In the meantime, a quick skirt…




I made this skirt yesterday. It’s McCall’s 3341. It’s a very simple A-line skirt pattern with 5 different lengths. The fabric is original, 1970’s, 100% polyester. I got my late mother’s fabric stash and this was one of the pieces. It washes surprisingly well. It just reminds me of Spring, so I had to use it. The pattern took about 2 hours to put together, so it’s great for beginners. And, it’s a good staple item to have since it can be made from just about any type of material.

I did (finally) cut the muslin out for my Vogue jacket. I have to mark it and put that together before I do the real thing. I’m so tempted to skip that step, but I know that I shouldn’t. So I won’t. I just have visions of what I want the finished product to look like. I think I just needed a quick project to get me back into sewing after a few weeks off. Now I have to keep the motivation going.

My next project


I have decided to try Vogue 7975 as my next project. I want to make the view with the 3/4 sleeves, but possibly with the chenille trim around it. I have some pink linen-look fabric I want to use. I’ve had trouble finding the trim I want, so I’m still looking for that. I can’t find chenille trim. I have found some satin ribbon that would look nice, but I had my heart set on the chenille, so we’ll see. I haven’t gotten around to making the muslin yet. I hope to at least start that this weekend.

But I had a great conversation with the salesperson at G Street Fabrics today about interfacing. So told me what she uses for everything(French Fuse)and she does make all her own clothes (mostly tailored). Isn’t it great to get helpful information? Especially after having some bad interfacing experiences…

I’ll keep you posted on the jacket progress.

Finished McCall’s 5927



I finished the dress I’ve been working on. While I was hoping to finish sooner, I’ve been quite busy with other things. The dress turned out fairly well. I based the size on the information in the instructions, so it’s a 14 for C cup (there are different sizes for A/B, C, and D cups). The fit is good although I was skeptical at first (I usually make a 16). The material is a washable wool blend I bought at JoAnn’s. The only thing I did have trouble with was trying to match the seams in the back. It wouldn’t have been a problem if I had used a regular zipper, but I used an invisible zipper. Since the insertion techniques are different for the two types of zippers, I wasn’t able to get those seams to come together evenly at the waist(I’m determined to figure out how to make it work). But anyway, every garment is an improvement over a previous garment, so “practice makes perfect” (or more practice makes you better). Happy sewing!