Here is a t-shirt I made using Vogue 8793.
I purchased and followed a Craftsy course to construct the tee with the Tilton sisters,
Katherine and Marcy.
I had a problem with the neckband wanting to roll away from the body, and I see on Craftsy photos others have done, I am not the only one. Too fix this I just turned the neckband to the inside and stitched it down close to the original stitch line. Now it looks like black piping added to the neckband. My black fabric did not have enough stretch in it to stretch it onto the neck. I will also go down a couple of sizes next time as this is a bit big for me, I did take it in but still too big. I like the different fabric for the sleeves that the sisters used for this tee. This tee also had hip "wings" that I sewed out and will cut the pattern straight to get rid of the 'wings' next time. My hips are 6 inches smaller than my bust or waist, so I don't need hip wings.
Welcome to my blog! I sew for myself and my grandchildren. I also like to make quilts, but they are rather simple, nothing fancy here.
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Monday, 14 October 2013
Skinny Bitch and Curvy Chick patterns
Here is a free pattern I downloaded through Pattern Review. I made this using black knit and made it as per the pattern, with no alterations. This fits me very well.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
Charm Pack Skirt
A skirt I made for my 5 YO Granddaughter, it was made using a charm pack.
Which are 6x6 pieces of fabric. I made two rows than added two bands of 4 inch fabric
for the waist and bottom hem.
Which are 6x6 pieces of fabric. I made two rows than added two bands of 4 inch fabric
for the waist and bottom hem.
Friday, 30 August 2013
This is a quilted table cover I made using quilted fabric, I just cut a rectangle and turned up one edge to form pockets to hold sewing stuff like measuring tape, sewing feet, rulers and scissors. I serged all the edges of this. I cut a strip of fabric the size of my sewing machine to make a cover, I serged the edges of this too and sewed on ribbons for ties to tie it on the machine. As you can see, I used leftover fabric that I had made the cutting table skirt from.
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Friday, 16 August 2013
Sunday, 7 July 2013
New PJ bottoms for DH
Butterick 5286. I'm sure this is an OOP pattern that's been in my stash a long while now. It also has T-shirts and boys sizes in the envelope too. I used a Med size
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
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