tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025593780900860512024-03-14T16:10:33.840+11:00In My Sewing BoxThe Sewing Adventures of a Late Night StitcherTicket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-59670066969567829832016-05-01T16:41:00.000+10:002016-05-01T16:41:10.852+10:00A Gift for Baby<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
When a new baby arrives for family or
friends, what better way to say welcome than with a handmade gift?</div>
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These baby shoes are a bit fiddly to
make but so cute they’re worth the effort. I found the pattern in this 1991 edition of <i>Handmade</i> a specialty <i>Australian Women’s
Weekly</i> craft book.</div>
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The bias binding on my version is handmade from
seersucker. The shoe is lined with iron-on vilene to hold the shape and has a soft innersole of polyester fleece and a self lining. The body of the shoe can be sewn together on the machine but I
found that the binding had to be hand-stitched in place. The bib is
backed with lightweight towelling and fixed with a snap.</div>
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For presentation as a gift, I covered a
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then wrapped the gift in cellophane.</div>
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The girl-baby version is pictured here
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Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-2149690558080053412015-12-05T13:44:00.000+11:002015-12-05T20:32:46.079+11:00Skirting the Issue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been wearing pants for so long
that I've almost forgotten about skirts. When I found Butterick No
3672 at the charity shop it reminded of how attractive a plain
straight skirt showing an inch or two of knee can be. I think I've
avoided skirts because I can't wear high heels these days. Fashion
now decrees that high heels are not a prerequisite for the wearing of
a skirt. Hooray. Looking back to the ’50s, Audrey Hepburn always
looked fab in flats and a skirt. Well, let's face it, she looked
amazing in anything.</div>
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Rummaging through the fabric pile I
came across the material I bought back in August, featured in <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/fabric-find-of-week.html" target="_blank">FabricFind of the Week</a>. I planned to make summer pants to go with the <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/the-blue-peter-shirt.html" target="_blank">BluePeter Shirt</a> as the fabric is an exact match for the mulberry coloured
buttons. But why not a skirt? In fact there's enough fabric in the
piece for both skirt and pants. A good buy for $6.</div>
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You know the gods are smiling on you
when a pattern needs no alteration: cut it out, sew it up. Well
that's not quite true, I did have to shorten it by an inch or two.</div>
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I should have followed the 'shorten
here' directions, but I didn't know until I sewed it up how long or
short I wanted it to be. The result was that the kick pleat at the
back (actually just a split on the pattern, but I prefer a pleat)
became shorter than it should be. I originally had the stitching to
hold the pleat in place on a nice 45 degree angle but had to resort to this
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Looking at this photo I'm not too
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I had some pink satin that seemed
perfect for the lining. The pattern didn't provide for one but I
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I made the skirt with this shirt in
mind, but a plain colour goes with lots of things so I flipped
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I have a very comfortable and versatile
black top that I bought on line from the <a href="http://www.shortlistshop.com.au/" target="_blank">Shortlist Shop</a>, a small
business supporting Indonesian women artisans. </div>
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My scarf featured in
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Because this pattern is such a good fit
I'm encouraged to give the slacks a go too, but that will not be
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Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-16480144425326174942015-11-17T09:03:00.000+11:002015-11-17T09:03:08.705+11:00Hat Parade<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Can't say I've ever thought of sewing a
hat before. Why that should be I don't know because my mother was an
amateur milliner. But she worked with felt hoods and styled them into
fashion hats using wooden hat blocks and lots of steam.</div>
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I, on the other hand, am always
searching for the perfect sun hat. I buy one that seems to look fine
in the shop but when I get it home the brim is too big or too small
or too floppy or too stiff. Or, the crown is too shallow, too deep,
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I found this Lincraft pattern No 1003 for fifty
cents at the charity shop and decided to have a go at making my own.
The hat in the photo on the pattern cover looks much larger than it
is in reality. I think the model they used is ten years old!
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There are only three pattern pieces (the tie is my addition) and
a choice of three sizes. I made the large but should have settled on
the medium. My head measurement fell between the two so I figured I
could gather up the extra should it end up too large, but nothing
could be done if it were too small. It was quite simple to make and
I'm not unhappy with the result, although I would like to make
another with a larger brim, which will be an easy enough adjustment.
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The fabric was leftover from a previous
project and, as it happens, goes quite well with the seersucker and
lace top featured in <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/the-seersucker-and-lace-top.html" target="_blank">this post</a>.</div>
Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-43189847548052436662015-11-14T15:59:00.000+11:002015-11-15T10:43:13.693+11:00The Kimono With a Difference<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
I'm pleased to announce the completion
of the cover-up made from my 'fabric find' mentioned<a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/fabric-find-of-week.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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In that post I described the fabric as
being '<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">a
sheer material, opaque rather than see-through, with a slight crepe
texture, very drapey but not slippery at all'.</span> The pattern used for this top wasn't really a pattern as
such. I went along with a friend to Geelong's newest sewing school
and work-space, <a href="http://www.thesewingroomgeelong.com.au/" target="_blank">The Sewing Room Geelong</a>, to participate in a kimono jacket class for beginner sewers. We started with a piece of fabric the the
required length of the finished garment (plus a hem allowance). We
cut the fabric in half crosswise then one of the two pieces in half
lengthwise. The larger piece being the back and the two smaller
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From there it was a simple matter of
joining the two front pieces to the back with a french seam to form
the shoulder seams, then finishing all the raw edges with a double
fold hem on the machine. The side seam was achieved by stitching
front to back leaving armholes, not unlike my Lazy Summer Days Top
described <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/the-lazy-summer-days-top.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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For beginner sewers this was a
straightforward project incorporating some useful sewing skills.
Being a little further up the evolutionary sewing ladder, I felt a
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The tartan style check in the fabric
lent itself to some additions cut on the cross. My first deviation
from the original was to cut the back panel in half lengthwise,
resulting in four pieces of equal size. I cut a strip of fabric on the cross and stay stitched on the seam line to
eliminate stretching then, using french seams, I stitched this panel
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I had enough fabric for a band cut,
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The result was pleasing but I felt the
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To complete the project I made a rosette of the same fabric plus some
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I thought it best to have the rosette
removable in case the top needs laundering at some stage. Because the
fabric is light in weight I made up two small squares and hand
stitched them to the garment (one on the right side and one on the
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I'm very happy with the overall result,
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It might be the perfect outfit to
wear on Christmas Day when warm, even hot weather can be expected here in the southern
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Some would have it that dressmaking and
crafting is an expensive hobby, my blogging mission is aimed at
dispelling that myth. Sure, you can spend mega-bucks if you put your
mind to it: sewing machines that do everything except dispense
coffee, purpose-built sewing-room furniture, ironing presses, gadgets
galore (most of which are fantastic but not essential), and fabrics
costing a king's ransom. The good thing is that, with a basic sewing
machine, a pair of scissors, a tape measure and some pins, you can
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This little bear, Bernard I've called
him, is a case in point. He's made from a piece leftover after
making the <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/the-chemise.html" target="_blank">chemise</a> top. The fabric cost 50 cents. So a top and a bear
for 50 cents. He's now on his way to add to 'Geelong Mums' Handmade
Crusade Christmas collection for distribution to kids in need of a
cuddly friend. Check their Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Handmade-Crusade-410518652485785/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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It beats me how I always seem to find
just the fabric I'm looking for when I wander into my local charity
shops. This week I was hoping to find something suitable to make
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Lo and behold, the perfect fabric was
waiting for me. It's a sheer material, opaque rather than see-through, with a slight crepe texture,
very drapey but not slippery at all. As you can see, it's black with a cream tartan pattern. The almost three metre piece was
a bargain at $3. Just what style this cover-up will take shall be
revealed in the next post.Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-21580960434882882542015-11-01T10:22:00.000+11:002015-11-01T10:22:34.555+11:00The Chemise What is a chemise, anyway? The dictionary says it's: a dress hanging straight from the shoulders, popular in the 1920s; a women's loose-fitting undergarment or nightdress; a priest's alb or surplice. Hmm.<br />
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Do any of those descriptions cover Vogue 7607, which calls itself a chemise? I picture a chemise as a pretty silk vest, View D being closest to that image, I guess.<br />
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So, for want of a better name, here's my version of Vogue's chemise.<br />
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My last <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/fabric-find-of-week_25.html" target="_blank">post</a> featured the fifty cent fabric find destined to become this useful little top. It's a jersey knit, nice and firm, and worked well in spite of the pattern not being designed for knits.<br />
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The pattern is a size 10, I'm a size 12 in these old patterns, so I cut out View C just a shade bigger than the pattern, also gaining some extra width because I was eliminating the pin tucks. The button front had to go as well. View B would have been more useful but this charity-shop pattern was missing views A and B. For the band across the bodice top and the shoulder straps I used black satin (leftover from lining the handbags mentioned <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/and-sew-it-was.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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There were no bust darts included which may have worked in a light fabric, but not with the heavier jersey. I inserted darts which are not quite in the right spot but as I plan to wear a loose wrap (up-coming post) over it, I'm not stressing.<br />
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This is a comfortable top which lends itself to evening wear because of the satin trim. Pity I don't go to many evening affairs, but with Christmas getting alarmingly close there's bound to be the odd party to attend.<br />
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I've been wanting to make up this Vogue pattern No 7607 so this might be just the opportunity. The pattern, $1 at the charity shop, contains only Views C and D. Also it's a size 10 and designed for non-stretch fabric. Watch this space to see how it works out.Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-25101884283017564632015-10-21T09:38:00.000+11:002015-10-21T09:38:21.176+11:00My First Bash at a Burda<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
With my thoughts still running on beach
wear, I was keen to try out a Burda pattern using a length of stretch
terry that was purchased when my last child was a baby. He's now
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The pattern, Burda No 2565, is designed for
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I cut the fabric out adding a little
extra length and a straight side seam instead of the more fitted
waist of the pattern. Even the most creative placement of pattern
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I'm very happy with the fit of this
Burda pattern which I'm thinking will get a lot more use.</div>
Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-13899168044360445892015-10-18T09:49:00.000+11:002015-10-19T08:38:03.180+11:00Beach Bum<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The pants I was threatening to make in
my last <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/fabric-find-of-week.html" target="_blank">post</a> have finally materialised. In fact, I've already worn them
twice. </div>
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The cotton seersucker is a little lightweight for pants, but
as I plan to wear them walking on the beach and such like, they'll do
very nicely. And they're a fabulous summer colour.</div>
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I was trying out Style pattern No 2991 (1980) to see how the fit would work. Pants are notoriously hard to get
right and I really don't know the first thing about fixing the
problems. I'm now resolved to book a private session at Geelong's
newly-opened <a href="http://www.thesewingroomgeelong.com.au/" target="_blank">sewing school</a> for a measure and fit.</div>
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The pattern is a size 12 which is
designed for a 24 inch (61 cm) waist, which I had aged twenty-five.
Now, four children and forty-four years later my waist is 27 ½ so I
gained a little extra fabric by using only one dart on each quarter
instead of two. I cut the waist a bit wider too and somehow, in spite
of a few fittings along the way, it's a trifle roomy, but
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The waist is high in the style of the
1980s which I wasn't wrapped in but, having worn them twice, I
appreciate the comfort factor. I've worn them each time with a cotton
sweater so the waist is not on view.</div>
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This pattern is a little deep in the
crutch for my particular nether region but I don't think it's
noticeable.
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The fabric has a subtle pattern of
flowers and butterflies the latter of which all sit the same way up.
Not a soul in the world would notice if some of them were standing on
their heads—except me, that is. Adding to the cutting-out issue was
a limited length of fabric. To cut out a pair of pants with a one-way
print, you really need twice your length. I only had 73 inches (185
cm) to play with.
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I circumvented the problem by cutting
each front leg in two separate pieces so there is an angled and
top-stitched join just below the knee. This rough drawing shows the
pattern piece layout.</div>
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So, a solution to the shortage of
fabric morphs into a feature, I always like that.
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While the fit of these pants may not
pass inspection by the trouser-tailoring police, I'm still pretty
happy with them for knock-around summer gear. And for a $1.50 outlay
for the fabric, whose complaining?</div>
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Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-88808155885392335172015-10-05T21:53:00.000+11:002015-10-05T21:53:46.664+11:00Fabric Find of the Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week's fabric bargain, with summer in mind, is a length of seersucker 185 cm x 105 cm for $1.50 (what is it with me and <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/the-seersucker-and-lace-top.html" target="_blank">seersucker</a>?) with a subtle pattern of butterflies and flowers. Nice.<br />
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I'm thinking slacks. I've used a Vogue pattern in the past with some success but this time I'm going to try View 2 of this Style Pattern No 2991 from 1980.Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-32723043717832844582015-09-30T08:15:00.000+10:002015-09-30T08:15:05.964+10:00Loving the Scarf<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Scarves, it seems, have made a big come-back in
recent years. After watching a You Tube video on the different ways
to wear one, I was firmly convinced that we could throw out the
sewing machine and just wrap ourselves in a length of fabric!
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I made this scarf with its little
scrunchie holder from a fifty cent remnant.</div>
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The scarf and the scrunchie are almost
identical in construction so instructions for one will be relevant
for the other.</div>
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For the scarf you'll need a piece of
fabric, with a soft drape, around 50 inches (127 cm) long by around
14 inches (36 cm) wide.</div>
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The scrunchie requires a 20 inch (51
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To make both scarf and scrunchie, fold
the fabric in half lengthwise and stitch, leaving a 2 inch (5 cm) gap
at both ends. I like to make a second row of stitching so fraying
won't be an issue.</div>
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Pull through to right side.</div>
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Now, with right sides together, pin the
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To make closing the gap neat it's a
good policy to press those seam allowances in place using the tip of the
iron.
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For the scarf I hand-stitched the gap
closed.</div>
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But as the seam won't show on the
scrunchie, I've stitched it closed on the machine leaving a small
hole to insert the elastic (but not yet).
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Press the seam of the scarf flat
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That's it for the scarf, now to finish the scrunchie.</div>
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The scrunchie can be pressed flat to
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Stitch along both sides forming a
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You'll need about 4 inches (10cm) of
elastic for this scarf scrunchie. Thread the elastic through the
channel using a safety pin. Firmly stitch both ends of the elastic
together and pull back into the channel. Hand-stitch the gap closed.</div>
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Scrunchie complete!</div>
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I've trimmed mine with this cute brooch
made by a crafty young miss for her stall at a school fete.</div>
Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-77903368064088119832015-09-26T22:11:00.000+10:002015-09-26T22:11:19.278+10:00Checked and ButtonedSpring in the antipodes! The weather is warming up and the check cotton mentioned <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/fabric-find-of-week.html" target="_blank">here</a> is now stitched and ready to wear.<br />
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With only 1.35 metres of fabric it had to be a short-sleeved model which I like a lot now that it's finished.<br />
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Off-the-peg clothing sizes have altered so much in recent years that I must keep reminding myself my pattern size is 12, not 10 or 8 as I would buy ready made. Hence this Style Pattern No 1064 (View 3), which is a size 10, was never going to fit in its original form. Only when it was cut out with darts and seams stitched did I finally get the message that it was <i>really</i> not going to fit. Sigh.<br />
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I liked the way this pattern shaped in at the waist but the back darts had to go. Next the side seam allowance went, with a gain of another 1 1/2 inches. Almost there.<br />
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The final gain was made by cribbing some of the front facing, which was a folded piece, and turning it into a button band.<br />
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I'm a sucker for a check shirt, or a striped one for that matter. I'm tossing up what to do with the collar. Perhaps a regular shirt collar with a pink gingham collar stand?<br />
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I had a pattern for a kimono (Pattern Pack No 12) that I
picked up at a charity shop a year or two ago. It had been an
inclusion in a copy of a magazine called <i>Successful Sewing</i> and
had no instructions enclosed. The 'fully illustrated step-by-step
instructions' could be found in the magazine which, of course, was
missing. But how hard could it be to make a garment with three main
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This Style pattern No 3889, 1983, was
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The fabric is a cotton interlock and the neck and
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I'm not a big fan of girly pyjamas and
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Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-74960792834489039502015-08-28T09:42:00.000+10:002015-08-28T09:47:18.243+10:00Counting the StitchesI'm still stitching away on the patchwork mentioned in a <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/watching-le-tour.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>.<br />
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After cutting out the hexagon template papers and the fabric then tacking the fabric to the papers, I've been assembling them into blocks consisting of 39 hexagons which will later be all joined together into a quilt. Each edge of the hexagon requires an average of 20 tiny hand-stitches to secure it to it's neighbour.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/simplicity-6410-again.html" target="_blank">Simplicity No 6410</a> (again) as a base pattern and added the gathered peplum.<br />
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A hand-stitched loop and button provide the neck closure. There was not enough fabric for facings so I made up a half lining in white lawn.<br />
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Now I'm waiting for summer in Australia so I can wear it!<br />
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<br />Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-62444702669250038482015-08-25T21:08:00.000+10:002015-09-14T08:46:46.822+10:00Duffle Coat for Tiny TotsDuffle coats are under discussion with the competition winner about to be announced at<a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank"> Sew Mama Sew</a>. Here's a mini one I made recently for the 16 month-old grandmunchkin.<br />
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The fabric is a cosy velour and the body and hood are self lined making it extra warm.<br />
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I used this 1998 Butterick pattern No 5713, leaving off the pockets and the elastic around the hood and adding the toggle fastening. The fabric was a $4 charity shop find and there was enough left over to make this comfy bed for Puss!<br />
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<br />Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-1140337216417370422015-08-21T09:50:00.000+10:002015-09-02T09:36:48.786+10:00Simplicity 6410 (again)It seems I just can't move on from Simplicity No 6410.<br />
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I did try, but as mentioned in the <a href="http://inmysewingbox.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/fabric-find-of-week_19.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> I was working with very little fabric. I pulled out patterns with sleeves, collars, tie necklines, none of which was an option with less than a metre of fabric to work with. The reason I settled on 6410 was that it at least provided a cap sleeve. Not a complete camouflage for my less than youthful arms, but better than no sleeve.<br />
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I'm making this up as I go along so the next post will reveal how it all turned out. So far I've cut it out with a back seam which will be open at the top and fasten with a loop and button, no collar, no front opening just a lace-edged panel, an ever-so-slightly-gathered peplum, and the cap sleeve.<br />
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So far, so good …Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-26250215015179095612015-08-19T20:34:00.000+10:002015-08-19T20:34:29.733+10:00Fabric Find of the Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My charity shop fossicking this week turned up a pretty striped seersucker for $1. It's only a small piece, 45 inches (115 cm) wide by 36 inches (92 cm) long with a corner about 12 inches (30 cm) square missing. I'm thinking a summer blouse with some lace maybe, and perhaps a few of my vintage buttons.<br />
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At the moment I'm liking the one on the bottom right if I can find enough of them in the button box.Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-17418225464471856552015-08-14T18:06:00.000+10:002015-08-14T18:11:45.279+10:00How to Make a Secateurs Pouch<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
As a garden designer I spent many years
not only designing gardens but working in them. Digging, planting,
pruning. Every workman, sorry, <i>workperson</i>, knows that having
tools to hand makes a job a lot quicker and easier to accomplish. I'm
always surprised, therefore, that more gardeners don't own a
secateurs pouch. My first one was a builder's leather nail pouch.
When it wore out I used a heavy canvas pouch. It finally succumbed to
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I found this quirky hessian at the
charity shop: 2 metres long by 30 cm wide for $1.50. I had some
leatherette in the box from a previous project and some black cotton
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It's quite easy to make following these
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These are the component parts: a front section in hessian, a back section in heavy cotton, a lining in leatherette, the belt in hessian and heavy cotton, plus the binding.
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All these measurements include a 1/2 inch (13 mm) seam allowance.<br />
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The pouch bulges out in the front so
you can easily get to your secateurs and gloves. That means the back
is tapered into the place at which it joins the belt. The side seams are finished with a
binding as the hessian and leatherette are too bulky to turn through
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Start by sewing the front to the back
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Turn over the ½ inch (13 mm) allowance
at the top edge of the front and the same for the leatherette. Now
sandwich the two together and topstitch close to the edge. Stitch a
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Stay stitch the outer fabric to the
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You'll notice there is some play in the outer
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The side seams come next. The
leatherette, being in one piece, will curve at the bottom of the
pouch but should pose no problem. Line up all four layers and pin
along seam line. Pin both sides before you sew to make sure it's not
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The binding to cover the raw edges is
not cut on the bias. Having cut the two 2 ½ inch (6.5 cm) wide
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Turn the bottom edge of the binding up
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With the front of the pouch uppermost,
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To make the belt, with right sides
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Because the hessian is stiff, it is
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Mark the length in the centre of the
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Insert the back seam allowance of the
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Make sure you catch in the backing fabric.<br />
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Now, time for some gardening I think. (That's a real dove in my birdbath!)</div>
Ticket to Ridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341851223843904011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602559378090086051.post-45559511187262540942015-08-10T20:54:00.000+10:002015-08-10T20:54:07.988+10:00Watch This Space …Soon I'll be putting up the instructions for making this cute pouch lined in leatherette for secateurs and garden gloves. This was the first model, the updated model is more open to allow easier access to the tools.<br />
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As usual, I picked up this hessian as a charity shop bargain: a 2 metre length 30cm wide for $1.50. That quantity makes four pouches.<br />
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My fabric find this week is destined to
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It was a fantastic charity-shop bargain
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And it happens to be a perfect match
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Embroidery has never been one of my
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My mum's greatest joy as a young woman in the
1920s was painting and embroidery. When I was a child my bed had a
beautiful cream linen coverlet that she had embroidered with
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A friend signed up for an embroidery
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Having completed the three-week course,
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way at that time so I thought it a perfect opportunity for a bit of
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Then I had the bright idea of embroidering a set of bibs featuring the images in that classic children's book, <i>Very Hungry Caterpillar.</i></div>
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