Sunday, December 6, 2009

McCall's 5890

I didn't start the Burda magazine dress yet, but it is all cut out and ready. Instead I sewed McCall's 5890.


I made it from a really nice knit that I bought on a whim at Hancock Fabric's a few weeks ago when I went in there for white satin for a banner project.

I made view D for the dress and view B of the jacket. Previous reviews on PR of this jacket commented that the finish for the hem along the shawl collar were odd because you could see the back side at the bottom of the front edge. So I used a tricot edge, at least that is what my serger book called it. I used a black wholly nylon in the lower looper and regular black thread in both needles and the upper looper. Here is what the edge looks like from the inside of the front edge and this is what it looks like on the outside of the front edge.

I wore this the other day and it is so very comfortable. Here is the whole ensemble as I wore it

Here is just the dress.

I had to do some alterations on the dress because the fullness of the skirt was a little too matronly for my taste. From the picture on the pattern envelope, it doesn't look that full. I cut the size 18 and it fit perfect at the shoulders and bust, but after it was sewn, I ended up tapering about an inch at each side seam at the waist and ending up with about 4 inches at the bottom. Each princess seam was tapered from 1/2" at the waist to about 2 inches at the bottom, to give the dress a more straight skirt look, but with a little flip. I really like the way it turned out.
I can even wear it with a black blazer for a bit of a different look.

The next project WILL be the Burda dress!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

PMB blouse is a wadder

Ok, the PMB blouse is junk, trash, garbage! The last blouse I made with the old measurements was a princess seam blouse for the build a better blouse class and it still fits OK, but this new blouse I cut out and had looking so nice, until I tried it on....the darts hit me about 2 inches BELOW the apex! Darn it. So it is garbage.
I took the cashmere/silk fabric to the dry cleaner for shrinkage and have ordered the lining fabric.
I made the muslin on Sunday and it fit PERFECT,
yes PERFECT right from the pattern with NO adjustments at all...I am amazed and can't wait to get started on the fashion fabric. Yeah, Bruda World of Fashion magazine!!!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

#2 Stitch and Flip Jacket

I finished the 2nd Stitch and Flip Jacket on Sunday afternoon.

It turned out really nice and it looks great with the knit Talbot's knockoff top that I made. I even have enough fabric for a straight skirt which goes on the list of projects to do.
Next on the list is a PMB blouse that is layed out and ready for me to cut out. Then the muslin needs to be made for the Burda dress. Those are the only 2 projects that I'm going to even THINK about doing for the near future.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

I AM special!!

I am the....are your ready for this?? I am the "Featured Member" on Pattern Review today!!! Woo Hoo!!! Take a look on www.patternreview.com ad see me as the "featured member"...only today (Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009)...after that is is gone!!
Thanks Susan for letting me know.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Back in the sewing room!

I went back in the sewing room today. I washed an aqua pima cotton shirting fabric for a blouse and I printed off the pattern for the blouse from the PMB software. I also traced the pattern from the Burda World of Fashion magazine from October 2009 for the dress that I will make with the cashmere/silk fabric. Hope to get back in there tomorrow evening!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Lost the mojo!

I've lost my sewing mojo! I left for a conference to Mexico and can't get the sewing mojo back since I've been back. Today I received a shipment of 3 fabrics that I ordered last week from Michael's fabrics. One is a cashmere/silk blend that I am going to make a dress from Burda's magazine for this month. The other is a linen/cotton blend that I bought because it was on sale. The last one is a white cotton shirting - because I love white blouses! I try to post the pictures of the fabric later.
I'm hoping I will get the mojo back soon! Daugher and Son-in-law and grandson are arriving on Saturday...can't wait to see them again.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

No entry in the Jacket contest :(

Well, due to the fabric I'm using (very bad ravelling) I've had to finish the sleeve seams different than the contest rules state. You are not to have any exposed seams in order to qualify....so I'm not going to enter. However, I will finish before the deadline. It is coming along very nicely! Pictures to follow.