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| I tried to be clever with (what seems like) my zillionth Emmeline...this pretty cartoony blossom fabric is a lovely fine crepe de chine and I thought that french seams would be the way to go. I also altered the neckline to make it higher. Somewhere along the way I seem to have made the top ever-so-slightly smaller - I'm sure I was careful with the seams to stay within the total allowance, but whatever has happened, I'm sad to say that this won't become a 'most-worn'. That'll teach me to attempt cleverness... |
Monday, 27 April 2015
An Emmeline Tee problem
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Me-Made-May 2015
I, JessB, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '15. I endeavour to wear at least one hand-made garment a day each day for the duration of May 2015.
For more info on Me-Made-May '15, see: http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/me-made-may15-sign-up-here.html
Colette Laurel
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| April 2015: This was intended as a wearable muslin - to see if the shape/sizing worked. I actually sort of like it! I've ended up putting two small tucks in the front to give a bit of wait-line definition...otherwise because of the boob 'cliff', a shift dress can look a bit like a maternity gown on me. And no one needs that. |
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| I decided to try my first ever collar by self-drafting one. I also decided to edge it in lace because i thought it would look cute. It does, but I forgot to factor the need for a smaller seam allowance as a result of the lace and so the stupid collar is too big and overlaps. Oops! Ah well, still cuteish. Plus I think this is super cheapo polyester fabric anyways, so I don't imagine it'll have a long wear-life. In the meantime, with a cream cardy, it'll be a cute enough summer dress |
Sort-a Lottie Blouse
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| April 2015: I had enough of this gorgeous crepe de chine fabric to sneak two wee tops - the Emmeline Tee, and this one. This is meant to be a pussy-bow blouse, but I had a feeling it would look cute as a key-hole sleeveless blouse instead. And I reckon it does! Sadly, this looks cuter on the mannequin - once again real bodies and real boobs are causing issues here - the keyhole is like a sneak peak of serious cleavage and it's a tad indecent. I'm sure some people would wear it but I feel uncomfy (like, 'hey, here's my boobs') so I will probably try to wear a cami underneath, or perhaps think about stitching in a wee bit of black behind the keyhole. Won't look as cute, but I'll at least be able to wear it! |
Postscript: My Mum has been visiting from NZ and wanted to go shopping for some summer tops, but neither of us could be bothered with the hideousness of shopping. So I suggested she try this on - and it looks SO much nicer on her than me! How fun to be able to give someone a handmade top to wear that looks really good on her!
Oh, another Emmeline Tee you say? Well ok...
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| April 2015 - this gorgeous fabric was out of stock when I tried to buy it. Thankfully after tweeting with the wonderful Josie of the Fabric Godmother, I found she had 1.5m left she would sell me. Hurrah! It's a crepe de chine and is so pretty |
Another Francoise
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| April 2015: Bought this gorgeous light denim in a tartan print months ago in Glasgow (like, August 2014), intending to make another Tilly Delphine skirt. But it turns out I had just enough (praise my short legs!) for another Francoise instead. I haven't been to work since making this, but I can't wait. Love love love it. |
Grrrrr Wrap Dress
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| April 2015: New Look 6674 Wrap Dress. This was meant to be a wearable muslin (i have the most gorgeous navy patterned crepe that will make a fantastic wrap dress if I can only find a pattern). It took several frustrated days of yelling at the terrible pattern instructions to make - this is what comes of someone who is used to the wonders of Indy-designed patterns attempting to use a Big 4 pattern. Couldn't have been made harder if they'd tried. In the end it looks ok...except...it only looks ok on the mannequin. On a real human with actual boobs and a body that moves, there is a serious gap-age situation that renders the dress pretty unwearable. I suspect I can strategically apply some poppers to keep things tucked away, but at the moment this has been resigned to the UFO pile |
Tilly Francoise Dress
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| February 2015: I knew I wanted to make Tilly's latest design when it was released late 2014 - it's a shift dress with raglan sleeves and a pronounced A-line - super versatile and great shaping. This gorgeous fabric is quite heavy - almost a brocade - and I just love the dress. I wear it to work at the moment with opaque tights and often a black long-sleeve merino tee underneath, but I reckon in summer it'll be a winner too. I do need the belt for a bit of waist-line definition, but that's a personal 'look' preference. This is easily one of my most-complimented and most-loved sews! |
A second Emmeline Tee
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| February 2015: This is the sleeveless tee (which does actually have sort-of sleeves) in a knit fabric and you can see how different slight pattern and fabric alterations are. I love this v much - the fabric is again doing all the work, but it's a great top with jeans and a blazer |
Emmeline Tee Mk1
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| February 2015: My first version of the Emmeline Tee by the Little Tailoress. There are 3 styles in this tee pattern (one with raglan sleeves as seen here - another with regular sleeves and a sleeveless version. It can also be made in knit or woven). I messed up the neckline and I'm pretty sure the sleeves should be shorter, but I still wear it and like it. So much so that there are many many Emmeline Tees still to come... |
A trio of Delphine Skirts (another Tilly pattern)
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| Summer 2014: All made with Ikea curtain fabric. Sadly (happily?) I've lost weight since making these and they have since been donated to a charity shop. I'll have to get making some new ones for this summer |
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Tilly Megan Dress
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| October 2014: First dress with a bodice and skirt and I really love this one. It's quite shoddily made in terms of the zip, and I used a crepe instead of the cotton the pattern calls for, but it's a dress I wear a lot to work. I wear crazy teal tights to match and a navy cardigan - it's super comfy and fun and no one has one like it! |
Tilly Coco Dress
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| July 2014: One of my fave makes. The fabric is doing all the work, but I'll still take the win. Can't wait for summer so I can wear this again! |
Cat's Pajamas
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| July 2014: Another Tilly pattern, from Love at First Stitch. I love everything about these cutesy summer pjs! |
Sorbetto Revisted
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| May 2014: A vast improvement on my original Sorbetto efforts. I inverted the pleat, lengthened the top, added a tie back to give me better shaping and added some cute buttons. I still wear this top a year later and still get complements about it. #FTW |
Tilly Mathilde Blouse
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| March 2014: I was oh-so proud of this top. It has two sets of pleats at the front, button back, in-set sleeves, cuffs and french seams. Not bad for someone who had been sewing about a month! |
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| I removed the pleats and shortened the sleeves in V.2 which I liked much better Tilly's patterns are just a wonderful learning resource for a newbie sewists. These blouses were the garments that made me realise how vastly superior many indy-designers were for new sewists compared to the Big 4. |
Burda Young
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| February 2014: Burda Young Tops. My first garments with zips. These were made before I realised that Burda patterns don't include seam allowances....which went quite a ways to explaining why they were so tight! Also pre-realisation that I have a long torso and need to add length to every top I make. |
Sorbetto No No
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| Feb 2014: First Sorbetto. Hideous fabric, far too big, far too short (this was before I discovered that despite being only 5'2", I have an oddly long torso and need to add 2inches to every top I make). |
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| Made matching shorts. Not certain why. |
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