The Angela Wolf Linda Tunic

The Angela Wolf Linda Tunic is a pattern that I have made a few times before. But once I saw it in plaid, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. Understand that working with plaid fabric can be tricky and is not my forte. So for this, I had to take my time and use some of the knowledge I have gathered in cutting out plaid garments.

Angela Wolf Linda tunic

First

I cut the pattern out on a single layer. As you may know, folding the plaid and cutting it out can be a bit risky if you’re trying to match up your pattern. I have done it successfully before, but that was also with very careful pinning of the fabric.

Second

I flipped the pattern pieces instead of tracing an extra copy. Honestly, it might be easier to just trace another copy of the piece (ex. the back piece) and lay them both out flat on the fabric. This was a new-to-me technique that I wanted to try.

Next

In order to add more interest to the Angela Wolf tunic in this plaid, I cut the front placket and the yoke and collar out on the diagonal. That’s something I like to do for those small pieces because it breaks up the look of the plaid. It’s also much easier than trying to match up those small pieces.

plaid tunic placket


The fabric I used for this is a cotton/rayon blend that washes great and feels soft like a flannel. I purchased this from the Angela Wolf fabric stash sale. You can get information about that and the Fashion Sewing Club through this link here. It’s a great way to learn from a pattern designer/fashion designer and sewing enthusiast.

Angela Wolf Linda tunic back

As far as the actual construction of the garment, that is easy. The hard part with the plaid fabric is laying it out to cut. Once that’s done, it goes together fairly quickly.

The only change I made was to shorted the hem. I made this one about 3″ shorter than the previous ones I’ve made. The Angela Wolf Linda tunic has become one of my favorite patterns for tops. It’s very versatile and can be altered (or hacked) in many ways.

Angela Wolf Linda tunic front
Angela Wolf Linda tunic back

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Year End Wrap Up

As we all know, this year has been a crazy one on so many levels. I didn’t do some of the things I had planned when I started the year. I completely got off track, then slowly got back to my sewing goals. So I did, at least, want to write a year end wrap up of the projects I completed and what some of my favorites are.

One of the things I actually wanted to do was to keep track of the number of yards I sewed this year. That didn’t happen. I did it for the first month, then I got distracted (global pandemics will do that).

Woman wearing sweatshirt and sweat pants

Comfort is essential and this picture features two of my favorite makes this year. The top is a Style Arc Preston Knit Sweater and the pants are Jalie sweatpants. Both the sweatpants and the top fit me perfectly without any alterations. Because I paired the right fabric with each pattern, they are especially comfortable.

The Trench

Another favorite and a great pattern is this Angela Wolf Chloe trench coat.

woman wearing Angela Wolf Chloe trench

This can be lined or unlined (mine is unlined). It can be made from traditional trench coat fabric. I made this one from home decor cotton. It’s washable and I really like the mosaic print. Here is the original post.

woman wearing Chloe trench back view

Tees

I love sewing basics, whether it’s a T-shirt or some other kind of top. I really enjoy this Trudy turtleneck pattern. It’s another PDF by Wardrobe By Me.

woman wearing WBM Trudy turtleneck

I took the Wardrobe Builder Tee (Wardrobe By Me pattern) and made my inspiration piece.

Wearing Wardrobe Builder Tee with Bishop sleeves

This just required a sleeve alteration to get the modified bishop-sleeve look.

These are just some of my most favorite things I made this year. While I made some pants and skirts, I will focus more on wardrobe building in 2021. The new year brings more opportunities to really create the wardrobe I want.

What are you sewing and what are your favorite things to make?

That’s it for this year end wrap up! Thanks for reading and I’ll see you all in the new year.

Springtime Jackets YouTube Video

This is about my springtime jackets YouTube video.

I filmed this video about a month ago and never got around to posting it. I had written the blog posts that feature these patterns earlier this year. The blog posts I wrote are here and here.

Here is a link to the Angela Wolf Chloe trench pattern.

Thanks for watching and, as always, I plan to keep sewing…