Sewaholic MINORU

Finished sewing an unlined anorak in a light blue gray twill. Lots of mistakes and it’s wonky in places on the inside, but wearable. It’s the MINORU pattern by Sewaholic, with my simplified adjustments, of course. 

 

I’m going to make another one in a dark indigo twill, while I remember how the pattern works. Then that should do it for the spring and summer jackets. Whew! 

Replacing Ragged Quilt Binding

OK! I finished the edge binding -
It's not perfect, but I don't care! 😀 

 

Started working on replacing the edge binding on an old quilt that I love.
Never done it before. So, just following a YouTube video.
Wish me luck! 

Using Kona Cotton Cayenne - it's a nice basic fabric:
https://www.fabric.com/buy/ef-236/kona-cotton-cayenne

Wiksten Haori in a Linen Blend

Sewed another Wiksten HAORI (Japanese style loose jacket) in a linen blend -

Looking towards spring!

 

PATTERN: Wiksten Haori
Sewed a size Large this time - will size down to Medium when I sew it again. 

And I will sew it again! I'm addicted, might as well admit it. 😍

https://shopwiksten.com/products/womens-haori-sewing-pattern

 

FABRIC: Kaufman Essex Linen Canvas Yard Dyed  (Steel color)
It's a nice linen/cotton blend fabric, if a little stiff. The 'canvas' in the description should have been a clue. I'm hoping a wash with fabric softener will make the Haori hang looser.

 

I sewed the collar half-width, because I only had 3 yards of this 44" fabric.

I guess it looks OK, but I do like the wider collar in the original pattern.

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0539438/kaufman-essex-linen-canvas-yard-dyed-steel

 

Made the MID length this time and added 3', because I'm tall.

 

 

UPDATE: It shrunk just the right amount after I washed it and hangs softer and a little wrinkly now. I like it! I know I will wear it a LOT as a loose, cool topper when the weather warms up.

Sewing Projects - Spreadsheet

I had a goal of using up my stash and wanted to just have enough fabric

for a project or two at a time.

I had noticed that keeping fabric stashed away for a long time wasn't

working out all that well. By the time I got around to using it (if I ever did) 

I found that I didn't like it much any more. My tastes had changed. 

Last couple of months I'm hardly sewing at all. Have more than enough 

to wear, and I go out much less, due to the COVID epidemic.

When I delved into my stash, I was most excited about the NEW fabric.

So, I decided to keep a spreadsheet of sewing projects - here it is - 
(if you click on the image, it's much more legible)

SEWING PROJECTS - Some worked - some didn't! 

 

Style ARC Bob Woven Pant

Not the best picture, but I finally finished the loose 'lantern pants'. Made with a very light rayon - blue jean color. I even made the waist very loose - hate a sweaty waist on a hot day!

FABRIC: Imagine Gnats - santa barbara tencel/cotton chambray
I ended up donating these - just felt dumpy wearing them.

Jalie 2795 My First Hoodie

Finally finished my first sewn hoodie (including thumbholes.) I made so many mistakes and had to re-do so many things, that parts of it are just mickey mouse'd together - aargh!  

At least I learned a few things. Of course, I'll still wear it.  :-) 

Thanks to this sew along, I did get thru it:

http://kelly.hogaboom.org/2015/08/save-the-date-jalie-hoodie-sew-along/

Going to make a red jacket next. 

I'll use a simple pattern that I created with Garment Designer software.

Black rayon-linen kimono style jacket

After TWO poopy failed projects, third time's the charm...

Not finished, but finally, something's turning out right.

A simple unlined black rayon-linen 

kimono style jacket for summer.

It will actually be 6 inches longer when finished...

I'll post an updated picture when done.

Women's March Los Angeles - Peace and Love!

Women's March Los Angeles 

Sister march to the Women's March on Washington DC

Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST

Downtown L.A.Pershing Square to City Hall

https://womensmarchla.org/

Women's Rights are Human Rights!

The march is not just for women. It's open to everyone who stands for human rights, civil liberties, tolerance of diversity, and compassion for our shared humanity...

Peace!

NETFLIX: "The Time In Between" - Exciting Adventures of a dressmaker (with clothes to DIE for!)

I'm TOTALLY Addicted to this no! A Spanish seamstress goes to Morocco with a handsome Bad Boyfriend, but her sewing skills save her after he... 

well, you have to see it - GORGEOUS and so much fun!

PREVIEW:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CfVkmaCPbE

TNT Top

Here's my ultra basic, super simple TNT (Tried 'N True) Top that I sew over and over in different knit fabrics. I wear them all the time. I did make some effort to get a nice fit, but now it's very easy to cut one out and stitch it up, mostly on the serger. 

It's a one-piece, boatneck, elbow length sleeve pattern. The front and the back are the same. Drop a little food on my lunch hour? No problem, just flip it around and go back to work!

BUDDY GUY & JUNIOR WELLS:
Drinkin' TNT n Smokin' Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdbcKTkQk7E

My Current Wardrobe

There are also some folded pants, jeans, t-shirts, elsewhere, but this is basically my wardrobe right now. I try to keep my color palette in mind, so things would go together well.

It's very casual, but that suits my lifestyle. I wear the same things to work as I do on my days off, so I don't need a lot of clothes and I LOVE comfort - a lot of sewing with knits.

The Closet:

Coats:

My Color Palette

There is a method to my madness, after all...

I'm more or less sticking to these colors for my clothes, so everything would coordinate better. For pants, I only wear black or jeans. The lighter/brighter colors cheer the outfit up.

Clown Pants for Summer

Light shirt-weight cotton with a black knit waistband.

Style Arc "Lola Pant" Pattern - http://tinyurl.com/kukt9w2

Linden Sweatshirt

I like how it turned out, although it's too warm to wear it now...

http://shop.grainlinestudio.com/products/linden-sweatshirt

A Little Dowdy but Oh So Comfy Knit Blazer

Pattern drafted using Cochenille Garment Designer software.