Tanktop version

This is the tank top from Simplicity 4589. Easy pattern! I made it out of vintage material I scored from my husbands Grandmother.

Rachel

Paisley Halter

Hi girls, sorry I've been MIA for awhile. Here's my latest sewing project. I just finished it over the weekend.





Pattern : Amy Butler Cabo Halter
Difficulty Level : 2
Fabric Cost : $9 for 1 yard
Size: Small for 32"
Hours Spent : 4 hrs

My Project

Newlook 6466

This is the top that I'll be making.

Erica

 

Wrap shirt

I've finally finished my wrap shirt and I love how it turned out. I used a Burda magazine and at one point got a bit frustrated because of the lack of directions that come with each pattern. Somehow I managed to figure it out anyway. I used embroidered cotton with a bit of stretch to give it comfort. I also lengthened it by 4 cms.
Thanks for a great sewalong!!

Hello all!

My name is Tara is this is my first venture into sewing! I have finished a few small projects to practice, but have never made anything wearable! This should be interesting. Fortunately, I come from a family of sewers, and knitters, and can't forget the crocheters, so I hope that some of the sewing mojo has rubbed off on me, too. I chose an easy Vogue pattern #8079. Summertime calls for cute tanks! I am excited to participate in this sew along and look forward to seeing other's projects!

better late than never

"For about 10-20 years ago I was sewing a lot of clothes for my self- but after having finished my education and having a full time job- and earned money I mostly bought new clothes- but lately I gathered a lot of ideas and old secondhand dresses I want to redesign- I started to knit agin- but find this project so great a motivation that I alredy started to cut the pattern in a piece of old cloth as a test top... and have som ideas about afterwards doing a simular top but in a very thin fabric with different yarns applied to the fabric before sewing it .... thats why i'm starting with the prototype made of the fabric you see here..

Big smile- and keep on going"

Ellen

Joining at last

Hi Everyone,

Greetings from Brooklyn. I love to knit and I have had a love-hate relationship with sewing. It seems that I have been hit by the sewing bug this last week. A few years ago I stocked up on patterns at a $1 sale and found them too challenging, but this week I managed to complete a top for my daughter.

I used a Simplicity 7139 I have no photo of her in it because they were all blurry from her running away from me = ).
I hate to admit it but when I first attempted to use a pattern I never tried to follow along with the materials included in the pattern envelope. I found them so much clearer this time, maybe it's because I have more practice using my machine to make bags. Who knows.

I plan to buy some nicer fabric and make her a couple more, and maybe even one for myself. I'm glad I was able to join, I look forward to trading notes with you guys.

Nettie

staystiching

Well, this is the way it goes: I just began my t-shirt, and already I need a little help. I'm working on the hotpatterns.com plain and simple fitted t-shirt (my version will be short-sleeved and boatnecked) out of a supersoft jersey print, and in the very first step, they want me to "staystitch around the neck edge to prevent stretching." Other seams involve staystiching, as well. This is my first time sewing with a knit fabric (my worlds are colliding!), so I want to be certain I know what I'm doing! I mean, I don't know what I'm doing, and I want to be certain I ask for help when I need it!

I've looked up staystitching in my Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing, and from what I gather, I'm to stitch a 1/4" in from the edge of the fabric, and only a single piece of fabric, anywhere there is to be a seam. Is there a particular thread tension that works really well for this? Am I better off doing it by hand? Do I remove the staystitching after I sew the seam? Should I also baste the fabric together after the staystiching but before seaming to further prevent stretching or is that going overboard? Thanks so much for any clarity you lot can give!

A tardy newbie

Hello everyone!

I`m Päivi from Finland. I`ve been reading this blog for a while but didn`t join in until now (and due to some computer problems, almost missed it...), though I happened to make a tote in May and it was nice to lurk around here and see the bags everyone was doing (Amy Butler Weekender bags are so great!).

I´m a beginner in both knitting and sewing, though in the past year I`ve knit more than sewn. I think joining this sew-along will make me actually finish something, plus it`ll surely be a great source of inspiration. And I´ll have somebody else to ask for help except Mum. :)

Even before knowing the next project I`d had my eye on this top. Pattern is from the latest issue of a Finnish magazine, Moda. I`m thinking red or maybe black, or maybe something light-coloured with flowers if I´ll find a cute flowery fabric.

Ladies start your engines.

I went with the Amy Butler Cabo Halter and a Amy Butler-ish type of fabric. The fabric is a cotton/lyra blend. It has nice stretch. It has been oh 12 years since I made a garment (not counting the sheep blankets) on a sewing machine. I was a big sewer when my son was little. I made him pants and jammies and sweat outfits. The last time I made myself a garment I must have been in high school. I have a new machine and all my supplies and I am rearing to go. I did get sticker shock from the price of patterns but I caught a deal on the 40% off fabric. I am off to set up my sewing area.

I'm new!

My name is Penny and I am a new member. I found this blog after the last sewalong started, and thought all of your bags were fantastic. I have been sewing for years, since I was in about 8th grade. Then I got into quilting, and have knitted all along. Most recently, knitting has taken over my crafting life, and is threatening to take over the rest of it too!

I have two small children, a 3-year old boy, and a girl who will be 10 months on Saturday. So, since I am trying to lose some baby fat, and I don't want to try to fit a top to me, I will be sewing for my daughter! McCalls 3603 is my pattern selection. I have not found THE fabric yet... I am bad about getting a picture in my mind of the fabric I am looking for, and then cannot find it in any store. If I don't find something perfect in the next day or so, I'll settle for close to perfect :) I'll probably make the capris too, they are too cute!

day (or tweleve) late

And so finally I finished the darn thing. I'll be the first to admit that I had doubts, both about my ability to get r done and about the sheer amount of pattern busyness involved here. But I am glad that I forged ahead, trusted my instincts and all of that rot because I am quite pleased about how it turned out.




Eventually, this will hold one of the many knitting projects. Right now, tho, I'm going to hang it on the yarn closet's door where I can admire it.

The Specs: The pattern was from Butterick. No mods. The fabric, which I love, is an Amy Butler Charm Fat Quarter bundle in Chocolate Mint (maybe?) from the Fat Quarter Shop. (And, just as an aside, I don't think I can stop myself from getting the Belle Earth and Sky Bundle even though I haven't the slightest idea what I'd do with it.)

Learning-wise: I cut the lining a little too small so there's a weird little pucker at one seam and I managed to reverse one of the straps. I can live with all of this.

Now on to finding a shirt pattern...

Copycat

After seeing the post featuring this pattern, I just had to make this shirt. I love a square neckline and it seemed so easy, and it was!

I made it from a vintage seersucker sheet that I scored for a quarter at a garage sale. It's extremely comfortable and I will be making a lot more. I could wear one everyday!

Here's my picture...



Thanks!
Rachel

Pattern and fabrics

So, as promised earlier, here is my top pattern: I'm going to sew a sleeveless top inspired by the fashion of Gudrun Sjoden's, here are the photo and a sketch of the original design:


I'm going to adapt a pattern from an old Burda, 3/2004 issue, pattern 118, to be exact:


And here are the fabric choices: the flowery cotton for the front panel, the white cotton/linnen blend for the rest.


Happy sewing, everybody! ^^

Here we go!

Hi everyone. I'm very excited to get started. My grandmother taught me to knit when I was 10, but it wasn't until the last 8 years that I really got into it. I did sew a couple of dresses when I was a teenager, but I should've asked for more help. My sewing machine has been seeing a lot of quilts lately, soI think it's time to introduce a new project so it doesn't get bored. Having the deadline should help me to get this done as well. I'm doing Buttericks B4395. The upper middle version. Vermont actually gets quite warm and humid so I need some cool shirts to wear this summer. Can't wait to see everyone elses!

Who am I?

Hello! My name is Martina and I am a knitter! I used to refer to myself as a sewer but for the past 12 years or so I have put aside the sewing side of my creativity and become a truely obsessive knitter. The love the feel of making fabric so I knit. I also just plain love strolling around fabric shops stroking the goods. Sew (insert snorting laugh), I decided to take up this sew a long challenge and make a top.
Even before I was officially accepted as one of the group I had headed out to buy the pattern and the fabric. The pattern is a Butterick one. Number 3385. I will be doing the version with the sleeve flounce. The fabric is an emboidered Clarrisse cotton mix. It should be nice and cool for summer. I will assume that I will have it done on time so I will actually be able to wear it this summer!
I look forward to seeing everyones progress. On with the game I say!!

Here Kitty, Kitty!

Looking forward to sewing again with you gals!

When I saw the topic of shirts, I thought : "eeek!". I was NOT looking forward to getting a garmet to fit me and look nice, then I remembered a project in my holding bin: a shirt for my daughter.

I saw the idea I'll be using in the Handmades newsletter almost 2 years (?) ago and loved it (their website has a ton of idea outfits). It's a little sleeveless smocked blouse with Hello Kitty's head picture-smocked in the center. The bright pink fabric will be the top and the Kitty patterned fabric might be a little skirt or capris. The catch is that there is no pattern for the head, but the owner was nice enough to send me an idea of how to make my own. Should be fun to figure out. Now - can I get this done in time?

I'm in! I'm in!

I am way too excited about this one! I've decided to make the above top, from an old Vogue pattern (2471) that I've had kicking around for years now. And just because I'm crazy, I've also decided to make myself a top similar to this one that I made for a friend. I've got six weeks, right? Pah, easy peasy (let's hope they're not famous last words!)

Looking forward to seeing everybody's amazing creations!

Greetings!

Hi everyone,

I've been knitting and sewing for many years, and I learned it all from my mom. In the past few years I've been very addicted to knitting, but I always want to do more sewing. This is such a great way to motivate myself. For some reason I have no problems sewing up a knitted garment, but sewing clothing seems more daunting.

Anyway, I've decided on a pattern, and we'll see if it is really "Easy to Make" as the pattern says! I'm using one of my mom's patterns from the late 60's early 70's -- I really love the retro look of it. I'm using a gauzy see-through material, which is a little different than what the pattern specifies but I think it will be cute.

finally, i've chosen

hello all! i've decided what i'll be sewing for this - finally. it's going to be a little summer top for my daughter. i chose this pattern because it had a great little skirt and bag too.... also, can't beat $1.76 on price! i've got 2 choices of fabric. if there is enough of the green, i'll make it. but if not, peach it'll be.



i'm looking forward to warming up my machine again :D