This weekend was one of those weekends that really made a somewhat novice sewist want to chuck her sewing machine out the window.[from Sensibility.com]In Casey's Swing Dress Sew-Along, we started the muslin. Because not only have I never sewed a dress before but I've never sewed anything with that kind of overlapped v-neck, I have been very diligent in going through all steps. I cut my pattern pieces out of Swedish ... Read more »
Sewing
Finished project: Blenders blouse
I finally got photos of my first sewing project of 2011. It was a project I started last year. In fact, it was the last sewing project I touched last year. I am now not 100% sure why I tossed it to the side, but I know one reason was due to a beginner's error of not remembering that if you don't clip corners of an angle before trying to turn it, it's going to be lumpy and weird looking and you're going to think you did ... Read more »
One step closer
We got home this afternoon, having had a wonderful brief trip to Wisconsin with our friends. I'll be posting photos tomorrow because—yay!—I have the day off work.In the meantime, I thought I'd post the fabrics I'm considering for my current blouse. After my epiphany earlier in the week, I didn't really get a chance to sit back down with my muslin until we got home today. I finished off the collar, set in one sleeve and ... Read more »
More sewing with pets
Okay, what are my pets trying to tell me this week?! First it was Pia and the muslin, now it's Dinah and the sewing machine.Apparently she, too, is eager to find out how the collar will work out on my muslin (see previous post). I just sat down to work on it and suddenly there she was.You can just get a little glimpse of one of my prized possessions in the background, which I hope to photograph in detail sometime when the ... Read more »
Stick-to-it-ness
Yesterday evening I sat down to actually begin work on the muslin for my vintage blouse. I figured out the front gathers on the shoulder pretty easily, sewed up the shoulders and the sides... and then spent about the next 2 or 3 hours reading two paragraphs of my pattern. Vintage sewing patterns being a little skimpy on the instructions (if not downright pithy sometimes), it probably worked out to about 45 minutes a ... Read more »
uniform sewing
This afternoon, I sat down to make a muslin. I admit that I'm really not a big fan of doing them anymore than I'm a fan of knitting a gauge swatch. But like in knitting, I know when I need to do one and when I don't. This weekend I finished up my blenders blouse and I'm extremely happy with it. (I hope to get some photos next weekend when there's sun.) I'd do a few things different next time, but I know I'll be making the ... Read more »