb_ZFu1ogdLIHX1oC93t3kSrMRq3LTd0AKHotzpqmZ-eWCco-y0YSc4O9Tpjrfz_vCLEDvtynak0KArAczVH6O0A1FY7mBt1VKi8HItWEYBWsJOs8VkN-LVEcpcJdBdFyY7K2NCA/w156-h208/53588E89-0A4C-4FE4-9E37-E4FFA7C97366.jpg" width="156" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. All the stuff you don't see! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(From 2020 so details may be foggy)</span> I guess I used some black silk organza for the interfacing (never would I ever buy or use polyester organza in my garments), then there's the wool challis, red silk in the sleeves, and some batting for the sleeve heads. I took this picture because it looks like such a patchwork mess knowing all this would be hidden in the final outer garment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn__CeOR1_HYLqJPxITRVmUJCsq6gzGy8h6ap_64LSFh14El0zdOIXJebGltDkgigQuG1QHHbJYxo2lL8DLh78stVzwDf_Umw8PQA2jBaz62MzoGXvWCwoaCNqlbcwX9D90ADXifADzpDCvDPg6QAMw6LGtI9Kfrp1aV-LRffw-bukC7MQxI3DZ37mw/s4032/IMG_9906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn__CeOR1_HYLqJPxITRVmUJCsq6gzGy8h6ap_64LSFh14El0zdOIXJebGltDkgigQuG1QHHbJYxo2lL8DLh78stVzwDf_Umw8PQA2jBaz62MzoGXvWCwoaCNqlbcwX9D90ADXifADzpDCvDPg6QAMw6LGtI9Kfrp1aV-LRffw-bukC7MQxI3DZ37mw/w135-h180/IMG_9906.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Followed this method for supporting sleeve heads from Ann Rowley (Great British Sewing Bee Season 1 winner and frequent contributor to Stitchers Guild, sadly passed in 2021). She calls it a sleeve wrap. Somewhere I read that this is the way handled all jacket sleeve heads. I've used it a couple times and like how it fills out and softens the shoulder. 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So I plopped on some patch pockets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDh_Dh0s4w-PZO2JCLyzN4tUbE7Sb0TKB36zFOu2jfyPpGudlOMlPVgjvkc5E29eCHqaw2lUjXkXzKBm4E3Ml2cfn13cwzlcg2gTYaqO1FD2t1mvUB4oup6o_fS_bx3cz5yFhywrf9EReojEmjPmN03xZe3XLRYpkRXOUfK6oJg9El1bdAwEpk5SK0w/s3242/IMG_9880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="1934" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDh_Dh0s4w-PZO2JCLyzN4tUbE7Sb0TKB36zFOu2jfyPpGudlOMlPVgjvkc5E29eCHqaw2lUjXkXzKBm4E3Ml2cfn13cwzlcg2gTYaqO1FD2t1mvUB4oup6o_fS_bx3cz5yFhywrf9EReojEmjPmN03xZe3XLRYpkRXOUfK6oJg9El1bdAwEpk5SK0w/w156-h261/IMG_9880.jpg" width="156" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Originally it was longer than the length I wanted. I confidently chopped.it.off. Sorry/not sorry. Visually I wish the finished length was about 2" longer. But, as a matter of practicality, it is perfect. Where I live, a longer the hem length would constantly be dragging in water or slush depending on the day. Unfortunately, the length is a big, DANG! I like it, I wear it, it keeps me warm. š¤ It's just a little shorter than Mary and Marlo's version. š</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><br />Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-42963980653054762912020-03-16T23:15:00.000-04:002020-03-16T23:15:49.685-04:00Bloop. Just Like That I Have SWOAP (sewing withOUT a plan) Wardrobe!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The base of this wardrobe is my amazing-pattern-matching most recent
outfit. Thatās right itās an outfit, not a jumpsuit. This fabric has been
basking away in my stash since Iām guessing 2002? (I know this because it was
purchased from the fabulous S.R. Harris in Minneapolis after I returned to
Ohio.) In all that time I had no idea what to make until I saw this fabulous
jumpsuit, and later on a long-sleeved blouse. After at least 1-1/2 years of
thinking, considering, and analyzing, I decided this fabric would serve me
better in two pieces rather than one. Would have preferred a long-sleeve blouse
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Blurry and very yellowy) I wore this and loved the idea, but it felt sooooo matronly. Must find different way to accessorize. These are solid navy pants that were in the "I just can't part with you even though you don't fit" pile. But now they fit :) </td></tr>
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Vogue 8537 pants, I have no idea how I missed this pattern before now. Love
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and THEN read the pattern envelop to see that is for stretch fabricsā¦mostly. My
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The āvintage/#iamnotvintage because I'm not that oldā blouse pattern is one Iāve made
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-87506010546546046332019-08-26T22:43:00.001-04:002019-08-26T22:43:49.448-04:00Grandma's Wedding Dress June, 1930<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This summer my dad died. It was both sudden (one day the doctors were making arrangements for rehab, the next day the doctor said he probably wouldn't make it through the night) and expected (his body was getting tired and not working like we were all used to). Even though that's a pretty morbid way to introduce this post, the connections that led to me getting my grandmother's dress might not have happened if it weren't for his death. As with many funerals, the joy of reconnecting with family and friends helps to ease the pain of missing the one person the connects all of us. My dad's sister flew in from Minnesota and one of our many conversations led to a discussion of her mom's wedding dress, gloves, and other garments. She didn't really know what to do with them and OF COURSE I was happy to give them a home. Especially, since I knew somewhere at home, I had her wedding picture.<br />
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It took searching high and low in every box and corner of my house (still not completely unpacked from FOUR years ago!) before I found the picture! In addition, I studied and took pictures of every little interesting part of the garments my aunt Linda sent. I could go on and on but if I do, I'll never finish this post. So...<br />
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The gloves. If you've ever seen a pair of vintage suede gloves, you probably know they are SMALL. Even my daughter couldn't fit her hands in them. I loved looking at the interior to see all the markings and to see they were made in France. Ooo la la!<br />
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My grandmother sewed. She made dresses for my sister and I when we were little. I haven't checked with Aunt Linda but I'm pretty sure she made her own wedding dress. You know how sometimes you talk to yourself while you're sewing? - you don't? well I do - I could just hear what she was saying when she was making these garments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm very curious about how this was done since it looks like first row of gathering is the tightest and the other rows each are gathered a little less that the previous row.</td></tr>
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The skirt with more hand finished seam allowances.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmmm, the center seam is not pressed open. I wonder if pressing both seams to one side made it <br />easier and gave it a more accurate point? I also love the messy seams and visible back-stitching</td></tr>
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The dress hem, I mean NARROW ROLLED HEM, I mean, narrow rolled hem ON THE BIAS using silk satin fabric. This is my favorite part! I've always thought, oh how did they used to do it? I just assumed that in the olden days all the rolled hems were perfect. Thank you Grandma Elkin for showing me REALITY. It's a REAL home sewn (at least that's they way they usually turn out for me) narrow rolled hem.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfection!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can seriously hear the swear words - the same ones I say when this happens! LOL!!</td></tr>
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When I was in high school I worked in the suburbs for a large chain department store (Higbee's, the department store featured in A Christmas Story) in their Budget Lingerie Department. I learned alot about undergarments those years! Based on that knowledge I'm calling this garment a teddy. One piece, loose fitting, no idea why it was/is necessary for women to wear. Not sure if she wore this under her dress (note that in the picture she has an undergarment with wide lace straps under the dress), or maybe a little be later that day...........<br />
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Teddy details...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French seams for this garment!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another chuckle...this single strip of fabric is the crotch!</td></tr>
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And now my very favorite part of this garment, the hooks and eyes...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like normal hooks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the back side of the hooks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They eyes. They are riveted on! This is GENIUS! Oops, notice that little pucker in the lace! That's sewing IRL, lol.</td></tr>
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At first I thought that is so cool, no need to sew them by hand, just get some type of rivet thingy to attach your hooks and eyes. Then I realized, this must be hook/eye tape that could just be sewn on. What a great time-saver!<br />
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There you go! An actual full blog post full of fun vintage sewing with a personal touch.<br />
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PSA - very little editing done, please ignore any mistakes. I'd put a smiley face here but can't remember how to do it on a blog. Hahahaha!<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-61881803442920271612019-03-09T20:42:00.002-05:002019-03-09T20:42:41.546-05:00The Pink Ultrasuede Jacket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I LOVE THIS JACKET!<br />
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So, here's how this happened...This fabric was re-gifted to me after I gifted it to my mom like, 30 years ago. It became one of those "it's too special to sew" fabrics and sat in her stash. While her gift was sitting, I had also gifted <i><b>myself </b></i>a nice chunk of this pink ultrasuede (from SR Harris of Mpls in a mega-deal). I made a princess Diana inspired double-breasted sort of jean jacket that I loved and wore but at some point donated. Fast forward to 2019...when mom re-gifted this fabric I really couldn't believe that she never used it! I'd forgotten all about it! Then, this pink is announced as one of those "colors for/of the year" so I'm like, "well, I MUST MAKE SOMETHING"! Psst... I would have made something anyway because, you know, ...PINK!<br />
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Enter the internet and multiple searches for Pink Suede Jacket. My inspirations:<br />
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<b>Pattern adjustments</b>: Major reduction at the shoulders to eliminate almost all of the 80's big-shoulder look. After making sure I had enough hip width, I lengthened it about 10". I also used a method I learned years ago where I pinch out about 1/4" in length along the lapel fold line to keep the lapels close to the body.</div>
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<b>Constructions notes</b>: I used the teflon foot on my industrial for most of the construction and when I used my regular machine (Viking Huskvarne Scandia) I just put a piece of scotch tape on the bottom of my normal foot presser foot.</div>
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Here's where it gets weird...First, I have apparently made every single garment of this pattern at some point because ALL of the pieces were cut and there are many, many pieces. As I was sorting out what I needed I found two extra pattern pieces from a Vogue pattern. THEY WERE FROM THE JACKET I MADE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PINK ULTRASUEDE IN THE 80's! Vogue 9424. I still can't figure out how that happened!<br />
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One of the reasons I missed this deadline was because I kept thinking of more information I absolutely HAD to add to my reviews! I made handwritten notes while sewing each piece and my original strategy was just to type in the notes and submit. But then I started remembering all those conversations I had with myself while sewing the garments and felt the need to share every.single.thought. Haha! Every single garment was completely finished by 7:00 p.m. on Sunday which should have given me plenty of time to take pictures, review, and submit, right? Well, wrong in my case. Anyway, I got this fabulous new wardrobe!!<br />
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You may or may not notice two things about these pictures. I started photographing just as the sun was setting and by the time I took the pictures with the jeans there was hardly any daylight left (this is more noticeable on the PR composite review). The picture on my stairway was taken at about 11:55 p.m. LOL! As I was busily typing away, I realized I didn't photograph the blouse/jeans combo and dropped everything to change clothes and get the cell phone out.<br />
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Even with all my typing in the reviews, I knew I didn't have a chance to include everything I wanted to say. So, I decided to write a GIGANTIC BLOG POST WITH ALL THE WORDS, as if I'd saved up all my words from the past three years to share every single one of my sewing talking-to-myself conversations. :)<br />
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In the past 12 months I've produced two really great, wearable wardrobes. The funny thing is, while planning and sewing I never realized until I was finished how really boring and basic the pieces were all alone...except for one. Each wardrobe has one statement piece and it's the one and only PRINT fabric in the collection. That one print pulls everything together and gives the wardrobe my custom - you can't buy this in a store - look. It sounds very simple, but really, I didn't realize I had done that until the entire wardrobe was done! (FYI - I don't have any white walls in my house and this wall already has a nail in it for hanging and photographing garments.<br />
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For both of these wardrobes I've relied on the multitude of resources at my fingertips: my home sewing library, pinterest, (formerly) Craftsy, YOUTUBE (my favorite at the moment), and a whole lot of think, think, thinking - trying to remember how I used to sew when I had zero work stress. I love quality, precision sewing but I also LOVE efficient sewing. I attended workshops that opened my eyes to garment factory sewing methods in the 80's and loved the idea that my clothes didn't have to look "home made" (that is actually a lifelong sewing goal introduced by my mom who took levi's labels from worn out jeans and sewed them into some of my brothers denim clothes!). Thanks to the WWW I found many fascinating videos from sewing factories and loved studying their methods and deciding what I could incorporate into my sewing. My favorite links are included below.</div>
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The fabric is from <a href="https://stylemakerfabrics.com/products/orchid-floral-jacquard-navy-blush" target="_blank">Style Maker Fabrics</a> and the first time I saw it I began to come up with a reason for buying more fabric. Enter the mini wardrobe contest. Then I dove into my stash and found all these fabrics I already had to go with it.<br />
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I thought it would be more of an upholstery-type brocade but it was a very loose weave, it even stretched but stretched length-wise. Right before I cut into the fabric I decided to switch it up and cut it on the cross grain. That way the stretch would go around my body instead of up and down. It was really difficult to see a top-bottom to the pattern so changing the grain direction wouldn't make that much difference.<br />
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This must be a TNT pattern for me because off the top of my head I can think of three other skirts I've made with it. It's a favorite because POCKETS! One of the pictures on my pattern review show that my arm is so far into the pocket it's almost up to my elbow! The pockets are barely noticeable when worn, but I could probably walk around with my entire lunch in them and nobody would notice. lol.<br />
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In the late 90's a straight skirt, turtleneck, and tights ala Goldie Hawn in Deceived and Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally (one specific scene) became my "jeans and a t-shirt" work outfit. That's what I was thinking about for this skirt.<br />
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Normally it takes me maybe three-four hours to make a lined skirt. This one took eight. Wasted time with no time to waste BUT beautiful results :). This skirt will last a long time.</div>
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<a href="https://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/150746" target="_blank">PR Review</a> - Totally forgot to mention how awesome these pockets are! Easy to sew and incredibly deep. A great place to hide all your secrets ;)</div>
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During my Minneapolis days I made many blazers. I made many, many, many blazers and loved making them. Since moving to Cleveland in the late 90's I think I've made two blazers...a long time ago. I really just needed to remember what I already knew - enter Ms. WWW and Pinterest. Throughout the sewing process of my detailed garments (skirt, blazer, blouse) much of my time was spent watching, reading, and thinking. Think, think, think, sew, read, watch video, repeat. Fabric is from a visit to S.R. Harris several years ago.</div>
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What do you think about the vertical lines from mid shoulder to BP? I still (even though I've gained many pounds) usually start with a size 14 (because that best reflects my shoulder/chest area) and adjust from that. For this jacket I cut a straight 16 but ended up with those vertical lines. Do you think that's why? Should I have cut a 14 and increased from there?</div>
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I'm pretty sure this fabric is from JoAnn's. I believe that's where I found it because I remember seeing it other times and thinking "I should buy this."before I remembered that I already have it, lol. Pretty sure it's a cotton/rayon blend found in the denim/chambray section. I really wanted to make a lightweight denim blouse instead of chambray (which I think always looks a little "preppy") but when the STATEMENT fabric arrived it was clear this chambray was a better match than my lightweight denim.</div>
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** I made the turtleneck and jeans first and when I was finally ready to take my skirt to the machine, I decided I should change the needle in my industrial. During that frustrating process because everything was too tiny in my hands, I dropped and completely lost the screw that holds the needle in place. Ugh. After many *&$%^#&* words, I took a deep breath and calmly realized that my regular machine and serger would be able to handle everything else. And then, I carried on. (Today I found a shop that had a replacement - yay!)</div>
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Even after a few YEARS of seeing web-seamsters share their love of making jeans, I resisted. On thing that made me start to change my tune was when I began a silent work protest (in my head). With added accountability being mounted on teachers in my district, little things in my daily life seemed more and more difficult to do. One of those things was deciding what to wear in the morning (the other was using precious morning time to put in my contacts which I stopped doing). It took so much energy and I didn't have any energy to spare. Sooooooo, I started wearing jeans every day. Yup, that was it. I stopped wearing my nice dress pants or skirts or dresses because it took too much time to figure out what to wear. FYI: not one person noticed my silent protest (unless I told them) but I knew, and it was my way to make my clothing speak for me just like I did in high school. :)</div>
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This pattern tho. I think I've worked the pattern to death and still don't have a perfect fit. I did several modifications to my original muslin and my fist official pair fits well, but I lost the pattern (??!!) In an effort to tackle the crotch area, I turned to youtube and found videos showing the "fish bowl" method and thought "this is it!" So, I did the whole fitting thing and applied it to this pair of jeans. It was not the answer. The front is definitely 1" too long and the CB is about 1/2" to low!! Aye yi yi. And then I wore them a couple of times and they were so baggy after a day of work. So my question is...how do you know how to adjust for the amount of fabric stretch? And, how do you know the exact (not minimum, not maximum) amount of stretch your fabric should have to fit the way the designer intended?</div>
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<li>I love these garments and they will all be worn frequently (they already have been!).</li>
<li>Many of the pieces match my previous contest garments and the extras I made after that contest.</li>
<li>It will be very easy to add pieces that work with this wardrobe.</li>
<li>I've realized a contest gives me deadlines and makes me make sewing (therapy) a priority.</li>
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After a devastating career changer (the reason I there's no time to blog anymore) I've been given a reprieve! This contest seems to be the perfect opportunity to jump back in to the internet sewing community. I love the 1-2-3 concept because it fits right in with the wardrobe-building ideas I've gotten from The Vivienne Files. The only downside, as you can see from my fabrics, is the lack of prints...sigh. I'm still really excited because - do you see that floral?! Trust me, it is fabulous!<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-54072883546798715272017-01-03T09:14:00.000-05:002017-01-03T09:14:24.734-05:00Better Than Sweats!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I cannot begin to tell you how much I LOVE this pattern!<br />
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Even though I look like this...<br />
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I love robes, at least the idea of robes. I've had summer robes, flannel robes, and fuzzy fleecey robes. But they never cover me completely and the stupid tie-belt <b>doesn't do its job.</b> Enter V9232 with a zipper, lots of room, and TWO pockets. My dream robe.</div>
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A robe for three generations š.</div>
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For years my end-of-the-day outfit has been pj's, stretchy pants, and an over-sized hoodie. <b>No more</b>. From now on it's robe and pjs or maybe <i>just robe</i> (gasp!). Who cares? I can still wander in the backyard with the dog or have a early morning/late day conversation with a fully dressed neighbor and I won't be embarrassed! Yay! (FYI: this happened to me twice last summer when my single, male neighbor caught me in the backyard <b>only in my pj's</b> and started up a conversation - gulp. Sure would have talked longer if I wasn't trying to hide the fact that <b>I</b> <b>felt fully exposed</b> in my pj's - double gasp!!)</div>
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As for sewing, I made one for my mom and daughter for Christmas and both were equally thrilled <b>and surprised</b>. SUCCESS! (Funny that my mom didn't get surprised until I said I made it! She's used to getting a box of fabric with a pattern for a me-made present. hahaha! She knows me well.) I scoured JoAnn's first - hated the selection but loved the idea of walking into a store and bringing home fabric that day. Unfortunately (but not really a surprise), they didn't have what I wanted. Enter FabricMart. I purchased all three fabrics in one order with a spectacular discount.</div>
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I sewed the gift robes the week before Christmas while my school was still in session. This means it was done <b><i><u>fast</u></i></b>. No fitting and after hours of swearing at my serger/coverstitch, it also meant no seam finishes and fuzz, lots and lots of fuzz. Yellow fuzz was okay, but the purple fuzz (DD's robe) needed to disappear fast.</div>
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There's a whole long story about ordering and waiting for zippers but the bottom line is that this is a really easy, super-comfortable, super-functional, and quick garment to put together. Mine turned out better than the gifts because I wasn't watching the clock. Next time I will put a longer zipper in because I really just want to unzip and have it fall off my shoulders at the end of the day. Maybe I'll do that in my summer version...hmmmm...seersucker?, a nice cotton print?...printed cotton interlock?...</div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-62000524055905052152016-11-10T00:30:00.000-05:002016-11-10T00:30:00.792-05:00TA DA!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Solution to the puzzle.<br />
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Really, that's it, that's what I WANTED to make! Okay, so I purposely lengthened and narrowed the sleeves so they would look like this.</div>
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I didn't want the sleeves to have any special gathering or facings so I made them narrow and extra long. The (sort of) sad reality is that I will wear it like this. (And, I will apparently get many compliments after wearing three times in three different situations.)</div>
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...Unless I'm outside...and it gets cold...and I don't have a scarf or hat or ear muffs...and I'm REALLY cold. Then and only then will I attempt to pull the neck fabric all the way up and over my head possibly messing up my hair and exposing the "whiteness" of the underside of the fabric.<br />
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The original pattern:<br />
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Fitting Adjustments: 1) an FBA, 2)a small small back adjustment, and 3) added 1" to the upper arm sleeve length. 4) reduced the sleeve width at the wrist by 1" to make sure that the length extension would stay in place.<br />
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The only design alteration was the extended sleeve. True confessions: I HATE sleeves that are too short!! During my Minneapolis years I made a t-shirt top with dolman sleeves that tapered down and I used the same treatment where I just extended the length by about eight inches. Because the sleeve is narrow, all I need to do is push them up to create a natural 3-4" gather. I wore that top to death. Pink and white stripe, comfortable, and reasonably flattering. The sleeves on this top have the same comfortable length. I LOVE.<br />
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Fun Fact: I folded the fabric lengthwise to cut the sleeves which I realized too late changed the direction of the dot pattern from arches to scoops but only on one sleeve. Good thing I did that though because without an upside down print on the right sleeve I wouldn't have any way of knowing which is the front and back :)</div>
Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-67586594421893021602016-10-29T23:07:00.002-04:002016-10-29T23:07:45.693-04:00A Sewing Puzzler...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Cotton lycra knit</b></div>
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<b>Two of the four pattern pieces.</b></div>
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Good Luck to all. You have from now until the time until the garment is actually sewn and blogged to submit your answers. (Could be tomorrow, could be a month from tomorrow!) Your prize? Bragging rights throughout the world of sewing blogs!</div>
Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-30535495793709375302016-09-09T23:09:00.003-04:002016-09-10T09:56:13.350-04:00Too Much!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've bought too much. Too much fabric and too many patterns. But so many possibilities!!<br />
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This is what happened when I cleaned off the tables by my sewing area. Lots of ideas but no plan. So, I'm on the computer tonight instead of sewing.<br />
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I bought my usual August/Sept. Fashion magazines. Out of all three magazines I found five pages of inspiration and what do you know, I have fabric already on hand for each of them.<br />
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(I was too lazy to pull out the camel fabric for the coat ideas but I have it in duplicate - actual coating and wool suiting in the same color. Thank you SR Harris.)<br />
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The navy windowpane fabric is something I had before I moved to Cleveland. That means 1) it's from SR Harris in Minneapolis and, 2) it's been waiting for just the right pattern, and 3) it's been in the stash since at least 1995!<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-17353450836675941342016-09-09T22:50:00.001-04:002016-09-09T22:50:09.834-04:00Goodbye My Friends It's Hard to Purge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Goodbye my friends it's hard...<br />
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Such a nice jacket made from the pattern as the gray plaid, you just never clicked in the wardrobe. My vision was to wear you with a cream turtleneck and pants but it just never happened. What really killed you was that there wasn't enough fabric for a the fashion-fabric facing on the front piece. The ivory lining I used just didn't work. It kept wanting to peek out. I sure hope you find a new home. Goodbye my friend. McCalls 8360 OOP.</div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-33520794812240785152016-08-13T14:00:00.002-04:002016-08-13T14:09:48.626-04:00NEW FABRIC STORE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe it, a fabric store that has been around for six years and I didn't even know about it! I'm in a hurry so will just say I wrote details about this on <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/store/2761" target="_blank">PR </a>and am sharing my pictures here. Love <a href="http://www.boltandspool.com/" target="_blank">BOLT & SPOOL</a> in Cleveland!<br />
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Guess I didn't take a picture of the indy pattern display. Trust me, they're there. Here's my haul from my first visit. Second visit coming soon as the fabrics are on sale through the month of August.<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-85780536160218644042016-08-04T23:57:00.003-04:002016-08-04T23:57:47.900-04:00It's So Random<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So much for blogging with a vengeance! Random thoughts somehow connected to sewing to follow.<br />
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Look what I just found!!<br />
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/+lean_mean_sewing_machine_wall_clock,1370167473" target="_blank">http://www.cafepress.com/+lean_mean_sewing_machine_wall_clock,1370167473</a><br />
I will probably need to purchase this in the near future.<br />
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Here are some of the other lifetime members of my pattern collection.<br />
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Wait! I was just trolling through my patterns and realized I've got current patterns and vintage patterns. I also have patterns from 10 years ago, patterns from 20 years ago, and pictures of my favorite patterns from 40 (yikes!) years ago...when I was a mere child. Guess I actually have a lot more than this in my lifetime collection. Well, these are some of the faves.</div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-73980643361917852732016-06-09T22:56:00.001-04:002016-06-09T22:56:06.077-04:00It's A Dress!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>In my quest to blog with a vengeance, I found this post on my draft list. It includes some detailed sewing information that I didn't even remember until I read the post (like <b>The Cool Stuff</b>), so I'm going to share it with you. Here you are from in the late summer of 2015...</i><br />
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When my school year started on August 13th, I had my next post here all planned out..."No Sewing Again This Year...." because I have an unbelievable school schedule...AGAIN. But then it happened, the stars all aligned, the new house was finally "clean enough", and the sewing mojo kicked in on a kid-less weekend. The pattern/fabric was already cut with pleats hand-basted, and so I MADE A DRESS! Not just any dress either, it's a <i>vintage dress</i> that fits nicely and makes me feel good. Yippeeeee! After no sewing for an eternity, I'm going to share all my <b>sewing joy</b> with you.<br />
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My sewing process usually means I cut my patterns out long before I sew them and sometimes I don't remember all the adjustments I made during the cutting session. Also, my sewing time now is usually spread out in 2-4 month increments. That's a long time for this ole' girl to remember all the adjustments I made. For this dress, here's what i DO remember...<br />
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Before the cutting session I completed Joi Maron's <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/fast-track-fitting-in-the-details/439?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1442024135223~onq1qjee" target="_blank">Fast-Track Fitting</a> class on Craftsy.com (highly recommend). I made fitting adjustments to this dress based on my Vogue Basic Pattern from the class. I am guilty of mixing the pattern companies (the idea is that once you make adjustments on the Vogue basic pattern, the same adjustments will work with every VOGUE pattern, no necessarily the others) with this fitting system, but it worked okay for me.<br />
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I realized early on that I would have to shorten the length because I didn't have enough fabric. The fabric is a Waverly cotton print purchased on a whim at this store that (is anti-union, takes advantage of it's employees, and I try really hard not to shop there) starts with W. They had several Waverly prints that made my head spin with possible future dresses, especially vintage summery dresses, but I held back and only purchased one. Anyway, the lack of planning forced me to shorten the original pattern by about four inches. Even if I had those extra four inches, I'm not sure I would have kept them. I'm happy with the finished length.<br />
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<b>The Good</b><br />
It's fitted without restricting movement. I love the armhole even though I might make adjustments if I sew it again. There's never a "free-show, see-more" moment that exposes my undergarments. The back armscye has no gap to get a peek of what's underneath. Same with the front although, it may cut into my arm after extended wear. That's the place I will adjust next time.<br />
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This skirt is a great twirler!! There is MUCH fabric in the skirt.<br />
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<b>The Ooops!</b><br />
I don't remember how I measured for the skirt and pleats (I used the pattern as a guide), but when I attached the skirt to the bodice, it fit but the side seams didn't line up. I was not in a mood to figure this out so I just sewed the bodice to the skirt and decided I'd have to go without the side pockets this time. (Because, the skirt side seams are about two inches toward the back of the bodice side seams.) Everything else went together well.<br />
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<b>The Cool Stuff</b><br />
Did you notice this dress has a buttonhole band <i>and </i>a flat collar? Well, the band is a fake! It is all put together like a typical flat collar pattern but there is an extra band attached to the right front only to create the illusion of a band. There is also an extension band for the skirt buttonholes. Clever, vintage pattern makers, very clever.<br />
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<i>And that's it, a dress that makes me feel pretty.</i><br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-27485552391300974052016-05-30T00:02:00.000-04:002016-05-30T00:02:05.963-04:00Sewing...actual sewing stuff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Despite the lack of posts on this blog I have actually managed to sew...at about 1/50th my usual pace. I apologize for the disorganized post, but I need to <b>show </b>you, and <b><i>prove to me</i></b>, that I have actually done some sewing.<br />
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Toward the end of last summer I made this lovely dress from one of my vintage patterns. Shortly after I cut it out, I hand basted the the pleated skirt because sometimes hand sewing is like therapy. Then, I put it all together as soon as I had some quality sewing time (probably a month later). Because it was the end of summer it hasn't been out in public much. I'm sure that will change as soon as our average daily temperature is in the upper 70's.<br />
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I sure thought I had the whole center front pattern-match thing worked out during my cutting session but turns out I was matching "fold lines" instead of "CF" lines. Made me sad but most people will never know and it's just a fun comfortable dress for the summer. I'm sure my soon-to-be 14-year old son will love having mom cheer him on at his baseball games wearing a vintage floral dress. (The last time I put on a vintage dress to watch his game about five years ago, he asked me to change clothes.) Too bad. This is my favorite kind of summer outfit - comfortable, cool, and fun.<br />
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This winter I made these fun culottes and was shocked at how nice they turned out. I LOVE this fabric and used some of it to make a top that I haven't worn yet because the neckline slit sits weird. But these culottes are great! Really fun to wear and several compliments from my high school students.<br />
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I realized that once again in January that I'd put on weight . <i>Stupid stress. Stupid teacher-bashing. Stupid putting 300 students on my roster instead of 130.</i> Last year I made a secret pact to wear jeans everyday because of my work stress (I didn't want to take the time to think about clothes, too many lesson plans and student interventions on my mind). This year I didn't have a choice because nothing else fit. Realistically this has happened the last three years, putting on winter weight that is. So, I'm confident it will come off this summer but what to do in the mean time? I decided to take a deep breath, cut a larger size, and embrace the elastic waistband. The first project was a plain tan linen skirt from this pattern.<br />
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The second project was an orange, VERY scratchy but beautifully sewn linen blouse. Happy with both of them but the blouse is seeing more action than the skirt.<br />
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For me, teaching ended Friday. In my entire life I have never been so exhausted. At this point I don't know where (which school in my district) or what I will teach next year and may not know until 10 days before school starts. This summer I will do every activity possible to relax and I will do it with a vengeance! That includes sewing and blogging about it. :)<br />
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Remember this girl?<br />
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She's all grown up and spending the next school year in...FRANCE!! AHHH!!</div>
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Crying big fat silky crocodile tears over here. Just sat down to work on two different dark blue tops in my I-can-do-this-and-wear-one-tomorrow mood. With my pieces pinned and ready to rev up the machine, I started counting, 2 sleeves, 2 backs, 1 front. !!!?????!!! ONE FRONT?? It's a crossover top that definitely needs another side. Booohooo.<br />
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The silk/lycra fabric is probably older than my son (13yr). I think I cut it out over a year ago. There are definitely no scraps. It is a sad day.<br />
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an absolute must-see if you are ever in the Cleveland area. Of course since I live in the area I hardly ever go! But, I went on Saturday (since I had family visiting from out of town). Among all the other fascinating items there was a display of BeyoncƩ outfits. I took the best pictures I could to share with my fellow seamsters.<br />
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And a little Jimi Hendrix... I thought this was interesting because I'm sure I've seen videos of him performing in this outfit but had no idea this is what it actually looked like.<br />
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As soon as our family settled into this now century home (1914), the attic became My Sanctuary.<br />
I didn't care that the previous owner's teenage daughter's had left their mark with holes in the walls and ceiling tiles, and handwritten memories ("this window is possessed") in a few select places. This room was beautiful and it was home to the kid's toys, the computer, and my sewing space.<br />
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Four years ago our family changed and the one member of the family that never enjoyed this space was gone. I was ready to leave the whole house and start over except for two things, Mr. X didn't want to sell before the split and my realtor said it wouldn't sell until the attic was presentable.<br />
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Last summer the attic was finally presentable. And so, our family has had one entire year to enjoy My Sanctuary as I always envisioned it. A great room for pizza and a movie on Friday nights, a great room for family game night, and a fantastic room for sewing.<br />
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Three weeks ago the house went on the market for four whole days before it sold. And two weeks later I purchased an equally unique but smaller (soon to be century) home. Our new house has three bedrooms for three people. There is no finished attic and no finished basement = no dedicated sewing area. Since this is the only criteria that the house didn't meet, I need to say goodbye to My Sanctuary.<br />
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While I am excited to move, this attic has been the best sewing area I've ever had. I'm going to miss more than anything else in this old house. Bittersweet.<br />
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Got time to sew but my head is in this SWAP SWAP SWAP frame of mind. Last night I pulled out all my PIP's (Projects In Process - Ha! I just made that up. Sounds much better than UFO's, right?) These are garments that are planned and/or cut out and they all match. Navy and white and all patterns are suitable for summer. That sounds like the start of a SWAP to me.<br />
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I went to bed thinking about a complementary color. I want it to be orange because I have lots of orange solids, but I probably won't wear any orange and navy together because I don't have any jewelry or scarves to pull it together.<br />
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So, tonight I'm planning. I really want to just pull out all my fabrics and throw them on the floor with pattern ideas. But, I've spent most of the day cleaning and do not want to pick up one more thing. So I'm on the computer where there is no tactile sensation, just my imagination. I loaded all the fabric pix and then threw some patterns that will work with some of it. What do you think?<br />
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Hmmm, seems to be a sad lack of bottoms for these fabrics. All except the top orange fabric and the floral (linen) are rayon.</div>
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The other resources I'm using are <a href="http://stylebookapp.com/stories/work_capsule.html?pp=1" target="_blank">this </a>from Pinterest and these pages from Marie Claire - Marie Claire from a long, long time ago when they first came out and were the opposite of most fashion magazines. You know, real-clothing-for-real-women and we're-not-going-to-push-designers-in-your-face and we're the magazine with a conscience. Yup, a long time ago. I always get stuck when it comes to selecting patterns (shapes) that go together. Hopefully this will help.</div>
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Back story: My mom contacts me and says a friend of hers is cleaning out her grandmother and great grandmother's homes. Both women sewed, she found some 1920's patterns and wanted to know if my mom was interested. AHHHHH! Yes, mom, yes, yes, yes I'm interested, really interested. This friend also found a McCall's pattern catalog from 1925! She's keeping the catalog, which I think is a really nice way to save the memories, but let my mom borrow it so I can have a chance to <strike>drool </strike>look at it and capture some pictures. I spent 1-1/2 hours today with my mom soaking up every page, every look, every funny description in the catalog. Apparently McCall's was one of the first companies to produce printed patterns. An item that is posted on almost every page of the catalog.<br />
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Here are some of my faves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you just look at the line drawings the dresses are so simple. But, when you see drawing in fabric - wow! 4196 is my really favorite on this page. The "necklace" on 4208 is a embroidery transfer - sold separately.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice "For Corsetless Figure"! 4177 could totally be worked into a 2015 wardrobe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous hats right next to the Dentist's and Operating Gowns right next to the butcher's apron.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and I both thought the maternity clothes weren't any different from the non-maternity clothes.</td></tr>
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My mission now is to determine how I can make my 1950's hourglass figure look good in a 1920's rectangle figure and still work in a 2015 lifestyle! Will be dreaming about this tonight.<br />
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BONUS: a tin of buttons!<br />
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Mom loved the tin I'm still drooling over the buttons. LOVE the card graphics...and...you see those big ivory buttons near the bottom? There are 5 of them - coat, coat, coat! In the second picture take a look at the card that has white buttons (sitting on the catalog cover). We're trying to figure this one out because it has four plain buttons and four fancy and they were all on the same card, originally on the same card. I thought maybe the plain ones were for a functional area and the fancies were for decorative. What do you think?<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-67556299429808882392015-01-04T15:37:00.000-05:002015-01-04T15:37:51.553-05:00Sewing Talk!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Look at me I'm on the cover of Vogue Patterns! Oh wait, that's not me. Ever since I saw the fall Vogue Patterns with this featured outfit I've been planning this post. You see, I already have that entire outfit in my closet! The difference is that I<b> made mine in 2009,</b> a full five years (six if you count from the time I got the idea) before the other designer thought of it (patting myself on the back with big smile).<br />
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My outfit is from my last <a href="http://leanmeansewingmachine.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=33" target="_blank">SWAP</a> attempt (completed just not in time for the contest).<br />
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I guess the only appearance the blouse made on this blog was while I was ranting about my <a href="http://leanmeansewingmachine.blogspot.com/2009/10/10-buttonholes-and-3-hours-later.html" target="_blank">buttonhole dilemma</a>. The same dilemma that prompted the buttonhole <a href="http://leanmeansewingmachine.blogspot.com/2009/08/buttonhole-buttonhole-where-can-you-be.html" target="_blank">flow chart</a>. The pants were featured in my one and only Blog-eo (I didn't add a title to the post so I couldn't figure out how to create a link, just look for the post on Friday, February 13, 2009).<br />
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Here are the patterns I used (sorry, nothing current!).<br />
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Well, it's taken me almost two weeks to put this post together - sigh. Want to spend more time here but responsibility is calling - literally the dog is crying to go outside! Happy sewing to you all!<br />
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Just a "checking-in" note. I'm still around just barely managing to find anytime to sew. The state of education is a mess around here and it's eating up all my time. On top of that, I checked my Feedly account in August and all, I mean ALL of the blogs I read were gone. I had just updated it a few weeks earlier to add some new bloggers. UGH, now I haven't even been able to see what everyone else is doing.<br />
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I've managed to get a few things sewn but even fewer pictures. Here are a couple to prove it :)<br />
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And a beautiful pair of navy wool pants. Unfortunately, I have no idea what pattern I used. I'm pretty sure it's one I've used before - probably a Simplicity or Vogue.</div>
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Lastly, please do whatever you can to prevent the privatization of our schools, and the unbelievable teacher evaluations and student testing expectations that our politicians (mostly non-educators) are implementing. They are not the answer. Check out Diane Ravitch's blog to find out more.</div>
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<i>Ugh. I hate it when I miss so much sewing/blogging/pattern-reviewing time. When I looked at my blog tonight I realized that I have <b>four </b>"drafts" that I started to write in the last six months but never finished them. Well, I'm is the oldest one and I posting it even though fall is almost over. Keep reading, there a couple of pix at the end to prove that I have actually been able to complete a few projects.</i><br />
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At the time I started this post it seemed a realistic goal to have some of these pieces completed before May. Well, there hasn't been any spring sewing and thankfully (not really) the weather hasn't turned to spring yet either. Anyway, this is how I'm now going to start creating my SWAP's. I was inspired by my favorite wardrobe planning blog <a href="http://theviviennefiles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Vivienne Files</a>. I couldn't find the original post I remember about the Crazy 8 but if you look for it on her blog you will find loads of ideas and inspiration.</div>
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As I remember it, there is a blazer, a cardigan, two tops, one blouse, one pant, one skirt, one dress. I just scanned some basic pattern outlines to remind me what the pieces need to be added. When I'm ready to match it with the fabric, I'll pick a specific pattern to use. </div>
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She suggests you purchase (gasp! - that's sew to you and me) an entire Crazy 8 in one solid color and another entire wardrobe in a coordinating solid color. Did you catch that word "solid"? Yes, a total of 16 pieces in solid colors. This is probably the biggest obstacle. I mean it makes sense, but I rarely go to a fabric store in search of 10 yards of the nicest <b style="font-style: italic;">tan </b>fabrics I can find. There will be prints but they come in when you add pieces that coordinate with both solid colors.<br />
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Here's how I worked it out with my current stash and finished garments. My first solid color is royal blue. I've had all these beautiful coordinating blue fabrics for awhile, but had a complete roadblock when it came to figuring out what to make with them. For this board the solids are on the left and I only included the fabrics/garments I already have. (The smiley faces are the completed garments. The blue dress also needs a face. It was my Easter dress...completed the week after Easter...but in time for Mother's Day ;) On the right are the prints that will coordinate with the blue and other solids in my closet (black, gray, tan).</div>
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The second solid color is, well, I'm calling it gold. The jacket is the one that ended up with the backward sleeves that is still waiting to be fixed. The skirt I wear all the time! I love wearing it with a chambray shirt and boots :) The gray floral is on the sewing table this week, and just now (11/21/13) I'm thinking that metallic gold blouse just might work for Christmas.</div>
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I also have enough wool to create two more Crazy 8's in ivory and tan and, I have a workable Crazy 8 in my closet using gray and black. Gosh, when I write it down like this it sure seems like I've got an awful lot of clothes, doesn't it? Oh, well! I'm thinking the ivory will be the starting point for my spring work wardrobe. Off to go plan and hopefully sew something up!<br />
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737630594719234087.post-79709203883481193752013-11-03T12:02:00.001-05:002013-11-03T12:02:02.604-05:00Hermes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just a quick link to show you where I wish I was today <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2013/10/hermes_paris_demonstrates_the.html" target="_blank">Cleveland Museum of Art</a> It's only about 10 minutes from my house, but there's no way I can fit it in my schedule. Le sigh.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pic from the Cleveland Plain Dealer)</span></i></div>
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