S8994 Project Collaboration

A while back, Myra from Myra Lorraine YouTube channel and I decided it would be fun to take pattern we both liked, make it, and see how each one of us would make it our own. We chose this Simplicity pattern from Mimi G

The first thing I did with this is to lengthen it by 4″. I made a muslin to ensure that the length and the fit were what I wanted. For the first time in my sewing. I also did a full seat adjustment. This was done because I noticed that with the first muslin I made, the skirt road up in the back a bit. So in order to remedy this, I did a slash and spread technique that gave me about another inch in length in the back. The back and the front pieces matched up though.

woman wearing Simplicity 8994 skirt and blue print top

This is a linen-like fabric I bought years ago at JoAnn’s. It’s washable and super comfortable. It’s the kind of thing that’s great for a summer dress or skirt.

woman wearing S8994 skirt and floral print top back view

Being in a pandemic situation has presented its own challenges in completing any projects. Covid-19 means no traveling to the fabric store since they were closed here in March. So everything I used were things that I already had at home. Having enough fabric is not really an issue 😂. But there are some other things that I wish I had access to, like matching thread.

But that’s it. You can watch the video I did for this project here and I have linked Myra’s video in the description box as well.

Thanks for watching and Happy Sewing!

Lace Cardi With (OOP) McCall’s 4923

A couple of weeks ago, I spent two days going through all of my patterns in order to try to bring some organization to it all. In the midst of doing all that, I found some patterns that I had forgotten about and some I thought I had lost or gotten rid of. This particular pattern is one that I had completely forgotten about. I had made a version of this years ago using black lace and it became one of my favorites.

The pattern is for different cardigans and a top (basically like a twin set). This time around, I made View D without the trim at the edges. I like that it’s simple an easy to make, but with classic styling. I also like that I didn’t have to deal with putting buttons or closures for this one.

McCall's 4923

This is a nice sweater to have in the summer when it’s hot outside, but cold inside. It seems to give just enough coverage so as to not overheat or be uncomfortable indoors.

This particular pattern is also different in that it is collarless. All of my other patterns that I’ve used have a collar, so this is just a different look and option. That might be something to think about if you like to go on Ebay to look for out-of-print patterns.

If you have this one, it’s certainly worth thinking about making. It doesn’t take long to make and could probably be constructed in about 2 hours.

Summertime Top with McCall’s 7360

I’ve been wardrobe building with tops recently, specifically woven tops. The latest is made with McCall’s 7360.

I used this using View A. It’s basically a Henley top made from woven fabric rather than knit. It’s got some nice variations as well so this could be used in most seasons.

The alterations for making this involved what has become a standard for me lately – the FBA. For this top I would recommend using a soft cotton or cotton blend. You definitely don’t want any fabric that’s too stiff since you want to garment to be comfortable and move with you. As I said above, this is basically a woven Henley top, so keep that in mind.

This is pretty straight-forward and easy to make. I’m wondering, and might try this another time, if this could be made from a stable (or mostly stable) knit. I have used other patterns that weren’t made for knit patterns and done that and actually liked the results better!