I'll sew you

As promised, here is a sneak preview of my upcoming plans. Yep, this is fall-sewing. I'm totally done with summer. Sewing, that is. Skirt Pattern - KnipMode, August 2004, nr. 6 Fabric - Beige ribcord with a bit of stretch,  creamy-soft texture! I love the topstitching on this skirt, and of course the A-line style which suits my bodytype very well. Sweater Pattern - KnipMode, August 2004, nr. 8b Fabric - Soft knit, polyester with spandex (the same fabric as for the vest) This sweater has an interesting neckline which I like very much.  Vest Pattern - KnipMode, January 2010, nr.11 Fabric - Soft knit, polyester with spandex I'll make the sweater before I start on this vest, just to get the feel of the fabric and find out wether it's an easy or difficult fabric to work with. Best to practice on something not too difficult. I think I'll start with the sweater. I'm anxious to find out how to handle this lovely fabric. There's one week of holiday lef...

When I took these pictures I considered this dress finished. After looking at the pictures I think I might have to squeeze in one more bit of sewing. More about that later. First pictures. It's too dressy to call it casual. It's probably best worn in the office. But that's just fine. The pattern is quite old, it's from KnipMode April 1996. Would you call this vintage? How old should a pattern be before you can call it vintage? Well, vintage or not, I like this one quite a lot. It's a timeless design and it was very easy to make. The fabric is from my stash. I think it's a blend of linen and cotton, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it was a joy to sew with and it's a joy to wear, so it must be something good. Below, the picture in the magazine. While going through my old KnipModes over the years, this picture always caught my attention. There's no particular reason why I didn't make this dress sooner but I'm glad I finally got round to it. (...

Yesterday I started on this project: It's a rendez-vous (Burda Febr 2009 / 123) as I made it before, you can see that in this link  (scroll down to the bottom of that post for a nice picture). Piece of cake, I thought. Not! The thing is that the fabric is behaving very badly. On top of that my serger is behaving even more badly, if that's possible. And as for me? I was being far too hasty and impatient, thinking I could do this one with my eyes closed, so I made a few mistakes. I said to myself that nothing would get me down and I would finish this in a good way. But there's only so much one can take. At a certain point I decided that enough is enough. And I took a step back, looked at it and decided I was not going to let this ruin my happy-holiday-sewing-mood and this blouse just wasn't for now. Maybe I'll pick it up again at one time but now I'm gonna concentrate on (sewing)things that make me happy. This picture of the right frontpiece (the small cu...