Pattern: Charlotte from the book “Tolle Taschen selbstgenäht” Fabric: old denim and linen pants Alterations: I made the bag bigger and added a little pocket Completed: 2017 Conclusion: finally a bag that is big enough for the holidays
Sewing
Jalie 2568
Pattern: Jalie 2568, modified Fabric: organic cotton knit with spandex Alterations: I made the straps, wider and added to the length Completed: 2018
Closet Case Patterns Nettie
Pattern: Nettie bodysuit from Closet Case Patterns, modified Size: 4 Fabric: cotton stretch knit Alterations: cut off the bottom to make a T-Shirt Completed: 2017 Conclusion: much too tight, love the neckline though, great for layering
Thread Theory Comox Trunks
Pattern: Comox Trunks from Thread Theory Size: 32 Fabric: organic cotton jersey with spandex from Nosh Elastic: Wien 2002 Alterations: I skipped the front slit Completed: 2018 Conclusion: “Could you make me some more, please?”
Loop
Tutorial: https://www.mamahoch2.de/2014/03/naehanfaengeranleitung-loopschal-in-zwei-varianten.html Fabric: cotton gauze Completed: 2018
Silky Lingerie
Pattern: Butterick 6031, Cloth Habit Watson Bikini Fabric: silk/rayon blend Notions: Spitzenparadies Alterations: None Completed: early 2018 Conclusion: this fabric does not have a lot of stretch, next time I should go up a size
Elbmarie: Ludwig
Pattern: Ludwig from Elbmarie Fabric: IKEA (fabric is over 15 years old and was once a curtain) Alterations: I used only light interfacing as I wanted my bag to be soft Completed: February 2018 during a workshop with Elbmarie Conclusion: really sturdy big bag
Itch to Stitch Cartagena Cami
I have a huge backlog of projects to blog, some still from last year. I do not want to take this into the new year, so I decided to write only short posts about them. Just for me for documentation. Here we go: Pattern: Cartagena Cami from ITS Fabric: stretch knit from my stash, fold-over-elastic […]
Vogue 8772
During the heat wave I made another sleeveless blouse. I actually sewed this one before the Dana Point Top. I searched my pattern stash for a suitable pattern, read a lot of reviews at Pattern review and finally settled on Vogue 8772. This is a basic shirt pattern with different options for sleeves and collar. […]