I did some sewing yesterday, and I have a lot to say about it, so I am going to split it up into two posts. First up, the success story.
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Tag: simplicity 3835
Sewing FAIL
One of these days I will learn that I should just suck it up and do a full bust adjustment on any new shirt patterns I try. This, unfortunately, was not that day, and now I have two very wide, very unattractive tents to wear.
Read More: Sewing FAILI may have enough now
I may have enough of these shirts now. Maybe. I made three more last week: one in a cotton lawn, one in an Amy Butler voile, and one in an old bold Amy Butler print that I’ve always loved. The three I had made previously were done entirely according to the pattern (Simplicity 3835) except […]
Read More: I may have enough nowSpring sewing
Hi there. I got the sewing machine out this week, and finally satisfied that growing urge. Like my new shirt? It’s the ol’ ubiquitous Simplicity 3835 that I have made more times than I can count. Stick with what works, I say. These days, I’m using a version of the pattern that I know will […]
Read More: Spring sewingA shawl, a shirt, and a touch of madness
I have to thank you all for the feedback on my partially-completed shawl. I was on the fence about splurging for the materials to finish the project, and your comments gave me a lot of food for thought… So, I bought the other two skeins and finished the shawl. But not before I ripped out […]
Read More: A shawl, a shirt, and a touch of madnessWherein Lisa rambles through a week’s worth of show-and-tells
It all started last week, when I destroyed my new bamboo shirts and was left with nothing new to wear, despite several hours of work and even more hours of daydreaming about how nice those new bamboo shirts would have been to wear all spring and summer. That left me feeling distinctly dissatisfied, naturally, and […]
Read More: Wherein Lisa rambles through a week’s worth of show-and-tells(Mis)adventures in tub-dying
I’ve had this post planned for oh, two or three weeks. I was going to show you this luscious bamboo fabric, the two fabulous shirts I sewed from it, and the magical transformation that came over them when I stirred them around in a few buckets of dye. There were a few glitches along the […]
Read More: (Mis)adventures in tub-dyingReasons to be cheerful
1. Thrift shop find: a white vintage sheet that has a border of flowers along the bottom hem. That said “make a shirt out of me!” So, I did, and now I have a lovely new Simplicty 3835 to wear, and a large portion of a plain white sheet with which I can experiment on […]
Read More: Reasons to be cheerfulSpeedy Crafting
Really, is there any other kind? Not for me. I squeeze my crafting time in wherever it will fit, usually in the hour before or after supper, or like tonight, while I was cooking. I don’t recommend that, actually. I ended up attaching a sleeve to my new shirt inside-out. Oops. Speaking of my new […]
Read More: Speedy CraftingSewing and unplugging
On a whim, I laid out my Simplicity 3835 pattern pieces on one of the swap sheets. To my delight, all of the parts fit! Allow me to present my new shirt, made from the very soft, perfectly drapey, sheet piece that was sent in by Liz. This material is perfect for a shirt. In […]
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