A blog about my sewing and my tutorials.
A blog about my sewing and my tutorials.
A blog about my sewing and my tutorials.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
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When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
When I first read "reversible garment" requirement all I could think is "Bah!!!". I started to have more respect for using the right fabrics and the lining is really important here. I had several projects that might have worked as reversible but using 2 fashion fabrics would not feel right to me. I would much rather just make 2 separate ones. And I was just aimlessly browsing patterns I come across of something magnificent. Koos van den Akker coat featured by Vogue 1277. I remember clearly the beauty of this pattern hitting me while reading Communing With Fabric blog and getting a glimpse of it. And then a little while later seeing Margy version inspired by this. Both stuck in my head stored carefully in I wish I would do something like that and look that stylish. And since the Sewing bee spirit is about pushing your boundaries and challenging yourself more then anything else this seemed like the perfect choice. After making this decision it is was a nervous next day confirming the pattern was in stock at a local re-seller and the delivery will be made as soon as possible. And the 2 days of hunting the local stores for the perfect fabric combos ( before and after work ; waiting at their door in the morning before they were even open and when they ask me what are you looking for answering with " I really don't know. I will know when I see it"; I am sure some of those ladies thought I have lost it ... - but who cares - I was following my dream - such a great feeling). I first wanted to make it in wool but most of the fabrics I was thinking were not in stock yet. After the initial scan of the possibilities I decided to go with a dressy version in luxurious fabrics. My base color would be black and the second was a choice between gold or red. This is how my sewing room floor looked like after shopping and stash digging. The final stack cosited in this: JACKET: Red textured brocade with a bit of black. This was my favorite fabric of all. The photos don't do it justice. So I centered the coat to work around it. CONTRAST 1: Black textured waterproof softshell. - I really needed one extra reason to make this reversible and have one side waterproof was a good one. CONTRAST 2: Black brocade again. Is softer and drapes better then most of the other fabrics and I thought it would be great for comfortable sleeves . It has a discreet metallic thread as well that makes it a dressy fabric. CONTRAST 3: Double side black brocade. it seems there are 2 types of threads in it - one furry and one satin like. Lovely texture. CONTRAST 4: Plaid textured velvet like fabric. CONTRAST 5: Black and red brocade. My least favorite fabric from all but the shades and pattern seemed perfect for the rest of my fabrics. CONTRAST 6: Short hair faux fur. The only fabric I used from stash. CONTRAST 7: This is a lighter special occasion fabric with stripes pattern and 3D textures. It was a real torture making bias stripes and self piping out of it but I love the look of it so much. It was not an easy process. All front pieces are huge and took a long time to cut them off. Then they are all cut on bias and took a even longer time to actually position them on the fabrics and cut my fabric make my marks and everything. Those really long curves with just 1 or 2 notches on bias pieces are really hard to get right. I had to unpick the 1st one 2 times. After that I got smarter and basted everything by hand before sewing. I think it got things better. But using this kind of fabrics meant I could not do any direct ironing on them and it was a real pain. Then doing bias stripes from unraveling fabric was extremely courageous. I found double fusible band to be of great help to stabilize the stripes: At first I joined stripes on bias and that was to bulky after folding in in the bias maker. after then I joined them along the grain and that made the change of pieces almost unrecognizable. I actually had to use my finders to feel where to bulk was to know: The sleeve were an interesting exercise of careful feeding fabric to my machine: And here I got to: I prepared a few pocket flaps in several fabrics and even a decorated one but they all seemed to break the design. I was pretty set on putting the decorated ones on the inside but after deciding to maybe gift this to my mom and consulting with my sister as she and mom have similar tastes decided to leave it out. I first wanted this to be a total surprise but could not resist the temptation and I wanted to tell mom to bring some black pants so I told her that something will be waiting on dressform for her and she needed black pants for it. Her first question was if it had many "things in it" and if it is done "my usual way".... Oops!.. I said yes! And she said an half hearted OK! Good thing she was not around for the construction. I don't think she would approved. But I think she really likes the end result! And specially the way it looks on her. I caught her looking at the photos I took over my shoulder! She actually asked : "Is that me?" me :"Yes" her: "I look good!" me: "Yes you do look more then good!". I absolutely love it on her. The colors are all over the place but some photos were done in the evening and some in the morning and I was playing with the settings trying to make my fabric details show. And a few close ups. Side piping & topstitching: Bias stripes over seams: Inside neck and shoulders seams: Sleeve opening with piping and top stitching: Sleeve spiral seam with top stitched bias stripe covering: Under arm: I took a few quick shoots with the coat as well but it doesn't look as good on me as on her. Most of my pants are slim fit and I look like I take 2 sticks instead of legs. I am really not that skinny. It seems that my mother like the collar down and I liked it more up. It has wire in the seam to you can easily make it stand the way you like it. She also looks a lot better in it then me. I am not sure if are the long hours lately, the black or I am actually losing some wight but I look a lot skinnier then I feel In this pictures! Tacking down fabrics for this project I bought 14 new fabrics and used 7 of those. The others : 3 of those were with a gold theme instead of red, 2 were thinner and candidates for the bias stripes, 1 extra red and black that didn't made the final cut. With this coat and the 2 pieces for round 2 my debt is now 189.
I have so many patterns for tops and dresses I really want to try so it seems the beginning of the year is a good time to cut into new patterns. This time is Butterick 6492: I was planning a Christmas version for this but I haven't got around to do it and used the fabric for kids outfits so after a lot of wondering I picked up a textured stripes fabric for this: I skipped the seams in the back and the one between upper and lower front so I will not have to match stripes on those seams... I could not match the stripes on the side since the angles were to different and for sleeve caps I could only match the lower stripes ... The lower front hem was more shaped but I kept it straight to go along stripes line. I did the sleeves normal length - not cropped as the pattern suggests. I love facings ... a bit unusual for a knit top mat looks nice and clean: The pockets are awesome. I am forever in love with them... I might do a new version just because of them... Almost went fabric shopping on Saturday... but in the end stayed at home so 2018 : sewing 7 - shopping 0.
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Another five blocks are made. And here are a few tips for sewing along with the Spelling Bee book. Firstly – don't overlook the pressing directions – they make a real difference. Especially when nesting the seams of the little triangle corners on the cake block. Spelling Bee 6" Cake Block You’ll need good light on a dark, dank August day otherwise you just may misread the lettering on those little diagrams. I made a mistake on the car block by sewing the blocks for the windows in the wrong order. It doesn’t make any different in this instance but I may not be so lucky next time. Spelling Bee Car Block Measurements are not given in any particular order (i.e. height first and then width) so if you are using a directional print you will need to pay attention when cutting. Use the handy picture in the top corner of the block page to make sure you get your stripes all going the right way Spelling Bee Camera Block And sometimes all it takes is two main fabrics and you can turn four patches into a pretty butterfly. Spelling Bee Butterfly Block Finally, use up scraps for the little pieces (the caravan step and curtains) – it is so satisfying to add the finishing touches to a block using something you would normally throw away. That's it for now - come back next week and I may just have some more fabric fun to show you.
29/11/15
Okay, deep breath - - today is the debut of this season on Project Run & Play. The challenge was a pattern remix to Dana from Made's Circle Skirt pattern. I remixed it into a
"HANDS and HEARTS to GOD" Welcome to week twelve of the PRIM SEW ALONG! We are making the PRIM QUILT 72" x 90" We are also using the PRIM Sew Simple Shapes And my newest fabric collection PRIM to make the quilt:) I have already posted the "BEE PREPARED" post which details all of the supplies for the sew along and how it works. I have also given the link there for the free PDF Download of the Sew Along Guide CLICK HERE to read that post. So far we have made "PATRIOTISM and INDUSTRY" CLICK HERE for the first week blog post "JOY and CONTENTMENT" CLICK HERE for that blog post "PEACE and PLENTY" CLICK HERE for that blog post "KINDNESS and GENEROSITY" CLICK HERE for that blog post "BEAUTY and SIMPLICITY" CLICK HERE for that blog post "HOME and HEARTH" CLICK HERE for that blog post "FAITH and ENDURANCE" CLICK HERE for that blog post "PLEASANT and GENTLE" CLICK HERE for that blog post "WELCOMING and CHEERFUL" CLICK HERE for that blog post "LOVE and FRIENDSHIP" CLICK HERE for that blog post "GRATITUDE and GRACE" CLICK HERE for that blog post And this week we are making "HANDS and HEARTS to GOD" PRIM Sew Simple Shapes needed for Block Twelve: 1 - K1 2 - K11 1 - K12 1 - K13 1 - K32 4 - K45 4 - K51 2 - K57 2 - K59 *You will need four curved 1/4" bias flower stems... each with one end pressed under in the following lengths: 5" - 7" - 9" - 12" After stitching you will need to clip the cleavage and inner curves in the seam allowances of the tulips, hand, heart, daisies and stars. The hand is one of those shapes that will look a little crazy after you have turned it. NO WORRIES! Just shape the thumb and fingers and the bottom at the wrist... And then use just the tip of your iron to do the curves in-between the fingers... This is what the back of mine looks like after shaping and using the iron... And the front:) All ready to go!! Pins and Glue time:) Time for applique! Hands to Work Hearts to God Our hands are meant to work... for our own well-being... and for the well-being of those we love... as well as for the well-being of those we don’t love. Our hearts are given to God... for guiding us as we share the wealth of our lives... our churches and homes... along with our communities and for the love of all people:) I saved this block for the very end of my Prim Quilt because of the hand and heart special meaning. My hope is that it captures for you the meaning of each and every block that I designed and put together in my quilt and for the sew along. I wanted my quilt to reflect a gentler time and to honor my great grandparents and the way that they lived tier lives. "HANDS and HEARTS to GOD" Should measure 16 1/2" square before we sew it into our quilt. It's a bittersweet time for me because now we have finished all twelve blocks! I love how they all look on the design wall:) I'll be back next week to show you the simple quilt label that I am making and to show you what my quilt looks like all quilted and bound!! xx Lori
Okay, deep breath - - today is the debut of this season on Project Run & Play. The challenge was a pattern remix to Dana from Made's Circle Skirt pattern. I remixed it into a
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I am looking forward to sharing this look with you this week!!! I had a lot of fun and many "grrrrr" moments while putting the look together! The final product is a reversible a-line dress (one side has an applique and one side is plain) and a chiffon peasant dress with a sash. The "grrrr" moments came when I was trying to work with the chiffon. I've never sewn with it before and I had two ideas in my head before I finally gave up and decided to go with a peasant dress. One idea was to create a simple bodice and attached gathered skirt. I cut out a silky polyester light pink fabric that I had in my stash and basted the chiffon over it. However, when I was trying to do the bias on the arm holes it started looking reeeeaaaallly bad! lol! The second idea was pretty close to the first, but I was going to follow an Ottobre pattern. Again, I wasn't happy with the way the sleeves looked so I trashed that design too. It's a good thing I bought a bunch of this chiffon print!!! (Super cheap at JoAnn's!) Finally I figured that I could get away with a peasant style dress and it sewed up super easily! I even used shirring on the sleeves! I have some left over so I may try to come up with some other shirred chiffon top - maybe a halter or swimsuit cover up for the summer! \ I knew that I needed something to go under the chiffon so I had some left over pink polka dot cotton in my stash. I even re-used the sash that I made for week 1! (See it here!) Since I was going to make the a-line dress to go under the peasant dress, I figured I would make it reversible AND ......................get ready to read the next part in monster truck commercial voice........ Get TWO, TWO, TWO looks in one!!! :-) Little Miss Futie (Singer Futura) helped me create the adorable "Bee Mine" design on one side of the a-line dress! I originally bought a Singer Futura 200ce in April or May last year. (you can see my sewing room set-up with the old machine here) And as soon as I finished the stripes and polka dot look for week 2 it decided to quit on me!!! The power wouldn't turn on no matter what I did. I took it apart, tried plugging it into different outlets, etc. It's in a box waiting for an electrician to take a look at it. I'm thinking after I get it fixed I'll probably try to sell it or maybe use it as a back up machine. Fortunately I have a super supportive hubby and he was totally fine with me upgrading to the new version of the Singer Futura! This one is the XL-400 I bought it the day after my 200ce busted and Amazon had it delivered 3 days later! There are two things about it that I LOVE 1. I can control the speed of the stitches 2. I have a 6x10 hoop which means more embroidery area!!! It's really fun to find cute applique designs to embellish t-shirts or clothes that I make! I love this little "Bee Mine" design from Planet Applique and it is perfect on the dress! And again, since the dress is fully lined/reversible I can just turn it inside out so it's plain pink underneath the chiffon! And I'm a sucker for big buttons! I love the pop that it gives to this sweet dress! Thank you so much for reading! I love to read your comments and I would be ecstatic if you wanted to follow my blog! I have two upcoming guest posts in the next couple months! (Sumo Sweet Stuff and Welcome to the Mouse House!) I would love for you to get an update when they are posted! Feel free to follow with RSS, Google Friend Connect or e-mail! The links can be found on the right side of my blog! :-) I can't wait to see what adorable Valentine cuteness pops up on the Project Run and Play link party!
Another five blocks are made. And here are a few tips for sewing along with the Spelling Bee book. Firstly – don't overlook the pressing directions – they make a real difference. Especially when nesting the seams of the little triangle corners on the cake block. Spelling Bee 6" Cake Block You’ll need good light on a dark, dank August day otherwise you just may misread the lettering on those little diagrams. I made a mistake on the car block by sewing the blocks for the windows in the wrong order. It doesn’t make any different in this instance but I may not be so lucky next time. Spelling Bee Car Block Measurements are not given in any particular order (i.e. height first and then width) so if you are using a directional print you will need to pay attention when cutting. Use the handy picture in the top corner of the block page to make sure you get your stripes all going the right way Spelling Bee Camera Block And sometimes all it takes is two main fabrics and you can turn four patches into a pretty butterfly. Spelling Bee Butterfly Block Finally, use up scraps for the little pieces (the caravan step and curtains) – it is so satisfying to add the finishing touches to a block using something you would normally throw away. That's it for now - come back next week and I may just have some more fabric fun to show you.
Goldwork Peacock Pink Flamingos Goldwork Goldwork Seahorses Dragonfly Over Lilypad Goldwork Daisy Intro to Goldwork: Butterfly Intro to Goldwork: Couched Winter Snowflakes Intro to Goldwork: Couched Flower with Padded Leather Intro to Goldwork: Couched and Painted Flower Bloom Intro to Goldwork: Couched Butterfly and Flower Cascade Intro to Goldwork: Couched Flower Intro to Goldwork: Bumblebee
Who doesn't love the sweet taste of honey? These stylish and modern hexagon placemats showcase the Bee Creative and Bee Inspired fabric collections by Deb Strain. But no matter what colours you use, these placemats are sure to make a statement.
HOPPER TIE "HONEY" is a sunny accent to your wardrobe. Honney yellow or khaki tie, decorated with small brass-colored metal edge and a metal bee pin. It is easy to wear with it with many varicolored clothes. This bright accessory will bring sunshine everywhere you go. The most important feature of the accessory for women - versatility! It, in addition to the usual way, can also be worn as a brooch and as a pendant (by inserting an existing chain, bow, etc. into its upper fold). This unique product registered as „one of a kind“. Designed in Lithuania and awarded with the gold medal for its charm. Do you need more than one bow tie, different sizes, or colors? Please feel free to ask! Name: HOPPER TIE "HONEY" The bow tie is attached to an adjustable hoop. Fitting approx 50-53 cm /19.7-20.9 in neck size Care: we recommend hand-wash or dry clean. Color: yellow. Please note that colors may differ slightly from photos due to different monitor settings The product combined with high wearing comfort! Love it! Feel unique! Happy shopping! All rights reserved. © RutyDesign.
Two bee prints to choose from, one a cream with honeycomb background another a pale yellow with script background. Either would be a nice addition to a bee journal or garden one. One of the reasons I was drawn to junk journals was the use of fabric in them. If there’s one thing Nana Sadie Rose has, it’s fabric! Use these fabric strips in Junk Journal ephemera, in scrapbooking, card making, wrapping gifts, adding to a quilt! There are so many ways these little strips come in handy and at this price you can afford more than one. This is another lovely print, 100% cotton, with bumblebees. I hand-fray every bit of these myself. You’ll get 1 yard of approximately 1.25" wide fabric on the cardstock spool and of course you may order more! You can even reuse the spools as they’re craft cardstock weight! Keep watch of the shop, too, as there will be more options to come, along with scrap-packs of fabric. You can always convo me if you see something you hope I have a fat quarter or more of, by the way. I ship via the least expensive option which is likely to be USPS First Class. I do combine shipping which often drops the price considerably, so check out the other listings in the shop to see if something else catches your eye? Upon packaging your items for shipping, if you have paid too much, I happily return overages to you. I can't be held responsible for loss once your purchase leaves my hands, so you might ask for an upgrade to shipping to include insurance. That's always an option.
Scarves are brilliant and snuggly for cold days but gloves can be a pain if your doing something that means you need to take them on and off. So why not sew hand warming pockets in to your scarf?! These also make excellent easy Christmas presents too.
Bumblebee framed mini print - Based on an original free-motion sewn design by Bek Tainton This print captures the texture of the fabric and the stitch detail of the original artwork in a vibrant and fun design. This funky little bee is hot off the press!! I have been meaning to design a bee for a while now, but as I don't use plain fabrics, I wasn't sure how he would turn out. I finally took the plunge and I actually love him in his Orla-esq style! This print is also available as a mini print and will soon be available as a greeting card too. (see separate listing). Free motion sewing is literally like using a sewing machine to draw with, where the fabric is the paper and the thread is the ink. The only difference is that the fabric (paper) is moved under the thread (ink) rather than the other way around! I use a 50 year old Pfaff sewing machine, that belonged to my grandmother. There's no fancy tricks or modern technology, but I wouldn't change my machine for the world! * 10 x 11 cm * Printed on 230gsm heavyweight recycled card * Buy any 2 mini prints for £23 or any 4 for £44 (see separate listings) * All prints are posted in a recycled delivery box to protect them in the post. * Postage is via Royal Mail 1st class in the UK * Eco-Friendly - My packaging, from envelopes and backing boards to tissue paper and packing tape, is environmentall-friendly, using recycled, re-cyclable and /or biodegradable products. I have searched long and hard for alternatives to products that damage our planet and is something of a mission of mine! * Designed and printed here in the UK * Please be mindful that colours may vary slightly due to different screen settings www.ohsewlovely.co.uk
For all the craft fans out there, here’s a crochet pattern for an incredibly large button pillow! Needed materials to make this pattern: crochet hook, size G (6) / 4.0mm yarn type: light worsted weight / DK violet yarn: approx. 500yd/450m purple yarn: approx. 330yd/300m lilac yarn: approx. 1150yd/1050m turquoise yarn: 275yd/250m tapestry needle optional but handy: sewing pins fiberfill for stuffing, about 1,5kg Needed skills to make this pattern: magic ring chain stitches slip stitches single crochet back loop only front loop only increasing and decreasing crochet on bottom side of the chain The pattern is written in US crochet terminology and is available in English. The pattern description is written using abbreviations; there’s an extensive list included to explain all abbreviations used. There are also a lot of detailed pictures included to guide you through the pattern.
We are very lucky to have a community park near us that has a fairy garden in, and it has sparked a real magical appreciation in my little ones, so I wanted to bring a little of the magic home, by making our own fairy house to start our own fairy garden. Here's how I made it.
Manchester Bee iron/sew on embroidered patch. Measures approx 7.5cm high Iron or sew on to clothing or bags. Patch application how to activate the heat seal on your patch 1. Heat your iron to 400 degrees/cotton setting 2.Pr-heat fabric where the patch is to be placed for 10-20 seconds 3.Place heat seal side of patch to the garment & cover with a fine cloth to prevent staining or damage from the iron 4.Turn garment inside out and iron back side of patch for 20-25 seconds. 5. Let it cool then if edges lift or turn up repeat step 4 until adhered securely.
Okay, deep breath - - today is the debut of this season on Project Run & Play. The challenge was a pattern remix to Dana from Made's Circle Skirt pattern. I remixed it into a
We are very lucky to have a community park near us that has a fairy garden in, and it has sparked a real magical appreciation in my little ones, so I wanted to bring a little of the magic home, by making our own fairy house to start our own fairy garden. Here's how I made it.
*INSTANT DOWNLOAD* for a BEE machine embroidery design. Beautiful realistic bee embroidery design, top view. A small and detailed pattern for bee lovers! Included sizes and formats listed below. Please note that this listing is for a digital product only; you need an embroidery machine to use these files. SIZES 3 sizes included: .85x1 inch = 21.59x25.40 mm = 1849 stitches 1.29x1.5 inch = 32.78x38.10 mm = 2838 stitches 1.72x2 inch = 43.69x50.80 mm = 4108 stitches Information Sheet included (color chart with steps, sizes and stitch counts). FORMATS Included file formats: CSD, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCS, PES, SHV, VIP, XXX and VP3. If you do not see your format listed, please contact us before placing your order. INSTANT DOWNLOAD - Checkout. After payment, you will be able to download a ZIP file that contains all the embroidery files for the several sizes and formats (unzip the file on your computer to access the designs). - Download. You can download your embroidery files from the “Purchases and reviews” section of your Etsy account here: https://www.etsy.com/your/purchases. If you purchased as a “guest”, you can access your order from the Etsy receipt email (please check your spam or junk inbox if necessary). Please note: due to the nature of instant download products, there are NO refunds. Therefore, we invite you to read each listing carefully prior to purchasing. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION At the Stitch Father, you buy unique and qualitative designs; all are tested and optimized for machine embroidery. Your satisfaction is my priority. Please contact me through Etsy if you have any concern or if you experience any problem downloading the file. COPYRIGHT AND USE All designs are copyright of TheStitchFather. You MAY use these files to make items for personal use or to sell, but you cannot use them for factory production. You MAY NOT resell, copy, trade, or distribute these files. Resizing or editing the design(s) is not recommended. The stitch quality is not guaranteed if you alter the files in any way. Support is not offered on embroidery machines and softwares. TheStitchFather cannot be held liable for any problems that may occur during the making process of your embroideries. CUSTOM ORDER For specific needs, feel free to contact us, we would be pleased to offer you our services if we can.
This is a Simplicity R11208 sewing pattern (the alternate number for S9392) in children's sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 6x for a set of cute rompers with matching hats and face masks. Included are a ladybug with antennae on the hat, a bumble bee also with antennae on the hat, a cat like creature with pointy ears on the hat, and a penguin with eyes and beak on the hat. Perfect for Halloween or just playing dress-up. This pattern is uncut, still in factory folds and includes sewing instructions. The pattern envelope does show some wear from storage. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. You will receive an answer as soon as possible, usually within 8 hours. The item will be shipped by USPS. If there are any issues once you receive your item, please contact me. There is no problem that cannot be resolved. Thank you for taking the time to look at this item.
