Monday, August 26, 2013
The lost art of tailoring
While browsing Victoria blog (tenthousandsewinghours.blogspot.com). I ran across an article about gentleman Jim. He is a master tailor currently located in savanna Georgia. While browsing I am certainly excited about picking up some of his fabulous tips. He happens to be doing a give away for a two disk set of his tailoring techniques DVD. You have to check it out. Follow the link to gentleman Jim. http://finetailoringbyjim.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Vogue 1245
Vogue 1245 is my latest project. In a nutshell this is a time consuming blouse. Although flattering on , its very time consuming. There is a lot of narrow hemming and French seams. The ties take forever and honestly there are no shortcuts. I tried. I made the blouse out of chiffon I had in my stash. There is a very slight sheen almost like silk. It's very pretty. I lined it with grey georgette. Makes for a nice blouse. 
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Vogue patterns fall preview - My Favs
Vogue 1361
Love it, just love it! -
Up next Vogue 1336
These pants remind me of Sandra Betzina's Princess seam pants.....
Vogue 1362
Vogue 8928 - Date night!!!! Leather!!!
Can't you just see this in leather with a peplum top, or crop jacket and tank, belt and gold shoes...My imagination is going crazy!
More to come!
More from Vogue 2532 Basic Design
So I have fallen in love with Voge 2532.
So far I have successfully sewn two pair of shorts and i am currently working on a pair of Capris from this pattern. Here is the description:
MISSES'/MISSES' PETITE SHORTS & PANTS Shorts, micro-mini, above mid-knee, below mid-knee or straight-legged pants have waistband, carriers, side pockets and mock-fly zipper. A,B,C,D: side slits and stitched hems. E: cuffs. Purchased top and belt.
FABRICS: Chino, Gabardine and Wool Crepe. Unsuitable for obvious diagonals. Allow extra fabric to match plaids or stripes. Use nap yardages/layouts for pile, shaded or one-way design fabrics. *with nap. **without nap.
WIDTHS/LENGTHS: Width at Lower Edge: Shorts A 23 to 27" (58.5 to 68.5cm), Shorts B,C 22 to 26" (56 to 66cm), Pants D,E 21 to 25" (54 to 63.5cm). Side Length from Waist:Shorts A 13" (33cm), Shorts B 18 3/4" (47.5cm), Shorts C 21 3/4" (55cm), Pants D 313/4" (80.5cm), Pants E (Cuffed) 42" (107cm).
My Second pair of Shorts are from View A - the Micro-Minis. I made this pair out of some stashed linen. I think i had less than 3/4 yard. I had to S Q U E E Z E the pattern out of this fabric. But it worked,maybe i should enter the stash contest on pattern review. For the waistband i decided to draft a contoured waistband. Ok that was really a big NO NO. It's obvious that my body does not need a contoured waistband. For the outside i had just enough of the linen but for the facing i cut it out of stashed cotton gingham. The shorts are really cute with the waistband mistake. So here is the deal, the band is so big that it folds down over the shorts exposing the gingham facing. Creating something similar to the look of this waistband in the photo below:
Not too bad, maybe with a white jacket and a tank top i can really dress up the shorts without having to take out the waistband and replace it with a straight one.
The capris are something unique. The pattern says straight leg, but for me the straight leg is just way to wide. So I will be making an adjustment to taper these in so that they are not oh so wide.
A few things i have learned with my Vogue 2532.
1. Go down a size if your fabric has considerable stretch in it
2. 100% Linen exapnds, so go down a size, wear then around the house for a bit and Violia a great fitted pair of shorts
3. DO NOT draft my own contoured waistband. My body shape doesn' t need it, even though i have a severe swayback
4. Straight leg from this pattern is more like wide leg. Taper the capris, but this straight leg will be great for Fall and boots.
Photos posting soon, my Ipad is out of space so need to cloud or clear out some photos.
So far I have successfully sewn two pair of shorts and i am currently working on a pair of Capris from this pattern. Here is the description:
MISSES'/MISSES' PETITE SHORTS & PANTS Shorts, micro-mini, above mid-knee, below mid-knee or straight-legged pants have waistband, carriers, side pockets and mock-fly zipper. A,B,C,D: side slits and stitched hems. E: cuffs. Purchased top and belt.
FABRICS: Chino, Gabardine and Wool Crepe. Unsuitable for obvious diagonals. Allow extra fabric to match plaids or stripes. Use nap yardages/layouts for pile, shaded or one-way design fabrics. *with nap. **without nap.
WIDTHS/LENGTHS: Width at Lower Edge: Shorts A 23 to 27" (58.5 to 68.5cm), Shorts B,C 22 to 26" (56 to 66cm), Pants D,E 21 to 25" (54 to 63.5cm). Side Length from Waist:Shorts A 13" (33cm), Shorts B 18 3/4" (47.5cm), Shorts C 21 3/4" (55cm), Pants D 313/4" (80.5cm), Pants E (Cuffed) 42" (107cm).
My Second pair of Shorts are from View A - the Micro-Minis. I made this pair out of some stashed linen. I think i had less than 3/4 yard. I had to S Q U E E Z E the pattern out of this fabric. But it worked,maybe i should enter the stash contest on pattern review. For the waistband i decided to draft a contoured waistband. Ok that was really a big NO NO. It's obvious that my body does not need a contoured waistband. For the outside i had just enough of the linen but for the facing i cut it out of stashed cotton gingham. The shorts are really cute with the waistband mistake. So here is the deal, the band is so big that it folds down over the shorts exposing the gingham facing. Creating something similar to the look of this waistband in the photo below:
Not too bad, maybe with a white jacket and a tank top i can really dress up the shorts without having to take out the waistband and replace it with a straight one.
The capris are something unique. The pattern says straight leg, but for me the straight leg is just way to wide. So I will be making an adjustment to taper these in so that they are not oh so wide.
A few things i have learned with my Vogue 2532.
1. Go down a size if your fabric has considerable stretch in it
2. 100% Linen exapnds, so go down a size, wear then around the house for a bit and Violia a great fitted pair of shorts
3. DO NOT draft my own contoured waistband. My body shape doesn' t need it, even though i have a severe swayback
4. Straight leg from this pattern is more like wide leg. Taper the capris, but this straight leg will be great for Fall and boots.
Photos posting soon, my Ipad is out of space so need to cloud or clear out some photos.
Friday, July 12, 2013
My journey to a great pair of shorts part deux
Fabric - a red/pink cotton sateen from Joann fabrics
Amount- about 1 1/4 yards. This was a remnant piece in my stash from my attempt at v8815
Pattern. Vogue basic design
This pattern is really for a dressy pair of shorts. I opted for the walking short length with side vent and side pockets. The pattern was really easy I didn't really use the instructions. And total sewing time was about 1 hr. I made several fitting adjustments to the pattern. Since the fabric was stretchy I had to cut down a size to get my adjustments. The shorts are still a little big in the leg. But I am so proud of them I don't care. 
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